You might recall the name, “John Noer.” He is The Mayflower Community resident who is an avid jigsaw puzzle assembler. John has completed many puzzles, including a 9,000-piece vibrant aquascape and the 40,000-piece, 10-frame Disney character collage. Taking advantage of John’s fondness for puzzling, his daughter Mary, a high school science teacher, presented John with…
Mayflower is partnering with Key Rehab to offer physical, occupational, and speech-pathology therapy on the Mayflower campus. This includes locations in the Health Center, Beebe Assisted Living, and a suite located in the Pearson building for independent living residents. Mayflower is now offering a variety of physical movement programs, in response to resident needs identified…
The Mayflower Community, Grinnell, Iowa has been awarded a $300,000 USDA Rural Economic Development Grant (REDG) loan, designated by the T.I.P. Rural Electric Cooperative of Brooklyn, Iowa. T.I.P. Rural Electric Cooperative applied to the USDA Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program and was granted the $300,000 to make a zero-interest loan to Mayflower Community.…
On Thursday, November 11th, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell) celebrated the annual Veterans Day with a program, a slide show, and an apple caramel bread pudding afternoon snack. The theme was “Honor, Courage, and Sacrifice.” Mayflower’s 25+ veterans and widows were listed in the program and feted in the Health Center and in Beebe Assisted Living.…
Lisa Case is a knitter. This Mayflower Community resident won nine (9) blue ribbons at the 2021 Iowa State Fair. So, naturally, Lisa is a member of the long-standing (or sitting and talking) Sit ‘n Knit group that often meets at Mayflower. A recent session of the group was followed by Mayflower’s monthly Wine and…
Grinnell’s Mayflower Community celebrated Halloween last weekend with a kids parade Friday afternoon and staff dress-up on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. In preparation for the parade, residents in the Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living also dressed up to receive the Trick-or-Treaters. In the accompanying photo, Jacki Hicklin, RN, Mayflower’s Assistant Director of Nursing and…
The Mayflower Community celebrated Halloween in various ways. There were Trick-or-Treat tables, costumed parades, staff costuming, goodie bags, and pumpkin decorating. In the accompanying photo, “witches” Sue Drake (left) and Joyce Wubbels, have finished their assignment of delivering goodies to Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents. — Bob Mann, Sales & Marketing Director
The Mayflower Community’s 13-passenger shuttle van, “Lester the Bus,” has resumed Wednesday afternoon store runs. For many years, prior to the pandemic, the van driven by volunteer drivers, picked up residents on the Mayflower campus and shuttled them to four stores in Grinnell: McNally’s, Fareway, Hy-Vee, and Walmart. Those rides have now resumed. Shoppers are…
On Thursday, October 21st, The Mayflower Community celebrated the fall harvest with a dinner and homemade cider. The events started with an old-fashioned pressing of the apples to make the cider on the Buckley Courtyard veranda. In the words of Foodservices Director, Scott Gruhn, “The cider press in use was owned and operated by Warren…
The following additions have been made to staff of the business office (Pearson building) of The Mayflower Community. Joni Schmidt is the new Receptionist. A rural Brooklyn, Iowa native, Joni now lives in Malcom, Iowa. She says, “I am very happy to be here at Mayflower. Everyone has been so nice. The residents are amazing!”…