We are Committed

At Juniper we are committed to nurturing the spirit of life in each individual we serve so that they may live fully throughout all seasons of life. To us this means understanding an individual, not only their needs but their desires and responding with programs and services which provide for the highest quality of life possible. Our Alive in All Seasons program of activities is designed to foster healthy bodies, enriched minds and fulfilled spirits. These pictures and stories are living proof that we at Juniper are dedicated to walking our talk!

Sunday, November 6, 2016

November 2016 Events in Chatham, NJ: Cherish the Journey


Each November we turn our attention to Family with our Alive In All Seasons Theme: Cherish the Journey. We have always enjoyed helping our residents chronical their individual life journeys through journaling. In addition to keeping track of the daily happenings in our lives, journaling has surprising health benefits as well. University of Texas at Austin psychologist and researcher James Pennebaker contends that regular journaling strengthens immune cells, called T-lymphocytes. He also believes that writing about stressful events helps you come to terms with them, thus reducing the impact of stress on your health. Other research indicates that journaling decreases the symptoms of asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. Scientific evidence also shows that writing your thoughts down can help clarify your thoughts and feelings, help you to know yourself better, reduce stress, and problem solve more effectively. An additional benefit of journaling is that you are leaving a legacy for future generations. Review your journal together! Reminiscing about the events in one’s life is a way to affirm who they are, what they’ve accomplished in life and relive happy times. So, pick up a pen and Cherish the Journey, the benefits are endless!

Join our journey through November as we honor and celebrate family and the journey of life with our autobiographical journaling. Help us support our greater community with our annual Food Drive and our on-site support groups. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Our fabulous November 2016 events in Chatham, NJ at Juniper Village at Chatham include our:

§  CEU Class as Compassionate Care Presents: Food and Hydration Needs at End of Life as we discuss how a person’s requirements for nutrition and fluids, and their perception of those needs, change as they near the end of life in a seminar which also provides credits to help satisfy continuing education requirements on November 9th at 2:30 pm.

§  Be a Kid Again with Gregory Quinn, brain management consultant, who returns to Juniper Village with another one of his fun-filled interactive programs, as we experience songs and games from the playground that improve memory along with hand/eye coordination, because we all have that kid inside us just waiting to burst out, so here’s your chance on November 10th at 2:00 pm.

§  Thanksgiving Day Celebration that is just the beginning of the Holiday Parties as we invite family and friends to join in to share our traditional Thanksgiving day buffet, but don’t forget to bring items for our annual food drive on November 17th at 4:30 pm.

§  Concord Singers as in our true Holiday fashion, Juniper welcomes the entire community to share with us one of our truly talented and inspirational choirs from the surrounding communities at this program that will delight us all with the season’s best, and refreshments will be served on November 28th at 7:00 pm.

We look forward to sharing our November 2016 events in Chatham, NJ at Juniper Village at Chatham with you as you Cherish the Journey.
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