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a night at the symphony tasting menu items

Mayflower Residents “Go To” the Symphony

So, how was the Symphony last night? That question is being asked this morning in Grinnell’s Mayflower Community. Making arrangements to “attend” the Des Moines Symphony virtual-streamed performance on Thursday evening, February 11th, Mayflower offered up an appetizer and wine selection accompaniment. Entitled “Past and Present,” the Symphony performance was a study in historical and

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Chao Huang

Celebrating the Chinese New Year at Mayflower

Chinese New Year will be celebrated on Friday, February 12th. In The Mayflower Community, we have planned a sedate event because there is so much else happening in February—the Super Bowl party menu, a Winter Dinner, and a Des Moines Symphony appetizer and wine event followed by Valentine’s Day two days after the Chinese New

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Bob & Dot Anderson getting vaccinations

The Mayflower Community Vaccinations

On Friday, February 5th, The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents and staff received their second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. A few staff members received their first dose that day. A total of 135 doses were administered to this group. In addition, 190 independent living residents received their

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Super Bowl Treats

Enjoying the Super Bowl Treats…If Not the Game!

On Sunday, February 7th, residents of The Mayflower Community (Grinnell IA) enjoyed special party treats prepared by the Mayflower kitchen. The 42 households tuned into the Super Bowl and got a package that included Parmesan garlic wings, meatballs and bacon jam, and Hawaiian sliders (sweet roll, ham, Swiss cheese, pineapple, garlic aioli, and Dijon sesame

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Jim Ramsey headshot

New Mayflower Trustees

Don Schild, Grinnell attorney and President of The Mayflower Community Board of Trustees, announces the election of these three new Trustees to the Board: Paige Carlson, Jessica Dillon, and Jim Ramsey. Mayflower is a not-for-profit senior living and healthcare organization served by an all-volunteer Board since its establishment in Grinnell, Iowa in 1950. Over 260

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Shirley Parrott

Shirley Parrott Named Environmental Dept. Head

Jack Morrison, Director of Facility Operations for The Mayflower Community, announces that Shirley Parrott has been named Environmental Department Head. Shirley has been employed at Mayflower since 2018. Shirley was previously the Supervisor for the department and became the Department Head on December 15th. She has responsibility for 12 staff members working in Mayflower’s Housekeeping

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Winter dinner at Mayflower Community

Mayflower Winter Dinner

Cold. Snow. Wind. What better way to deal with it than to offer a special “Winter Dinner” in The Mayflower Community? That’s just what we did on Thursday, January 28th. The menu started with roasted red pepper and tomato soup with feta cheese. The main course was braised beef short ribs with bordelaise sauce, duchess

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Penguin on ice graphic

Walk Like a Penguin

It’s wintertime in Iowa. That means the “Ice Age” cometh! Snow. Melt. Refreeze. Rain. Overnight freeze. The Mayflower Community (Grinnell, Iowa) reminds you to take extreme caution walking (and driving, of course) on ice. One fall can put your life in a tailspin…even if you don’t fall on your tail. When walking on ice, keep

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Montgomery building covered in snow

Mayflower Clears the Snow

It happened again! Another big snowstorm hit Grinnell, one of the biggest in the last 10 years. We had eight-plus inches of snow. According to one of our Facilities staff members, “It is hard to tell how much snow we got. In some places, it’s about 8 inches. In other places, it is at least

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Paul and Marie signing up for COVID-19 vaccinations

Vaccinations in Process for All of Mayflower

As of this writing (January 25th), most Grinnell Mayflower Community residents and staff who want a COVID-19 vaccination are in the process of getting it. All but a couple of Health Center and Beebe Assisted Living residents who have doctors’ excuses and all disposed staff have received their first dose. The second dose for this

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