Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s board of trustees member James J. Cook of St. Louis, Missouri, addresses the gathering on Nov. 30 in Wichita, Kansas.[/caption]

Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America recognized all 17 of its Kansas and Missouri campuses for reaching goals in fiscal year 2017, July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017, during a celebration Nov. 30 at the Broadview Hotel in Wichita, Kan.

The recognitions came through PMMA’s new Emerald Awards Program, designed to encourage its 17 locations and 2 hospices to achieve high levels of resident and employee satisfaction, meet financial goals, build philanthropic support for the organization’s mission and meet marketing goals. There are 11 areas measured for community Emerald Awards and 10 areas measured for hospice Emerald Awards.

To receive an emerald, a community has to meet its goals in all the applicable areas. Certificates of recognition were given out to communities and hospices that reached their goals in one or more category.

The following communities are recognized for:

• Aberdeen Heights located in Kirkwood, Mo. – Meeting marketing goals.

• Arkansas City – Meeting safety goals.

• Emporia – Achieving a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and meeting financial performance goals.

• Farmington – Meeting financial, safety and professional employee growth goals.

• Fort Scott – Meeting financial performance and safety goals.

• Fulton – Achieving a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

• Lawrence – Achieving a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and meeting financial performance goals.

• Manor of the Plains – Meeting financial performance and safety goals.

• Newton – Achieving a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and meeting financial performance and safety goals.

• Parsons – Achieving a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and meeting goals in overall residence satisfaction.

• Rolla – Achieving a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and meeting financial performance goals.

• Salina – Meeting financial and occupancy goals.

• Sterling – Achieving a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and meeting occupancy, professional employee growth and safety goals.

• Topeka – Reaching safety goals.

• Wichita – Meeting occupancy goals.

• Heart & Soul Hospice of Farmington – Professional employee growth, bereavement management and community event goals.

• Heart & Soul Hospice of Wichita – Patient and employee satisfaction, financial performance and bereavement management goals.

Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America has been providing quality senior services guided by Christian values in Kansas and Missouri for more than 65 years. Heart & Soul Hospice is owned by PMMA.

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