Kayley Rönnkvist (she/her) is a third-year student at Grinnell College originally from St. Peter, Minnesota, a town of about 10,000 people in south central Minnesota. She is majoring in French and Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies. Kayley began volunteering at Mayflower in 2019 when she helped coordinate the Adopt-A-Grandparent program between healthcare residents and Grinnell…
On Thursday, December 9th, the Grinnell College “Fresh Flutes” ensemble performed a mini-concert tonight in The Mayflower Community Buckley Dining Room to a gathering of about 40 residents. Fresh Flutes has been a staple ensemble of the Grinnell College Music Department since the early 1990s. Always seeking repertoire that covers a range from traditionally Classical…
In a continuing effort to get out from under pandemic limitations and to enhance resident communications, Grinnell’s Mayflower Community held a “hybrid” meeting on Monday, December 6th. More than 70 residents “attended” the semi-annual Mayflower Residents Association (MRA) Town Meeting. Some tuned in via Zoom. Some attended in person in Mayflower’s Kiesel Theatre. Using a…
On Tuesday, November 30th, four different Grinnell College student ensembles presented an hour of chamber music at Mayflower. They performed under the direction of Alan Henson, Applied Music Associate and the Director of Chamber Ensembles at Grinnell College. Leslie Jaworski, Director of Community Life and Wellness at Mayflower coordinated the event in Mayflower’s Buckley Dining…
On Monday evening, November 29th, members of The Mayflower Community’s Beebe Assisted Living Book Club enjoyed a meal reflecting the theme of the latest book that they have been consuming. “Dinner with Edward” has been played on CD for residents. Community Life and Wellness Coordinator, Jessica Hasenyager, took the audio book engagement one step further…
Steve Langerud, Executive Director, and Kellie McGriff, BSN, NHA, Associate Director/Administrator, The Mayflower Community, Grinnell announce the following changes in Nursing leadership. Lisa Leris, BSN, RN has been named Director of Health Services. She will begin full-time duties in the position on January 1, 2022. Lisa has served as the Grinnell-Newburg Community Schools nurse for…
You might recall the name, “John Noer.” He is The Mayflower Community resident who is an avid jigsaw puzzle assembler. John has completed many puzzles, including a 9,000-piece vibrant aquascape and the 40,000-piece, 10-frame Disney character collage. Taking advantage of John’s fondness for puzzling, his daughter Mary, a high school science teacher, presented John with…
Mayflower is partnering with Key Rehab to offer physical, occupational, and speech-pathology therapy on the Mayflower campus. This includes locations in the Health Center, Beebe Assisted Living, and a suite located in the Pearson building for independent living residents. Mayflower is now offering a variety of physical movement programs, in response to resident needs identified…
The Mayflower Community, Grinnell, Iowa has been awarded a $300,000 USDA Rural Economic Development Grant (REDG) loan, designated by the T.I.P. Rural Electric Cooperative of Brooklyn, Iowa. T.I.P. Rural Electric Cooperative applied to the USDA Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program and was granted the $300,000 to make a zero-interest loan to Mayflower Community.…
On Thursday, November 11th, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell) celebrated the annual Veterans Day with a program, a slide show, and an apple caramel bread pudding afternoon snack. The theme was “Honor, Courage, and Sacrifice.” Mayflower’s 25+ veterans and widows were listed in the program and feted in the Health Center and in Beebe Assisted Living.…