Senior Wellness Centers

 

Age is just a number! Providence Hospital understands the needs of seniors or older adults and believes in helping people achieve their highest level of health and wellness. That’s why Senior Wellness Centers are part of our core services. Whether you join Senior Connection at Providence Hospital or one of the Senior Wellness Centers in DC that we operate through the DC Office on Aging, we invite you to access all the programs and services and keep fit and healthy at any age!

Senior Wellness Centers in DC

Congress Heights, Model Cities, and Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Centers provide services to D.C. seniors through a partnership between the District of Columbia Office on Aging and Providence Hospital's Wellness Institute.

The philosophy of the center is to promote an optimum state of health and well-being, achieved through disease prevention and health promotion. We believe that the key to wellness is identifying health risks and teaching the necessary lifestyle changes to reduce those risks. Therefore, the fitness, education and social programs are designed to assist our members to improve and maintain their health.

The services offered at the centers promote healthy lifestyles to members to include mind, body and spirit. Membership is FREE to all District of Columbia residents who are 60 years of age and older.

Hattie Holmes is open to members Monday – Friday from 8:00 – 4:30, Model Cities and Congress Heights are open to members Monday - Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Services and activities include:

  • Fitness and exercise classes (various levels offered to meet the needs of members)
  • Health education lectures and seminars
  • Health screenings
  • Nutrition assessments and education (group and one-on-one sessions)
  • Educational learning groups
  • Consumerism focused lectures
  • Computer training
  • Book clubs
  • Educational learning groups
  • Bible studies
  • Sign language classes
  • Healthy cooking demonstrations
  • Social activities (line dancing, trips, social gatherings)
  • Arts & crafts
  • Library
  • Game room (pool, cards & more)

 

Locations:

Congress Heights Senior Wellness Center
3500 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave., SE
Washington, DC  20032

(202) 563-7225

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Model Cities Senior Wellness Center

1901 Evarts Street, NE

Washington, DC  20018

(202) 635-1900

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Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center

324 Kennedy Street, NW
Washington, DC  20011

(202) 291-6170

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 Senior Connection

At Providence Hospital our senior population is important to us. That's why we have the Senior Connection Program. Senior Connection is a network of services specially designed to help seniors stay informed, stay active, and maintain good health.

The Senior Connection Program provides numerous resources and services to adults 60 years of age and older. Services include:

 

  • Recreational Activities, including a Crafts Group and Walking Club
  • Free non-emergency van service
  • Health education lectures
  • Preferred free parking
  • Discounts on the personal emergency response system
  • Discount in the Hospital’s Worlds Fare Cafeteria, Providence Dental Center, Resource Pharmacy, Gift Shop, Wellness Institute and Mammography Center
  • Support Groups for Arthritis, Stroke, Alzheimer’s Caregivers, and more
  • Weekly blood pressure screenings
  • The Telecare Program, a telephone reassurance service provided to elderly and homebound clients in the metropolitan Washington community

 

If you are 60 years or older, we invite you to join Senior Connection. Your annual membership fee of $15.00 per individual or $20.00 per couple opens the door to valuable information, resources, referrals, and activities.

Click here for a Membership Application (PDF)

Contact the Senior Connection Office, located on the ground floor of Providence Hospital, at (202) 269-7041 for more information.