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Truro Council on Aging / Senior Center

Councils on Aging & Senior Centers

Based in Truro

Free service

508-487-2462

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Truro's town senior center — programs, meals, transportation, outreach, and the front door to almost every local benefit.

Office: Truro
Address: 7 Standish Way, N. Truro, MA 02652
Director: M. Peterson
Hours: Mon–Fri 8:00–4:00
Newsletter: COA Monthly Newsletter
Delivery: Archive May 2026 back to Jul 2024; email delivery available
Who qualifies: Truro residents 60+ or with disabilities (rides)
How to start: Call 508-487-2462 (Mon–Fri 8–4); book rides at least 2 business days ahead
For older adults: Free rides anywhere in Barnstable County, with medical appointments given priority; outreach helps with fuel assistance, Medicare questions and wheelchair loans

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Do you have transport, and how far ahead do I book?
Is there someone who can sit down with me about benefits?

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Coming up at the Truro senior centre

Fri, Oct 308:30am–1pmSHINE Open Enrollment and 5 more datesMedicare & benefits help · Conference Room
Tue, Nov 1011:30am–12:30pmLocal History PresentationTalks, classes & book clubs · Recreation Lounge
Wed, Nov 181pm–2pmTruro Library Book ClubTalks, classes & book clubs · Conference Room

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This month

Medicare open enrollment starts October 15 October 15 – December 7 Read more
Hang up on Medicare sales calls Especially October – December Read more
Apply for fuel assistance before the cold Benefits start November 1 Read more

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Recent changes

CorrectionCategory list rebuilt so every category can be reached on a laptop screen; three duplicate listings merged into the listings they duplicated.
CorrectionMedicare star ratings and bed counts added for nursing homes, home health and hospice, from Medicare’s own data, refreshed monthly. Four Medicare-certified Cape nursing homes that were missing were added.
CorrectionNine wrong phone numbers corrected, among them Home Instead, Boyd & Boyd, Maplewood at Brewster, Maplewood at Mill Hill, Maplewood at Mayflower Place and Harbor Point at Centerville.
CorrectionAdviniaCare Seashore Pointe and Broad Reach Liberty Commons moved from assisted living to skilled nursing; Pine Oaks Village moved to affordable senior housing (no personal care).
CorrectionPrescription Advantage stopped accepting new applicants after 11 September 2026; existing members keep coverage.
Correction106 verified organisations added across five new categories: veterans’ services, volunteer neighbour groups, mental health, scams and fraud, and placement advisers.

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