Sponsored by Thames Valley Council for Community Action, the Federal Title III Meals on Wheels grant program has a site at the Groton Senior Center. Meals on Wheels program and is offered five days per week. MOW delivers a hot lunch, frozen dinners, frozen holiday meals, frozen weekend meals and emergency meals.
COASTAL CAFE
Groton Senior Center Snack Bar offers a continental breakfast and hot and cold lunch items Monday through Friday at a low cost.
Physical Therapy Conversations
A local physical therapist discusses pertinent topics for seniors including joint health and replacements, osteoporosis, spinal and back issues and more. Small groups.
Matter of Balance
An evidence based program on fall prevention. Also included under Education/Enrichment as that is the forum they are offered.
Live Well program
evidence based program on chronic disease self-management. Also included under Education/Enrichment as that is the forum they are offered.
Flu Shot Clinics
Two annual sessions are held for flu and pneumonia shots for seniors. This is sponsored by the VNA of SECT.
Backus Mobile Screening van
various health screenings are offered through Backus Hospital’s mobile van including bone density, cholesterol, diabetic foot screenings and balance.
Yale New Haven Hospital Mammography screening
mobile unit comes once a year for digital screening.
Healing Touch Therapy
This therapeutic approach to wellness addresses physical, mental, spiritual and emotional health. Healing Touch used along with other medical models is noninvasive and has no side effects. This therapy complements traditional approaches to health care and healing done lying down, sitting or reclining. By appointment.
Massage Therapy
a licensed therapeutic massage therapist provides this service to seniors. By appointment.