In one of their last days of school, on May 24th, Ms. Deppe’s and Ms. Wheeler’s 43 4th-grade students topped off their year with The Davis School Volunteer Day. The young people came to The Mayflower Community campus to plant flowers and tomatoes and to spend time with residents. Of course, it was a growth
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As of the completion of the Mayflower Health Center annual comprehensive inspection (“recertification”) by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals, Mayflower has been awarded a “Zero Deficiency” rating while also carrying the national Five Star designation! State surveyors were on premise Monday, May 8th through Thursday, May 11th. At their departure, the survey team
On Thursday, May 11th, the duo Karin Stein and Ed East performed as “Calle Sur” (Cuh-yeh SOOR) for The Mayflower Community weekly Lyceum program of entertainment in the Carman Center. “Calle Sur” plays a broad range of music styles from Latin America and, thus, provides a glimpse into the immense cultural diversity and nuance of
This school year (2022-23) at Grinnell College resulted in many student volunteer hours to The Mayflower Community. THANK YOU! Every Saturday during the month of April, a group of student volunteers students came to the Mayflower campus to lead various activities with independent living and healthcare residents. First, it was rock painting; then board games;
Getting a jump on the Pella Tulip Festival the coming weekend, a group of Mayflower Community residents took a ride to Pella on Mayflower’s “Lester the Bus.” Their intention: 1) Seeing all the tulips they could and 2) buying some Dutch letters! To top off their pleasure, Wednesday’s weather was “Iowa beautiful.” — Tracy Woolfolk,
Dr. Leah Uthe, AU.D., CCC-A is a Des Moines based audiologist who sees Mayflower Community residents as patients in the Mayflower Integrated Health Clinic, located on the second floor of the Health Center, 600 Park Street, Grinnell. An Iowa native, Dr. Uthe has merged her services with Kayser Hearing. She received her B.A. in Communication
The weather has been a bit inclement, but Health Center residents of The Mayflower Community have been able to do flower planting in the raised garden located in the protected courtyard space. May plantings bring May flowers! — Tracy Woolfolk, Community Life and Wellness Coordinator