An unsolicited letter from a Grinnell High School junior has brightened the day for many healthcare workers in The Mayflower Community. Sadi Flanagan was moved to write about what she has been observing about life in Mayflower’s Health Center by witnessing her mother Kristi, an LPN (licensed practical nurse) and Mayflower employee. In Sadi’s letter,…
The Mayflower Community, Grinnell IA, is closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic “reopening” process in Iowa. (“Reopening” in quotes because some of us never closed. Actually, it is really a relaxation of restrictions.) As a populace, we know a lot more about COVID-19 then we did last January. However, assumptions and discoveries are still being made.…
86 years of faithful service! Veiled by the isolation that has resulted from the pandemic, four long-serving Mayflower Community employees retired in May. They are (years of service in parenthesis): Janet Neff, executive secretary (35) Betty Lou Schamber, Beebe Assisted Living certified medication aide (33) Chery Nelson, Health Center and Beebe Activities Director (11) Anne…
The fun just doesn’t stop in The Mayflower Community Health Center. In the pictures included with this post, residents made 4th of July décor for their suites. The flag project is a kit that includes a sticky foam sheet and foam stickers for the stars and USA letters and sparkling pom poms along with a…
285 people living in senior living and healthcare on the Mayflower campus just south of downtown Grinnell during the pandemic…There is a lot happening. Sure, all group activities and dining has been suspended. People are encouraged to limit physical interaction with others. Face masks are being worn when out and about. Nevertheless, there is a…
An anonymous group of residents in Grinnell’s The Mayflower Community continues to do craft and other caring work to support Mayflower’s healthcare residents in quarantine. They call themselves FANS (Friends and Neighbors of Mayflower), and they want no credit. The latest offering was homemade paper flowers to brighten the day of Health Center and Beebe…
On Wednesday, Janet Neff, Executive Secretary for The Mayflower Community, retired after 35 years of service. Based in Mayflower’s Pearson building business office, Janet has worked directly with four different Executive Directors over that period. In addition, she has been responsible for Mayflower’s bi-weekly payroll, accounts payable check issuance, and a variety of administrative support…
While still the executive director of Imagine Grinnell, Rich Dana wrote a grant to the Iowa State University Extension Service for funding for four “vegetable trugs.” A “VegTrug” is a V-shaped wooden container used to grow plants. A VegTrug is a space-saving extra slice of garden with perfect soil that also looks great. Flowers as…
Pictured above: Kinnick Van Wyk writing a letter to his pen pal. Grinnellian Kristin Van Wyk contacted Kellie McGriff, Associate Director/Administrator of The Mayflower Community after seeing a Mayflower story about resident pen pal stories. Together, Kristin and Kellie made plans for Kristin’s three children to write to Mayflower residents in the Health Center and…
Pictured above: Holding the new Mayflower computer laptops from left are Tracy Woolfork, Activities Supervisor; Allisa Stallman, CNA and full-time pre-med student at the University of Dubuque; Holly Thomas RN, Director of Health Services; and Barb Baker, Director of Advertising and Community Relations at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company. The Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company (GMRC) has…