Donor Spotlight:
New and Upcoming Special Events:
- NEW! The amazing Give “A Day of Giving” Benefitting ElderCare
- NEW! Touching Hearts at Home Community Health Fair
- SAVE THE DATE – Chair Yoga with Caitlyn (Seated & Standing) June 2025
- SAVE THE DATE – REGISTER NOW! 8th Annual 2025 Gainesville Indoor Pickleball Showcase Hosted by Gainesville Sports Commission Presented by Touching Hearts at Home – Benefiting ElderCare of Alachua County!
- NEW! HPW Coalition & DEA Drug Take Back Day
- NEW! Voices Rising Community Chorus Spring Concert
- NEW! Elder Options: Savvy Caregiver Training
- FINAL COUNTDOWN! UF College of Nursing 2nd Annual Bake Sale Fundraiser Benefiting ElderCare’s Meals on Wheels!
- NEW! Need Your License Back? Operation Green Light Can Help – Save Money & Get Back on the Road with Operation Green Light!
- NEW! Community Wellbeing Mentor Training | Improving Community Behavioral Health
- NEW! Osteoarthritis seminar and Research Data Collection with UF’s Institute on Aging
- NEW! RTS Fare Free Program & On-Site Info Session
- NEW! Guardian Home Care Information Tabling & Outreach Session
- NEW! Healthy Mind, Healthy Life Seminar (Botes Memory Method)
- NEW! Sing For the Fun of It: Enjoy an Hour of Singing Old and New Songs Together
- NEW! VITAS Special Program | Monthly Birthday Celebration!
Studies:
- UF Walking Research Study: The Gait Age Study Data Collection
- University of Florida | Your Pain Matters Research Study
- University of Florida | Get Rewarded for Helping Cancer Research – Meet ALEX!
- University of Florida | Krill Oil Pain In Elders (KOPE) Study Research participants needed!
- University of Florida | The AIM Study Aging Intervention for MCI
- University of Florida | Driving Automation consumer Education Research Study on Older Adults
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte | Close Relationships & Caregiving Study
- University of Florida | The Shared Strides Study
- University of Florida | Relationships Between Hydration, Nutritional Status and Non-motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease Study
- University of Florida | Active Mind Research Study
- University of Florida | Immersive Technologies for Travel Research Study
- University of Florida | Thumb Osteoarthritis Study
- University of Florida | SCANN Lab Study
- University of Florida | Sepsis & Critical Illness Research Center (SCIRC) Study
- UF Human Systems Engineering Lab Study
Congregate Meal Site & Food Assistance:
Physical Fitness:
- Fitness Center
- Senior Strength and Balance & Senior Stretch
- Gainesville Table Tennis
- Tai Chi Sequel
- Gainesville Petanque
- Zumba Gold
- Amrit Yoga
- Chair Yoga
- Victory in Motion Parkinson’s Exercise Group
- FYZICAL Therapy & Balance
- Senior Center Table Tennis Open Play
- Parkinson’s Exercise Class
- Pickleball at Northside Park
- Ring Toss Game
UF Arts In Medicine:
- Virtual Dance for MS
- Encore Dancers Workshop
- Virtual Story Song
- Dance for Joy (Formally called Dance for Lifelong Health)
Games & Entertainment:
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- Bingo
- Billiard Room Open Play
- Chess Club – Checkmate Wednesdays!
- Laura Stewart Bridge Club
- Tree Town Bridge Club
- Scrabble Club
- Bid Whist
- Continental Canasta
- Pinochle
- Game, Puzzle & Lounge Corner
Arts, Informational & Creative:
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- Be Healed Within Meditation Classes
- Card Making & Craft Class
- Scrapbooking Craft Class
- Four Seasons Garden Club
- Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild (QACDG)
- Tree City Quilters
- Spanish Class
- Knit & Crotchet
- Improving Life Skills through Improv
- New Beginner Improv Class – Improve Life Skills & Have Fun!
- Computer Lab
- Needle Work Group
- DOEA Ombudsman Group
- Woodcarving & Whittling
- Chinese Mah Jong
- Improv with Karen
- Library Connections: ‘Golden Pages Retreat’
Educational Workshops:
- Community Coalition for Older Adults (CCOA)
- CCOA Civics Seminar
- CCOA Community Interest Seminar
- CCOA Monthly Meeting
- Prime Time Institute (PTI)
- Financial Foundation Education Workshop | Maximize Your Benefits: Empowering Seniors Workshop
- Bosshardt Realty “Ask a Realtor” Seminar
Support Groups:
- Community Connections with Gainesville End of Life Doulas: Narrative Medicine at the End of Life
- Community Connections with Gainesville End of Life Doulas: Supporting a Loved One through Dementia
- Community Connections with Gainesville End of Life Doulas: Conversations About Death & Dying
- Haven Dementia Care – Dementia Caregiver Support Group
- The Art of Conversation Workshop @ The Village at Gainesville
- The Art of Conversation Support Group
- Walcott Counseling & Wellness | Caregiver Support Group
- Pain Management Support Group
- Virtual NAMI Support Groups
- Community Hospice Bereavement Support Group