Recently, a resident of Grinnell’s Mayflower Community received a phone call from a party identified on her caller ID as another resident. Happy to hear from this party, the resident answered the phone with a cheerful greeting. As it turned out, not only was it not the other resident, it was a telephone solicitor (nicer…
For over 31 years, rankings of the health of all U.S. states have been calculated and published. Over the years, the methodology has changed and improved. The United Health Foundation now annually publishes the “American Health Rankings.” The criteria now being used are: Behaviors – Alcohol use; drug overdoses; and physical activity Clinical Care –…
Recently, a coalition of local organizations launched the “Mask Up Grinnell” campaign to encourage the wearing of face masks in Grinnell. According to Grinnell Mayor, Dan Agnew, a Mayflower Community resident, the City Council met in July with a University of Iowa Hospitals infectious disease doctor to determine how to support Grinnell businesses and organizations…
Do you recall the 40,000 piece puzzle begun by The Mayflower Community resident, John Noer, in February 2019? John just finished the 9th of 10 frames—“Ariel the Little Mermaid.” The 10-frame Disney characters puzzle produced by Ravensburger has been in process in the Mayflower Basement Craft Room in sections. John has completed nine of the…
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is now requiring all long-term care facility employees to be tested regularly for COVID-19 as of September 2, 2020. The Mayflower Community has decided that this will be 100% of our staff of approximately 140 employees as any could have contact with staff who work directly…
So, how do you worship during the pandemic? Houses of worship closed. Social distancing. Face masks. Restrained singing. Limited pastoral visits. It is difficult. As some houses of worship are slowly reopening, the safest venue continues to be ONLINE. In addition, some faith groups are finding ways to gather safely. As you can see in…