Keep Well and Blood Pressure Clinics

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Keep Well clinics are free and open to residents age 60 and over. Run by community health nurses from VNA Care Network & Hospice, services include health assessments (blood pressure, blood sugar, and weight monitoring; cardiopulmonary assessments, etc.), teaching (medication, diet, disease management, preventive health, etc.), and referrals to community resources. Please note that some locations offer blood pressure screenings only, which are open to people of all ages.

Clinics are funded in part by the United Way, local boards of health, private foundations, Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Topsfield-Boxford Community Club, Marblehead Female Humane Society, client donations, and VNA Care Network & Hospice.

Clinic times and locations are subject to change. Clinics are currently held in: Beverly, Bolton, Boxford, Clinton, Dedham, Gloucester, Haverhill, Hudson, Leominster, Manchester-By-The-Sea, Marblehead, Marlborough, Maynard, Needham, Northborough, Rockport, Spencer, Sterling, Sudbury, Swampscott, Topsfield, and Worcester.

For more information, call 888-663-3688, ext. 5603 or 508-786-0693, ext. 5603.

BEVERLY

Apple Village, 501 Manor Road, 1 to 2 p.m., third Wednesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 18, May 16, and June 20.
Beverly Council on Aging, 90 Colon St., 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., first Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: May 1 and June 5.
Fairweather, 245 Elliott St., 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., second Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: May 8 and June 12.
Garden City, 20 Sohier Road, 11 a.m. to noon, first Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: May 1 and June 5.
Hannah Village, 17 Conant St., 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., fourth Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 24, May 22, and June 26.
Jaclen Towers, 215 Rantoul St., 10 to 11 a.m., fourth Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 24, May 22, and June 26.
Turtle Creek, 401 Essex St., 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., first Wednesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: May 2 and June 6.
Upton Place, 137 Bridge St., 1 to 2 p.m., third Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 17, May 15, and June 19.

BOLTON

Bolton Council on Aging, 666 Main St., noon to 2 p.m., second Thursday of the month. Upcoming clinics: May 10 and June 14.

BOXFORD

Boxford Senior Center, 4 Middleton Road, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., fourth Wednesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 25, May 23, and June 27.
Four Mile Village, 50 Four Mile Village, 9 to 11 a.m., first and third Wednesdays of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 18, May 2 and 16, and June 6 and 20.

CLINTON

Clinton Council on Aging, 200 High St., 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., third Wednesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 18, May 16, and June 20.

DEDHAM

Dedham Council on Aging, 735 Washington St., 10 a.m. to noon, second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 25, May 9 and 23, and June 13 and 27.
Senior Housing, Doggett Circle, 1 to 3 p.m., second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 25, May 9 and 23, and June 13 and 27.
Senior Housing, O'Neil Drive, 9 to 11 a.m., second Monday of the month. Upcoming clinics: May 14 and June 11.

GLOUCESTER

Lincoln Park, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., third Thursday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 19, May 17, and June 21.
McPherson Park, 31 Prospect St., 1 to 3 p.m., fourth Thursday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 26, May 24, and June 28.
Rose Baker Senior Center, 6 Manuel Lewis St., 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., first four Wednesdays of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 18 and 25; May 2, 9, 16, and 23; and June 6, 13, 20, and 27.

HAVERHILL

VNA Care Network offers a variety of free health screenings for the homeless in Haverhill. These clinics are funded by a grant from the George C. Wadleigh Foundation. For information, call Faith Theokas, RN, at 888-663-3688, ext. 1372 or 978-777-6100, ext. 1372.

HUDSON

Brigham Circle, 6 Brigham Circle, 12:30 to 2 p.m., fourth Tuesday of the month. Blood pressure only. Upcoming clinics: April 24, May 22, and June 26.
Hudson Senior Center, 29 Church St., 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., second Thursday of the month. Blood pressure only. Upcoming clinics: May 10 and June 14.
Peter's Grove, 11 Lake St., noon to 1:30 p.m., second Thursday of the month. Blood pressure only. Upcoming clinics: May 10 and June 14.
Senior Housing, Glen Road, 12:30 to 2 p.m., third Thursday of the month. Blood pressure only. Upcoming clinics: April 19, May 17, and June 21.

LEOMINSTER

Senior Center, 5 Pond St., 9 to 11 a.m., second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 25, May 9 and 23, and June 13 and 27.

MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA

Congregational Chapel, Chapel Lane, 10 a.m. to noon, first and third Thursdays of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 19, May 3 and 17, and June 7 and 21.

MARBLEHEAD

Council on Aging, 10 Humphrey St., 11 a.m. to noon, second Thursday of the month. Upcoming clinics: May 10 and June 14.
Various locations, 10 to 11 a.m., third Thursday of the month. Sponsored by the Marblehead Female Humane Society. April 19: Farrell Court, Community Room. May 17: Roads School, 22 Rowland St. June 21: Masonic Hall, 62 Pleasant St.
Powderhouse Court, Green Street, Community Room, 10 to 11 a.m., fourth Wednesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 25, May 23, and June 27. Blood pressure only. Open to residents. Funded by the Marblehead Female Humane Society.

MARLBOROUGH

Marlborough Senior Center, 250 Main Street, 9 to 11 a.m., Thursdays. Upcoming clinics: April 19 and 26; May 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31; and June 7, 14, 21, and 28. Open to residents only.

MAYNARD

Summer Hill Glen Apartments, 121 Summer Hill Glen, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., second Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: May 8 and June 12. Open to residents only.

NEEDHAM

Stephen Palmer Senior Center, 83 Pickering St., 9 a.m. to noon, first and third Wednesdays of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 18, May 2 and 16, and June 6 and 20.

NORTHBOROUGH

Colonial Apartments, 26 Village Drive, 1 to 2 p.m., second Tuesday of the month. Blood pressure and education only. Upcoming clinics: May 8 and June 12.
Northborough Senior Center, 119 Bearfoot Road, 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., third Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 17, May 15, and June 19.
Northborough Senior Center, 119 Bearfoot Road, 1 to 2 p.m., fourth Tuesday of the month. Blood pressure and education only. Upcoming clinics: April 24, May 22, and June 26.

ROCKPORT

Senior Center, 58 Broadway, 9:30 a.m. to noon, second Thursday of the month. Appointment preferred. Upcoming clinics: May 10 and June 14.

SPENCER

Council on Aging, 40 Wall St., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., second Thursday of the month. Upcoming clinics: May 10 and June 14.

STERLING

Sterling Council on Aging, 1 Park St., noon to 2 p.m., third Thursday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 19, May 17, and June 21.

SUDBURY

Longfellow Glen, 655 Boston Post Road, No. 3320, 10 a.m. to noon, fourth Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 24, May 22, and June 26. Open to residents only.

SWAMPSCOTT

Council on Aging, 200 R Essex St., 11 a.m. to noon, second Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: May 8 and June 12.
Stop and Shop, Vinnin Square, noon to 2 p.m., fourth Wednesday of the month. Blood pressure only. Upcoming clinics: April 25, May 23, and June 27.

TOPSFIELD

Little Brook Village, 69 Washington St., 9 to 11 a.m., second and third Thursdays of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 12 and 19, May 10 and 17, and June 14 and 21.
Washington Meadows, 92 Washington St., 9 to 11 a.m., first and fourth Thursdays of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 26, May 3 and 24, and June 7 and 28.

WORCESTER

Canterbury Towers, 6 Wachusett St., noon to 2 p.m., first and third Tuesdays of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 17, May 1 and 15, and June 5 and 19.
Centro Las Americas, 11 Sycamore St., 10 a.m. to noon, first and third Wednesdays of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 18, May 2 and 16, and June 6 and 20.
Mount Carmel Apartments, 50 Shrewsbury St., 9 to 11 a.m., first Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: May 1 and June 5.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Center, 28 Mulberry St., 9 to 11 a.m., third Tuesday of the month. Upcoming clinics: April 17, May 15, and June 19.