Believe The Best In Yourself!

This month as we conclude our many wonderful presentations, events and surprises, we were delighted to celebrate our "Alive in All Seasons" theme of: The Brain: "Believe in Yourself".

In keeping with our theme, we ended our month with the beautiful welcome of both new residents and new staff!  We love to greet our new residents, families and associates with a warm welcome and celebrate their Belief in the Best of Themselves!  Join us as we make them feel at home in their new environment at Juniper Village of Williamstown.

In addition, residents, families, community friends and associates enjoyed a wonderful game day experience hosted by: Terri Theisen, Assistant V.P. Servicing & Closing of Love Funding Corp.  It is Love Funding's belief & mission to go out into the community providing acts of love.  It was a great day & everyone enjoyed Terri.

We also were treated to a very special presentation by: Dr. Martin Forsberg, M.D., Psychiatrist/Assistant Professor-School of Osteopathic Medicine-NJISA. & several of his current Medical Students.  Dr. Forsberg gave a very informative and engaging presentation on the "Science of a Healthy Brain". He provided great, state of the art information on the latest studies offering benefits for our brain health & maintenance as we age! It was greatly enjoyed by all who attended!

Join us next month at Juniper of Williamstown!

Music Therapy For Alzheimer's at Juniper Village at Williamstown

Residents at Juniper Village at Williamstown sat in rocking chairs on a recent afternoon, with earbuds in place, as they listened to music with hopes the songs will bring back some memories.

Recently, Juniper Village Wellspring Memory Care Community in Williamstown unveiled a program that utilizes music to aid residents who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, or other forms of dementia.

There are currently eight people in the program, and everyday for about 15 to 20 minutes they sit together and listen to personalized playlists.

Each of the residents in the program has Alzheimer's, or a stage of dementia. None of the cases seem to be the same, so they each react differently when they hear a familiar song.

"What happens with Alzheimer's is the brain shrinks, and different parts of the brain control different parts of the body, memory and speech," said Marie Crocca, Juniper Village executive director. "Music tends to take them away, back to their memories."

The music can also help improve the quality of life, relieve boredom, enable memory, reduce or eliminate agitation and provide restoration of identity.

Read more of this story from the South Jersey Times.

Photo by Stephanie Maksin of the South Jersey Times.

"Celebrate Life"

This season as we kick off the month of April, we celebrate Life! There is no better celebration of life than treasuring moments with loved ones and friends, creating new memories together!  We kicked off the month of April with our annual Community Wide Easter Egg Hunt! What a beautiful and fun event.

Residents, families and friends and associates celebrated a beautiful Easter Festive Morning with special Easter pastries, muffins, coffee bar, special spring music and much more!  The Easter Bunny even hopped on over to celebrate and share the joy of a beautiful sunny morning with us!  The Easter Egg Hunt was a huge success and the kids loaded up on Easter Eggs!

Please join us as we continue to celebrate the beautiful moments of life! We will celebrate Passover and many more wonderful spring events! See you Soon! Happy Easter and Passover to all from Juniper of Williamstown!

April 2015 Events in Williamstown, NJ: Believe in Yourself

Welcome to April - the name derived from the Latin word Aperire meaning “to open”; the month when everything starts to bloom and come alive. What better time to really put forth your best efforts and see the true beauty inside than the month in which everything begins anew! Diana Ross, in the Wiz, advises “believe in yourself, right from the start. You'll have brains; you’ll have a heart; you’ll have courage to last your whole life through if you believe in yourself.” So let’s put our best foot forward, believe in ourselves and we can move mountains!

Join us for our April 2015 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown as we pull pranks on April Fool’s Day; honor Jesus Christ on Good Friday, followed by hiding Easter eggs; celebrate the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery on Passover; and celebrate mother earth on Earth Day and Arbor Day. Peruse this month’s calendar as we focus on the brain through our Daily Brain Builders, Wii tournaments and our Healthy Brain Luncheon. Plan to join us for any and all events. Also, check out our Healthy Aging Resource Library to learn more about the brain or any number of health related topics. We look forward to seeing you during this fun filled month.

Our fabulous April 2015 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:

Ø  Annual Community Wide Easter Egg Hunt Event a wonderful event that celebrates family, fun and tradition as we enjoy delightful seasonal refreshments, beautiful music, and, of course, the Easter Egg Hunt for all the kids and our very special guest, The Easter Bunny, will be on site to hop along and take photos with all the kids on April 4^th from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.

Ø  Red Hatters’ Spring Fling Event a fabulous afternoon celebration where we will enjoy seasonal refreshments along with games, prizes, and a great social time with friends throughout our entire community, so don’t forget to wear your Red Hats on April 15^th from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Ø  The Science of A Healthy Brain by: Dr. Forsberg, Psychiatrist to present the latest studies in the Science of creating and maintaining a healthy brain and teach us about the cutting edge science on the components that allow us to live our lives to the fullest with a healthy brain at all stages of our lives on April 17^th from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

We hope to see you at one or more of our April 2015 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown!