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 public. Those...
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 on Wednesday, September...
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 31...
We had a record attendance at this summer's annual Summer Tour of Homes which featured tours of seven Seeland Park residences, including two newly constructed single family homes, and an Art & Craft Exhibit by Seeland Park residents. Attendees visited from Grinnell but also local towns such as Malcom, Montezuma, Kellogg, Brooklyn, Victor, Fairfield,...
Over 50 children attended the annual event which is held for St. Francis residents’ grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as staff members’ children and grandchildren. The Easter Bunny posed with four generations of the Johnson family, shown from left: Kayleigh Thomasson, her mother Jackie Thomasson, her grandma Pat Richardson and her great-grandmother...
The Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation recently awarded St. Francis Manor Foundation a matching challenge grant of $25,000! The community is encouraged to donate now so the value of your gift can be doubled. Gifts of all sizes are welcome and can be mailed to St. Francis Manor Foundation at 2021 Fourth Avenue, Grinnell, IA 50112. For more information...
St. Francis Manor Board Member Fran Conn and Landowner Bill Tish recently worked together to facilitate a great community service with St. Francis Manor’s purchase of four acres of land from Bill Tish to further develop the Seeland Park Retirement Community located in Grinnell. The property, known by many as the...
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