Leslie Jaworski has come aboard the Mayflower Community as the Director of Community Life. In the process, she has been credentialed as a Certified Nurse Aide and as a State of Iowa Activities Director. Leslie has a B.A. in psychology from DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana and an M.S. in Student Affairs and Higher Education from…
Getting ready for the holidays….Mayflower residents of the Watertower Square apartments, 625 Broad Street, have lit up the Jewel Garden located on the west side of the building. Beautiful in daylight. Spectacular after dark! – Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director
Thanksgiving Day 2020 in The Mayflower Community was full of appreciation, even with all the struggles of 2020. The highlight was the home-delivered meals to Mayflower residents. Independent living residents ordered 125 specially prepared turkey and ham dinners with all the fixins. Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents dined from the same menu. Food…
The Mayflower Community superb baker, Teresa Nicklas-Beck, has been doing what we do for Thanksgiving…baking pies. She displays a couple of them in the accompanying photo, with a lot more (including pecan!) in the background. Along with the first-class Thanksgiving Day meal that will be delivered by Mayflower staff to the doors of independent living…
John Noer, resident of Grinnell’s Mayflower Community, has now finished the 40,000 piece Disney characters puzzle on which he has been working since February 1, 2019. As a result, John shaved the beard that he started growing when he started the puzzle. However, you can’t see his smooth face unless he pulls down his mask…which…
Recently, a long-time friend of Mayflower resident, Jeanette Tisdale, Dudu Mbangi of South Africa, contacted Mayflower’s social worker, Rhonda Hudson, to inquire about getting in touch with Jeanette. Dudu and Jeanette had not visited in decades. Taking into account the seven-hour difference in time zones, Rhonda made arrangements for a Zoom (virtual) call. Leslie Jaworski,…
Grinnell’s Mayflower Community has acquired a second “Clorox 360®” machine to deal with the coronavirus. This innovative electrostatic sprayer, with special nozzle, delivers Clorox disinfectants and sanitizers to the front, back, bottom, and sides of surfaces. This coverage provides better germ protection than is possible with human wiping as it disinfects hard-to-reach surfaces. Although sprayed…
On Wednesday, November 11th, National Veterans Day, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) celebrated its residents who are veterans and spouses of veterans. Their sacrifice has assured our way of life. It was fitting to celebrate their gift to us. The original plan was to present a virtual address from veteran and resident Leo Lease to…
Quiz: When does a witch hazel bush bloom? Answer: Twice, once in March and once in November. Well, it’s November and the witch hazel bush living at the southeast corner of The Mayflower Community’s (Grinnell IA) Watertower Square apartment building next to Gene and Kathy Herman’s patio, is blooming! Witch hazels are small trees/shrubs with…
Lest you think it is all serious work at The Mayflower Community, take a look at how some staff showed up to work on Beggars Night Day! Maybe our residents were a little scared, but they are COVID-19 free! — Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director