An Afternoon On Broadway

The month of March is Juniper’s focus on “Performance” month. In honor of this, we made our annual outing to the Broadway Palm Theater. We met in the lobby for a group picture before we left, everyone looked elegant for our afternoon outing. We were excited to see West Side Story. Many of us had seen it before, but loved it so much we couldn’t wait to see it again. Our adventure started with a delicious lunch offering of London Broil, Chicken Lombardi and Parmesan Encrusted Fish. The desserts were plentiful as well. After lunch we settled in to watch our musical. The music and dancing were phenomenal, and the acting rendered us speechless. The play ended with a standing ovation.

Juniper Communities Introduces Theralink for Onsite Integrated Therapy at Juniper Village at Cape Coral

Juniper Communities, a national owner-operator of Juniper Village senior living communities, is rolling out Theralink in all its facilities, and locally at Juniper Village at Cape Coral. Theralink is an on-site program designed to help residents regain and maintain independence, fitness and overall wellbeing. It is being implemented through a newly established partnership between Juniper Communities and Genesis Rehab Services.

“Rehabilitation, restorative services, and fitness are vital to healthy aging and whole person wellness,” explains Lynne Katzmann, CEO and Founder of Juniper Communities. “Coordinated with other clinical services permits, Juniper will be able to provide integrated post-acute care onsite at the communities through Theralink. This is especially important for Juniper’s residents who want and need more intensive rehabilitation services in their ‘home’.”

Grant Welson, Area Director for Genesis Rehab Services states, “Juniper is taking an industry lead by creating Theralink to offer onsite therapy services where they are integrated into everyday patient care. Feedback from preliminary implementation from Juniper’s residents has been overwhelmingly positive.”

The Theralink program will provide physical, occupational, speech, and when needed respiratory therapy that is integrated into the care Juniper currently delivers. Elements of Theralink include special balance and strength training, and fall prevention programs; technology and apps that facilitate and record personal fitness training; dementia management programs that integrate cognitive and occupational therapies; cardiopulmonary management; and monthly assessment reports.

March 2015 Events in Cape Coral, FL: Your Treasure Is Within

Treasure hunting has been around forever! The search for riches has evolved from archaeological digs revealing lost treasure to present day treasure hunts such as television’s “The Amazing Race”. Much has been written about the allure of treasure, but one thing that we’ve come to realize is that the treasure within is the most valuable of all. Each one of us has a treasure within and through our March 2015 events in Cape Coral, FL we will be exploring that treasure at Juniper Village at Cape Coral - be it your ability to sing, play a musical instrument, recite dramatic prose or balance a spoon at the end of your nose. No treasure is too small! In the immortal words of Captain Jack Sparrow, “Not all treasure’s silver and gold, mate.”

With our March 2015 events in Cape Coral, FL at Juniper Village at Cape Coral we end our Creative Expressions Series with a focus on Performance. Please join us during our March 2015 events in Cape Coral, FL while we recognize “Your Treasure is Within” as we provide opportunities to express yourself through our weekly drama clubs and by attending theatrical performances. If step dancing and corned beef and cabbage is more your thing, sample all that is Irish with our annual St. Patrick’s Day party or walk the red carpet and share your movie trivia skills at our Oscar Party.

Our fabulous March 2015 events in Cape Coral, FL include our March Birthday Party as we celebrate all our residents and associates who have birthdays this month with cake and singing on March 6^th from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm; our Lucky Irish Luncheon to celebrate St. Patty’s Day with our Juniper Leprechaun's and staff as we enjoy corned beef and cabbage and other Irish fair on March 17^th from noon to 1:30 pm (RSVP to 239-542-3131 by March 10^th); or our Putting On The Perfect Face demonstration with special guest cosmetic consultant, Gale Griswold of Nature’s Earth Cosmetics, who teaches us techniques and secrets of how to enhance our facial features using mineral based makeup while we indulge in appetizers and libations on March 26^th from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm (RSVP to 239-542-3131 by March 10^th).

We hope to see you at one or more of our March 2015 events in Cape Coral, FL, so check out our calendar for more!