Stafford Stafford Senior Center offers variety of options for those over 60

STAFFORD —The Stafford Senior Center, located at 3 Buckley Highway in Stafford Springs, is the place for adults 60-plus to connect to services, resources, and each other. The center’s mission is to foster social engagement and a better quality of life through onsite programs and activities, to connect people to resources available to them and assist in the application process, and to be an advocate for them.

The center offers a wide range of programs and activities for those over 60.

Participants can enjoy lunch and connect with friends, old and new, through the Senior Congregate Meal Program at the Senior Café. Lunches are served Monday through Friday at noon, and coffee is available beforehand. Registration and reservation are required. For people who are 60-plus and medically homebound, the Meals on Wheels Program delivers meals to their door. Applications are taken by the director’s office.

There are a variety of social activities to choose from, with new ones being added all the time. Improve your health with activities like Qigong, chair yoga and meditation, or chair volleyball. Creative types can join the quilting group or enjoy the occasional art or craft class. Game enthusiasts can play Mexican Train Dominoes or use their choice of many board games or cards, or play a game of pool. Once a month there is a movie showing on the big screen, and a variety of speakers and performers come to the center

The center also runs a bus and medical car for adults 60-plus and people with disabilities. The bus runs a full schedule of trips each month. Scheduled trips take people shopping at local stores or to out of town shopping destinations like Walmart, Target, Aldi’s, or Ocean State Job Lot, as well as area shopping centers like Tri City Plaza in Vernon. Other trips include destinations like a movie theater, thrifting at Savers and Goodwill, bowl- ing, or swimming at Monson Pool. Riders are also treated to Lunch Bunch trips (and the occasional breakfast) at area restaurants. The spring, summer, and fall season will see trips to museums and outdoor venues as well.

People can also utilize the Senior Center for help with applying for Connecticut Medicaid assistance programs, including Husky C medical insurance, the Medicare Savings Program, the Connecticut Homecare Program for the Elderly, and Title 19 long term care assistance. There is also a CHOICES counselor on staff to help with Medicare questions and enrollment. Assistance is available for Social Security Disability applications and the Connecticut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and applications for the Connecticut Renter’s Rebate Program for Adults 65-plus and people on full disability are processed by the Senior Center director.

The Stafford Senior Center is a onestop resource for information, programs, and activities to continue to live a full life well into your golden years.

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