Upper Cumberland Senior Centers
Through the Older American’s Act (OAA), the purpose of the senior center is to facilitate the social, emotional and physical well-being of Tennessee’s adults age 60 and over as part of a comprehensive and coordinated system of community-based services and activities. Senior centers provide access to community resources that maintain independence and wellness.
The AAAD serves as the agency designated by the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (TCAD) to administer a comprehensive and coordinated system of services for adults age 60 and over and adults with disabilities, including senior centers.
The purpose of OAA funds is to ensure the provision of services for older individuals with social or economic need with particular attention to low-income older adults (including low-income minority, older individuals, older individuals with limited English proficiency, and older individuals living in rural areas) and adults with disabilities.
Services Available Through Senior Centers
Some of the services available through local seniors centers include:
- Resource Information: Linking adults age 60 and over and adults with disabilities to information about community services and/or programs
- Congregate Meals: Providing a nutritious lunch to older adults in each of the fourteen counties (see Congregate Meals for available locations)
- Health Promotion: Offering opportunities for participants to learn about healthy aging and participate in activities that promote healthy living such as health screening and health education about diabetes, arthritis, healthy cooking, handling caregiver stress, etc
- Physical Fitness & Education: Engaging participants in physical fitness and exercise activities or classes such as walking clubs, dancing, aerobics, stretching, etc
- Recreation: Involving participants in social activities such as card games, crochet/knitting/quilting, painting, music, craft making, etc
- Education: Offering continued learning opportunities for participants with classes such as computer skills, navigating Medicare benefits, music lessons, art classes, etc
- Telephone Reassurance: Providing comfort and companionship through regularly scheduled calls to home-bound individuals made by volunteers or staff
- Evidence Based Programs (EBP): Evidence-based programs (EBPs) offer proven ways to promote health and prevent disease among older adults. They are based on research and provide documented health benefits, so you can be confident they work. Older adults who participate in EBPs can lower their risk of chronic diseases and falls—or improve long-term effects of chronic diseases or falls.Programs offered through Upper Cumberland senior centers vary annually. Examples of EBP programs include:
- AEA Arthritis Group Exercise: Overall sense of well-being; better quality of life; reduce pain/inflammation; increase social interaction; fun, safe and effective way to promote better health; improved joint function; increased muscular strength
- AEA Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program: Warm-water exercise program suitable for every fitness level, shown to reduce pain and improve overall health. Exercises include range of motion, muscle-strengthening, socialization activities and an optional, moderate intensity aerobic component.
- Enhance Fitness: An ongoing, low-cost, evidence-based group falls prevention and physical activity program developed specifically for older adults. The exercises focus on four key areas important to the health and fitness of participants: low impact cardiovascular; dynamic/static balance work, strength training and stretching.
- Living Well With Chronic Conditions
- Stepping On: Offer strategies and exercises to reduce falls and increase self-confidence in making decisions and behavioral change in situations where older adults are at risk of falling
- Tai Chi For Arthritis: Improve movement, balance, strength, flexibility, and relaxation; decrease pain and falls
- Take Charge of Your Diabetes
- Walk With Ease: Reduce pain and discomfort of arthritis, increase balance and strength, build confidence in the ability to be physically active and improve overall health among older adults. Designed to decrease disability and improve arthritis symptoms, self-efficacy, and perceived control, balance, strength and walking pace
If you are interested in attending or finding out more information about evidence-based programming available in your area, contact your local senior center.
If you are interested in starting an evidenced-based program in your area, learn more about programs that meet the Administration for Community Living’s criteria for highest level evidence-based programs under the Title IIID of the Older Americans Act by clicking here.
Find a Senior Center Near You
We have senior centers located in all of our 14 Upper Cumberland counties. You can find address and contact information for each senior center by county below.
Cannon County Senior Center
609 Lehman Street Woodbury, TN 37190
Phone: (615) 563-5304 Fax: (615) 563-2749
Clay County Senior Center
P.O. Box 58
145 Cordell Hull Drive Celina, TN 38551
Phone: (931) 243-3467 Fax: (931) 243-3467
Fair Park Senior Center
1433 Livingston Rd, Crossville, TN 38571
Phone: (931) 484-7416 Fax: (931) 456-6541
Alexandria Senior Center
330 Edgewood Street Alexandria, TN. 37012
Phone: (615) 529-2928 Fax: (615) 529-4345
Smithville Senior Center
718 S. Congress Blvd Smithville, TN 37166
Phone: (615) 597-7575 Fax: (615) 597-6755
Fentress County Senior Center
308 Main Street South Jamestown, TN 38556
Phone: (931) 879-7249 Fax: (931) 879-7250
Jackson County/Fairview Senior Center
2230 York Highway Gainesboro, TN 38562
Phone: (931) 268-0837 Fax: (931) 268-9060
fairviewseniorcenter@outlook.com
Granville Senior Center
6026 Granville Highway Granville, TN 38564
Phone: (931) 653-4647
Macon County Senior Center
329 Highway 52 Bypass East Lafayette, TN 37083
Phone: (615) 666-3780 Fax: (615) 666-5688
Overton County Multipurpose Senior Center
1513 Bradford Hicks Drive Livingston, TN 38570
Phone: (931) 823-1268 Fax: (931) 823-1268
Pickett County Senior Center
105 South Main Street, Room 3 Byrdstown, TN 38549
Phone: (931) 864-7972 Fax: (931) 864-7972
Putnam County Senior Center
186 South Walnut Avenue Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone: (931) 526-9318 Fax: (931) 520-0258
director@cookevilleseniorcenter.org
julie@cookevilleseniorcenter.org
Algood Senior Center
125 Fourth Avenue Algood, TN 38506
Phone: (931) 537-3447 Fax: 931/537-3447
Baxter Senior Center
P.O. Box 602
101 Elmore Town Rd. Baxter, TN 38544
Phone: (931) 858-5657 (Mon., Tues, Thurs, Fri.)
Monterey Senior Center
105 Elmore Street Monterey, TN 38574
Phone: (931) 839-8053 (Mon., Thurs.)
Smith County Senior Center
120 Pauline Gore Way, Suite B Carthage, TN 37030
Phone: (615) 735-0560 Fax: (615) 735-0577
Van Buren County Senior Center
779 Old McMinnville Street Spencer, TN 38585
Phone: (931) 946-7151 Fax: (931) 946-7434
McMinnville/Warren County Senior Center
809 Morrison Street McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone: (931) 473-6559 Fax: (931) 473-2982
Sparta Senior Center
321 East Bronson Street Sparta, TN 38583
Phone: (931) 836-3663