What’s on Our Mind

Thanks to a Facebook Group called Good Karma, our staff has been blessed with the donation of at least seven dozen homemade masks.“A mutual Facebook friend connected me with Good Karma, which was created to provide homemade masks for senior living communities. Our staff really like their masks and are very appreciative of all the work Shelley Espelien and her group have put into making them,” said Curtis Jones, sales and marketing director.Thank you, Good Karma!   Read More...

By now, we hope you all have experienced our public display of affection. We are posting hearts in the windows of our building as a way to show all the love the employees have for our residents and all the love they give back to us. The love is spreading!Suzy Jach, activities director and concierge at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, shared an experience she had while grabbing lunch at McDonald’s recently.“I just wanted to share the neat thing that happened to me.   Read More...

Our community’s parking lot was recently the site of a drive-by car show hosted by the Antique Automobile Club of America – Lawrence Region.“Since we’re all homebound these days, we got to thinking it would be kind of nice to get a bunch of our cars and go around and drive by our members that are homebound and through parking lots of retirement communities,” said Paul Maxon, club treasurer.Lawrence Presbyterian Marion was one of three communities who got to enjoy th...  Read More...

Technology has certainly been our friend in the last few weeks. In order to keep our residents active and healthy, we’ve conducted a group exercise class via Zoom conference call. And while we all look forward to when we can exercise in person together again soon, this alternative has grown in popularity.To participate, staff set up a conference with Zoom, a website that offers the video conference call service.   Read More...

Life around Presbyterian Manor has been anything but usual during the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re just finding creative ways to stay connected with residents while keeping a safe and healthy distance. And yes, we’re still playing BINGO.   Read More...