WHAT’S ON OUR MIND

Work by local artist Jane Parish will be featured in the 2021 Art is Ageless® calendar. Jane’s painting “Journey to Bethlehem” was one of the winners in an annual juried competition sponsored by PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America).

Parsons Presbyterian Manor’s COVID-19 outbreak is closed, according to the Labette County Health Department. With no new cases identified at the community since August 16, two full incubation periods have passed with no new positive cases of COVID-19.

After a tough week, Parsons Presbyterian Manor received good news following their latest round of mass testing on August 28. The community conducted 90 COVID-19 tests on Friday. All residents, employees, agency health care workers and therapists tested were negative for COVID-19. Per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, residents and employees who previously tested positive were not re-tested.

A second resident who previously tested positive for COVID-19 has died at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. “We are heartbroken,” said Maegen Pegues, executive director. “Our residents are very special people, and we mourn each of them.”

A resident who previously tested positive for COVID-19 has died at Parsons Presbyterian Manor. The resident was being cared for by the COVID-19 Rapid Response Team in a designated area of the community. With additional positives in the building, the community is continuing weekly mass testing.