Mayflower staff members make a difference in residents’ lives. Why? Because our motto is, “Do the right thing.”
We know that it makes a difference. Recently, we received a letter from a family member of a resident who spent last days in our Health Center. It said, in part, “Although many were puzzled by [loved one’s] decision to move to Grinnell, I was not among them. Grinnell and Iowa are great places. I feel sorry for those who don’t understand that!”
“It wasn’t, however, until I spent my [loved one’s] final days and nights in Mayflower’s Health Center that I was not only, not puzzled, I was immensely grateful that [loved one] was there. The nurses and other caregivers in the Health Center are some of the hardest working, most conscientious, smartest, capable women and men that I have had the privilege to know. The staff never once touched my [loved one] without explaining what they were doing. They always used [loved one’s] name when doing so. They tried to hear and understand what [loved one] was trying to convey, and they did all of this with respect and with patience.”
“I am of an age where I have many friends whose parents are in similar communities, and all of them have expressed envy when I share the end of life care experience and exceptional support that we had.”
This Labor Day, we are affirmed in the work we do.
Pictured are just some of the staff working in the Health Center over the Labor Day holiday: Front row left to right, Donna Puls, LPN; Aubrey Lacy; Lacy Swanson and back row, left to right, Kristin Druvenga; Jeremy Innis; Trisha Beyer, LPN; Aleshia Crawford. There were other staff present at the time of the photo…but, they were assisting residents!
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