The Community Life and Wellness staff of The Mayflower Community, Leslie Davidson, Director, and Tracy Woolfolk and Jessica Hasenyager, Coordinators, plan numerous musical performances for Mayflower residents in the Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living. When the weather is conducive, the events take place outside on our campus. Otherwise, the acoustical gem, Mayflower’s Carman Center,…
On Saturday, June 25th, two Grinnell College students volunteered to spend time with residents in The Mayflower Community’s Health Center. Mayflower’s Community Life and Wellness Coordinator, Jessica Hasenyager, was connected to the young women because they are both Grinnell College tennis players coached by her husband Zack Hasenyager, the Head Men’s and Women’s coach. Sabrina…
On Thursday evening, June 2nd, the Beebe Book Club social dinner was held in The Mayflower Community’s J&B Bistro. The Book Club is a function of Mayflower’s Beebe Assisted Living and includes all residents who wish to participate. It was founded in 2021. In April, the group began reading and sharing, “When Harry Met Minnie,”…
On Saturday, June 4th, Cooper, the miniature horse, visited Mayflower healthcare residents in the Health Center and in Beebe Assisted Living. Known as “Mini Cooper,” the gentle pony greeted folks and got up close. “Mini Cooper” is owned by Susan Leathem Sanning of rural Grinnell, who is the Associate Dean and Director of Service &…
On May 26th, a group of Beebe Assisted Living residents in The Mayflower Community met in the Beebe Activity Room for the formative meeting of the Beebe Poetry Society. The plan is to hold monthly meetings of the group. The theme for the first meeting was the role imagination plays in poetry. Inaugural members received…
The Community Life and Wellness department of The Mayflower Community hosted a tea party in the Carman Center on Friday, May 20th. Mayflower’s Foodservices department served tea using Scott Gruhn’s fine China collection. In addition, homemade sticky rolls and recorded music topped off the fun. Old time favorites were played, such as “Don’t Sit Under…
John Noer, an independent living resident in Grinnell’s Mayflower Community, volunteered to conduct an exercise in the Health Center recently—a brain exercise. After this word game, Health Center residents were off to physical exercise. Leslie Jaworski, Community Life and Wellness Director, assisted with the former and Jessica Hasenyager, Community Life and Wellness Coordinator assisted with…
Beginning on Monday, May 9th, The Mayflower Community will be celebrating national “Nursing Facility Appreciation Week.” The theme for this week is “Creating & Nurturing Connections.” Each day Mayflower will recognize a separate department, celebrate a fun theme, and encourage staff members to participate. Activities and fun snacks will be offered to staff throughout the…
Recently, the aroma of freshly-baked cinnamon rolls wafted through The Mayflower Community’s Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living homes. Grinnell College student volunteer, Sarah Wilts, helped Mayflower’s Community Life and Wellness Coordinator, Jessica Hasenyager with the baking. The event was hosted by the Community Life and Wellness department. The cinnamon buns and cream cheese icing…
On Friday, April 15th, the Easter Bunny visited the Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living at Grinnell’s Mayflower Community. Egg coloring. Fuzzy gifts. Posing for pictures. Celebrating. Another day—well, an Easter anyway—at Mayflower! The Community Life and Wellness Department under the direction of Leslie Jaworski organized the events. Jessica Hasenyager, Coordinator, was the Easter Bunny.…