We Offer the Following Services

In addition to our many educational and recreational programs, we offer a variety of services to provide assistance to older adults in their homes and at the Senior Center.

Services Provided by Staff

  • Consultation (includes home care & housing) – Information about resources and services for older adults and their families in Sudbury. Free consultation by appointment.
  • Medical Loan Closet    The Medical Equipment Loan Closet is up and running. Our loan closet is an amazing resource for people with temporary equipment needs due to injury or surgery, or for those who find it hard to do certain things and could use a little support permanently. We carry wheelchairs, walkers, knee scooters, rollators, crutches, canes, shower chairs, toilet frames, bed rails, and incontinence supplies, as well as other small items.

    We are currently seeking donations of wheelchairs, shower transfer benches, rollators, and walkers. 

    Please contact Sarah Green Vaswani via email at [email protected] or call her at 978-639-3223 for more information about donating and/or borrowing equipment.

    Please do not drop off any equipment at the Senior Center, as we do not currently have the capacity to clean and store additional equipment. Unfortunately, anything dropped off without prior approval will be disposed of.

    The closet is open by appointment only, but requests can often be accommodated on the same day.

    Additional resources that loan out medical equipment:

    1) REquipment located in Worcester.  Telephone:  508-713-9690

    2) Hospital Equipment Loan Program (HELP) located in Woburn. Telephone:  781-322-1052.  They are open on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to noon.

  • Transportation

Services Provided by Professionals

  • Legal Clinic – Free 20- minute phone consultation by appointment. Registration required.
  • SHINE / Medicare Help (Serving the Health Information Needs of Everyone on Medicare): Free consultation on Medicare Health Insurance by appointment.
  • Audiology –  A  Hearing Clinic is held on the 2nd Friday of the month. Free wax and hearing screening. Registration required.
  • Blood Pressure – Walk-in BP Clinic on Thursdays from 10:30 – 11:30 AM. This service is provided by Katie Betts, RN our new  Board of Health nurse..

Services Provided by Volunteers

All volunteer services require the completion of a Liability Waiver for Participants  Receiving Volunteer Services

  • In-home Fix-it – Small home repairs and maintenance.
  • Friendly Visitor –   weekly visit lasting 1-2 hours to a matched senior.
  • Phone Buddy –  weekly phone call lasting 15-30 mins
  • Sand Bucket –   bucket(s) of sand delivered to senior home
  • Grocery Shopper– weekly food shopping for a matched senior (senior does not accompany volunteer)
  • Goodnow-to-Go – delivery & pick-up of library materials to a matched Sudbury resident unable to get to the library.
  • Technology Help –  technical assistance with iPad, laptops, and cell phones. 
  • Tax Work-off Program (tax work off program, tax relief, & tax return assistance)

 

For information about any of these services, contact the Sudbury Senior Center at 978-443-3055 or [email protected] (unless otherwise indicated).