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Norwood senior center reports rising demand for rides and meals after hospital closure
Summary
Kerri McCarthy, director of Norwood Senior Center & Council on Aging, told the Board of Selectmen the center has expanded transportation and meal programs and is seeing increased demand for out‑of‑town medical rides, outreach, and services such as SHINE and legal assistance.
Kerri McCarthy, director of the Norwood Senior Center and Council on Aging, briefed the Board of Selectmen on May 6 about growing demand for transportation, meal delivery and outreach services, and volunteer programs since the Norwood Hospital closure.
McCarthy said the center now operates one bus, two vans and an electric vehicle, and has seen an uptick in out‑of‑town medical rides to facilities such as Good Samaritan, Newton‑Wellesley and Needham. “Our out of town rides have definitely increased,” she said, noting drivers also provide local trips so residents stay connected to essential services. McCarthy said the center’s drivers live in Norwood and are “community based.”
The center’s lunch…
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