Month: February 2023

Karen Carpenter (left) and Tracy Woolfolk, Community Life Coordinator, all masked up.

Mardi Gras Fun in Mayflower’s Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living

The Community Life staff in Grinnell’s Mayflower Community assisted residents of the Health Center in decorating masks for the Tuesday Mardi Gras activities. Leslie Jaworski, Director, and Tracy Woolfolk and Cecelia Bagnoli, Coordinators, provided materials and guidance. Mayflower’s Foodservices staff baked a King’s Cake, and Dennis Perry entertained in the Carman Center. To punctuate the

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Valentines Day Trivia

Mayflower Celebrates Valentine’s Day

On February 14th, Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents in The Mayflower Community enjoyed a Valentine’s Day party in the Carman Center. Cecelia Bagnoli, Community Life Coordinator read Valentine’s trivia questions and refreshments were served. Residents were presented with cards made by the Grinnell-Newburg Community Schools Art Club. Students at Grinnell College donated Valentine’s

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Brent Willett Speaks

The State of Long-Term Care Discussed at Mayflower

On Monday, February 13th, The Mayflower Community hosted two speakers who brought to the Grinnell residents, information about the current state and future prospects for long-term care. Brent Willett, President and CEO, and Merea Bentrott, PhD, Senior VP, Government Relations and CSO, of the Iowa Health Care Association spoke to a large gathering of Mayflower

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Ryan Dahlby Albright entertains at Lyceum

Dr. Dahlby Albright Entertains at Mayflower

On Thursday evening, February 9th, The Mayflower Community Lyceum hosted over 60 attendees. The Lyceums have now been opened to guests of residents. Ryan Dahlby Albright, M.D. sang and played guitar with selections from Taylor Swift, John Denver, Arlo Guthrie, Elvis, and other well-known and loved artists. The video is located on the Mayflower Residents

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GMS Students & Ash Play Penny Pitch

Fun Times in the Mayflower Health Center

In the last week, a number of events took place in Mayflower’s Health Center for the benefit of residents. Susie Ford, Mayflower housekeeper, and Dorothy Noer, Mayflower resident, assisted with crafts today. Kathy Locey picked designs to iron on a top. Susie uses a Circut Joy to print transfer designs. Tammy Dufoe , physical therapist,

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County Line Band Crowd

Enjoyable Music in The Mayflower Community

Residents of The Mayflower Community were treated to the mixed genre of instrumental and vocal music by Fred Buck and the County Line Band on Thursday, February 2nd. The presentation was the regular Tuesday Lyceum offering of the Mayflower Residents Association Events Committee. The Mayflower Lyceum is an entertainment program in the spacious, acoustically-enriched Carman

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Grinnell Middle School students playing UNO with residents

Gaming in the Mayflower Health Center

Want to know what is one of the keys to successful aging?  Easy.  Spend as much time as you can with young people.  Grinnell Middle School Counselor, Paula Simon, has made this happen for Mayflower Community Health Center residents during this school year.  Recently, she brought another group of Middle Schoolers to spend time playing

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