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!
During September, we are joining with the National Council on Aging (NCOA) in celebrating National Senior Center Month to demonstrate how senior centers play an integral role in aging well. Our theme for 2019: “Senior Centers: The Key to Aging Well.” It is estimated that one out of every three seniors in the Naples area …
The number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s and dementia related diseases is projected to more than double over the next 30 years. Thanks to the generous support of community-minded groups like the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, the Naples Senior Center is able to address this growing crisis. Read the entire article.
by Alan S. Jaffe, Guest columnist Each year, more and more older adults are making a positive impact in and around the greater Naples area. As volunteers, employees, employers, educators, mentors, advocates and more, they offer insight and experience that benefit the entire community. That’s why Older Americans Month has been recognizing the contributions of …
Naples Senior Center is on a fundraising roll. The nonprofit organization that provides an array of services to seniors has received a $2 million gift from the Brookdale Foundation Group for a new and larger building. The dementia respite program at the new center will be named the Brookdale Respite Program, the center announced. The …
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.
Barbara Green has taken care of her husband, Dick Green, for 18 years. Her husband was diagnosed with Lewy-Body Dementia in 2000. As her husband’s disease progresses, Barbara’s life evolved immensely. “I’m like his nurse and caregiver. I have to meet all of his different needs as far as issuing his pills that he …
The Naples Senior Center has been expanding programs for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease for almost five years. That support now includes the people in charge of the care of these individuals as well. Click here to watch the video and read the entire article.
Across the country, older Americans, a rapidly growing population, are taking part in activities that promote wellness and social connection. They are sharing their wisdom and experience and they are giving back to enrich their communities. They are working, volunteering, learning, leading and engaging. At the Naples Senior Center, more than 1,400 members and 200 volunteers …