Buzzell Senior Center: Health Services

A key part of the Elder Service Department is our Buzzell Senior Center. The center has an environment that is not only inviting, but also safe and enjoyable for elderly residents to be able to communicate with their peers and participate in many daily classes and activities. There are approximately 1,300 elder visits a month for participation in Senior Center programs.

Nurse

The Town Nurse - Ann Fitzgerald - visits the Senior Center weekly (Thursday 1:30 - 3:00PM) to provide blood pressure clinics, B-12 shots, diabetic screenings, and monthly cholesterol screenings. For seniors unable to make it to the Senior Center due to health ailments, she makes home visits. The Town Nurse also provides yearly flu shots at the Senior Center, Deming Way Senior Housing and (for the house-bound) at their home.

Also this year, the Town Nurse (Ann Fitzgerald) along with Susan Rowe, RN, provided a diabetic awareness workshop and support group. This included weekly meetings, nutrition planning, and weekly diabetic screenings. On their last meeting the group was able to work together in making a meal in the senior center kitchen for all of them to share. The program was a wonderful success and several of the elders in that group still enjoy getting together to discuss new recipes, count calories, and support one another.

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Foot Clinic

A podiatrist visits the center once a month for routine foot care. Interested seniors call for an appointment.

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Health Events

Health events are scheduled through out the year. These are flu shots, assorted screenings, and informative talks about specific health issues, and a senior health fair, where seniors can find out about health issues and about support services geared to them.

The Department of Elderly Services had its sixth annual Senior Health Fair in October. It is sponsored annually by the Board of Health and the Department of Elderly Services. There was screening on blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, bone density and information on nutrition, osteoporosis, skin care, and diabetes. The fair was coordinated and pulled off by Terri Marciello and Ann Fitzgerald, Town Nurse assisted by two volunteer nurses: Susan Rowe and Doreen Crowe. Also at the Senior Health Fair were representatives from the Wilmington Fire and Police Departments, Minuteman Senior Home Care, Wilmington Family Counseling, Home Instead Corp, and Winchester Hospital Lifeline Program. The response was wonderful and many found it to be very informative. See phone number and email address below for more information

Medical Equipment Lending Program

Due to donations of unused equipment by residents, we are able to provide certain equipment on a temporary basis as they are needed. Elders and their families may borrow needed equipment in order to stay home safely, while curbing the cost of such items. We have wheel chairs, walkers, canes, bath chairs, benches and commodes.