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04/14/2016 12:00 AMBranford
Canoe Brook Center
11 Cherry Hill Road. Open to Branford residents aged 60 and older, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Programs offered include: fitness, travel, hot lunch, grocery shopping, transportation, health promotion, social services, cultural, and educational. Visit www.branford-ct.gov/senior.htm. 203-315-0687.
Orchard House Medical Adult Day Center
421 Shore Drive. Health assessment and monitoring by RN, dementia care program, music therapy and entertainment, intergenerational and computer programs, pet therapy, expressive arts program, transportation, breakfast and lunch daily. MAC support group (Men As Caregivers). Call for meeting times and information. 203-481-7110.
Clinton
Senior Leisure Club
Green Room, Clinton Town Hall, 54 East Main Street. Speakers, pot luck suppers, social hours. Open to new members 55 and older. Meets at 12:30 p.m. on second and fourth Mondays of every month. 860-669-9101.
East Haven
East Haven Senior Center
91 Taylor Avenue. Hot meals, games, movies, entertainment, dancing, fitness, screenings, driving classes, travel. Open to adults 60 and older. Open Monday to Friday 7:30 to 3 p.m. 203-468-3277.
Guilford
Guilford Senior Center
32 Church Street. Fitness, crafts, dancing, lessons, travel, foreign language, pickleball. Transportation to medical appointments, the Community Center, and shopping. Open to seniors 55 and older. Open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Guilford Senior Chorus Meets Mondays at 11 a.m. at the Community Center. 203-453-8086.
Killingworth
Killingworth Seniors
Congregational Church, 274 Route 81. Meets at 1:30 p.m. on the first Monday of every month. 860-663-1136.
Madison
Madison Senior Center
29 Bradley Road. Exercise classes, Bocce, crafts, Bridge lessons, discussion groups, concerts, safe driving courses, Shoreline Institute for Lifelong Learning, bus tours, day trips, local transportation, and more. No membership fee. Some programs/trips require a registration fee. Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. 203-245-5627.
New Lunch Menu
Daily lunch prepared by in-house chef. Menu includes soup, entrée and dessert; all served at the table by welcoming wait staff. Menu changes monthly and has included sword fish, roast rack of pork, gnocchi with gorgonzola pignoli cream, stuffed flounder, and beef roulade. Lunch is $4 and reservations are required by at least the day before by noon.
Well Right Now Clinic
Second and fourth Mondays, Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Blood pressure screenings can help keep numbers under control. Screenings and counseling are free from the Madison Senior Center (203-245-5627) and VNA Community Healthcare (1-866-474-5230).
Dial-A-Ride
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. A transportation service designed for the needs of the elderly and disabled. This service is for Madison residents only. Rides are provided to a 14-town region for medical and legal appointments, work, and personal business. 48-hour advance notice required on a first-come, first-served basis. Call 203-245-5627 to schedule an appointment.
Madison Senior Center Walking Group
Meets Mondays and Tuesdays at 10 a.m. at the Madison Senior Center.
Strong House Adult Day Center
546 Durham Road, Madison. Daytime activities for seniors with memory or physical impairments: crafts, games exercise, day trips. Meals and health and wellness services are also provided. Open Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 203-245-0524.
North Branford
North Branford Senior Center
1332 Middletown Avenue, Northford. Hot meals, bingo, fitness, cards, birthday parties, massage, health & wellness, travel. Open to adults 55 and older. Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 203-484-6017.
North Haven
Joyce Budrow Senior Center
189 Pool Road. Hot meals, crafts, hairdresser. Open to adults 62 and older. Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 203-239-5432.
Old Saybrook
Estuary Regional Senior Center
220 Main Street. Hot meals, fitness center, classes, games, thrift shop, screenings, hair cuts, travel, Meals on Wheels. Open to adults 50 and older. Open Monday to Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 860-388-1611.
Westbrook
Westbrook Senior Center
866 Boston Post Road. Open to seniors 60 and older. Meets on Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to noon. Programs include senior fitness, chair exercise, line dancing, yoga, Tai Chi, card playing, dominos, therapy dog, crafts, coffee social, ping pong, and billiards. Services include free attorney consultations, blood pressure clinic, speakers, haircuts, and a medical equipment lending closet. Breakfast every Tuesday, lunch every Thursday, and cookouts on the first and third Wednesday starting May 4. 860-399-2029.
Westbrook Senior Citizens Club
Meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at
1 p.m. Westbrook Senior Center. 860-399-2029.
Shoreline Men Over Sixty
Meets monthly on the first Friday at noon, October to June, at the First Congregational Church of Madison on the town green. Open to all men from Essex to East Haven 60 and older. Lunch and presentations. For cost and more info, call 203-484-9002 or email smosmonthly@gmail.com.
Health Info:
Shoreline Health Neighborhood
Founded in 2012 by VNA Community Healthcare, the Health Neighborhood is a group of professionals from medical offices, health departments, senior housing, geriatric care management, skilled nursing facilities and other nonprofit agencies from throughout the greater New Haven area.
The group formed as a grassroots response to healthcare reform, the changing health delivery system, and the impact these changes have on our shared patients and community. Their goal is to work together as a health community to reduce hospital readmissions and help people stay healthy and independent through professional collaboration and community health literacy education.
The Health Neighborhood's main focus is improving consumers' health literacy. They have also tackled the issue of overusing antibiotics and will work to improve coordinated care between medical facilities and community organizations.
To learn more, visit www.connecticuthomecare.org/partner-resources/the-health-neighborhood or call VNA Community Healthcare at 1-866-474-5230.
More Services:
Schiller Shoreline Institute for Lifelong Learning (SSILL)
Affiliated with the Road Scholar Network, SSILL offers two semesters of daytime academic programs designed to suit varied interests. All instructors and team leaders are unpaid volunteers. The objective is to offer college-level classes without concern for credit, grades, or prerequisites. For more info, visit www.ssill.org.
Shoreline Village CT
Their misssion is to help seniors stay at home, as a vibrant part of the local communities of Branford, North Branford, Guilford, and Madison. They offer a wide range of services including transportation by volunteers, health and educational programming as well as the ability to make new friends and have some fun at their parties and gatherings. For more info, contact support@shorelinevillagect.org or 203-747-5939.