Staying at home…It’s difficult. But, we all know how important it is. For residents of The Mayflower Community’s Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living homes, it is even more of a challenge as we have restricted visitors and are doing meals in separate apartments and suites, except for special circumstances.
To help lighten this burden, Pasha Buck, our interim chaplain, has been writing cards and notes to residents. A former student of a Mayflower resident got in touch with Mayflower to have us read a letter to the resident. After correcting our staff member’s pronunciation of the student’s name, the resident glowed as the letter was read.
A number of residents have been connected to family members via Skype.
Because residents missed the St. Patrick’s Day doings, the Mayflower Food Services baker, Teresa Nicklas-Beck, baked them special cookies. Residents made St. Patrick’s Day “pots o’ gold” that staff filled with candy.
A group of Mayflower Watertower Square residents—Nancy Agnew, Jo Bolton, Barb Lease, Suzanne Schwengels, and Sis Vogel—put together their craft skills and made spring baskets for each resident. See the pictures to marvel at the beauty of this work.
In addition, the Women’s Guild of the Ripley United Church of Christ of Traer, Iowa delivered hand-made quits for a number of residents.
In addition, staff has been able to take residents out for walks during the nice weather.
Pictured above: front Nancy Agnew (left) and Suzanne Schwengels (right) and back Angie Douglas, CMA (left) and Julie Smith, BS/BSN (right)
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