Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor was one of three adult care homes in Kansas recognized for making advances in the shift to person-centered care, which emphasizes resident choice, staff development, a homelike environment and meaningful life.
The Kansas
Artist Joyce Guinty captures Kansas imagery on canvas.
Sometimes, to find the best scenery in Kansas, you have to look up. On a drive up the interstate, Joyce Guinty looked out the window and saw an incredible sky. She filed the color and the clouds away in her memory bank.
Joyce drew on that deposit later,
Misty Killman, transporation aide, pictured with our new Dodge minivan.
Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor residents have a new, smoother way to ride to medical appointments. Thanks in part to a grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation, we were able to purchase a new wheelchair-accessible minivan.
The 2017 Dodge
“Bumper Crop,” a painting by Joyce Guinty.
“I Love You So Much,” a drawing by Virginia McConnell.
“Handmade Quilt,” a hand-stitched quilt by Gerry Matney.
Several winning artists in Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor’s annual Art is Ageless® juried competition will be featured in the 2018 Art is Ageless Calendar produced by Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America.
Family ties are found throughout Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor. That was evident in this year’s Art is Ageless competition when two of the top prizes went to quilters with granddaughters on our staff: Elsie Tipton and Gerry Matney.
Elsie
Last year’s Presbyterian Manor team, which raised about $2,000 to benefit Alzheimer’s disease awareness and research.
The Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor team is going all out to double the amount of money it raises at this year’s Alzheimer’s Walk. Between bierocks, T-shirts, wine tastings and lip sync competitions, marketing director and team captain Tara Clawson
Dorothy Decker uses Facebook to connect with her family.
Residents becoming more tech- savvy with help sessions
Technology is becoming less and less foreign to older adults. A recent study by the Pew Research Center found that 59 percent of Americans age 65 and older regularly go online, and three out
Front row from left: Wilda Buffo, Jean Swanson, Sharon Shelton, Neva Wilcox. Back row from left: Dr. Steve Swaim, Iris Magnus, Colleen Cain, Jean Stockton, Sharon Ternes,Velora Bradshaw. Not pictured: Donna Thompson.
Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor has announced the winning artists in the annual Art is Ageless® juried competition.
“We are honored to exhibit artwork by seniors,” said Tara Clawson, marketing director. “Art is Ageless is unique in featuring
Since the beginning of time, creative expression has brought joy to both its creators and those who experience their art. The Art is Ageless® program offers senior artists the opportunity to share and display their artwork and reaffirms the
Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor has issued a call for entries for the Art is Ageless® juried exhibit to be held March 14 through 17, 2016. Entries of artistic works will be accepted from any area artist who is 65 years of age or older to exhibit
