Meal times, special meals, celebrations in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell, Iowa) are a highlight. Why? Well, besides the opportunity to be with good people — our residents and their guests — the food is GREAT! Always has been. Catering needs…Who you gonna call? Mayflower! Convenient meals without having to leave the buildings and tunnels. Mayflower!…
On Thursday, January 17th, the monthly themed meal in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell, Iowa) drew 98 diners for Vietnamese food. The event was sponsored by the Mayflower Residents Association Social Committee and hosted by George and JoAnn Britton. Mayflower’s Director of Food Services, Scott Gruhn, worked with Mayflower’s Resident Intern, Johnny Khuu to develop the…
Music Speaks therapy began at The Mayflower Community, Grinnell, Iowa in December 2018. The local music therapist, Kelly Robertson, visits our low-stimulus South neighborhood once a week to conduct a small group therapy session, which is monitored by Mayflower staff. Music therapy is a clinical- and evidenced-based practice conducted by a trained therapist. Non-musical goals…
Residents of The Mayflower Community, Grinnell, Iowa are staying fit and flexible by participating in a twice-weekly exercise class called “Senior Strength.” The class is led by certified Wellness Specialist, Kayley Thompson. Kayley, an employee of UPH-Grinnell Regional Medical Center, spends time each week at Mayflower conducting wellness classes. The Senior Strength class starts with…
If you are a Grinnell College basketball player living in the empty dorms during winter recess, where do you go for great food? THE MAYFLOWER COMMUNITY! On Wednesday, January 3rd, the men’s and women’s basketball teams joined Mayflower hosts in the Buckley Dining Room to “pasta-pack” for their games at Ripon (Wisconsin) the following Saturday.…
The Mayflower Community is being proactive in attacking flu germs to avoid them getting a foothold. The focus is the entire campus—Health Center, South Neighborhood, Beebe Assisted Living, independent living apartments, meeting rooms, and common areas. This includes a daily routine of stepped-up cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting. Assisting Mayflower in this battle is new technology…
Flu season is upon us. It is time to get a head start to avoid flu playing havoc with your life. Information about flu and its treatment is provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). What are the symptoms? They could be some or all of these: fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy…
Pictured at the buffet line are (left to right) Wilma Vosburg, Selva Lehman, Pat Groth, Walda Gustafson, Jack Gustafson. Chinese buffet and a movie. Warm and cozy inside. Short walk home afterwards….maybe before 12:00midnight. It doesn’t get any better! Residents and their guests enjoyed Chinese appetizers prepared fresh in the Mayflower kitchen. Then, the movie,…
If you decide to do a New Year’s resolution to walk more, The Mayflower Community is the place to do it…no matter what the weather! As you can see from the map displayed below, there are many places to walk INDOORS. In fact, you can walk four city blocks without backtracking in the hallways, tunnels,…
Our local hospital, UnityPoint Health–Grinnell, has notified The Mayflower Community that there has been a significant increase in the number of cases of pneumonia in this area. (This may also be the case wherever you live.) According to the American Lung Association (ALA), “Pneumonia is an infection in one or both lungs that causes coughing,…