Juniper Village Meadville "Gives Thanks"

Thanksgiving 2015 is in the books and this year we all have so many things to give thanks for!  First and foremost we are all grateful for each other, for our family, our friends, our caregivers, and our co-workers.  For the people that love us, take care of us and think of us on a regular basis.

Our residents are touched on a regular basis by their families that visit with them throughout the year, and especially at the holidays. The friends that they live next to and share their daily lives with.  The staff that cares for them every day, taking extra care to make sure all of their daily needs are met.  The community members that come in to assist with activities, music, spiritual messages or just a friendly visit.

Our staff is also grateful for the support we receive from our corporate office, our local management team and most of all from each other as we work together to help provide the best care possible for our residents that we all truly love and appreciate.  We are also appreciative of our families and friends outside of work that love, support, and encourage us on a daily basis and give us the strength and determination to do what we do every day.

One fish, Two fish, Red fish, TROPHY!!!!!!

Well the title may not rhyme but who cares, WE WON!!!!

The Meadville Junior Chamber of Commerce (CAYCC) sponsored the 49th annual Halloween Parade and Juniper Village Meadville entered a float in this year’s parade!  The parade was held in downtown Meadville October, 31 2015 at 6:30 pm and this year’s theme was “Seussville”.

Meadville’s Juniper Village, pulled out all the stops with characters and book covers from several of the famous Dr. Seuss books, some were well known and others not as common.  The staff spend countless hours planning and preparing for the big parade and then building the masterpiece!

The day of the parade we had 15 staff members and 4 residents actually in the parade all dressed in Seuss characters.  No one more in the crowd more excited then our own Executive Director, “The Cat in The Hat”, Monica Blood!

At the end of the night, a first prized trophy was in hand!

Big thanks to all of the staff and the residents that put in all of the time and effort to make this years float a huge success!

Juniper Village at Meadville celebrates veterans, today and everyday!!!

This year’s Veteran’s Day celebration was a busy day around Juniper Village at Meadville.  We are so proud that we currently have 16 US Military Veterans living here at Juniper Village.  For me personally,  as a proud mother of a young Airman with the PA Air National Guard currently serving at Al Udeid Airbase in Doha, Qatar makes this Veteran’s Day just that much more special!

This year’s celebration involved a trip to Sagertown Elementary with a few of our veterans where they were honored for their service to our Country.  We then had a well-attended luncheon with our residents as well as members of the community.  This year’s luncheon was graciously served by the Meadville Women’s Club and Pastor Aabye was our featured speaker and he spoke about our Country’s vast war time history as well as his own personal military experiences.

No Veteran’s luncheon would be complete without an appropriately themed homemade dessert from our own chef, Erin!

Thank you to all of our staff for making this day extra special for all involved!

A Day in the Gem City

It was a perfect fall day filled with sunshine for the residents of Juniper Village at Meadville to go to Erie for lunch and a drive around Presque Isle State Park, a 7 mile stretch of public beaches, wetlands and fishing sites. They learned many fascinating facts about Erie and the peninsula like The City of Erie, Pennsylvania has had many names such as The Bay City, The Lake City & Gem City.  Erie is the name that stuck largely due to the lake but also because it was the name of the Native American tribe that once resided on the southern shore.  Nothing better than a visual to absorb a bit of our great states history.