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November is a month for remembering our Veterans and troops. Thank you for serving with honor and dedication! Speaking of Veterans, you’ll see an article I wrote three years ago which has an historic timeline of World War II. It’s aptly titled Interesting World War II Facts, and you’ll find it on page 44. The […]

NOW THE REAL WORK BEGINS "Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” — Joel Barker I want to thank all of you who participated in the Strategic Planning Vision Survey and provided the many insightful comments that were reviewed by the […]

WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO? BUILDING A BUDGET THAT DELIVERS VALUE Warren Buffett once put it pretty simply: “Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” That seems particularly appropriate as we begin another season at Heritage Palms. Our seasonal residents are returning, golf and racquet schedules are getting busier, calendars are filling […]

The word Dementia is scary. The word Alzheimer’s can be devastating. Let’s distinguish between the two terms. Dementia is an umbrella term for 13 types of neurocognitive disorders which are labeled as dementias. Alzheimer’s is the most common of the dementias but there are other types of dementia such as Lewy Body, Vascular, Frontal Lobe, […]

Here are two charts which represent the results of neuropsychological and memory testing. • Chart A is the DRS-2, which is an acronym for Dementia Rating Scale—Second Edition. It measures five dimensions of Dementia. Subtests include: Attention; Initiation/Perseveration; Construction; Conceptual; and Memory. There is also a Composite/ Total score which is an average of all […]

Boys2Men volunteers mentor 5th-grade boys at Pottorf Elementary. That’s the part most people know. What we haven’t talked about as much in the past is how we try to help in other ways. This year that meant purchasing a "feelings rug" and a printer for school counselor Marlene Otero, who works with many of the […]

WE’VE BEEN QUIETLY BUILDING A SOLAR STORY Every morning, the sun rises over Heritage Palms. For most of us, it’s simply another beautiful Florida morning. For dozens of our neighbors, however, that sunshine is doing more. It’s generating electricity, warming swimming pools, and reducing the amount of conventional energy needed to power their homes. Solar […]

Over the summer, Heritage Palms has been giving its website a facelift—and members will soon notice a refreshed look and a new way of finding information. While the content and information you rely on remain the same, the website’s navigation has been reorganized to make it easier and more intuitive to use. The changes were […]

From Karen Jensen: My husband, Dennis, and I took an Alaskan Cruise/Land trip from Vancouver, BC to Whittier, and then took a train to Denali in August. What a beautiful part of our country! From Ed Keller: Beautiful Door County, WI sunsets over Green Bay, which is part of Lake Michigan.

LEE HEALTH HOSPITAL UPDATE Join us on November 10 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Activity Center for an exciting opportunity to hear directly from the Lee Health Hospital project team. Their new hospital is being constructed at Colonial and Challenger Blvd. To respond to SW FL’s growing population and healthcare demands, Lee Health’s […]