July 2017 Events in Williamstown, NJ: Stand In Integrity

Each summer Juniper Village begins our quarterly Alive in All Seasons focus on Staying Connected. We promote staying connected to the community, the environment and each other. In July we shed light on staying connected to our community through volunteerism. Do you know that, as a company, we receive more than 10,000 hours of precious volunteer time each year? We have many volunteers, both human and animal, who contribute to our mission of nurturing the spirit of life. Elizabeth Andrew said it best, “volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” This month we honor all of the wonderful volunteers who make time to share a bit of their heart with us. We appreciate those who lead groups in our communities; those who share their unique skills and talents with our residents; those who provide friendly visits to our residents and give a reassuring hug or comforting puppy kiss; and the many, many other special people who enhance our lives.

This month as we focus on volunteerism we invite you to find a way that you can make a difference. Whether helping us at Juniper Village or another organization, volunteering has countless emotional and physical health benefits. Volunteering gives a boost not only to those receiving, but to those giving of their time as well.

Review our full calendar and make time to join us for any and all events.

This month we highlight our Ambassador Program and other volunteer opportunities for residents. In addition to volunteer opportunities, we invite you to join us during July for our summer celebrations and share our thanks as we honor those who Stand In Integrity with us.

Our fabulous July 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:

§  Let Freedom Ring Celebration as we celebrate our Alive In all Seasons theme of “Stand In Integrity” and kick it all off with a fun BBQ and Patriotic music honoring our volunteers, servicemen/women and local heroes who sacrifice themselves in order to make our lives better, so stop by and meet some of these wonderful people on July 4^th from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

§  Presentation Betsy Ross’s Neighbor as we “stay connected” by listening to our favorite Storyteller Dorothy Stanaitis tell the story of Betsy Ross’s (Nosy) Next Door Neighbor, so come and learn a little about America’s first flag maker and how she had two birth dates, three religions, three husbands and three grave sites during an afternoon event that is sure to please, and light refreshments will be served on July 13^th from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

§  Casino Night for a night connecting with friends old and new and try our luck at one of many games as fun times will be had by all with refreshment and raffles throughout the night on July 26^th from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

We look forward to sharing our July 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as you Stand In Integrity.

Hot Fun In The Summertime!!!!

June 21, 2017... The 172^nd day of the year, the first day of Summer & the longest day of the year (June Solstice). Here at Williamstown we started it off right with our first Summer BBQ and great music. We started with fun pictures before breakfast and continued throughout the day. We stopped for a fabulous BBQ for lunch complete with Jersey corn and fresh juicy watermelon.  After lunch the wonderfully talented Marc S. entertained us with music that we could sing and dance along to. We were thrilled to have family and friends join us on this special day. Whatever your Summer may bring please feel free to stop in for one or more of our many upcoming events. Wishing you a happy and safe Summer!!!!

Cupcake Ladies Of Williamstown!

Our ladies got down to some serious baking the other day. They made chocolate and vanilla cupcakes in the morning and when they cooled in the afternoon they rolled up their sleeves and decorated them beautifully.  They even managed to devour some in between.  While they were decorating they decided there were enough to go around so they shared them with their friends at dinner.  Everyone enjoyed these special treats!

Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

This past Wednesday residents, staff and families took a walk on the wild side. We packed a fabulous picnic lunch boarded a bus and headed to The Cape May Zoo. When we arrived we ate our lunch at one of the many picnic areas located at the zoo, then proceed to go and check out the animals.

We were delighted to see many animals such as bears, snow leopards, owls, monkeys, otters and some foxes. After walking around for a while we headed back to the bus for our trip home. The day was fun and brought back a lot of memories of trips we’ve taken to the zoo in the past.

Local leader in Alzheimer’s Care presents at AFA National Educating America Tour

Mary Jane Eicke, Executive Director of Juniper Village at Williamstown was honored to present at the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s Educating America Tour as part of its 15^th anniversary celebration. The Concepts in Care Educational Conference, held on May 19 at the Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, provided the opportunity for people to learn from experts on topics, including: access to healthcare, transitioning from home to residential care setting, safeguarding your space, long-term care, perceptions of aging, and clinical trials and research.

With approximately 300 people in attendance, Mary Jane discussed care for the memory-impaired and Alzheimer’s disease. Juniper Village at Williamstown has received the Excellence in Care, Dementia Care Program of Distinction designation from the AFA consistently since 2010. At that time, JVW was the first in New Jersey and only one of thirty in the country to have received the honor.

“We are proud that our pioneering programs and innovatively designed environment has enabled us to be recognized by the AFA.  Thanks to our dedicated staff, we are one of an elite number of communities that they believe ensure quality of life for individuals with dementia and their families; and one that provides an optimal care setting,” explained Mary Jane Eicke.

As for being asked to present at the conference, she said, “It was an honor to be asked to present by the AFA. I was very proud to be part of it.”

June 2017 Events in Williamstown, NJ: Live In Wellness

“You are what you eat.” The old adage is now truer than ever. Good health is largely dependent on good nutrition, so much so that doctors trace many physical and emotional ailments back to a diet deficient in vitamins and minerals. Eating a well-balanced diet is a major part of encouraging long life, lowering the incidence of disease, and helping sick people recover. On the flip side, inadequate nutrition and poor quality foods can generally cut life span and open us up to many illnesses and disease. In effect, food is medicine per Webster's definition of medicine: "The science and art dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention, alleviation, or cure of disease." Food acts as medicine - to maintain, prevent, and treat disease.

With this month’s Alive in All Seasons focus on food, we’d like to give you a prescription for a healthy diet: breakfast daily (do not skip); meals x3 (at least) daily; foods from each of the food groups per meal daily. The food pyramid defines the food groups as grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy and proteins. The amounts vary according to age, sex, height, weight, and physical activity level. Here’s a good guideline to start you on your way. Make half your plate fruits and vegetables. Make half your grains whole grains. Move to low-fat and fat-free dairy. Vary your protein routine and eat and drink the right amount for you.

Join us as we continue our focus on healthy aging by shedding light on our hydration program with healthy snacks and juices, and demonstrate how food and nutrition help us to Live in Wellness from a dietitian’s point of view.

Our fabulous June 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:

§  Classic Movie Night as we get ready to walk the red carpet at our screening of The King and I, so sit back, relax, and munch on some popcorn or candy along with an ice cold soda, and feel free to sing along to this 1946 classic starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr on June 8^th at 6:30 pm.

§  Father’s Day Magic Show to say Abracadabra and Hocus Pocus and enjoy a magical afternoon as we celebrate all of the wonderful Fathers in our lives, so bring the family and enjoy some of Dad’s favorite snacks, and who knows, you may be selected as the magicians helper, but just don’t disappear on us on June 18^th at 2:00 pm.

§  Summer Kick Off & Community Outreach Event because with this month’s focus on food, there’s no better way to celebrate the first day of summer then with an all-American hot dog or hamburger off the grill, so join us as we “Live In Wellness” with this summer kick off filled with delicious, and healthy food options, and to help others enjoy healthy food, we ask that you bring a canned item or dry good item that we will be donating to our local food pantry on June 21^st at 2:00 pm. (RSVP by June 12^th to 856-740-4444.)

We look forward to sharing our June 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as you Live In Wellness.

Cultural Diversity In Juniper Village at Williamstown

On May 12^th the staff of Juniper Village at Williamstown gave each other a taste of their favorite ethnic dishes at a cultural lunch. All staff were invited to participate, and we had a beautiful variety of foods from all over the globe. Needless to say it was a huge hit and we can’t wait to do it again.

M O T H E R…. Put Them All Together They Spell Mother

This past weekend we celebrated all of our wonderful mothers with a beautiful brunch. Our residents and their families loved spending time with each other and even making new friends. We had lots of good food, great music and tons of fun together.  Please stop by and join us for any of our upcoming events, we would love to see you!

Take Your Child To Work Day

As April ended we found ourselves celebrating “Take Your Child To Work Day”. Our staff brought their children, grandchildren and nieces and nephews to work. They were they a tremendous benefit to us. The kids helped out by walking around outside the buildings with our residents, helped hand out supplies, and even enjoyed a pizza party lunch and fresh hot soft pretzels. We also had a visit from Rosebud the Therapy Hen and everyone got to enjoy her. It was a fun day for all!

May 2017 Events in Williamstown, NJ: Grow Strong Daily

Continuing our Spring Alive In All Seasons focus on healthy again, we continue to let wellbeing thrive with a May focus on Fitness. Staying fit throughout all seasons of life is possible and at Juniper we promote fitness every day of the week! We recently shared on our Facebook page a New York Times story, authored by Gretchen Reynolds, providing results from the Mayo Clinic who recently conducted an experiment on the cells of 72 healthy but sedentary men and women who were 30 or younger or older than 64. The volunteers were randomly assigned to a particular exercise regimen. There were some unsurprising differences: The gains in muscle mass and strength were greater for those who exercised only with weights, while interval training had the strongest influence on endurance. But more unexpected results were found in the biopsied muscle cells. It seems as if the decline in the cellular health of muscles associated with aging was “corrected” with exercise, especially if it was intense, says Dr. Sreekumaran Nair, a professor of medicine and an endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic and the study’s senior author. In fact, older people’s cells responded in some ways more robustly to intense exercise than the cells of the young did. So pick up those weights, get on that bike and remember it’s never too late to benefit from exercise. And if you’re not doing so already, follow us on social media so you don’t miss a thing.

We invite you to Grow Strong Daily along with us with programs such as Fitness Five and our Route 66 Walking Program. Learn more about fitness and keeping your heart healthy at our Heart Healthy Luncheon and educational presentation. Staying fit throughout all seasons of life is possible.

Our fabulous May 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:

§  Cinco De Mayo Celebration because it's time to pull out your old sombrero, grab your maracas and join us for our annual Cinco de Mayo celebration and enjoy traditional Mexican food, festive music and a whole lot of fun, with this month’s focus on Fitness we invite you to “Grow Strong Daily” while learning a Mexican folk dance and interesting facts about the day, and last but not least, bring your business cards to exchange and be entered to win our door prize, then leave us a big OLÉ on May 4^th at 3:00 pm.

§  Mother’s Day Brunch because whether you are a mother or have a wonderful mother, we invite you to enjoy a beautiful brunch and music to honor the special mothers in our lives, so spend quality time with your family and ours as we share stories of all the wonderful moms out there on May 7^th at 9:30 am. (RSVP by April 28^th at 856-740-4444.)

§  Memorial Day Celebration for a tribute as we honor those who have bravely served our country as we share an afternoon of food, music and stories about the men and woman that served our country in the past and are currently still serving in our armed forces, while we hear from our own Resident Associate Sarah about how proud she is to serve our country, so we look forward to sharing this special day with you on May 29^th at 3:00 pm.

We look forward to sharing our May 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as you Grow Strong Daily.

Every Bunny Loves Some Bunny….

Easter arrived early at Juniper Village at Williamstown. Our annual Easter Egg Hunt was a big hit. The kids loved finding the eggs and the adults loved our beautiful continental breakfast. I think the biggest hit was none other than  The Easter Bunny! Our bunny put smiles on everybody’s  face. Wishing you all a beautiful Passover and Easter!

April 2017 Events in Williamstown, NJ: Believe in Yourself

Each April we begin our Healthy Aging Series with a focus on brain health, and encourage you to Believe in Yourself. We know that believing in yourself has a positive effect on your mental health, but did you know that self-confidence influences your physical health as well? Recent studies show people who exhibit self-confidence are generally healthier and tend to live longer. That's because confidence is a positive emotion and positive emotions have countless health benefits for your mind, body and spirit. In nurturing wellbeing by encouraging an active body, an engaged mind and a fulfilled spirit, Juniper is also building self-confidence. The link between health and confidence also may be related to the ability of positive emotions to boost our brain's power to hold attention, be aware and remember things. We are better able to learn, build new skills and relate with others when we are feeling optimistic. Also confident people are better able to handle chaotic situations in a positive manner. This helps to reduce or avoid excessive stress, high blood pressure, anger, confusion – all the negative side effects of feeling powerless, overwhelmed and out of control.

If you need to kick start your confidence, here are a few things to try: smile; count your blessings; surround yourself with confident people; learn how others have found their confidence and follow their lead; challenge negative or inaccurate thinking and replace with accurate, constructive thoughts; and encourage yourself. You can also plan to join us this month for uplifting discussions and a focus on brain health with offerings such as Daily Brain Builders, Wii games, and a Brain Healthy Luncheon.

Our fabulous April 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:

§  Red Hatter’s Spring Fling as with this month’s focus on Brain Health in mind, we invite you to join in an afternoon filled with fun brain-challenging games, brain-healthy refreshments and lots more, and ladies, don’t forget to wear your traditional red and purple with pride while joining us for this festive occasion on April 5^th at 3:00 pm.

§  Annual Community and Family Easter Celebration as we are calling all family and friends to join us for a morning of fun as we celebrate Easter Juniper Village style, so bring the kids for our annual Easter egg hunt, pictures with The Easter Bunny and most of all good old-fashioned fun with our family and yours on April 8^th at 10:00 am.

§  First Annual Karaoke Idol Night to find out if you are the next Juniper Villager Karaoke Idol, let your brain take over, brush off your vocal chords, unleash your inner Rock Star and show us what you’ve got, as we enjoy a night of fun, friendship, food, networking and what’s sure to be the talk of the town, and of course, bring your business cards to exchange with your fellow rock stars on April 24^th at 6:30 pm.

We look forward to sharing our April 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as you Believe in Yourself.

Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road?....... To Get To Juniper Village Williamstown!

As we keep with our theme of “Performance” we need to know that there are many types of performers including animals. Today we had a visit from our friend Gwenne and her Half Rhode Island Red and half White Leghorn friend Rosebud. Rosebud is a therapy hen who loves to sit and be held and be loved by people. She wears a diaper as not to mess on anyone and is very polite about it. Everyone enjoyed holding her and learning about her from Gwenne. It truly is amazing to see how animals play such a big part in a person’s life. Rosebud brought smiles to all today!

Connect4Life Leads to Better Outcomes for Residents

Integrated Care in Seniors Housing that Meets the Triple Aim from Cindy Longfellow

Data shows Connect4Life’s high-tech/high-touch integrated services lead to higher quality care and better outcomes for residents

Executive Summary: Integrated Care in Seniors Housing that Meets
the Triple Aim

By Anne Tumlinson, MMHS and Lynne Katzmann, PhD

According to the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, more than 190 million Americans, or about 59 percent of the population, are affected by one or more chronic illnesses. Over the next 15 years (between 2016 and 2030,) 80 percent of the United States population will experience one or more chronic conditions, costing more than $42 trillion in medical care spending and losses in employment productivity.

To address these challenges and enhance the resident experience, Juniper Communities, a Bloomfield, NJ-based national owner-operator of seniors housing, developed the Connect4Life model, which provides on-site comprehensive therapy, primary care, pharmacy and lab services, integrated with other services using a “high-tech/high-touch” communications protocol that transfers information through an Electronic Health Record (EHR) and coordinates care through a human navigator.

Juniper Communities retained Anne Tumlinson Innovations (ATI) to compare Connect4Life outcomes and utilization data with data on the broader Medicare population from the 2012 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS). The findings suggest that the Connect4Life model contributes to lower hospital readmissions and the utilization of inpatient services among a high-need resident population. The results affirm the potential of integrating select clinical care and services in a seniors housing environment that provides supportive services to those who have chronic conditions, functional limitations, and complex social needs.

The results suggest an integrated program of services in seniors housing—like Juniper’s Connect4Life —can contribute to reducing the cost of care and services to Medicare beneficiaries residing in seniors housing. More importantly, the data points to the value of the Connect4Life model for managing population health because of its ability to efficiently target integrated care interventions in the high cost, high-need Medicare population.

Juniper Communities has been a thought leader in senior living care, developing nearly a dozen innovative service and delivery programs to enhance aging, lifestyle and resident health. Recognizing opportunities in to meet the triple aim of recent health policy changes in the United States – improved customer satisfaction, evidence-base quality and lower healthcare utilization, Juniper is pioneering Connect 4 Life – one of senior living’s first truly integrated care models of assisted living care and service.

Read more in the FREE White Paper!

The Beat Goes On!

They say that drumming has many benefits such as decreasing anxiety and depression, improving mobility and posture, improving immunity and motor skills along with having fun and being in the moment. Here at Juniper Village Williamstown we celebrated “Our Treasures Within” with Mark Wood of Rockaway New Jersey. He brought with him a  bunch of his drums and conducted a drum circle in both of our buildings. The outcome was sheer JOY, our residents and staff loved being part of this event. They drummed and danced and after it was over wanted to know when we were doing it again.  As always, we invite you to stop in to see us and join us for one of our fun events!

Williamstown Nor’easter

With a Nor’easter heading towards us and the news outlets advising all to take proper precautions what to do but gather your staff and make it a party.  Our fabulous staff willingly packed their suitcases and spent the night to ensure ALL our residents were safe and taken care of.  Rooms were filled with air mattresses and all the comforts of home.  A Big Shout Out to our Williamstown Team; always ready to help when needed!

March 2017 Events in Williamstown, NJ: Your Treasure is Within

Theatrical readings, colorful costumed dancers and spectacular vocal performances bring to a close our creative expression quarterly theme with a focus on performance and honoring our inner treasure – our self-worth. With so many demands on our time these days, it’s easy to always put others first and forget to care of ourselves. Also as we get older, retire from work and in some cases caretaking, we may forget our sense of value – our self-worth. A large part of nurturing the spirit of life is providing opportunities for purpose.

This month we will put an even greater focus on identifying our continued purpose and self-worth by performing purposeful activities, reminiscing and creating opportunities to treasure ourselves. Motivational speaker Anne Naylor offers these tips to help you treasure yourself: Treasure your thoughts with kindness – nurture your thoughts of gratitude and appreciation. Treasure your feelings and emotions – observe and use them as your guide. Treasure your body – treat it well with exercise, nourishment, rest, joy and laughter. Treasure your spirit – breathe, meditate and enjoy the goodness in your life. We hope you all enjoy the treasure of your wonderful self.

Please join us as we dramatically embrace performance throughout March with our weekly drama club, outings to live theatrical performances and our Oscar-themed party. Celebrate the Irish culture in grand style with our Saint Patrick’s Day event filled with food, fun and, of course, dancing! Honor yourself and recognize Your Treasure is Within this month at Juniper Village!

Our fabulous March 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:

§  Rhythm of the Soul Drumming Experience as for centuries, this unique art form has been an extremely effective calming mechanism and utilized in many tribal societies as a healing art form, we celebrate performance this month and take time out to listen to the “Rhythm of the Soul” and enjoy the healing art of this Drumming Experience on March 7^th at 3:00 pm.

§  Annual Community Wide Irish Cultural Celebration as we are taking St. Patrick’s Day celebrations to a whole new level, join us for this fun, jubilant, cultural celebration as we enjoy the melodic sounds of Irish music with lots of Irish humor and the traditional Irish Potatoes and Green Beer, so take time out of your busy day and celebrate the heritage of the “Emerald Isle” with us on March 17^th at 2:00 pm.

§  Peak Fitness Performance Presentation by The Genesis Team continuing with our focus on performance, we are happy to host this educational presentation by our Genesis/Theralink team who will demonstrate the health benefits of utilizing every opportunity to attain peak performance in our fitness regime, while enjoying friends at the same time, so join us as we attain “Peak Fitness Performance” together on March 20^th at 1:30 pm.

We look forward to sharing our March 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as Your Treasure is Within.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Happy Valentine’s Day! Here in Williamstown we celebrated in style. With staff and residents decked out in their finest red clothing, we were entertained by Rick, who serenaded us with beautiful love songs as we all enjoyed fabulous sweets baked by our very own Katie.  Lots of friends and families came to visit bringing with them an

assortment of flowers and chocolates which were received by happy loved ones.  Here's to hoping you all had a beautiful day.

Linked and Loving It!

A few weeks ago we received an e-mail telling us to be on the lookout for surprise packages that were headed our way. We were all so excited to see what they were. When the packages arrived we saw it was an interactive touch screen computer system that we would now be able to access a new program called Linked Senior. We quickly assembled the system and began using it. The outcome over the past few day has been WONDERFUL!. Our residents, families and staff are enjoying all

that it has to offer. One resident got the biggest kick out of watching the “Mummers Parade” from 1955, another group enjoyed doing scenic trivia.  I can already tell this is going to be an asset to our community. When you stop on by come check it out, we know you will love it!

February 2017 Events in Williamstown, NJ: Awaken Your Passion

This month, our focus on creative expression continues with a focus on art. Art, as with beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. It is understandable that some have great artistic ability and others do not. But, at Juniper we know that everyone has a passion for creative expression, regardless of ability or age. Pablo Picasso once said, “All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” He is speaking about becoming inhibited as adults. With our various art programs we encourage uninhibited creativity as a form of therapy. Creating art affords the opportunity of self-exploration and self-expression leading to both physical and mental benefits. Creating art in any of its various forms, is also about sharing a bit of ourselves with each other. Art is one way to express ourselves, and the creations are honest and true representations of our experiences. In sharing our stories through art with others we invite communication and create lasting bonds.

Art typically encompasses painting, sculpting, and drawing. But, the act of creating art can be as simple as doodling. Art is simply the creation of something outside one’s self that often mirrors what is going on within their mind, soul, and body. We use creative arts as a way to nurture the spirit of life. Join us throughout February as we focus on great varieties of art such as photography, needlework, handicrafts, painting, sculpture and more. Please join us as we share a bit of ourselves with our weekly craft classes, experience art on an outing to an art museum, and embrace our celebratory spirit with Mardi Gras and St. Patrick’s Day parties. We look forward to helping you Awaken Your Passion this month!

Our fabulous February 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:

§  “Rumors, Scandals & Dirty Rotten Lies” Storytelling by Author and Certified Colonial Pennsylvania Tour Guide Dorothy Stanaitas who will share a delightful and entertaining program of Historical Gossip from America’s Colonial Period, told in historic colonial period costume, to peek behind closed doors and learn what was churning the gossip mills of colonial Philadelphia on February 8th at 10:00 am.

§  “Valentine’s Cookies For A Cure” Annual Community Fund Raiser Pick Up benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association of Delaware County because we are so pleased to do as much as we can in our community and local surrounding areas to raise money to one day, in the very near future, find a cure for Alzheimer’s Disease, so join us in doing our part to make this happen with orders being accepted until February 3rd for the February 13th pick-up date.

§  “Community Wide Valentine’s Day Celebration of Love Event” as we celebrate the great romance arts of music, dance, romance and love affairs as we enjoy sparkling wines, chocolates, decadent desserts and more, and celebrate all of the love you have in your life and join us as we put love into all we do to create memories that celebrate the passion and love in our lives on February 14th at noon.

We look forward to sharing our February 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as you Awaken Your Passion.

The Beautiful Colors of January

Juniper Village at Williamstown residents continue to explore their creativity through many outlets. We welcomed our Red Hatter's with open arms as we kicked off 2017 with friendship, food and a whole lot of fun. Also, the New Year started off right with Certified Master Mneme therapist Terry Rosiak with The Art Without Boundaries Association. Our residents got down to business and were thrilled with the masterpieces they created. I think we are off to a great start for 2017. We invite you to come join us and "Explore Your Creativity".

Oh Them Golden Slippers!

Happy 2017 from all of us at Juniper Village at Williamstown. The month started off with a Bang! We are so close to Philadelphia that it didn't seem right to kickoff the New Year without the Mummers. We all strutted our stuff and had a fun time. The food and beverages were flowing and we didn't want our new friends to leave. Looking forward to seeing them again real soon as we are also looking forward to seeing you. Stop by for one of our upcoming events.

January 2017 Events in Williamstown, NJ: Welcome New Beginnings

Welcome to 2017! What a wonderful time for us to reflect on the past year and forge ahead with new beginnings. January is a time to begin again; a time when we make (and sometimes break) our New Year’s resolutions and focus on how we want to improve in the coming year.

January is also the month that Juniper Village begins our Winter Alive In All Seasons theme of Creative Expressions: “Explore Your Creativity” where in January we will focus on music! Do you know that research shows that music can help us physically by easing pain, helping us sleep better, eat less and enhance our blood vessel function? It is also suggested that music can help us mentally by reducing stress, relieving symptoms of depression, elevating mood, decreasing anxiety and improving cognitive performance. Because of this, Juniper Communities has adopted the Music & Memory program.

Through the use of MP3 players and headphones our teams download personalized music for each resident. These musical favorites tap deep memories and can bring participants back to life, enabling them to feel like themselves again, to converse, socialize and stay present. Learn more about our Music & Memory program by talking with our Connections Director and consider making a donation to this worthwhile program. We accept donations of new or used iPods, new over the ear headphones and iTunes gift cards.

Join us this month as we explore our creativity through music with outings to local musical performances, Elvis’ birthday celebrations and concerts by our Joyful Noise Choirs. We invite you to Welcome New Beginnings at Juniper Village and make a resolution to join us for activities and events throughout the year!

Our fabulous January 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:

§  Elvis Presley’s Birthday Tribute Event as we are so excited to spend an afternoon together remembering one of America’s greatest icons of music, Elvis Presley, who changed a culture and brought a fusion of traditional blues and gospel, creating what we know as the phenomenon of “Rock & Roll” and became the King of Rock & Roll, whose talent and persona are greatly missed on January 7^th at 2:00 pm.

§  2017 Annual Community Wide Kick Off Celebration as we look forward to this new year with great anticipation of the wonderful opportunities and discoveries to come, and we look ahead as well with joy and hope for a New Year filled with celebrations, family, friends and the joy of life, so join us as we gather together and celebrate life and New Beginnings of a brand new yea, as we will enjoy a beautiful and decorative show by the Philadelphia Mummer’s, seasonal refreshments and more on January 11^th at 3:00 pm.

§  2017 “New Beginnings” Red Hatter’s Kick Off Event as we celebrate “New Beginnings” by hosting our Red Hatter’s for a 2017 New Year Kick Off Event with games, prizes, refreshments and more, so ladies don’t forget to wear your traditional red and purple and show off your most elaborate red hat to join us for this wonderful celebration on January 18^th at 3:00 pm.

We look forward to sharing our January 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as you Welcome New Beginnings.