St. Francis Manor & Seeland Park Plan a “National Senior Health & Fitness Day® Celebration” with Event Open to the Public on May 31st
On May 31st, St. Francis Manor, Seeland Park and the Hammond Center for Assisted Living will join more than 1,000 organizations nationally to celebrate the 30th Annual “National Senior Health & Fitness Day.” As an official host site, St. Francis Manor & Seeland Park invites the public to join in the fun at this free and upbeat event. Participants will meet in front of St. Francis Manor at 1:00 PM for a short walk around the Seeland Park campus.
The Easter Bunny hopped over to St. Francis Manor in Grinnell for its outdoor Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8. Over 1,200 Easter Eggs were hidden! 
The Hammond Center for Assisted Living celebrated its 4-year anniversary with a golden years themed party in honor of tenants spending their golden years at Grinnell’s newest assisted living community.
Join us for our Annual Valentine's Bake Good & Craft Sale Friday, February 10th from 9-11 AM! Cinnamon rolls, coffee, and juice will be served, a free will donation will be taken all proceeds going to the Activity Departments! 
It’s the smell of popcorn on Thursdays, laughter coming from the activity areas, colorful door decorations, or a special movie playing in the theater… The halls of St. Francis Manor and the Hammond Center are filled with weekly themes, holidays, and birthdays hosted by the activities departments! Each week is full of crafts, food, and social engagements which helps provide our residents/tenants with good quality-of-life experiences.
St. Francis Manor residents, Hammond Center for Assisted Living tenants and Seeland Park residents must all be on Santa’s nice list as he was spotted on several occasions on the St. Francis Manor campus! Along with Santa, St. Francis Manor residents were joined by their family members at special Christmas parties held in the Social Center for the first time since the pandemic. Sitting at tables adorned with festive red and black decorations, attendees sang Christmas carols, ate tasty treats, tested their Christmas knowledge with trivia questions and visited with Santa!
Breakfast with Santa at St. Francis Manor was a fun event for all ages! Over 125 people including four generations of the Madolyn Braley, Gary Foster and Pat Johnson families gathered for an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. From babies to 95-year-olds, most enjoyed seeing the jolly elf; however, there were a few who couldn’t be coaxed with a candy cane to sit on Santa’s lap! Some of Santa’s elves better known as Seeland Park residents assisted with serving drinks and clearing tables. The event raised $1,787 to benefit the Hammond Center for Assisted Living Human Needs Fund.
A Veterans Remembrance Program was held on Wednesday, November 9, to honor veterans living on the St. Francis Manor campus. Approximately 80 St. Francis Manor residents, Hammond Center for Assisted Living tenants and Seeland Park residents attended the program that featured guest speaker retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Tom Tish who was associated with the United States Army for 48 years.
St. Francis Manor’s gazebo has been updated with new outdoor furniture, lights, a ceiling fan, and a coat of white paint thanks to donations to the St. Francis Manor Foundation in memory of Dean Conn.
