While Grinnell High School students attended their Homecoming Dance on October 5, another dance was held across town at St. Francis Manor. Kayla Faas, Fitness Director at St. Francis Manor, planned this event as a way to end Active Aging Week with a bang! “Our residents/tenants participated in a variety...
The Hammond Center for Assisted Living is Grinnell’s newest assisted living community having opened just six months ago. “Along with our 6-month anniversary came a state survey which we passed with flying colors!” said Administrator/RN Tiffany Criswell. “The state surveyor said it is very rare for a new building not...
Initiated in 2003 by the International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA), Active Aging Week is October 1-7 this year. The objective of this annual health-promotion event is to give as many older adults as possible the means to experience wellness activities and exercise in a safe and supportive environment. It...
The “Bayer Gives Back Volunteer Program” assisted the St. Francis Manor, Seeland Park and Hammond Center for Assisted Living maintenance team with a landscaping project on August 16. Eleven Bayer employees spent 2.5 hours tearing out edging and landscaping fabric around the gazebo located in St. Francis Manor’s courtyard. They...
St. Francis Manor, Seeland Park & Hammond Center for Assisted Living celebrated the 26th Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day like champs while attempting to dodge water puddles and even a light mist by the end of the outdoor activities on Wednesday, May 29. Over 60 participants kicked off...
St. Francis Manor has been named to the Iowa National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative Honor Roll in recognition of its performance on the Nursing Home Compare long-stay quality measures. Nursing homes on Nursing Home Quality Collaborative Honor Roll have achieved a quality measure composite score of six or less...
Free senior fitness testing for adults aged 60 and older will be offered at scheduled times weekdays between March 25th and April 29th in the Aerobics Room in the new Hammond Center, east of St. Francis Manor on 4th Avenue and Orchard Drive. Although physical fitness has traditionally been associated...
After much anticipation, the new Hammond Center for Assisted Living, named in honor of Montie and Betty Hammond, opened on March 4 when its first tenant, Leila Maring, was welcomed to her new home. Leila then helped to welcome fellow tenants Janyce Heishman and Margaret VanDerKamp, who moved in on...
For the eighth consecutive year, St. Francis Manor and Seeland Park hosted the Grinnell College Men’s and Women’s basketball teams at a dinner in the Social Center on January 10. The athletes and coaches enjoyed a delicious dinner of barbecue ribs, stuffed airline chicken breasts, green beans, baked potatoes and...
U.S. News & World Report has identified St. Francis Manor as one of the Best Nursing Homes for 2018-19 with an Overall Rating of “High Performing” for the second consecutive year. As the global authority in healthcare rankings, U.S. News & World Report has awarded this designation to St. Francis...
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