Walkers, runners and weightlifters came from as far away as Maryland and Colorado to participate in St. Francis Manor Foundation’s first 5K Pump & Run/Walk on a beautiful fall morning the last day of September. The youngest participant was 9-year-old Gideon Miller from Ankeny and the oldest participants were Seeland...
Initiated in 2003 by the International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA), Active Aging Week takes place each year during the last week of September. This year’s theme is “Ignite Your Passion.” The objective of the annual health-promotion event is to give as many older adults as possible the means to...
The Rehabilitation Clinic at St. Francis Manor will offer three FREE educational Lunch & Learn programs to the public this fall on the important topics of Stroke Rehabilitation, Parkinson’s Disease, and Pain Management. The public is invited to attend any one or all of the lunches and educational programs which...
St. Francis Manor employees Tina Failor, certified nursing assistant (CNA), and Josie Leshen, licensed practical nurse (LPN), have been named as Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) Foundation scholarship recipients. IHCA Senior Vice President & COO Cindy Baddeloo presented Failor and Leshen with the Foundation’s $1,000 John R. Grubb Scholarships at...
After threats of storms for the afternoon of June 29, it turned out to be sunny and hot as roughly 60 people gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking on the site of the future Hammond Center for Assisted Living. St. Francis Manor board members and spouses, St. Francis Manor Foundation board members and spouses, St. Francis Manor staff members, Seeland Park residents, Mayor Gordon Canfield, and future customers of the assisted living community were in attendance at the special event.
St. Francis Manor & Seeland Park celebrated the 24th Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day like champs! The approximate 88 participants in the one-mile walk around the Seeland Park campus included 29 St. Francis Manor residents who enjoyed being outside in the sunshine! Following the walk, participants enjoyed refreshments...
Throughout 2017, St. Francis Manor will be celebrating 40 years of service to the Greater Poweshiek County area in a variety of ways. To mark the actual 40th anniversary of St. Francis Manor in February, St. Francis Manor residents, board members, employees and Seeland Park residents celebrated with soft-serve ice...
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...
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