Little Musings

So...in our humble opinion, we have one of the best jobs in the world. What does that mean...well, we get to come to work every day and spend our time with some of the most fascinating people in the world; our residents. Our residents have such varied backgrounds, and rich stories to tell about things that they've experienced in their lives. It's incredibly enviable, as I am only all to aware that I will not have such rich life stories to tell when I'm their age...just fascinating.

But beyond their life stories, they are these amazing people, and every day we catch these glimpses of how incredibly caring and loving our residents are, and it really is touching to see them. So today, we want to show some pictures that we captured around the building that made our hearts warm and fuzzy just to see how our residents interact with one another. Every day is varied and lovely, and we wouldn't trade this experience for all of the most wonderful experiences throughout the world. These are the moments that make us unique.

At Juniper, we see things differently, and we think that you'll notice when you come by to visit. Please do not hesitate to come by at any time. We are always looking for volunteers too, if there is any interest out there!

Masked and Ready and Spreading the Love

Valentine’s Day comes around the same time every year…and this year we decided that there was no better way to celebrate than by hosting a Masquerade. The Leadership Team came dressed in their fanciest of dresses to help set the tone for this event. We enjoyed frolicking around the building in our masks with the residents in hand and of course, there had to be a photo booth, because what better way can we capture the spirit than by setting up an area to take pictures and enjoy ourselves.

If events like these sound like fun to you, please come to our Mardi Gras Celebration on March 4^th. We will be celebrating all day long by enjoying junk food; after all, it’s Fat Tuesday, and we should enjoy ourselves on this day.

If A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then maybe sometimes the best way to communicate is through pictures themselves. We decided that it was time to explore this concept once again by hosting an art therapy night at Juniper. We broke out the canvases and used acrylic paints to express our inner self that is otherwise something that we might not realize we even need to do. The leadership team was there with our guests and residents who were all exploring our inner artist.

Because we’re proud of the work that we created, it will be displayed at our art show, which will officially open on February 19^th at 4:30PM. But, don’t despair, if you’re not able to make it to the grand opening, the art show will be up for the rest of the month for everyone to come by and see the fabulous artwork that our residents create!

The Hills are Alive...With the Sound of Juniper

Who doesn’t love the Sound of Music…I don’t know a single soul who doesn’t love that movie. So, we decided that we should celebrate this musical with our residents as a dinner musical…and by dinner musical, we all dressed up like the scene from one of our favorite songs, and lip synced along while the residents were eating dinner. Dinner and a performance…we truly know how to live it up here at Juniper!


Do you have a favorite musical, many of our residents do...what would you enjoy to see a performance of?

Come see the Juniper Difference, we love our residents and try to find unique ways to celebrate all of the difference seasons of life. Join us for our next event, Awaken Your Passion, where we experiment with art as therapy on February 12^th at 6pm to 7:30pm.

The Hills are Alive!

Yee-haw, Ride Em' Cowboys

Every year, we have our Old Wild West event and we have a blast. We all dress up like cowboys and we head on over to the local saloon to kick back, relax, and have something to drink and unwind for the night. Of course, our favorite singing cowboy always heads over to sing us a few songs while we enjoy our chili baked potato bar (because it’s our western themed food…watch the spiciness of some of that there chili!)

Naturally, we end a fabulous evening like this by taking Old Wild West photos in the saloon with everyone in their proper cowboy attire. Yee-haw! It’s a fabulous time in these here parts, and we reckon that you should join us again next year when we have this fabulous event once again!

Please join us for some of our upcoming events!

That You Santa Claus!

Louis Armstrong sang the song, “Zat  You Santa Claus?”, and we love it because it reminds us of the holidays. In honor of this song and the season, we always want to make sure that we give more than we receive. So, it’s important to the entire team of Juniper Village at Louisville that our residents receive   gifts around the holidays; that even though some of their families can’t spend time with them, that they in our thoughts.

Again, please take a look at some of the pictures (once we’re able to get them posted), all of our residents received at least one gift, and they really felt honored to be at a community that takes this to heart and cares about the traditions, large and small.

Gifts For Everyone!

Jingle Jangle

We had our annual visit by St. Nicholas. In our humble opinion, St. Nicholas is a young and jolly fellow who comes by with well-wishes for everyone (at the very least, that is what our experiences have led us to believe). This is a slightly edited version to describe this delightfully jolly fellow who graced us with his presence (although, we honestly believe that the pictures do a better job than our words, so make sure to look at those too).

“The stockings were hung by the chimney with care in hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.  He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot. A bundle of toys he had flung on his back and he looked like a peddler just opening his sack. His eyes how they twinkled, his dimples so merry, his cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry. The beard on his chin was as ginger as a red bow. We laughed when we saw him in spite of ourselves. A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head soon gave us to know we had nothing to dread. We heard him exclaim, Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

Juniper Village at Louisville Loves the holiday traditions, make sure to check out our next blog about our holiday celebration with the residents in our community.