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Overview
Senior centers
Health information
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Caregiver resources
Transportation resources
Health & wellness organizations

Overview

For senior citizens, being connected to the larger community can play a vital role in maintaining overall health. Below, you can find the right resources to help you or your loved one live a healthy, safe life as a senior in our community.

Senior centers

Senior centers provide a safe social environment, and our community has several. Senior centers offer everything from group games like dominoes to nutritional instruction. Find more information about local senior centers at the Pennsylvania Senior Centers [link to https://www.seniorcenterdirectory.com/pennsylvania/] website.


Resource

Hours

Contact information

Bellefonte NSC


203 North Spring Street

Bellefonte,PA 16823

Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am–2:00 pm

814.355.6720

bellecenter1@gmail.com

Centre Hall Center


Centre Hall Fire Hall

207 N. Pennsylvania Avenue

Centre Hall,PA 16828

Open Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 am–1:00 pm

814.364.9511

chcenter@iqnetsys.net

Centre Region NSC


131 S. Fraser Street

State College,PA 16801

Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am–4:30 pm

814.231.3076

vshawley@crcog.net

Penns Valley Area Center


102 Leisure Lane

Madisonburg, PA 16852

Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am–3:30 pm

814.349.8188

pvcenter@getwireless.net

Philipsburg NSC


300 N. Front Street

Philipsburg, PA 16866

Open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am–3:30 pm

814.342.6549

pburgcenter@comcast.net

Snow Shoe NSC


Mountaintop Medical Center

402 Sycamore Road

Snow Shoe, PA 16874

Open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:00 am–1:00 pm; Tuesday, 9:00 am–2:00 pm

814.387.4086

bellecenter1@gmail.com



Health information

Senior citizens often face multiple health challenges concurrently, and that can lead to a number of questions about medications. While the best source of information is always a patient's physician, our community also offers other health information resources that seniors may find helpful.

Resource

Phone number

Centre Volunteers in Medicine 814.360.8297
Community Help Centre 814.237.5855
RSVP Office 814.355.6816


Phone reassurance

Living alone comes with unique challenges, and many seniors feel comforted by phone reassurance programs. By signing up with one of the organizations below, seniors can receive a daily check-in call to make sure they are okay.

Resource

Phone number

RSVP Office 814.355.6816
Centre County Office of Aging814.355.6716
Volunteer Center of Centre County 



Legal services

While we advise all of our patients to complete advance directives and other legal documents to ensure that their wishes are clearly expressed, this can be especially important — and sometimes more involved — for seniors. These local organizations can offer legal expertise for seniors.

Resource 

Phone number

Mid Penn Legal Services814.238.4958
Pennsylvania Bar Association 800.932.0311
Lawyer Referral Service 800.692.7375

 


Caregiver resources

Caring for an older loved one comes with a variety of challenges, and support serves an important role for caregivers. The Centre County Office of Aging offers the Family Caregiver Support Program, which can be reached at 814.355.6716.


Transportation resources

Seniors who have opted not to drive themselves have a number of other transportation options available, many of which are free or available at a senior discount. For information about essential transportation services to and from medical appointments, shopping, human service agencies and senior centers, as well as home-delivered meals, contact one of the following:

Resource 

Phone number

Center Area Transportation Authority814.238.2282
Centre County Office of Transportation814.355.6807814.355.6807
RSVP Office814.355.6816
Community Help Centre 814.234.8222
Meals on Wheels 814.237.8135
Home-delivered Meals (Centre County Office of Aging) 814.355.6716

 


Health & wellness organizations

The following external websites are good resources for our senior community and caregivers:

  • American Lung Association

  • American Cancer Society

  • Alzheimer's Association

  • National Parkinson's Foundation

  • National Mental Health Association

  • National Institutes of Health

  • Pennsylvania Regional Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

  • Pennsylvania Department of Aging

  • Pennsylvania Department of Health

  • Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare

  • American Association of Retired Persons

  • American Diabetes Association

  • Arthritis Foundation

  • American Heart Association