Betty Ryan celebrated her 102nd birthday with a surprise visit from the staff of the Naples Senior Center, Friday, June 19, 2020, at Ryan’s home in North Naples. Click here to see the picture gallery featured on the Naples Daily News website.
Hoping all are healthy and safe during these extraordinary times of social distancing. The staff misses you and have some words of encouragement for all of our senior center members!
A considerable cash infusion was just donated to help many in Collier County. The funds were bestowed to the Naples Senior Center. It offers several services, including helping dementia patients that have a group of symptoms associated with memory decline or thinking skills, which impede performing everyday tasks independently. In five years, the Naples Senior …
The Naples Senior Center, which has introduced seniors to tai chi and developed a boot camp for Alzheimer’s caregivers, has announced its most ambitious project ever: its own building. Jaclynn Faffer, president and CEO of the center, unveiled plans for the $15 million facility at its annual fundraiser at the Royal Poinciana Golf Club on Saturday evening. …
NAPLES SENIOR CENTER EMBARKS ON “A NEW ERA FOR SENIORS”; ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN FOR NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY NAPLES, FL. – The Naples Senior Center, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive programs and social services for seniors, announced that it has launched a $15-million capital campaign dubbed “A New Era for Seniors” to establish a new state-of-the-art facility accelerated …
Senior centers today are a vibrant, action-packed combination of social, wellness, artistic and volunteer activities. During September, National Senior Center Month, Naples Senior Center is celebrating almost five years of these shared experiences that build momentum in the lives of our 1,400 members. Read the complete article here.
The Jewish Congregation of Marco Island (JCMI), following the Jewish custom of Tzedakah, the ethical obligation to do what is right and just, raises money to feed seniors in our community. Every Fourth of July, a Barbeque Dinner is held as a fundraiser. The money raised by our JCMI members at our barbeque is used to buy Publix gift …
by Justin Paprocki The Naples Senior Center offers seniors a place to socialize, take a variety of classes and get help with issues like dementia. Read the full article here.
Florida may welcome seniors for their golden years, but there’s no gold star for the state for aging services, a new AARP report shows. Florida ranks 46 among the states in a new scorecard that examines accessibility and quality of long-term care for the aging and disabled. It also looks at settings of care, support …
Coastal Breeze Article : By Maureen Chodaba By definition, dementia is a general term for a decline of mental ability that is severe enough to interfere with one’s daily life. Dementia is not one specific disease, but an overall term that encompasses several different forms of the condition, including Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, dementia with …
May is Older Americans Month and the theme for this year is “Age Out Loud.” We all know that getting older does not mean what it used to mean. To bring this point home one has to only stop by the Naples Senior Center and see our members, in their 70s, 80s and 90s, taking …
The Naples Daily News recently reported on a Naples family that is benefiting from the Senior Center lunches and the food pantry. Read the story here.