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...
Approximately 100 visitors, including 45 first-timers, attended our Fall Tour of Homes on the beautiful afternoon of Sunday, October 9th, to see some or all of the ten open homes and view the quilts and teddy bears which 24 of our residents displayed in the Social Center. Approximately one-third of...
In celebration of National Assisted Living Week (September 11-17), St. Francis Manor & Seeland Park invited the public to attend an entertaining and educational program—“Straight-laced Girls, Uptight Ladies, & Loose Women: How Religion, Corsets and Capitalism Helped to Create the Middle Class We Know Today.” This special event was held...
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 Parkinson’s Disease, Fall Prevention, and Pain Management. The public is invited to attend any one or all of the lunches and educational programs which...
A $3.5 million loan from U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development has recently been awarded to the Hammond Center LLC to help construct a 20-unit assisted living community in Grinnell. The addition will enhance the healthcare services offered on the St. Francis Manor and Seeland Park campus of...
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