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Wellfleet COA, Suzanne Thomas, Director

715 Old Kings Highway, Wellfleet, MA 02667,    508-349-0313

 Health Services provided by Visiting Nurses Assoc.: Wednesday, 12:30-2:30pm

  • Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Glucose Monitoring
  • Medication questions
  • Information on area services
  • Caregivers support group and education
  • Sight loss support group
  • Podiatrist for routine care, Friday appointments booked through the COA
  • Pedicare, Inc., non-medical foot care by appointment at the COA

 Assistance with:

  • Medicare questions and help choosing plans
  • Fuel assistance intake
  • Legal assistance by attorney every other Wednesday, 10am-noon
  • Income tax preparation

 Dining:

  • Lunch every Wednesday at the COA at noon – voluntary donation
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Community Coffee Mon-Fri, 8-11am
  • Soup to go, $4.oo per pint

 Entertainment:                             

  • Board Games
  • Movies
  • Folk dancing and Tap dancing
  • Quilting

Exercise:

  • Strength training
  • Balance training
  • Massage
  • Book club

Eastham Senior Center - COA, Sandra Szediak, Director

1405 Nauset Road, Eastham, MA 02651               508-255-6164

 Health Services:

  • Blood Pressure clinics, 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, 10-11am
  • Parkinson’s exercise group, Tuesdays, 10:30-noon
  • Fuel assistance  and food stamp applications available: call for appointment
  • Sight loss support group , 2nd Friday of the month 10am-noon
  • Stress management exercises (chair yoga, breathing, etc.)

Entertainment:

  • Free movie every Friday
  • Day and overnight trips / Extended and overseas trips

Orleans Council on Aging- Judi Wilson Executive Director

150 Rock Harbor Road, Orleans, MA 02653   508-255-6333

Health Care Assistance

  • Blood Pressure Clinics
  • Foot care (by appointment)
  • Mental Health counseling
  • Medical equipment for loan (canes, wheelchairs, etc.)
  • Home Health Aide referrals
  • Gosnold-Thorne Counseling (depression, anxiety, etc.)
  • S.H.I.N.E. (Serving Health Needs of Elderly) by appointment

Support Groups

  • Alzheimer’s Caregivers
  • COPD (lung disease)
  • MS (for patients, family, caregivers)
  • Neuropathy
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Sight Loss
  • Bereavement (spousal)
  • Bereavement Other (parent, children, relatives)
  • Friendly Visitor
  • Day Center Program, 9:30-3:30

Food Service and Assistance

  • Meals on Wheels
  • Food Stamp applications
  • USDA Surplus food distribution (6x/yr.)
  • Soup n’ Sandwich Fridays at Senior Center
  • Lower Cape lunch at St. Joan of Arc, Tu at noon
  • Lower Cape dinner at St. Joan of Arc, Th at 6pm

Entertainment and Instruction

  • Bridge lessons
  • Duplicate Bridge groups
  • Chess
  • Knitting
  • Friday painters
  • Bayberry Quilters
  • Movies, 1st Fri of month
  • Live Cabaret and lunch, 3rd Wed of  month
  • Amateur ham radio club
  • Book Club
  • Cribbage
  • Mah Jongg
  • Computer help
  • Classical Piano music, Th at 1:30
  • Life exercises, Yoga 

Transportation

  • COA Roadrunner van provides transportation for grocery shopping and errands (by reservation, call for schedule)
  • DART provides low cost transportation for all ages on the Cape (reserve in advance (1-800-352-7155)
  • Boston Hospital trips daily except Thursday, 5day advance notice ($30 roundtrip, 1800-352-7155)

Other

  • Legal Assistance at various times
  • Notary Public
  • Tax preparation

 

Brewster Council on Aging, Denise Rego, Director

1673 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631   508-896-2737

Health Services:

  • Blood pressure/health counseling clinic, 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month 8am-10am
  • Glucose testing 3rd Tuesday of the month 8am-10am
  • Support program for caregivers 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 10:45-11:45am
  • Sight loss support group 2nd Wednesday of the month 11am-1pm, Brewster Ladies Library
  • S.H.I.N.E. (Serving the Health Information Needs of Elders) offers counseling every Tuesday 1pm-3:15pm by appointment only. Help with Medicare rights and benefits as well as other health coverage.

 

Exercise:

  • Swimming
  • Tennis
  • Reiki
  • Yoga
  • Strength training
  • Massage

Entertainment:

  • Bingo
  • Bridge
  • Computer
  • Quilting Bee
  • Poker

Other:

  • Banking assistance from Cape Cod Five by appointment Wednesdays at 10am
  • Legal help on 1st and 4th Wednesday by appointment
  • Meals on Wheels
  • Outreach assistance
  • Hot lunches ($2 donation suggested) with 24 hour notice
  • Day trips and overnight excursions

Transportation:

  • Boston Hospital: Mon, Tu, Wed, Fri by reservation only
  • COA van for grocery shopping, banking, post office, pharmacy (call for schedule)
  • Wheelchair accessible medical van (one week advance reservation required)
  • Medical appointments by volunteer drivers in their personal cars ( four day advance reservation)

A non-profit, all volunteer organization
508-514-7067
info@nausetneighbors.org