Living with Alzheimer’s has many challenges but there are also many activities that can help improve the quality of life for a person living with Alzheimer’s. The AARP recommends that when finding activities for a person with Alzheimer’s to draw on their past interests and experiences. Community living at the Sarasota Bay Club provides many opportunities for residents to choose from a wide variety of activities and even organize their own programs. 

The Arts and Leisure Department at the Sarasota Bay Club makes it easy for residents to choose and attend many different activities from art classes to movie nights. With a monthly newsletter of planned activities as well as a convenient sign-up system it’s easy to plan your choice activities weeks in advance or even at the last minute. 

The AARP strongly recommends playing games as a way to lessen agitation for Alzheimer’s patients. In a 55 and over community like the Sarasota Bay Club there are always plenty of people to play Scrabble, Bridge, and Poker at a Game Club. Or start your own game in one of the many common areas, by the pool, or in the comfort of your own apartment. Community living provides an environment where it’s easy to find people with similar interests. The Sarasota Bay Club visits Sarasota theaters, holds dinner dances, and hosts lecture series and discussion groups. 

When living with Alzheimer’s the AARP recommends exercise to help in maintaining appetite, sleeping well, and to assist with overall well-being. The Sarasota Bay Club has a fully equipped fitness center and fitness classes all tailored for senior living. If leisurely walking is what you prefer the Sarasota Bay Club has extensive bay front walking paths for your enjoyment. With community living at the Sarasota Bay Club you have every opportunity for a high quality of life while living with Alzheimer’s.
 

All therapy is not created equal; The Inn at Sarasota Bay Club believes that a premier rehabilitation center in conjunction with a luxurious campus for you and your family will make your therapy program a successful and comfortable experience. 

New York-based Matthew Harrison wowed the crowd on Monday night in our Ringling Room, performing an impressive program of two piano sonatas, one Beethoven and the other the rarely-performed Rachmaninoff’s Sonata no. 1 in d minor, op. 28.

A native of Sarasota, Florida, pianist, lecturer, and teacher Matthew Harrison holds a Master of Music degree and a Bachelor of Music degree from the prestigious Manhattan School of Music, where he studied from 2002 until 2008. He has been teaching Piano Literature in the Precollege Division of the Manhattan School of Music, a class he created, since 2005, Concerto Literature since 2007, and Advanced Piano Literature beginning in the fall of 2010.He is a frequent and favored performer at the Sarasota Bay Club.

Jewish Family & Children's Service of Sarasota-Manatee recently honored the Sarasota Bay Club with the Corporate Citizen Award for their collaborative business partnership,  including their participation in JFCS’s annual Celebrity Chef & Wine Tasting signature fundraiser and providing catered meals for their SOS program lunches.

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