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Writer:
Brenna
Smith
(863)
667-7010
Contact:
Brian
Beatty
(863)
667-7029
Open Senior Center in Bartow
LAKELAND,
FL (August 26, 2003) - Polk
County now has a new center dedicated to meeting the needs of the aging
population in the county. The Senior ConNEXTions Center, located in Bartow
at the old Bartow Memorial Hospital site, is a partnership between USF-Lakeland
and the Coalition on Aging Think Tank. The ConNEXTtions center is the “next
generation of senior care” and is the only one of its kind in the
area, housing services and information on Alzheimer’s, medication,
educational opportunities, care giving and other issues relevant to senior
citizens.
"The Senior Center in Bartow will enable the University of South
Florida and the Coalition on Aging Think Tank to not only reach more
local seniors, but
to improve their lives," stated Brian Beatty, Coordinator for Human Services
for the Center. Beatty and his group of volunteer staff members will be under
the direction of Dr. Rosemarie Lamm, USF-Lakeland Professor, Gerontologist and
Director of the Senior ConNEXTions Center.
“The concept of a center which houses services available for seniors
in a community is one which has been studied by gerontologists and promoted by
service providers,” stated
Dr. Rosemarie Lamm. "A center which connects the elderly and their families
to resources is most valuable because it prevents crisis. Seniors will become
a
part of the ongoing service provision of the educational program
of the University of South Florida-Lakeland,”
For more information on the Senior ConNEXTions Center contact
at
(863) 667-7029.
The University of South Florida is ranked one of the top 100 Universities
in the nation. As a Doctoral/Research extensive institution, the highest
educational ranking available, USF Lakeland is dedicated to serving the
citizens of Polk, Highlands, Hardee and eastern Hillsborough counties,
in a regional setting. Established in 1988, the Lakeland campus is a
distinctive locally available University with premier research and instructional
status, providing a variety of complete undergraduate and graduate degrees,
web-based courses, certificate programs and program partnerships with
the Tampa campus.
For more information contact USF Lakeland at (863) 667-7000 or visit us on the
web at www.lakeland.usf.edu
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