After a pandemic-imposed one-year hiatus, The Mayflower Community’s Annual Shrimp Boil returned on Thursday, May 13th…with a splash! Unable to gather one year ago, residents and guests could carry out the shrimp boil dinner. This year, they were once again seated in the Buckley Courtyard with overflow seating in the Buckley Dining Room. A total…
This week, the Mayflower Community is celebrating “Nursing Facility Appreciation Week.” The spirit wear theme for Wednesday, May 12th was “Hats Off to Our Awesome Staff.” Besides wearing their own moniker hat, the staff was treated to a barbeque on the Buckley patio. The fare included hamburgers; grilled chicken; and quarter-pound, all-beef hot dogs with…
Davenport native and long-time Mayflower Community resident, Wilma Graden, celebrated her 90th birthday one day early on May 7th. Pictured above: Wilma watches as Jacob Staroska, Mayflower Foodservices Supervisor, assists Katie Hoisington at the “treats” table.”
This week, the Mayflower Community is celebrating “Nursing Facility Appreciation Week.” We encouraged our staff members to wear their best spirit wear to go along with each day’s theme. On Tuesday, May 11th, the theme was favorite team colors or sporting wear. Walking tacos were provided at lunchtime to remind our employees that they are…
With the support of Mayflower’s Gardens and Grounds staff and Grinnell College’s Farmhouse students, a group of Mayflower residents is developing a garden of “Mayflower Beans.” Located immediately south of the Watertower Square apartments, this two-row, 42-foot patch will appear as an attractive hedge. The striking gray and red beans are of the same variety…
In a time of other celebrations—May Day, Spring, Mother’s Day—The Mayflower Community hosted a “Ladies’ Day Tea” for residents of the Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living on Tuesday, May 4th. Besides beautiful flowers and baskets, Mayflower served up a delicious treat, as is our reputation. The food produced in the Mayflower kitchens under the…
The Mayflower Residents Association Treasure Chest called on owl lovers to display their collectable for the month of May 2021. The owls now adorn the Pearson building lobby. In addition, a cleaver poem from resident Warren Reinecke supports the show. — Sue Drake, Treasure Chest Committee Chair
On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, the first chapel services (since the start of the pandemic) were held for the Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents. Due to infection control measures, the Health Center service was held at 2:00pm in the Carman Center with Beebe’s service following in their activity room at 3:00pm. Doug Tiffany,…
The very thoughtful and creative FANS (Friends and Neighbors) of Mayflower made these adorable May Baskets along with a sweet poem for Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents. They were distributed on Thursday afternoon, April 29th. — Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director
How can you brighten the day of an older person during a time of isolation? That is the question posed to her students by Mrs. Laura Maly-Schmidt at the International School of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. She is the Middle Years Programme Coordinator whose parents live in Grinnell. The answer to the question: A cheerful handwritten…