Senior Strength, Chair Yoga, TheraBand, Hydromassage, workout equipment in two different fitness rooms….It is happening in The Mayflower Community! The independent living resident Well-Being program, led by Hannah O’Polka, CNS, FT, has performed training on a number of pieces of workout equipment and is now offering exercise classes every weekday morning. Other instructors include Leslie
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John Noer, an independent living resident in Grinnell’s Mayflower Community, volunteered to conduct an exercise in the Health Center recently—a brain exercise. After this word game, Health Center residents were off to physical exercise. Leslie Jaworski, Community Life and Wellness Director, assisted with the former and Jessica Hasenyager, Community Life and Wellness Coordinator assisted with
Stephanie Crawford, RN, PTA is The Mayflower Community Restorative Nurse and Health Center Coordinator. She periodically leads exercise sessions for residents to keep minds fresh and muscles strong and loose. See accompanying photos. A recent article in McKnights.com excerpted a poll of older Americans conducted by the University of Michigan in which a majority said
Even though the weather has been a little uncooperative, Mayflower residents led by Katie Pickul, Mayflower’s Community Life and Wellness Coordinator, have reinstated “Walking Groups.” There are two levels of walkers—fast and casual. Each group meets two days a week to walk together around the Mayflower campus when the weather is conducive. For the faster
Dealing with social distancing and a no-visitors policy in The Mayflower Community Health Center, might make it seem like a pretty desolate place. Au contraire! There is an abundance of activity…not to mention the natural bonding that develops between staff and residents in times of challenge. There is time in the Health Center Courtyard, which
By Jordan Finch-Smith, DPT and Brittany Sleeuwenhoek, OTR/L Total Rehab Orthopedic & Sports Specialist The Mayflower Community Total Rehab and The Mayflower Community, both of Grinnell encourage all residents to REMAIN ACTIVE during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inactivity leads to decreased immunity and muscle breakdown and it can negatively affect your mental wellbeing! Total Rehab is
As inclement weather approaches, here are two Grinnell walking exercise options to consider. The City of Grinnell is offering free use of the indoor track at the Grinnell Athletic and Recreation Center (GARC), 1500 Penrose Street, to Grinnell citizens who are 60 years of age and older. When you visit, they will collect contact information
The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) has purchased a side-by-side tandem Van Raam “Fun2Go” three-wheeled cycle, which was delivered Wednesday, August 14th. It can be peddled by one or both of the riders and can be used to
On Monday, July 29th, the UnityPoint Health—Grinnell (UPH-Grinnell) weekly Senior Education Program (“SE*ED”) was presented by Anne Sunday, Independent Living Activities Coordinator for Grinnell’s Mayflower Community and Kayley Thompson, Wellness Specialist for UPH-Grinnell. Both women are certified to facilitate the Area Agency on Aging program, “Matter of Balance. Managing Concerns about Falling.” This eight-week class,
The twice-weekly exercise gathering of approximately 25 Mayflower Community residents celebrated their one-year anniversary this week. Led by Kayley Thompson, UPH-Grinnell Regional Medical Center Wellness Specialist, the Senior Strength group has spent a few hours together each week hardening and fall-proofing in the Mayflower Sports Room, lower level of the Health Center. The group is