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...
A Veterans Remembrance Program was hosted by St. Francis Manor on Thursday, November 10, to honor local veterans. Over 120 people attended the event including St. Francis Manor and Seeland Park residents as well as veterans from the Grinnell community. Activity Directors Caitlin Mellick and Abby Renbarger presented the program...
Approximately half of the past year’s “graduates” gathered for a Rehab Reunion Luncheon to celebrate their success. Out of 104 out-patient participants, 94% met their individualized program goals with expected or better than expected outcomes. Congratulations to those who did the hard work and graduated from the Rehabilitation Clinic at...
Dennis Anderson of Grinnell has donated $15,000 in memory of his late wife, Darlene, to the St. Francis Manor Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, towards construction of the Hammond Center for Assisted Living community on the St. Francis Manor campus. “We are very grateful to Dennis for his generous donation,”...
St. Francis Manor will hosted a legislative forum for the Iowa Health Care Association (IHCA) on Tuesday, October 25, at 2 PM in the St. Francis Manor Social Center, 2021 Fourth Avenue. Steve Ackerson, executive director of IHCA, was the main speaker. The forum was free and open to the...
The Healthiest State Initiative’s goal is to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation. This year’s Walk on October 11th aimed to “Step It Up” and got people together to walk for 30 minutes. St. Francis Manor combined their Buddy Walk with the statewide walk and got residents outside...
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