On Thursday, August 26th, business managers of The Mayflower Community met with healthcare residents to discuss “Financial Matters.” Chief Financial Officer, Pam Vosburg and Accounting Specialist, Denise Smith, addressed a majority gathering of Beebe Assisted Living residents. Topics included sources of payment, services available, special charges and fees, meal arrangements (all campus dining room meals
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On August 23rd, Grinnell College student, Carolina Klauck Novaes, shared information about her home country Brazil with The Mayflower Community residents in Beebe Assisted Living and Health Center. The accompanying photos are courtesy of Community Life and Wellness Coordinator, Tracy Woolfolk, who organized the program. Carolina’s home is Porto Alegre, shown in the map in
On Monday, August 23rd, The Mayflower Community hosted three dogs in training to become service dogs. Defined by Title II and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a service animal is any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including
On Friday, August 20th, six members of the Farnum Family, an instrumental and vocal group from Galena, Missouri, played for two gatherings in The Mayflower Community. The first performance was in the Beebe Circle for Beebe Assisted Living and independent living residents. Then, they moved to the Health Center Courtyard to play for residents there.
On Wednesday, August 18th, a large crowd of Mayflower Community residents enjoyed lawn games, conversation, and special foods in the Watertower Square Jewel Garden and open space. The Mayflower Residents Association-sponsored event was organized by task force members Shelia Gause and Iann Veldhuizen. Residents tested their skills at horseshoes, corn hole, ladder toss, bocce ball,
Recently, Elena Li, summer intern in The Mayflower Community, presented her experience in China to gatherings of residents in Beebe Assisted Living and in the Health Center. The event was hosted by Mayflower’s Community Life and Wellness staff. Elena, a native of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, described facets of her high school career where she participated
Kay Roberts, a Beebe Assisted Living resident of The Mayflower Community, is pictured holding her newest grandchild. James Schubert, born in July, joins the Eric and Bobbye Schubert family that includes his three sisters and a brother. Eric is the senior pastor of the Grinnell United Methodist Church. Bobbye is Kay’s daughter. — Bob Mann,
On Tuesday, August 3rd, eight members of Poweshiek County’s Mighty Golden Clovers 4H Club visited The Mayflower Community’s Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living. The event was organized by Mayflower’s Community Life and Wellness staff. The “Share the Fair” event was a follow-up to the 4H’ers’ presentations at the Poweshiek County Fair and a prelude
Recently, Mayflower summer intern, Cecelia Bagnoli, shared with Mayflower Community residents in Beebe Assisted Living about her semester abroad in Thailand. The event was organized by Mayflower’s Community Life Director Leslie Jaworski and Coordinator Tracy Woolfolk. The experience was part of Cecelia’s third year at the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio. She will be starting
On Friday, July 31st, The Mayflower Community again hosted a Wine and Cheese party…just like in the old days (before the pandemic!). A regular, last-Friday-of-the-month event, this opportunity to sample wines and enjoy light hors d’oeuvres brought together residents and their guests. The Community Life department at Mayflower, headed by Leslie Jaworski, organized this special