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 Louisville, CO at
Juniper Village at Louisville include our:
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Juniper’s Tribute to the King of Rock and Roll
because we know that there is no better way to celebrate Elvis than to embrace
the things he enjoyed; peanut butter banana bacon sandwiches are on the top of
our list, and of course no tribute would be complete without an Elvis
impersonator, and be sure to wear your dancing shoes for the dance competition
since the party will not end until Elvis has left the building on January 10th
from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
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Music and Memory as music is intertwined with
our memories because since childhood we have used music as a way of learning
and bonding, be it the song on your first date or first dance as man and wife,
so on this day we will learn about the influence of music on those with
dementia, and we will also update playlists for our residents, and have a live
demonstration and talk about how we incorporate this therapy here at Juniper
Village on January 18th from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
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Celebrating Generations of Music because at
Juniper, we recognize the importance of having intergenerational experiences,
and we see these opportunities as a way to connect our residents to younger
generations and create relationships that are not only beneficial for them, but
also for the youngsters, because having interactions like these allows for our
residents to impart wisdom that can be shared with the younger generations, and
we are thankful for our neighbors from Monarch High School who will entertain
and engage us with music, and if you’re anything like us, you won’t be able to
hold back without singing along, so the more the merrier on January 24th
at 4:00 pm.
We look forward to sharing our January 2017 events in Louisville,
CO at Juniper Village at Louisville with you as you Welcome New Beginnings.
