In December of 1620, Pilgrims from England aboard the Mayflower ship landed at what is now Plymouth Rock and formed the Plymouth Colony in the New World. Their life was harsh with bare necessities. This atmosphere was captured with the monthly themed dinner on February 20th in The Mayflower Community’s Buckley Dining Room. Dubbed “The…
Meredith Crow, MA, RD, LD has begun dietician consulting for The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA). Current consultant, Peg Ehler, will retire February 26th. Meredith is a Valley High School (West Des Moines) graduate, who received her degree in dietetics from Iowa State University, Ames and three-year masters in clinical mental health counseling from the Denver…
Grinnell’s Mayflower Community has just completed a complete facelift of the Altemeier building 2nd floor lounge. The 1st floor entryway and common area was entirely remodeled about a year ago. Fresh and new! (If you act fast, you could become the resident of the only available Altemeier apartment. Call 641-236-6151 and ask for Bob Mann.)…
Local musician, Katie In, performed love songs for The Mayflower Community residents living in Beebe Assisted Living on Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14th. The program was an offering of the Grinnell Area Arts Council’s “Music + Health” offerings. Katie is the program manager. Through Music + Health, the Arts Council provides education services about the…
On Friday, February 14th, The Mayflower Community celebrated Valentine’s Day in the Health Center and in Beebe Assisted Living by crowning a kind and queen in each community. In Beebe Assisted Living, Frannie Robbins was selected as queen and Gordon VanDonselaar was named king. In the Health Center, Katie Hoisington was crowned queen and Wendell…
Many older adults restrict their activities because of their concerns about falling. The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) will be sponsoring another session of A MATTER OF BALANCE, an award-winning program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels. Participants enjoy learning practical fall prevention techniques and simple exercises to increase flexibility, strength, and balance. During…
Coleen McGriff, a resident of The Mayflower Community turned 103 on Monday, February 10th. A native of New Sharon, Iowa, Coleen has lived in both Beebe Assisted Living and the Health Center while at Mayflower. Coleen’s family celebrated with her on Sunday at Mayflower. Pictured are, front, Coleen; middle, grandson Brett McGriff, daughter Cora Lou…
After 30 years of consulting dietician service to The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA), Peg Ehler, RD,LD (Registered Dietician/Licensed Dietician) finally gets to focus on food for just her own family! A native of Iowa City, Peg has lived in Mount Pleasant, Fairfield, Knoxville, Pleasantville, and Newton, while providing registered dietician services to hospitals, nursing homes,…
On the day of the Iowa political caucuses, Tuesday, February 3rd, The Mayflower Community was proud to host a satellite caucus. 72 residents pre-registered for and participated in the afternoon caucus. Residents entered the Carman Center, which was set up with round tables, surrounded by chairs. After checking in, the caucus-goers then went to the…
One year ago this month (February 2019), John Noer, a resident of The Mayflower Community began work on a 40,000-piece puzzle. Composed of 10 frames of Disney characters, John has now completed seven of the frames. The most recent has been “Jungle Boy.” John observed, “This one was difficult because it contained so much green!”…