Recent News
Minister in Residence Announced
Ray Brown assumed
Minister-In-Residence responsibilities at Presbyterian Village in Little
Rock on August 1, 2011. Prior to coming to Presbyterian Village he
ministered for over twenty years in Disciples of Christ congregations in
Michigan, Louisiana and Arkansas. In May of 2011 he was ordained as a
deacon in the Arkansas diocese of the Episcopal Church and was assigned
by his bishop to the newly named St. Nicholas’ Episcopal Church in
Maumelle where he will be serving as pastor/developer. In December of
2011 he will be ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. Ray is a
graduate of Pacific Christian College in Fullerton, California and
Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is married to
Royce and has two adult sons, one grandson and one granddaughter. Ray
would be happy to visit with you anytime about how we can work with your
church staff or parishioners.
Board Member Authors Study
Board member Dr. Holly Felix was lead
author on a study reported in the July systems innovation themed issue
of Health Affairs, a national peer-reviewed journal on health,
health care, and health policy. The study, Medicaid Savings Resulted
When Community Health Workers Matched Those With Needs To Home And
Community Care, showed that community health workers were effective
in identifying and linking community-dwelling Medicaid beneficaries with
disabilities to home and communtiy-based services to address their unmet
long-term care needs, thereby reducing risk for avoidable
institutionalization and generating a net three-year savings to the
Arkansas Medicaid program of $2.619 million. Health Affairs hosted a
press briefing on this themed issue on July 7, 2011 at the National
Press Club in Washington DC. Shown here is Dr. Felix and Susan Dentzer,
Health Affairs editor-in-chief, during the press briefing.
By Your Side
Presbyterian Village is
proud to have started a volunteer based program in February 2010 c alled
“ByYour Side”. This program was designed to insure that all residents
sent to the emergency room or a routine doctor appointment will have an
advocate at their side. The advocate serves as comfort, support and as
a communicator for the resident and where needed, for the spouse or
family member. Volunteer duties include engaging the resident while
waiting to see the doctor, assisting the resident to rooms in different
parts of the hospital, helping the resident change into a gown, and
keeping the immediate family informed. This program also includes
helping with general errands. If you would like to volunteer, but don’t
have specific hours to donate on a regular basis, this opportunity is
for you. We need caring, compassionate and supportive people to make
this ambitious program a success. The residents of Presbyterian Village
are the winners when we all come together for this one purpose. For
more information contact Marcia Watkins at
marciawatkins@presbyvillage.com.
Village Views
Keep up with the latest things going on at the Village by reading the
Village Views Newsletter.
December 2009 (PDF)
November 2006 (PDF)
Activity Calendar
We do publish a monthly and weekly activity calendars that has the
most recent upcoming activities. There are many other opportunities for
social interaction that are not listed on this schedule such as movies
at the local theater, church luncheons, special food functions,
travelogues and parties.
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