Juniper Village At Forest Hills Goes A Little Bit Country For Father's Day!

Residents, family members, community and staff all dug out their cowboy boots and scooted on down for our Father's Day Country Style Barbecue! Everyone enjoyed a delicious country barbecue chicken dinner with some of every one's favorite fixin's! Entertainment was provided by local entertainers, The Plum Country Band! Proceeds from this event will be donated to the Kopy Kat Sanctuary, a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing shelter, food and medical care for abused, stray, feral and abandoned cats. This fun filled event continued in Juniper Village at Forest Hills philosophy of nurturing the spirit throughout all seasons of life!

Juniper Village At Forest Hills Is Pleased To Introduce & Welcome New Wellness Director Rhyssa Miller!

Juniper Village At Forest Hills Is Pleased To Introduce and Welcome New Wellness Director Rhyssa Miller! Juniper Village at Forest Hills welcomed Rhyssa by having an Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social Meet and Greet for residents and families, as well as a Professionals Happy Hour Meet and Greet for professionals throughout the community.  Rhyssa is a Licensed Practical Nurse with over 15 years experience as a Director of Nursing for Assisted Living Communities. Some of her previous facilities include: Holy Family Manor, Residence on 5th and Broadmore Senior Living Community. Rhyssa defines herself as a strong advocate for patient centered care and believes that all of us; family members, residents and staff members, need to work together to provide the best possible care for our residents. Rhyssa invites all of our residents and their family members to stop by the Wellness Center and introduce themselves. She looks forward to meeting you! Everyone at Juniper Village at Forest Hills is happy that Rhyssa has joined our community to help in our efforts to encourage an active body, engaged mind and fulfilled spirit throughout all seasons of life!

The Men's Garden Club Of Pittsburgh Is In Full Bloom With Standing In Integrity & Volunteerism At Juniper Village At Forest Hills!

On Wednesday, May 25th Frank Regina, Larry Patchel and Rosemary Jones (pictured left to right in the first photo), members from the Men's Garden Club of Pittsburgh volunteered their time, flowers and supplies to beautify the main entrance and outdoor gardens at Juniper Village At Forest Hills. Frank Regina said," he initiated the project as a way to share his love of flowers and brighten the spirits of the residents of the community". The flowers we planted today are perennials that will make the gardens beautiful today and for years to come. Many of the residents at Juniper Village at Forest Hills enjoyed gardening in their younger years and just can't do it anymore." The residents, family members and staff at Juniper Village at Forest Hills thank the members of the Pittsburgh Men's Garden Club for all their hard work and appreciate the beautiful gardens. For the Month Of June Juniper Village will be celebrating this months theme, "Volunteerism: Stand In Integrity" and encourage and invite you to volunteer here at Juniper at Forest Hills or in some other part of your community! Volunteering encourages an active body, engaged mind and fulfilled spirit throughout all seasons of life!

Juniper Village At Forest Hills Participates In The Forest Hills Rotary Club's 5th Annual Chili Cook Off!!!

Juniper Village at Forest Hills Dietary Staff Joyce Sekowski, Mary Hall and Dietary Director Jason Montedoro shown in these photographs participated in the Forest Hills Rotary Club's 5th Annual Chili Cook Off.  Local Dietician and former Juniper Village at Forest Hills Dietary Director Faith George was also a participant. The event was held on Sunday, May 15th at the Westinghouse Lodge in Forest Hills. Over fifteen different businesses and individuals from the Forest Hills, Wilkins, Churchill and surrounding areas entered the contest. Although our team had high hopes, a White Chicken Chili submitted by the staff at Spiritworks Yoga in Forest Hills was the winning entry. A big shout out to our Juniper Village at Forest Hills team and Faith George for their efforts!

Juniper Village at Forest Hills celebrates the end of an era with Oprah's final shows!

Residents and staff in these photographs celebrate and enjoy watching the final episodes of The Oprah Winfrey Show! Residents enjoyed the televised programs along with refreshments and a biography presentation on Ms. Winfrey. Residents reminisced about some of their most favorite and memorable Oprah moments. Each resident commented what a great entertainer and humanitarian Oprah Winfrey has been and how the ending of her show is truly an ending of an era of television history. Residents also commented on how they were very sad of the ending of The Oprah Winfrey Show, but were very excited about Oprah's  very "OWN" network OWN! Stay tuned...

Juniper Village At Forest Hills Veteran's Memorial Day Breakfast!

Veterans, families, friends, community and staff in these photographs celebrated Memorial Day with a free Breakfast Buffet and Veteran's Presentation honoring our local servicemen. Todd DePastino, local author of "Bill Mauldin, A Life Upfront" and co-host of the Veteran's Breakfast Club, was here to share memories and heart warming stories from the days of WWII as well as information about the Veteran's Aid and Attendance Program. This event proved to be successful touching the pride in every American heart as well as continuing in "nurturing the spirit throughout all season of life"...