Senior Centers

[Miss Marty]

What are some of your favorite things to do at your local center?

Senior centers offer social activities, educational opportunities,
nutrition programs, noon meals, and recreation, (for people 60
years or older). Some centers have lounges where you can just
sit & talk. I will be sharing some of our experiences & thought it
would be nice to see how many others belong to senior centers.

So far we have been to a Halloween Luncheon & Christmas Party.

 

[Patri]

I like your current photo.
I will just say I was offended that a local church camp offered a free dinner to senior citizens ages 55 and up. I don't consider myself in that category though I qualify. Next time I see the people who run the camp, I will suggest they just say the meal is for citizens 55+. We are not elderly, and you aren't either.
Other than that, our local senior center (I wish it had a peppier name) only attracts old people, so I won't be going there for two decades yet.

 

[Miss Marty]

Maryland Senior Centers and SHIP


The Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

The Maryland SHIP program provides trained staff and volunteer counselors in all 24 counties. SHIP Counselors provide in person & telephone assistance in the following general areas:

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Program (Medicare Part D)
Medicare supplements (Medigap Plans)
Assistance for disabled Medicare beneficiaries (under age 65)
Medicare Advantage Plans (HMOs, preferred provider organizations)
Long Term Care Insurance
Medical Assistance programs
Assistance for low-income beneficiaries
Assistance with denials, appeals and grievances
Health Billing problems
Health care fraud and abuse
Free community presentations and more!

The Maryland Department of Aging receives funding for this program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the State of Maryland and local governments. SHIP counseling services are confidential and free of charge.

 

[Miss Marty]

There are 7 centers located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Over the past months we have visited each center except for Brooklyn Park

Each center offers a paper and online monthly newsletter, filled with a list of activities, classes, lunch menu, upcoming (bus) trips and special events.


Annapolis Senior Activity Center
119 South Villa Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone Number: (410) 222-1818
Large Center located of West St


Arnold Senior Center
44 Church Road, Arnold, MD 21012
Phone: (410) 222-1922
Smaller Center located off Rt 2 Ritchie Hwy


Brooklyn Park Senior Center
202 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, MD 21225
Phone: (410) 222-6847
Smaller Center located off Ritchie Hwy

Catherine L. O’Malley Senior Center
1275 Odenton Road, Odenton, MD 21113
Phone: (410) 222-6227 / (301) 621-9515
Large Center with Annex near Fort Meade


Pasadena Senior Activity Center
4103 Mountain Road, Pasadena, MD 21122
Phone: (410) 222-0030
Smaller Center located in a strip shopping center


Pascal Senior Center
125 Dorsey Road, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Phone: (410) 222-6680
Large Center located near BWI Airport


South County Senior Center
27 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater, MD 21037
Phone: (410) 222-1927, (410) 798-4802
Large Center located south of Annapolis


What are some of your favorite things to do at your local center?