Transportation Services

Medical Rides:
MTM is the State program for medical rides. To make reservations, call 1-855-330-9131.

Center Van:
The Center van is available Tuesday - Thursday for shopping, hairdresser, barber, banking, and nursing home visits.
Contact Edie Jacobson, the Transportation Coordinator to make a reservation (401) 596-7216.

Charitable Donations

We are accepting donations for the following charities:



• Cell Phones for Soldiers
• Soda Can Tabs for the Ronald Mcdonald House
• Eyeglasses for The Lions Club

Containers are located on the table outside the
Directors Office

Health Services

Visiting Nurse:
VNS Home Health Services provides a visiting nurse to the Center who will meet individually at no cost with senior citizens to discuss current health problems, to take blood pressures, and to offer basic advice. The visiting nurse is at the Senior Center every fourth Tuesday of each month from 9:30am to 1:00pm. Sign up on the Sheet located on the cafeteria table outside the Conference Room.  First come, first served, unless a special need arises.

Additional Services

Gift Shop:
Members and visitors may take advantage of a small gift shop  which offers greeting cards, post cards, small inexpensive items, and seasonal gift items, as well as Center novelties.

Postal Services:
The Westerly Senior Citizens Center has a mail box at the Reception Desk.  Mail is picked up twice each week day. Stamps (all denominations) are available to purchase at the Reception Desk.  The postal unit is open from 9:00am to 3:00pm Monday through Friday.

Social Work:
An Elder Information Specialist is available for information, resource linkage and referral, short-term counseling, and assistance with medical / consumer issues. The department will also provide home visits if seniors are unable to come to the Center. The following is a partial list of services available: RIPAE, Housing Assistance, Heating, Financial Assistance, Medical (Federal/State), Medicare Savings Program, SHIP, Health Insurance, Printed Source Material. Also, numerous special programs involving senior issues are scheduled throughout the year.

Support Groups:
Various support groups are offered at the Senior Center.

• INSIGHT (a support group for those with visual impairments) meets quarterly, please check the Newsletters.
  
• Alcoholics Anonymous meets Sunday - Saturday at 7:30am in the triple room, Mondays at 7am, Tuesdays at 6pm, and Fridays at 7pm. There is a women's only group that meets on Wednesdays at 10am, and a men's only group that meets on Wednesdays at 7pm. New members are welcome to attend, regardless of Center membership.
• Al-Anon, for family members of those attending AA meetings, meets Fridays at 7pm in the conference room. New members are welcome to attend, regardless of Center membership.

Additional groups are scheduled according to season and schedule availability.

Special Programs

Medical Equipment Donations:
Accepted at the Center to assist others who may need items such as: wheelchairs, bedside commodes, toilet seats, shower chairs, transport chairs and adult underwear, walkers, etc. Should you need medical equipment or adult underwear, please call the center so we can fill out a slip for the item(s). We fill orders on a daily basis as the needed item are received based on a first come first served basis.

Health Insurance:
The Senior Center allows representatives from various health insurance programs to make presentations and offer information on their respective programs at the Center on a continual basis. The Senior Center does not endorse any particular plan but does provide the space and opportunity for these programs so that you, the consumer, can make an educated choice based on the information you may be seeking. For specific scheduling of each health plan, consult the Senior Center's monthly newsletter .

AARP Safe Driving Course: offered seasonally