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...
Thank you to all who attended our annual 'Breakfast with Santa!' on December 1st hosted by St. Francis Manor and Seeland Park. Attendees enjoyed all-you-can-eat pancakes with butter and maple syrup, sausage links, orange juice, milk and coffee will be served between 8 and 10:30 AM in the St. Francis...
Thank you to all of our outpatient clients who received physical, occupational and/or speech therapy services through the Rehabilitation Clinic at St. Francis Manor during the past year! These clients were recently treated to a fabulous dinner prepared by our culinary staff. Congratulations to the following winners of $25 gift...
A Veterans Remembrance Program was hosted by St. Francis Manor on Thursday, November 8, to honor local veterans. St. Francis Manor and Seeland Park residents as well as veterans from the Grinnell community attended the program which included guest speaker, retired Air Force Master Sergeant Randy Hotchkin. Above: L-R: Ron...
The family of the late Jewel W. Kintzinger (1933 - 2017) has announced a matching fundraising effort of $60,000 to support completion of the Hammond Center for Assisted Living in Grinnell. This match will apply to new donations made to the St. Francis Manor Foundation which are designated for the...
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