Pleasanton Senior Center to Close Briefly for Routine Maintenance

The popular Pleasanton Senior Center will close for a short period this month for routine maintenance.

The center will close from Monday, Jan. 9 through Monday, Jan. 16 and will re-open on Tuesday, Jan. 17 for regularly scheduled programs, according to a city press release.

During the closure period, the Spectrum Community Services lunch program offered at the center will be closed. However, Open Heart Kitchen’s Senior Meal Program at Ridgeview Commons will be open for dinner and seniors are encouraged to attend this program. The suggested donation is $3 and reservations can be made by calling (925) 484-5131.

Over the course of the week, the senior center will be painted, get a deep cleaning, have the carpets cleaned, the lighting checked, and other routine maintenance. Because the center also functions as a busy community center on weekends, such maintenance is regularly scheduled to keep it in good condition for all public use.

The Pleasanton Senior Center offers more than 25 classes each week, as well as the administration of the popular Pleasanton Paratransit Program, which provides door-to-door shared ride services for eligible Pleasanton and Sunol residents (60 years of age and older and those that are ADA certified).

On a monthly basis, the center also offers free movies, a lecture series, a vision support group, an inter-generational reading program, a computer users group, a Day Trippers program, an armchair travel program, a Newcomer’s Welcome, a dessert dance with a live band, and a lunch downtown.

The Pleasanton Senior Center also partners with agencies and business to provide services that include a weekday lunch program and Meals on Wheels (Spectrum Community Services), health screening and foot care (Senior Support Program of the Tri-Valley), a Caregivers Support Group (Senior Support Program of the Tri-Valley), free notary assistance (Lynne Stein Legal Documents), legal assistance for seniors, tax assistance (through AARP during tax season), AARP Mature Drive classes (offered quarterly), diabetes education (through Alameda County Health Department), a Parkinson’s support group, a quarterly WHEELS transit counselor, and one-on-one computer training.