Baker Senior Center Naples

Bake 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. Bake Senior Center Naples (bscn) 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 2000 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 geriatric case management program provides outreach and support to frail seniors with the goal of helping them age safely, and with dignity, in their homes in the community. Services include in-home assessments for ability to perform activities of daily living, fall prevention, referral to appropriate community resources and the development of a plan of care. Case managers assess each situation on a regular basis to make sure the plan is still effective, and adjust when necessary. Emergency financial assistance is provided in some situations on a short-term basis after a comprehensive review of the individual's finances. There are 125 clients receiving case management services.

Bscn dementia respite and caregiver support program offers four-hour structured activity groups for seniors with alzheimer's disease and related dementias, 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. Caregiver programs provide emotional support, education and the opportunity to socialize with others in similar situations. There are 168 clients with dementia and their caregivers served in the program.

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 58 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. Due to covid 19 the food pantry was been closed thru december 2022 and volunteers delivered food pantry supplies and a hot lunch to 50 seniors each week. The on-site food pantry re-opened at our new bscn location in january 2023 to serve people aged 60+. All others have been referred to food pantries throughout the community.