If you have enjoyed food catered from the Mayflower kitchen under the direction of Scott Gruhn, these two photos will bring back memories. It is just like the “old days”…except there is plenty of space between table settings! Scott, Mayflower’s Director of Food Services, and his staff catered a picnic for resident Mary Schuchmann and…
The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) hosted a virtual meeting of the Mayflower Residents Association (MRA) on Monday, July 20th. With 67 devices logged into the Zoom® meeting, there were almost 100 in attendance as some residents hosted others. The MRA is an active, self-governing body composed of all residents of Mayflower. It is made up…
On July 16th, The Mayflower Community honored four recently-retired employees who had served Mayflower residents for 86 years. Because the pandemic made it unsafe to host a retirement celebration, Mayflower instead sponsored a “card shower.” The four retirees received a bow-tied stack of notes and cards, a photo collage of their Mayflower work, a fresh…
The Mayflower Community is celebrating the completion of Associate Degree Nursing work for four staff LPNs (Licensed Practical Nurses). While working at Mayflower as nurses, Trisha Beyer, Taylor Kirby (pictured above), Cheyenne Klos, and Kelsey Pothoven attended classes and performed clinical rotations and a preceptorship through the Marshalltown Community College. The next challenge for…
Grinnell native, Bruce Kriegel, was honored Tuesday for his 15 years of service to The Mayflower Community. Bruce has been working weekday mornings in the Mayflower dining room since he was 16 years old. Many locals know Bruce for about the same number of years as he has served as manager of the Grinnell High…
The Courtyard in The Mayflower Community on the west patio of the Buckley building is beautiful. Annually (who knows this year), the Grinnell Area Garden Club tours the outside arboretum to marvel at its variety of vegetation and pristine grooming. The Courtyard has been the site for numerous senior pictures—Grinnell High School as well as…
During the summer of 2018, a group of Grinnellians headed by Dr. J.R. Paulson started a music therapy program for Grinnell School students, UnityPoint Health—Grinnell and UnityPoint Hospice patients, and local seniors, including residents of The Mayflower Community. The Grinnell Area Arts Council became the fiscal and management agent for the program. Last February, Rachael…
On Thursday, July 2nd, Grinnell’s Mayflower Community provided a home-delivered shrimp dinner. Taking the place of the annual gathering of dozens of residents on the Buckley Courtyard patio to enjoy freshly boiled shrimp, corn on the cob, and potatoes, complimented with sausage, and homemade coleslaw and bread. The meal was topped off with a desert…
In the midst of social distancing, how do you get outside safely and enjoyably? The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) has one answer: “Fun2Go” three-wheeled cycles. Mayflower has now purchased its second Van Raam adaptive cycle, named “The Chat.” Training was recently completed, and the new cycle along with a Van Raam “Side-by-Side” cycle purchased last…
Recently, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) announced that our Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living had completed “Phase I” of requirements for long-term care facilities set by the Iowa Department of Health (IDPH) and the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA). Shortly thereafter, an active case of COVID-19—the first ever at Mayflower—was diagnosed with…