Spreading Your Joy in Williamstown

As we come to the end of September, we continue to "Spread Our Joy in Williamstown!"  Residents, families and friends throughout the local communities had a wonderful September 2015 season at Juniper Village!

We celebrated with a Rosh Hoshana Traditional Jewish Cultural Celebration and Resident Luncheon featuring all traditional foods of the Holiday, residents enjoyed traditional Klezmer music as well as a wonderful historical presentation!

We also kicked off Assisted Living Week and Grandparents Day with a very festive celebration with delicious refreshments, music and more! We also were given the high honor of participating in the "Freshman Welcome" for Rowan University this year and residents, families and friends enjoyed a wonderful luncheon and game day with the new Rowan Freshman!  It was a joy to make welcome these students and make many new friends!  We also enjoyed a wonderful Bake Sale spearheaded by our Executive Director, MaryJane Eicke that raised wonderful donations to be shared with the Alzheimer's Association of Delaware Valley! Residents also enjoyed many of the healing arts during Assisted Living Week such as reflexology, yoga, meditation and more!

We hope you will stop by and enjoy our upcoming events in October and remember to Spread Your Joy everywhere you go!

Juniper Village at Williamstown recognized for outstanding resident and family satisfaction

Excellence in Action award recognizes exemplary commitment to quality

Juniper Village at Williamstown is pleased to announce it has received the Excellence in Action award from My InnerView by National Research Corporation. This honor recognizes long term care and senior living organizations that achieve the highest levels of satisfaction excellence, as demonstrated by overall resident satisfaction scores.

"The Excellence in Action award isn't just any quality performance award," said Jason Stevens, Senior Vice President of Business Development at National Research. "Rather, it's an award that defines what it means for providers to provide the right kind of care—patient-centered care—for their residents, families, and employees. It's an honor and well-deserved accomplishment for repeat winners and new organizations alike."

Juniper Village at Williamstown is a two building campus consisting of assisted living and Wellspring Memory Care. It is home to 87 residents, located at 1640 Black Horse Pike. It provides specialized programming and healthcare including the use of the Music & Memory program.

“Our Williamstown team truly goes above and beyond to provide quality, individualized care and service to our residents. I see this every day that I am present in their community. The results of our customer satisfaction surveys validate their incredible efforts,” expressed Linda Donato, vice-president of operations for Juniper Communities.

Samples of questions asked on the survey include, “What is your recommendation of this facility to others” or “What is your recommendation of this facility as a place to live?”

Juniper Communities’ focus on the total well-being of each resident, providing personalized care coupled with innovative healthcare practices, has made it a recognized leader and the first choice among many patient/resident referral sources. Its’ Connect4Life model which provides onsite health and physical therapy care, is regarded as the most forward looking practice by industry sources for 2015.

Grandparent’s Day with Juniper Village at Williamstown

This Year we celebrated Grandparent's Day in conjunction with our Assisted Living Week Kick Off! We also had as special guest, "The Very Best Grandparent Ever!"  We also celebrated with one of our housekeeper's grandsons who has become so dear to our community; he has become everyone's grandson!

Resident's enjoyed a very special lunch, celebration of music, games and more! Remember being a grandparent is a Very High Calling & You are the gift to the new generation!

September 13 – 19 is National Assisted Living Week

Understand the senior living options available

This year, National Assisted Living Week’s theme is Nourishing Life: Mind, Body and Spirit and celebrates the countless ways assisted living caregivers nurture the whole resident. This has been the basis of Juniper Village at Williamstown’s mission since we began and is certainly a goal of the industry.

With the percentage of the U.S. population over age 65 steadily increasing, it is important to understand the many options available in specialized residences and the level of care they provide for the growing and varied needs of seniors.

In addition to the type of community, it is equally important to find one that offers compassionate care, unparalleled access to healthcare – preferably onsite, programming that will stimulate you such as Music & Memory, and a commitment to continued improvement.

Personal Care/Assisted Living residences are for seniors who require the least amount of care. Meals are provided along with assistance in medication management, bathing, and dressing, if needed. Housekeeping and laundry services may also be available. Community social activities or outings may be offered, and depending on their preferences and budgets, residents may have the option of choosing a private room or a shared apartment.

Although some Assisted Living residences may provide services for seniors with cognitive impairment, a Memory Care residence is a specialized community for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Providing 24-hour supervision and security, the Memory Care environment is designed to meet the unique challenges of Alzheimer’s patients.

A Skilled Nursing Care residence, sometimes known as a nursing home, provides the highest level of care for its residents as well as round-the-clock availability of medical care. Seniors in these communities may be incontinent or require assistance with eating, walking, and moving about the bed.  Skilled Nursing Care residences usually provide long-term care for seniors who are too sick or frail for other types of residences.

In recognition of National Assisted Living Week, remember, when independent living becomes too difficult, moving into a senior living community that offers appropriate levels of care based on an individual’s need can often be the best solution.

Spreading The Joy of Friendship!

This month at Juniper Village of Williamstown as we celebrate our "Alive In All Seasons" theme of: Friendship: "Spread Your Joy", we began with receiving an "Awesome" New Jersey State Survey!  As we know in Healthcare it doesn't get any better than that!  We celebrated with all of the Juniper Team & friends with a fun celebration and as you can see by the photo of our "Maintenance Director-Tyrone" we also enjoyed another amazing cake by our Friends Liscio's Bakery right here in town!

In addition, we welcomed a new friend/resident to our community who is also a Major Eagle's Fan like all of us here in Williamstown! She experienced a great welcome celebration!  We also enjoyed the beautiful friendship of an inter-generational game day and there is nothing better than the friendship of our children and grandchildren! I always say, if you want to experience joy, just get around children and puppies, a smile is just around the corner!

Residents also enjoyed a beautiful day out visiting a beautiful sacred shrine and a shared prayer experience with their friends!  It was a truly beautiful experience!

We look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!

September 2015 Events in Williamstown, NJ: Spread Your Joy

As the air begins to cool and summer wanes, Juniper Village ends our “Stay Connected” series by recognizing Friendship and Joy. What is it that brings you joy? Is it the wet nose of a newborn pup? The smile of your first grandchild? The taste of a triple chocolate ice cream cone? Whatever it is we invite you to share that joy with others at Juniper Village this month.

Much attention has been paid to studies regarding the effects of stress on your health, but what about the effects of joy? The landmark “Nun Study,” as it's often known, revealed that positive emotion is correlated with longevity: 90% of the most cheerful quarter of nuns was alive at the age of eighty-five, whereas only 34% of the least cheerful quarter lived to that age. Similarly, 54% of the most cheerful fourth was alive at age ninety-four, versus 11% of the least cheerful. Of the 678 sisters in the original study about four dozen are still living. So go ahead, grab that triple chocolate cone it might just extend your life!

This month we invite you to “Spread Your Joy” as we honor our friendships in our Red Hat and Villager clubs and our Best Friends events; get our hands dirty at our Friendship Daffodil Project; and celebrate with our Birthday Party and House Warming Initiatives.

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

§  September 11^th Remembrance as we honor those who lost their lives, especially those who sacrificed so that others might live, on September 11^th at 3:00 pm.

§  Assisted Living Week Kick-Off and Erev Rosh Hashana as we begin our celebration of Rosh Hashana and offer gratitude to all those who make assisted living facilities true homes for their residents on September 13^th at 2:00 pm.

§  Spreading the Joy of Friendship presentation by Deb Gabrieli who will share with us all the ways that offering friendship to others is also a blessing to ourselves on September 17^th at 3:00 pm.

We look forward to sharing our September 2015 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as we Spread Your Joy.