October at the Millis Senior Center
The Millis Senior Center is located at 900 Main Street on the ground floor of the Veterans Memorial building. The Center is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – 9 a.m. -4 p.m. Closed on Fridays. For more information call (508) 376-7051
Regular Events: Have been postponed until further notice.
Phase 3 Limited Programming for October
Podiatry Clinic with Dr. Cooper
Dr Cooper will be at the Center on Wednesday, October 7th from 9-11. Pre-registration is required for all appointments. Please call the Center at 376-7051 prior to October 1st for an appointment and a 10-minute time slot. We will also be asking for you to call the Center upon your arrival for the appointment and wait in your vehicle until we come and escort you into the building. Cost is $35 for Center visits and $60 for home visits.
Medicare's Open Enrollment Period is October 15th to December 7th
SHINE - Serving the Health Insurance Needs of Everyone is a free health insurance information, counseling and assistance benefit available to all Massachusetts residents.
Any changes made during open enrollment go into effect January 1, 2021. It is important that you review your coverage every year, as plan premiums, formularies and co-pays change may change. Counselors provide helpful information and resources tailored to fit your specific circumstances at no charge to you. You can talk with a counselor by phone or Zoom meeting, communicate via email, or drop off a Medicare Drug Plan pre-enrollment form at your Senior Center. In order to respect social distancing guidelines, all counseling will occur remotely during the 2020 open enrollment period. Contact the Center at 376-7051 to schedule a telephone consultation with our certified SHINE Counselor.
FITNESS ROOM: Open Monday-Thursday 9-3
• 4-person capacity in the room at one time
• Call ahead for reservation to insure room is not over capacity
• Masks required for entry to Senior Center
At the time of your scheduled appointment park in rear of the building (ramp entry). Call 376-7051 and a staff member will come to your car and do a verbal wellness screening and a temperature check.
Please keep 14 feet distance between others at all times when using the Fitness Room.
HOLLY’S OUTDOOR CHAIR YOGA, Wednesdays at 9 a.m.
Sign-ups required Outside behind ramp entry. Limited 10 participants with 14 ft of social distancing. Millis residents will be signed up first.
OUTDOOR BINGO: Thursdays at 12:30
Sign-up required Limited to 9 participants –3 per table with masks——Disposable cards supplied, bring your own marker– Bragging rights only- no money exchange. Millis residents will be signed-up first.
DRIVE THROUGH BREAD AND PASTRY—Every Thursday from 10-11
No sign-up required. No contact. We will have tables set up in the rear of the building. Come in via Park Rd (please do not drive through parking lot) and tables will be on Park St. Stay in your vehicle. A white board will be set up with the available goods for the day. We will ask you what you would like and a staff member will bring you the baked goods.
TRADER JOES FREE FLOWER & PUZZLE GIVEAWAY Tuesday, October 6th and 20th from 2-3 p.m.
No sign-up required. Outside in rear parking lot on Park Street. Masks and 6 ft social distancing required. Millis residents only
TRANSPORTATION: Medical and Shopping only
• Limited hours 8-1. Monday - Thursday only Verbal wellness screening upon transportation booking
• Please take your temperature at home prior to trip. Any temperature 100.4 F or greater is considered a fever, please reschedule.
• Temperature checks and verbal wellness screening of all passengers upon pick-up
• 3 passengers on van 3 per trip. 2 passengers on van 1. 1 passenger in vehicle.
• Riders are to sit separately
• Masks required for all passengers and driver.
• We will clean and disinfect commonly touched surfaces in the vehicle at the end of each shift and between transporting passengers.