On Friday, December 13th, members of the Mayflower Book Club provided Christmas readings and music for residents of Beebe Assisted Living. Led by Jean Libbey playing “Hugo,” the cello, members of the Book Club read stories of Christmas. In one of the vignettes, Jean played “Silent Night,” followed by Betty Anne Francis reading about the…
Under the leadership of Angie Dillon, LPN, residents of Beebe Assisted Living in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) created the striking snowpeople pictured here. The glass jars have a base of peppermint candy. The layers on top are hot chocolate mix and marshmallows. Angie says, “These creations are great for decorations or for a warm…
In preparation for Christmas, residents of The Mayflower Community’s Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living have made traditional gingerbread houses. Mayflower Activities Director, Chery Nelson has been leading this activity at Mayflower since 2008. Dating back almost 15 years prior to that, Chery first started making gingerbread houses with local first-graders in her native northwest…
Off to the Races: Front row (l to r) Connie Osborn and Karen Stevenson. Back row (l to r) Linda Myren, Helen Lippincott, and Greg Buntz. The weather outside was frightful (rainy, cold, windy). That didn’t stop residents, staff, and family members of The Mayflower Community from conducting a venture to celebrate the Healthiest State…
A recent activity in The Mayflower Community’s Beebe Assisted Living apartment building was the making of spring flower plaques from regular household items. As you can see from the photos below the flowers are an egg carton partition, with pipe cleaners for stems, buttons are used for the pistils, and it is all tied with…
At April 15th’s quarterly Mayflower Residents Association meeting, over 100 residents were introduced to the Mayflower nursing management team. The staff is based in the Health Center and the Beebe Assisted Living facility. Pictured above, from left are: Kellie McGriff, BSN/NHA, Associate Director/Administrator; Tracy Sadler, Facilities Supervisor; Chery Nelson, Activities Director, Tami Lai, RN, MDS…
Special luncheons were held in the Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living dining rooms to celebrate Valentine’s Day in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell, Iowa) on February 14th. The menu included pizza, salad, and special cookies. At each event, a Valentine’s King and Queen were coronated. The Beebe Assisted Living King is Chao Huang and Queen…
Angie Dillon, LPN is The Mayflower Community’s new Assisted Living and Home Services Coordinator. She has worked in healthcare at Mayflower since 2009, having served as a Health Center charge nurse and as the South Village coordinator. Angie received her licensure for practical nursing (LPN) in 2011 from Marshalltown Community College. She holds a current…
Recently, The Mayflower Community Activities staff assisted Beebe Assisted Living and Health Center residents to cast absentee ballots for the November 6th General Election. Pictured is Gloria Clay making a deposit in the ballot box. Two employees from the Poweshiek County Auditor’s office brought their voting materials and box to Mayflower for the event. 23…
On Wednesday, October 3, 2018, Mayflower residents and staff joined with Davis Elementary School students to participate in the statewide “Healthiest State Initiative” to walk around the campus. Over 50 Davis 4th graders and teachers accompanied about 40 Mayflower Health Center, Beebe Assisted Living, and independent living residents and staff for the five-block walk. It…