Hours

Staff

Mission Statement

“ The mission of the Bridgewater Senior Center is to promote the emotional, physical and economic well being of older adults and to encourage their participation in all aspects of community life.”

Services

Medical Services:

• Blood pressure and weight check with Carol Poudrier, RN
  9:30 – 11:30 a.m. on the first Monday of the month. 
  No appointment necessary.

• Glucose screening with Doreen Zeller, RN
  9:00 – 11:00 a.m. on the third Wednesday of every month. 
  No appointment necessary.

• Hearing tests and Hearing aid checks with Tricia Wilbur
  on the last Monday of the month. 
  You must call 508-697-0929 to make an appointment.

• Podiatrist Sarah Derosier is at the Senior Center
  approximately every 8-weeks. 
  Call 508-697-0929 for more information.

 Fuel Assistance:

• Outreach Department helps clients determine if they are income eligible and then assists clients with filling out forms and assembling necessary data.  Call 508-697-0929 for an appointment.

Transportation:

• Dial-A-Bat Services are available to seniors age 65 and older and anyone who is disabled.  The service travels to locations in Bridgewater, Abington, Avon, Brockton, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, Whitman and Stoughton and to selected Boston hospitals.  The cost of a trip in Bridgewater is $1.50 each way, $3.00 each way to other towns and $5.00 each way to Boston.  A trip to Boston must be booked two days in advance before noon and by noon the day before for other trips.  Call 508-697-0929 for more information.

• Council on Aging van is available to transport seniors to the Senior Center for the weekday congregate lunches and special events.

Nutrition:

• Congregate lunches are served Monday through Friday at noon. 
  The $2.00 donation for lunch is collected when reservations are made. 
  Call 508-697-0929 to make reservations by noon on the previous Wednesday.

• Meals-on-Wheels are delivered Monday through Friday to homebound seniors. 
  For more information call 508-697-0929.

Outreach:

• The Outreach department assists seniors in many ways, including Pharmacy and Insurance programs, emergency assistance, referral to other agencies and assistance with federal and state programs.
   

• Volunteer coordination including:

  1. Transportation and occasional ride to a doctor’s appointment or treatments.

  2. Friendly visits or phone calls to elders who are isolated or need interaction.

  3. Home repair and maintenance including minor carpentry and painting.

  4. Friends group, a newly formed organization to help fundraise for elders’ emergency needs.

  5. Errands, including grocery shopping, pharmacy runs.

  6. Yard work including snow shoveling, raking and hedge trimming.

  7. Meals-on-Wheels delivery.

If you are interested in volunteering, please call 508-697-0929 and ask for Volunteer Coordinator Kathy Hayes.

Other Programs and Services:

• TRIAD (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) which aims for public safety for seniors.  A cooperative effort of the Office of Elder Affairs, Bridgewater Police Department and Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department.

• Are you OK?  A free program which features a daily reassurance call from the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department to make sure the senior is OK.

Weekly programs including aerobics, chair aerobics, painters I and II, line dancing, craft makers, quilting and creative writing.  Call for information.

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