Independent activities may foster imagination and creative play, allow you to have some quiet time, teach patience and resilience, as well as increase self-reliance. Even before social distancing, it is always important for us all to engage in some sort of independent activity. Pictured here we have a Spearly resident engaging in arts and crafts […]
Category Archives: Juniper Village at the Spearly Center
Spearly Sidekick 1:1 Exercise Program
Sidekicks nurture a person’s spirit. Spearly Sidekick Associates provide reassuring kind words to pick up our resident’s mood and bring a smile to their face. Sidekicks provide compassion by listening with their hearts and empathy by trying to place themselves in the shoes of the residents. Sidekick Associates follow the Golden Rule and treat residents […]
Get Up and Dance!
There are many benefits to dancing, external and internally. Some of these benefits include: improved conditions of your heart and lungs, increased muscular strength, improved endurance and motor fitness. Dancing also promotes better coordination, agility, flexibility and will boost your mood. To promote social distancing and encourage residents to stay in their rooms, “Get Up […]
Honored to Host Colorado Chapter Alzheimer’s Association
On Monday, June 29 Juniper was honored to meet, virtually, with Amelia Schafer, MS, Executive Director & Region 4 Leader of the Colorado Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Amelia met with our Colorado Juniper communities to provide the latest updates in Alzheimer’s research, Alzheimer’s Association news and resources that we can share with our families […]
Our Partnership Garden
Summer of 2019 The Spearly Center partnered up with Linger, a highly sought-after local Denver restaurant, to create our a community garden. Linger is known for their fresh, seasonal, high quality farm to table like dining. We call this project Linger Community Garden. Produce that was grown in our Linger Community Garden is used as […]
Spearly Special Engagement
People find love at the strangest times and in the strangest places. Roberta and Dusky met at The Spearly Center in December 2019. What first started out as a friendship soon turned into true love. The two of them are there for each other when they need someone most. They take care of each other […]
Mother’s Day Celebration
Mother’s Day is an occasion which is celebrated in various parts of the world to express respect, honor, and love towards mothers. The day is an event to honor the contribution of mothers, acknowledge the efforts of maternal bonds and the role of mothers in our society. It is a day which makes people remember […]
The Spearly Center Emporium
New Emporium Hours The Spearly Center Emporium is now open 5 days a week! During this time we want to meet residents where they are at. Instead of residents going out to shop, now residents are able to shop for whatever they may need in their own home! Everything in the Emporium is priced at […]
The Great Spearly TV Giveaway!
Juniper Village at The Spearly Center always goes above and beyond to make residents feel more comfortable but during the country’s new Covid-19 reality, they really kicked it up a notch! Televisions were generously purchased for residents that didn’t have one so they could enjoy watching TV and engage in independent activities in their own […]
Applewood, Lakewood, and Spearly Team Members Share Their Knowledge
On February 19, team members from Applewood Place, Lakewood Reserve, and Juniper Village at the Spearly Center got together to share their insights with other team members. Applewood Place is an assisted living community dedicated to serving seniors with needs ranging from simple activities of daily life to more complex clinical care, allowing folks to […]