Approximately 60 Seeland Park & St. Francis Manor Residents and family members attended Lori Norton's third annual presentation on "How to Design & Plant Attractive Containers" on April 27th. Lori introduced us to some new plant varieties and showed us how to combine a variety of plants categorized as "fillers",...
Easter Sunday was a glorious day! A total of 165 people enjoyed Easter Brunch in the Social Center including 15 St. Francis Manor residents who ate with their families. A big thank you to the Culinary Staff—Chef Arnie, Cindy Strobel, and Chris Goodrich for the delicious spread of food including...
The Easter Bunny hopped over to St. Francis Manor for its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15. Over 60 children attended the annual event which is held for St. Francis and Seeland Park residents’ grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as staff members’ children and grandchildren. Before the hunt...
Tiffany Criswell has been promoted to Administrator/RN of St. Francis Manor after passing her National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) earlier this month. Tiffany joins the administrative leadership team with Executive Administrator Dion Schrack who recently completed 35 years as Administrator of St. Francis Manor. Tiffany completed her...
On February 24th, St. Francis Manor residents, board members and employees, as well as Seeland Park residents, celebrated St. Francis Manor’s 40th anniversary with some soft-serve ice cream in the Social Center. A more formal public celebration will be held in conjunction with our Assisted Living groundbreaking later this year....
The annual Valentine’s Day Bake Sale was held on Friday, February 10th. The baked good donations raised over $675 for the Activity Department of St. Francis Manor. Activity Directors Caitlin Mellick and Abby Renbarger want to thank everyone who donated baked goods, bought and enjoyed the baked goods, and those...
On Friday, February 3rd the Social Center was radiating with women dressed in red as approximately 140 St. Francis Manor, Seeland Park and Grinnell community residents celebrated National Wear Red Day. Started by the American Heart Association in 2003, the women wore red to raise awareness of heart disease which...
For the sixth 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. Thank you to those who donated their efforts to serving the dinner. Go Pioneers -- we'll see you at your...
As we bring 2016 to a close we share this festive season with many around campus! Activities started off decorating the facility, caroling at the sing-a-long and seeing Santa at the Christmas parties. Residents had the chance to send families Christmas cards, make ornaments, get gussied up for glamour shots,...
Breakfast with Santa at St. Francis Manor was a fun event for all ages! Nearly 200 people including four-generations of the Hanssen family gathered for an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. From babies to 90-year-olds, most enjoyed seeing the jolly elf; however, there were a few who couldn’t be coaxed with a...
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