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!”…
In Grinnell, The Mayflower Community and Total Rehab Orthopedic & Sports Specialist have partnered to provide a physical and occupational therapy clinic serving residents on the Mayflower campus. Our primary focus is providing Medicare rehabilitative care. Jordan Finch Smith, DPT is a featured Total Rehab provider. — Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director
Four volunteers have been driving the Mayflower Lester the Bus (14-passenger shuttle van) between the Mayflower campus and other destinations. The drivers are Sig Barber, Greg Buntz, Lyle Roudabush, and Kevin Stutz. The primary “group” destinations include the Community Education Council Wednesday morning “Bucket Courses,” the Wednesday afternoon “store runs” (McNallys, Fareway, Walmart, and Hy-Vee),…
Last night (January 23rd), Mayflower Community residents and guests enjoyed a winter getaway to the Mediterranean with a Greek theme dinner. Sponsored monthly by the Mayflower Residents Association Social Committee, the Mayflower themed dinner events feature a Buckley Dining Room social time with wines and specialty drinks along with hors d’oeuvres followed by food from…
The ten Grinnell College students who spent their winter break in Grinnell taking Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) classes and performing clinical training in the Mayflower Health Center, all passed their certification testing on Monday, January 20th! The examination process included a skills portion, where the students had to demonstrate universal precautions, resident safety, and health…
What is new in the Mini-Gift Shop? There is a Valentine’s table. February 14th is coming shortly. In addition, the stock of greeting cards has been replenished in addition to the Valentine’s Day cards on the main display table. The regular greeting cards and the beautiful Valentine’s Day cards are all only 75¢. The Mini-Gift…
The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) has announced that Joleen Jorgensen is the new Department Head for Environmental Services. In this capacity, Joleen will be responsible for Housekeeping and Laundry staff plus various other duties. She will report to Jack Morrison, Mayflower’s Director of Facility Operations. Joleen is coming from Winterset, Iowa where she served as…
During the last week of Winter Break at Grinnell College, two student-athletes joined their teammates for special dinners in The Mayflower Community. For these two women, this was not their first time at Mayflower. They were part of the June 2019 Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training class composed of College underclassmen planning to pursue medical…
The weather outside is frightful, but the temperature inside is comfortable…in The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA). With five apartment buildings, an assisted living building, and the Health Center all connected via tunnels, breezeways, and skywalks, there is no battling the elements here. In fact, there is no impending “cabin fever.” Inside, without coats, our residents…
The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) hosted on Thursday, January 16th, the fourth group of Grinnell College students on campus for winter break. 54 members of the Pioneer men’s and women’s Track and Field teams dined with their coaches and Mayflower resident hosts. Women’s Head Coach, Evelyn Freeman, and Men’s Head Coach, Will Freeman, have been…