{"id":6690,"date":"2025-08-25T13:22:59","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T20:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amadaseniorcare2.net\/jacksonville-senior-care\/?page_id=6690"},"modified":"2026-01-21T15:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T23:11:39","slug":"news-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.amadaseniorcare2.net\/jacksonville-senior-care\/news-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"News and Events"},"content":{"rendered":" \n \t
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The Purple Hour: Amada Senior Care in Jacksonville Gathers Community Leaders to Defeat Dementia<\/h2>\n\n\n \n
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Neeta and Tom Nicholson<\/strong>, owners of Amada Jacksonville<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>, were proud to hold the first Defeat Dementia Happy Hour<\/strong> at the Palms Pantry<\/strong><\/mark><\/a> in Jacksonville. Attendees wore encouraged to wear purple to promote Alzheimer’s disease education efforts and support seniors who have been diagnosed with dementia and the family caregivers who love them.

Defeat Dementia provided an informative, networking event for leaders in dementia education, including speakers Melissa Murray<\/strong>, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience at Mayo Clinic, and Victor Cora<\/strong>, Senior Program Coordinator of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic. With this and other events, Amada Jacksonville raised $2,410 for Walk to End Alzheimer’s<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>, exceeding their goal for 2025!

If you would like to learn more about home care for a senior loved one living with Alzheimer’s, don’t hesitate to call Amada Jacksonville at 904-512-7747<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Pickleball with a Purpose: Amada Senior Care in Jacksonville Gathers Community Leaders to Defeat Dementia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tom Nicholson<\/strong> (wearing tie), who co-owns and operates Amada Jacksonville<\/mark><\/strong><\/a> with his wife, Neeta, was delighted to present a $5,000 donation check to Twilight Wish of Northeast Florida<\/strong><\/mark><\/a>. The charity funds were raised during the debut “Pickle with a Purpose” pickleball tournament for which Amada Jacksonville participated as the title sponsor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In attendance for the check presentation was Peter Stinson<\/strong>, Executive Director of the Twilight Foundation. The Twilight Wish Foundation is a national non-profit organization represented around the country by regional groups such as the Northeast Florida Chapter that strives to grant life-changing wishes for seniors in Greater Jacksonville’s local communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Amada Jacksonville First-Ever Title Sponsor of Vicar\u2019s Landing Charity Foundation Fundraiser \u2018Drives & Dinks\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In attendance at The Vicar\u2019s Landing Charity Classic 2024 were Neeta and Tom Nicholson<\/strong>, owners of Amada Senior Care of Jacksonville, Tony Boselli<\/strong> (NFL Hall of Famer), and Bruce V. and Bruce J.<\/strong> from The Vicar\u2019s Foundation. \u201cWe are so honored to have been asked to be a part of this amazing charity,\u201d said Neeta, MBA, CNA and Senior Care Advisor at Amada Jacksonville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The non-profit Vicar’s Landing Charity Foundation holds is Charity Classic “Drives & Dinks” event to help raise funds for maintaining emergency resources and support senior-benefitting community charities in St. Johns County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proceeds from this event benefitted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n