Everyone's Irish at Juniper Village!

You would have been green with envy as Juniper Village at Naples celebrated St. Paddy's Day Irish Style.  Residents and family members were entertained by Perry Fotos musical delights. Although we didn't find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, everyone left with memories that will always be treasured.

Calendar Girls Entertain Us

Rose may have retired her boots, but she's still a Calendar Girl at heart!  The Calendar Girls are a non-profit dance team made up of women age 50 and older who love to dance! They are a non-profit organization  that performs for other non-profit organizations, nursing homes, assisted living communities, and many other community functions in Southwest Florida. Proceeds from performances go to "Paws for Patriots", a part of the Southeastern Guide Dog School of Palmetto, FL.  Paws for Patriots trains seeing-eye/guide dogs for blinded veterans.  The Calendar Girls have donated over $25,000 to Paws for Patriots and sponsored the first female recipient of a dog from the Paws for Patriots program.

Juniper Village at Naples is pleased to provide a wide variety of entertainment for our residents' entertainment and pleasure. It's just one of the many ways we truly do nurture the spirit of life in each one of our residents.

We've awakened your passion for Art!

As our many friends and families know, our Alive in All Seasons programming affords Juniper residents frequent opportunities to experience a sense of mastery over their disease. One such opportunity is Art Without Boundaries, a quarterly program through which residents work one-on-one with an artist who has been trained and certified in Mneme Therapy ~ a shortened version of the name Mnemosyne, the Greek Goddess of memory.
The Mneme Therapist utilizes unique combinations of pleasurable experiences such painting and storytelling to provide our residents with a rewarding experience. The therapist displays a photographic catalog of paintings, one of which the resident chooses to paint. The underlying motivation for the resident’s choice is the basis for what amounts to be a reminiscence exercise. Thus, creative expression (painting) and reminiscing (storytelling) are combined to create an exceptionally rewarding ~ and masterful ~ experience.

On February 8^th we were pleased to host our first Resident Art Show and Sale featuring the works of 23 Art Without Boundaries resident artists. More than 35 family members, friends, and local professionals turned out for the festivities in our community room. Monies raised will be used in two ways: to benefit a local Alzheimer’s organization, and to enhance our Juniper Connections Program with additional visits by Art Without Boundaries Mneme Therapists.

Thanks to all who made our first Resident Art Show and Sale a huge success. With your continued support, we look forward to making this an annual event!

We've been clowning around the cottages!

Our residents delighted in the antics of Joey's Clowns in late January. Here, Joey cleans himself off after taking a pie in his face. Joey and his entourage of 9 clowns clodhoppered and twinkle-toed from cottage to cottage eliciting smiles and laughter along the way.  In tune with our first quarter's Alive in all Seasons theme of exploring creative expression, Joey's Clowns provided antics, mimes, and music while engaging our residents.



Resident Dottie S. smiles with joy
with her two new friends



Residents in all cottages enjoyed the
entertainment ~ including Terri L.



Some of Joey's clowns brought their very low-maintenance "pets" to delight and entertain residents like Gusti L.  Juniper Village is blessed with amazing volunteers like  Lil Brownie (R).

 

Susan V.'s face says it all...



A Special Visit From Santa

Santa, aka Angel Morenga, Environmental Services Director, and his elf, Julie B., Connections Director, distributed gifts donated to our residents by our friends at Home Instead Senior Care through their Be A Santa to a Senior program. Every one of our residents received three gifts that had been put on Santa's wish list especially for them by Julie B. We all enjoyed goodies and drinks from our Juniper kitchen courtesy of Steven;  A great time was had by all! Many thanks to our kind and generous friends who helped us Celebrate the Little Things by supporting the Be A Santa to a Senior program.

Celebrate the Little Things ~ Holiday Baking at its Best

What would the holidays be without fresh-baked cookies? Judy H. and Ellie R. are baking up a storm in Cottage One.
Ellie R. decorates under the close supervision of Rose C.

Holiday Happenings at Juniper Village at Naples

Residents at Juniper Village at Naples were proud to host the Boys and Girls Club of Collier County last week. As Santa's helpers, the boys and girls delighted the crowd with traditional holiday carols. Old fashioned egg nog and Christmas cookies were enjoyed by all.

Christine V., resident of Juniper Village at Naples, puts on her dancing shoes and jingle bell rocks around the Christmas tree.

It's Dancer, it's Prancer, it's Donner, it's Blitzen....no, it's the Boys and Girls Club of Collier County arriving at Juniper Village at Naples to entertain residents with holiday songs and sing-a-longs.!