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​SENIOR PHARMASSIST,
​406 Rigsbee Ave, 2nd floor, 919-688-4772, seniorpharmassist.org:
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If you’re just now turning age 65, click here to watch Senior PharmAssist’s new Medicare Basics videos. Senior PharmAssist will host its regular Medicare Basics webinar on Thursday, April 8, 12:30pm. Click here  to sign up to watch this free seminar.

Senior PharmAssist also helps Durham County residents age 60 and up manage and get access to the medications they need. They’re able to find resources that make medicines available at low cost, and they help teach how to use medications safely and effectively. A staff pharmacist can take a good look at all of the medications being taken by a resident and can recommend which ones are inadvertently working against each other. (This sometimes happens when someone has multiple doctors who aren’t aware of what the others are prescribing.) Call to set an appointment.
Click on the button below to watch an informative video, “What’s Up with Medicare in 2021?”
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​​DURHAM CENTER FOR SENIOR LIFE,
406 Rigsbee Ave, 919-688-8247, dcslnc.org:
  • The Center is starting a “soft opening” by allowing a few people into the building at a time. You need to register first and make sure to have your mask in order to enter. Tours will be offered on Mondays and Fridays at 10am and 12:30pm; sign up by calling and asking for extension 110.
  • The new 406 Café will serve lunch starting at 11:30am; first-come first-served.
  • Play Tele-BINGO on Wednesdays, 11:30am–12:30pm; call and ask for extension 110 to register. 
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DURHAM PARKS AND RECREATION, 
Mature Adults office, Walltown Recreation Center, 1308 W Club Blvd, 919-560-4296 or 919-354-2710, website. The DPR Mature Adults office serves people age 55 and up.

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JEWISH FOR GOOD/THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF DURHAM–CHAPEL HILL, 
Levin Jewish Community Center (the J"), 
1937 W Cornwallis Rd, 919-354-4936, levinjcc.org
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Here are a few upcoming events; click here to see the entire calendar:
  • Seniors living with memory challenges are invited to attend the virtual Memory Café with their loved-one(s) on Thursday, April 1, 10am–noon. Socialize over snacks, join in the activities and conversation, or just combat isolation during this no-pressure get-together. Send an email to jbrown@jewishforgood.org for more info and to RSVP.
  • If you’re able to help the Jewish Family Services Food Pantry distribute food and household items for people in need, please drop off your donations at the curb on Fridays from 2:30 to 4:30pm (April 9, 16, 23, and 30, and May 7). Here’s what’s needed most: Nonperishable, unexpired shelf stable food, such as canned tuna, dried pasta, tomato sauce, peanut butter, canned beans, canned vegetables, canned soup, canned fruit, paper grocery bags; also unused, packaged hygiene products, such as bar soap, toilet paper, toothpaste, and travel-size shampoos, conditioners, and body soap.
  • The JCC Women’s Group and JCC Men’s Group (for retirees) will have a joint virtual meeting on Friday, April 16, 10:30am–noon. John L Withers will discuss Balm in Gilead: A Story from the War. Click here to join on Zoom.​
  • Seniors living with memory challenges and their care partners are invited to attend the Memory Club on Wednesday, April 21, 1:30–3pm. Join in the activities and meet other couples in this  virtual, safe, and nonjudgmental setting. Send an email to jbrown@jewishforgood.org for more info and to RSVP.
  • Seniors living with memory challenges are invited to attend the virtual Memory Café with their loved-one(s) on Thursday, May 6, 10am–noon. Socialize over snacks, join in the activities and conversation, or just combat isolation during this no-pressure get-together. Send an email to jbrown@jewishforgood.org for more info and to RSVP. This is a free event, although a donation would be graciously appreciated.
  • The JCC Women’s Group and JCC Men’s Group (for retirees) will have a joint virtual meeting on Friday, May 7, 10:30am–noon. Rick Woychik will discuss State of NIEHS (the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences). Click here to join on Zoom.
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