On Wednesday, June 26th from 2:00-4:00pm, The Mayflower Community will celebrate 41 years of service in the July 1st retirement of three staff members. Pat Conn, R.N. has served three “tours of duty” at Mayflower, the most recently as the weekend supervisor in our Health Center. Pat began working as a nurse in the Health…
In the third session of The Mayflower Community’s Wellness Month information sessions on Thursday, June 20th, two local specialists shared information about the medicinal value of food. Dr. Jennifer Paisley, M.D. and organic-farmer Andrew Dunham described the impact of different food groups on the body and mind. Dr. Paisley has been prescribing food alternatives to…
The fourth information session in the series of four presentations regarding “healthy minds/healthy bodies” at The Mayflower Community will feature Jackie Hutchison, local licensed physical therapist. She has specialty training and experience as a licensed craniosacral therapist. Entitled “Letting Go of Everything That No Longer Serves You: Mindfulness Yoga,” the session will discuss how yoga…
On Wednesday, June 19th, hundreds and hundreds of residents were treated to ice cream and strawberries in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) Buckley Dining Room. Well, maybe it wasn’t “hundreds,” but it was pushing a hundred! Ironically, the event only had 48-hours’ notice, due to scheduling issues. This must be the start of the “pop-up…
The plush Kiesel Theatre in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) seats 55 comfortably in reclining theatre seats harvested from the local Strand Theatre during its remodeling. The seats have cup holders and have been refurbished (meaning that none of the gum you put under your seat when you were dating years ago is still there!).…
On Friday, June 14th, Steve Langerud, Executive Director of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA), attended the Joint Annual Meeting of the Iowa/Nebraska/South Dakota Conference of the United Church of Christ. The session held in Omaha, Nebraska included other Grinnellians. The Mayflower Community, a 285-resident senior living and healthcare organization, was established in 1950 with the…
On Friday, June 14th, budding Grinnell author, Connie Osborn, spent an enjoyable day at the annual conference of the Iowa Chapter of the American Parkinson’s Disease Association. The event was held at the Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines and featured information sessions along with vendor’s tables. As pictured above with son Rick…
The third session in the series of four presentations of “healthy minds/healthy bodies” information at The Mayflower Community will feature Dr. Jennifer Paisley, a local M.D. and hospitalist, and Andrew Dunham, a local organic farmer. Based at UPH-Grinnell Regional Medical Center, Dr. Paisley specializes in internal medicine and pediatrics. She is certified in obesity medicine.…
Come see two available Mayflower Watertower Square apartments at Saturday’s (June 15th) Open House, 10:00am-12:00noon, 625 Broad Street. All 26 apartments in this new, ultra-modern building are currently occupied. However, two will be coming available for sale. One is 1,346 square feet and the other is 1,242 square feet. Both are two-bedroom, two full bath,…
The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) will be hosting four Salsa dance lessons taught by Silvia Ardila for residents, employees, friends, and other members of the public. The classes will be held on the Buckley patio on four Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30pm, beginning July 23rd. Attendees will learn “Basico” footwork and beginning partner turns/spins, using…