Baker Senior Center Naples and Collier Community Foundation joined forces to help Ian displaced seniors with housing Liz Freeman Naples Daily News The first thing that caught Rose Marie Powell’s attention was the kitchen island. Any day now she will be preparing meatballs and spaghetti, her secret Italian recipe, on the island in her new …
Marie Powell has a new place to call to home. “I’ll tell you I honestly cannot believe that this has happened to me. Did I deserve it? I don’t know,” said Powell. She is one of five seniors getting a helping hand and a new home courtesy of the Baker Senior Center Naples and the Collier Community Foundation. …
Isolation, loneliness and grief are a growing problem in the older population that often leads to depression. To give people another layer of support, the Baker Senior Center Naples is adding mental health caseworkers. Cognitive therapy is one of the wellness programs offered at the Baker Senior Center Naples. When they built this new building, …
Many recent downturns tied to COVID pandemic Liz Freeman Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA Life in the Sunshine State is not always sunny for seniors. New findings about the quality of life for older adults in Florida validate downturns in recent years, much of it tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Early deaths …
By Ken Goldstein, JCRC member I volunteer one day a week … and it’s the most meaningful thing I’ve ever done in my life. I have been a volunteer at the Baker Senior Center Naples’ dementia/respite program. It spans four hours, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., providing services for individuals with early- to …