BAKER SENIOR CENTER NAPLES INC

BAKER SENIOR CENTER NAPLES (BSCN) IS OPEN TO ALL DENOMINATIONS OF ADULTS 60 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER TO HELP THEM MAINTAIN A HEALTHY AND SATISFYING QUALITY OF LIFE. BSCN (FORMERLY NAPLES SENIOR CENTER) WAS ESTABLISHED TO COMBAT ISOLATION AND LONELINESS EXPERIENCED BY SENIORS THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES IN A WARM, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. THE CENTER HAS 2200 MEMBERS AND OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS INCLUDING EXERCISE, EDUCATIONAL LECTURES AND SERIES, TECHNOLOGY CLASSES, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, MUSIC AND A WEEKLY CONGREGATE HOT LUNCH. TRAINED AND VETTED VOLUNTEERS ASSIST PROFESSIONAL STAFF IN SERVICE DELIVERY. BSCN OFFERS COUNSELING ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS TO SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN A WARM AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, COUPLES AND GROUP THERAPY FOCUSED ON TOPICS INCLUDING ANXIETY, STRESS, DEPRESSION, GRIEF AND LOSS, ADJUSTING TO LIFE CHANGES, CONCERNS RELATED TO AGING, TRAUMA, COPING WITH ILLNESS, ISOLATION AND LONELINESS AND CAREGIVER STRESS. THERE ARE 60 CLIENT RECEIVING SERVICES. BSCN HAS A "CHOICE" FOOD PANTRY WHERE FOOD INSECURE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY COME TO THE ON-SITE PANTRY, BY APPOINTMENT, TO SELECT FOOD FROM THE SHELVES. APPROXIMATELY 50 SENIORS VISIT THE FOOD PANTRY EACH WEEK. ALL OTHERS HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO FOOD PANTRIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

BSCN CENTER FOR COGNITIVE HEALTH OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIA (ADRD) ALONG WITH SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS. THE DEMENTIA RESPITE PROGRAM OFFERS FOUR-HOUR STRUCTURED ACTIVITY GROUPS FOR SENIORS WITH ADRD, AS WELL AS RESPITE AND SUPPORT FOR THEIR CAREGIVERS. THE GROUPS, PROVIDE SOCIALIZATION, BRAIN-FITNESS AND REMINISCENCE ACTIVITIES, MUSIC AND ART THERAPY, LIGHT PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND A HOT LUNCH. THE GROUPS ARE FACILITATED BY LICENSED AND CREDENTIALED SOCIAL WORKERS WHO ARE SUPPORTED BY TRAINED AND VETTED VOLUNTEERS. THE BSCN CAREGIVER EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM AIMS TO PROVIDE AN ARRAY OF SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS. THE CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUPS SPECIFICALLY PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SOCIALIZE WITH OTHERS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS. THERE ARE 191 CLIENTS WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR CAREGIVERS SERVED IN THE PROGRAM.