Moorings Park invites public to attend forum on dementias

Moorings Park will be holding the second installment of its four-part memory care Educational Lecture series on Alzheimer’s and other related dementias. The series, named "An Afternoon to Remember," is open to the public.

The event will be held on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m., in The Center for Healthy Living within Moorings Park. Those wishing to attend need to RSVP by 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21, by calling 239-643-9111.

The guest speaker for the event, who also spoke at the first event, is Catherine Cruikshank, director of education for the Alzheimer’s Association, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter. One of Cruikshank’s focuses will be identifying strategies that will allow family members and friends to best connect and communicate with the individual with dementia at each stage of the disease.

The four-part series on Alzheimer’s and other dementias is sponsored by Moorings Park’s two Assisted Living and Memory Care centers, Orchid Terrace and Oakstone.

Orchid Terrace is within Moorings Park on Goodlette-Frank Road, just south of Pine Ridge Road. Oakstone is within Moorings Park at Grey Oaks on Airport-Pulling Road, just north of Golden Gate Parkway.

Residents at both locations receive health care assistance as part of their monthly fee, which includes 24-hour nursing services, memory care, all-inclusive assistance with activities of daily living, including dressing and grooming, nutritional guidance for those with special dietary needs, certified exercise specialists, and access to the services at The Center for Healthy Living – to name a few.

Individuals currently living in the greater Naples area can receive Assisted Living and Memory Care services on a month-to-month basis at a daily rate with no entrance fees.

The private one bedroom suites provide a personalized home-like setting using a variety of designs and décor to stimulate social activity, including the innovative use of Life Bios and personalized photo galleries.

Memory Care at Orchid Terrace and Oakstone was designed to engage residents in meaningful activity programs that stimulate the senses such as sight, smell, hearing and touch. Individual care plans also embrace the uniqueness of each resident’s individual conditions, situations and needs, while family centered programs enhance interaction and participation. There’s also a full calendar of social, spiritual and life enrichment activities.

The two additional Afternoon to Remember events are planned for Wednesday, Oct. 11 at Moorings Park, and Thursday, Nov. 2, at Moorings Park at Grey Oaks.

To learn more about Orchid Terrace visit MooringsPark.org. For Oakstone, visit MooringsParkGO.org.