Welcome to Art is Ageless, a program of Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America.
Artwork by Nancy Monson By Nancy Monson for Next Avenue Like most Americans, I’ve been feeling empty, numb, shell-shocked and dumbfounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. I’ve been socially isolating as directed, except for daily walks. I am used to worki ...
By Patricia Corrigan for Next Avenue How we process grief and loss is highly personal. Some retreat from the world for a while. Some throw themselves into work. Still others turn to artistic expression to ease their pain. “After a traumatic loss, t ...
Terry Headrick and his granddaughter Katie often attend the intergenerational art class at Salina Presbyterian Manor. Every other month, the young and the young at heart come together within the community to collaborate in the name of art. Side-by-sid ...
Music and Memory Program at Sterling Presbyterian Manor. This fall, we at Sterling Presbyterian Manor have fallen under the musical spell of our all-time favorite tunes! We have diligently worked to expand our Music and Memory program by providing res ...
Rolla High School graduate Thomas Hardwick plays the guitar to residents at Rolla Presbyterian Manor. After Thomas Hardwick graduated from Rolla High School last May, he wasn’t having any luck finding a job just for the summer. So his mother, a hospic ...
Resident has donated handmade teddy bears to children near and far Resident Eleanor Ralls makes handmade teddy bears to children near and far. Wichita Presbyterian Manor resident Eleanor Ralls was all set to make quilts for her two small grandsons in ...
Susan Jones with her spinning wheel. Ever been curious about how wool is turned into yarn? Fort Scott Presbyterian Village residents got an up close and personal look when Susan Jones brought her spinning wheel materials to demonstrate roving, carding ...
Residents at Valley Glen help create colorful paper flowers made with fancy crepe paper and other supplies. Bethany Holohan, activities director in independent living, donated to Valley Glen (memory care) a beautiful book of paper flower ideas along w ...
"Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." -- Revelation 3:20 The chapel at Emporia Presbyterian Manor is a little more colorful now, thanks t ...
From L to R Eva Beeks, Della Catron, Wilda Buffo, and LaVona Morrison are each holding one of the lap/fidget quilts that they made. So far more than 10 lap/fidget quilts have been made. A project designed to help one resident with dementia wound up be ...
