Quality Care Here Shows Respect for Elders
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If you’re going to the Anderson Creek Senior Center, you should RSVP.
That’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program, a state program linking a community’s elders to volunteering needs in the area.
“We’re one of the volunteer stations in the county,” says Kathleen Collins, senior center administrator at Anderson Creek. “It’s a stepping off point for people who maybe aren’t ready for a traditional senior center, but want to find a way to help the community.”
The center also offers significant amenities to seniors – day trips to museums, shopping or the theater; a shuttle service that takes people to medical appointments; classes in oil painting and ceramics; an annual trip to the state fair; guest speakers on everything from technology to taxes; and a flu shot clinic each fall.
Dunn Senior Enrichment Center and Coats Senior Center also offer top-notch services to the community’s older generation, such as exercise and craft classes, music and art instruction,
and consumer, health and nutrition information.
The Dunn Center is operated by the city, while Coats Senior Center is a private nonprofit facility founded by local citizens.
Rebecca McLean, executive director of the Coats Center, says some new initiatives are in the works.
“We’re currently writing a grant to obtain a computer lab for the center,” McLean says. “We have many seniors who are computer-savvy.”
Meanwhile, seniors throughout the community can enjoy lunch together during the week at the Anderson Creek Senior Center.
The communities of Angier and Erwin also have active and welcoming senior citizens programs.
Story by Paul Hughes
Photo by Todd Bennett
