Category: Applewood Place Assisted Living

Even though we are restricting group activities and congregate dining, we continue to embrace our H'Art and Soul of Dining. This Juniper Signature Program imparts spirited service, companionship, and nourishment through sharing the joy of good food. We believe good food, well presented, graciously served is a way of connecting to ourselves and others with…

When the pandemic required us to cease congregate dining - including our famous dining action stations, Juniper jumped into action with festive carts. To replace our dining action stations we took the show on the road by delivering our made to order table-side delights door to door! This example, from Applewood Place, demonstrates how an…

Throughout the pandemic, people have learned to do many things in new and sometimes challenging ways. While visiting face to face is preferable, long distances (even before the pandemic) made those visits more difficult. At Juniper we quickly implement video chats to keep our residents connected with their families once COVID-19 visitation restrictions were required.…

Residents at Applewood Place are well aware of the benefits that regular physical activity has on both the body and mind. Faced with the stress of COVID-19, we modified daily workouts to include time in the sun. On this day Carolyn and Activities Director Marie took advantage of Colorado’s clear blue sky and fresh air…

Colorado’s weather has been hot, hot, hot, but that hasn’t stopped Applewood Place residents from attending to the plants at the Applewood Community Garden. Lush squash, beautiful lupine and sweet raspberries are among the crops being tended to at the capable hands of resident gardeners.

Despite the pandemic, the Applewood Community Garden plot was planted by Connections Director, Marie in hopes that social gathering restrictions would loosen up. Once that became a reality in Colorado, residents like Jack got to work. Today the garden is abounding with tomatoes and zucchini. With each harvest Chef Sean whips up another delicious meals…

“I feel like we are all together again. My heart is about to beat out of my chest,” said our resident to her two daughters as she wiped a joyful tear away from her face. Virtual visits have become wildly popular at Applewood Place, where we use tablets to connect our residents with their family…

The shelter in place order hasn't been easy on any of us, especially with the suspension of our favorite gatherings. However, there is a bright side as the creative-self has blossomed once again in the Applewood Place artists. Since Hallmark stores are currently closed, we took to creating our own professional quality cards to celebrate…

As part of our precautionary response to COVID-19, Applewood Place has fashioned a Medical Lounge for our residents by re-purposing our front Atrium. This allows for residents to attend our rounding medical services and also eliminates the necessity for our essential providers to enter the main community. The Medical Lounge allows for patient privacy, social…