What’s on Our Mind

Becky Nash has been in the workforce for 40 years, but when she accepted the position of life enrichment director at Parsons Presbyterian Manor in September, she began the second job of her career.Prior to joining the Presbyterian Manor, Becky worked for “Farm Talk,” a weekly agricultural newspaper. She joined the paper after graduating from Labette High School in Parsons.Given its small staff, Becky did “a little bit of everything” at the paper. She liked the job and app...  Read More...

Parsons Presbyterian Manor received a certificate of recognition from PMMA (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America) for reaching goals in fiscal year 2019, covering the months of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019, at a banquet November 13 in Wichita, Kan.The recognition came through PMMA’s Emerald Awards Program, designed to encourage its 16 locations and two hospices to achieve high levels of resident and employee satisfaction, meet financial goals, build philanthropic support for the organ...  Read More...

For Assisted Living Supervisor Rachel Schneider, what really stands out about Parsons Presbyterian Manor is the shared sense of family.“PMMA really embraces the family atmosphere. Staff here are welcoming and helpful to all who walk in the door,” Rachel said. “The staff develops relationships with our family members and genuinely cares how they are.”Rachel also feels supported in her work by staff members who are always eager to lend a helping hand or share their knowledg...  Read More...

Parsons Presbyterian Manor is on the U.S. News and World Report Best Nursing Homes 2019 short-term rehabilitation list. The senior living community received the highest score of High Performing to make the list, available here.The U.S.   Read More...

For a time after Nora Winslow broke her femur in April 2018, she believed she’d only get around with a wheelchair.Thanks to her work with physical therapists in Parsons Presbyterian Manor’s PATH® program (Post-Acute-to-Home), she’s fully recovered. Today, she’s walking around her Independent Living home at Parsons Presbyterian Manor without the aid of a walker.“I kind of dreaded going sometimes,” Nora laughed. “But I knew I needed it.   Read More...