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.

Rocking Around The Christmas Tree

As December comes to an end we find ourselves reflecting on the past year. However, here in Williamstown we still find ourselves  celebrating. We had our yummy cookie exchange with many participants and all kinds of delicious sweets. Our residents sang many carols around the tree complete with eggnog!

Wishing everyone a Happy 2017! May it be filled with Peace, Joy, Health and Happiness!

Spreading Cheer This Holiday Season

As the holiday season is upon us the residents at Juniper Village Williamstown have been enjoying the tastes and sounds and spirit of the season. We started off with a Tropical Holiday Extravaganza complete with Santa!. Residents , families and friends showed the true meaning of giving by helping us fill our toy box with gifts for children from The Robins' Nest Organization dedicated to solutions for children and their families. The Robins' Nest really felt the love . Towards the middle of the month we found ourselves on a Holiday light tour with dinner at The Smithville Inn. With the month not nearly over we invite you to stop by and join us for much more holiday fun!

December 2016 Events in Williamstown, NJ: Celebrate Little Things

Juniper Village nurtures wellbeing by encouraging an active body, an engaged mind and a fulfilled spirit. This month this custom is more evident than ever as we share our celebratory spirit - mind, body and soul. December is a month filled with holidays and celebrations, but at Juniper we like to kick it up a notch! All around the community all of your senses will be stimulated as you see traditional holiday décor, hear joyous laughter and singing, smell heavenly treats baking and taste them as well. We will celebrate all the joyous little things that make this time of year so special. Traditions both old and new will be honored. And through sharing our numerous cultures and traditions with each other we will learn more about each other, opening the door to deeper understanding.

This month take a moment to reflect on the little things that bring joy to your life. Reminisce about the traditions from your past and the new traditions you have started with your family. Celebrate the holiday season with us as we share a bit of ourselves with our annual cookie exchange and ethnic holiday celebrations. December is always an eventful month and we look forward to sharing it with you.

Our fabulous December 2016 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:

§  Christmas Around The Tree Cookies And Egg Nog Event as we continue to celebrate Traditions, we are happy to host another joyous social event and invite you to join us as we sing Christmas Carols around the Christmas Tree, and honor the traditions of Christmas, with Christmas Cookies and Egg Nog, and the great Traditions of Hanukkah and Kwanza as well, so join us as we enjoy family, friends, colleagues, and co-workers for a beautiful time of holiday festivity on December 16^th at 10:00 am.

§  Traditions of Fitness by Genesis/Theralink Team because while we are busy celebrating family, friends and so many wonderful Holiday Traditions, we may also overindulge in the holiday foods, desserts, beverages and more, and with that may come an increased waistline, much to our dismay, so let’s be ahead of the game this year, and let our Genesis/Theralink Team help with a great presentation on the all the great Traditions of Fitness where we will learn all we can this year to implement fitness in the midst of all our celebrating so we stay fit and trim all through the holidays and begin 2017 in vibrant health, so join us on December 19^th at 1:30 pm.

We look forward to sharing our December 2016 events in Williamstown, NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as you Celebrate Little Things.

HCANJ Winners for Art Contest 2016 - Two Winners From Williamstown

Photos of the art work submissions and contest winners for the HCANJ 2016 Art Contest.

Village Bldg: Edith Mack with art work  “Autumn Trails” painted here at Juniper Village at 94 yrs. Old. Edith was a registered Nurse; she moved into Juniper Village in June of 2015. Edith had always enjoyed art, and took our Art Without Boundaries class and painted Autumn Trails. We entered it in the contest and she won! Edith now resides in the Wellspring Bldg.

Wellspring Bldg: Dorothy McCutchin  with art work “A Tree In The Country” painted here at 84 yrs of age. While taking our Art Without Boundaries class here in our Wellspring Bldg. Dorothy was a resident of The Village and then moved into our Award Winning Memory Care Bldg, where she painted her winning art work.