Our local hospital, UnityPoint Health–Grinnell, has notified The Mayflower Community that there has been a significant increase in the number of cases of pneumonia in this area. (This may also be the case wherever you live.) According to the American Lung Association (ALA), “Pneumonia is an infection in one or both lungs that causes coughing,…
Today, six members of the Jim and Sue Ahrens family presented a holiday instrumental music treat. All four of their daughters were in town along with Jim and Sue’s four grandchildren. Aaron and McKenna Miller have been presenting holiday music at Mayflower since 2010. Aaron, in his first year of a chemistry masters program at…
Pictured above is Anne Sunday with back to camera and to her right, David Harrison, Astrid Henry, Harley Henry, Bob Myren, and Linda Myren. On Christmas Day, 2018, a large contingent of residents and their guests enjoyed a tasty meal along with “Merry Christmas” greetings and warm conversation. The dinner was baked ham or tender…
Johnny Khuu (rhymes with “cool” said quickly) has been serving as Resident Intern in the Mayflower Community since last summer. He is the second post-graduate student to engage at Mayflower. Ariel Lepito, a 2017 Grinnell College graduate, lived and worked with us from June 2017 to June 2018. As a part of the program, the…
On Friday, December 14th, Nathaniel Zhu, a Grinnell College fourth-year who is volunteering with the Adopt-A-Grandparent program at Mayflower, presented a piano recital. He is an accomplished pianist, entertaining Health Center, Beebe Assisted Living, and independent living residents with Christmas music in the Carman Center. With the Adopt-A-Grandparent program, Nathaniel is paired with a Health…
On Thursday mornings at 8:30 in Mayflower’s Buckley third-floor lounge, a group of male residents get together to talk…and eat! This morning, they were treated to breakfast casserole (large pieces!), scones, muffins, juice, and coffee. Between bites, there was some conversation. The topics varied from trucking, state and national politics, farming, and the economy to…
(Pictured are residents Joan Baker and Rey Evans) In the Mayflower Community there are two versions of Mahjong being played—American Mahjong on Mondays at 1:00pm and Oriental Mah-Jongg on Wednesdays at 6:30pm. Both groups play in the third-floor Buckley building lounge. This historical game of strategy and tiles, developed during the Qing Dynasty in China,…
For most of the months of November and December 2018, Mayflower’s Facilities staff has been working on the Buckley/Pearson tunnel and the Pearson building lower-level to upgrade the entire area. New drywall and ceilings, paint, lighting, flooring, handrails, and artwork have combined to create a warm and safe place to navigate the Mayflower campus from…
On Monday, December 3rd, Steve Langerud, Mayflower Community Executive Director, was the guest speaker at the Grinnell Lions Club regular weekly luncheon meeting. Steve explained that Mayflower Community is a life plan community where people make a choice to be in community with people they will live with for the rest of their lives. Other…
On Thursday, December 6th, 130 Mayflower residents and their guests enjoyed the annual Mayflower “Prelude to Christmas” dinner in the Buckley Dining Room. Afterwards, they moved to the Carman Center (via tunnel and skywalk!) for a show—The Shults and Company vocal and instrumental winter ensemble, who provided a review of holiday music. The Swedish-themed dinner…