COVID-19 Resources for Senior Centers – healthyagingchronicle.com

NCOA and NISC care about keeping senior centers safe and healthy, and information on how to deal with COVID-19 is critical as the situation continues to develop.

On this page, we will share the latest best practice information that senior centers are using to prevent the spread of the virus and keep their participants safe.

The first step for all senior centers is to contact your local public health department for the latest guidance on how to respond in your immediate area. Senior centers also can play an important role in sharing trusted information with older adults.

Resource guide for temporarily closed centers

NISC is committed to helping your center continue to offer quality services and programs to your participants throughout the Coronavirus outbreak. With your help through recent webinars and surveys, we have developed an evolving resource guide, Senior Centers Connect, with remote programming and service continuity ideas. This guide is available to all senior centers.

Upcoming NISC Leadership Coronavirus conversations

NISC will continue to hold webinars to share ideas and best practices for remote programming and service continuity as the Coronavirus outbreak continues to evolve. Your input during these conversations helps us develop materials for all senior centers to use! You can find the upcoming conversations here:

Senior Center Operating Status

Please let us know the operating status of your senior center by filling out this survey. You can fill it out more than once if the operating status of your center changes.

The below chart indicates the results of this survey as of 3/30/20. The responses in order are 80.41% reporting “the center is closed with some staff reporting, limited programs offered”, 15.10% report “the center is closed, no staff reporting” and 4.49% report that the “center is open with limited programs”. Please take the survey again if the operating status of your center changes.

Coronavirus Conversation with NISC Leadership

Examples of planning for Coronavirus in the community

See these examples of communities planning to deal with the Coronavirus.

Age+Action 2020

Many partners are asking whether NCOA’s Age+Action Conference in Dallas, June 8-10 is still on. NCOA is monitoring the situation closely and, at this time, is still planning to host the event. Your health and safety is paramount to us. NCOA is following the guidance of the CDC, and we have confirmed with the Omni hotel in Dallas, this year’s venue, that protocols to prevent the spread of viruses are in place. Currently, we are still accepting registrations. If that changes, we will inform all attendees.