Aging Services
With program sites located at the Lexington Senior Center, Charles Young Center and the Black and Williams Center. Our mission is to serve the Seniors in our community. We seek to create an atmosphere that acknowledges the value of human life, individually and collectively and affirms the dignity and self-worth of older adults.
Our centers offer a safe and affordable (free) place to spend time engaged in meaningful activities. Our Centers are staffed with caring professional staff with experience working with the senior population. To Qualify a person must be at least 60 years old, reside in Lexington and be independent in all areas of personal care and personal safety.
If you or your family member is looking for activities to stay active and engaged in their community they should come visit one of our centers.
Lexington Senior Center
Here we have two highly trained Master's Level Social Workers on staff who are available to provide information and assistance, advocacy and brief counseling. In some cases they are able to assist a person who is having difficulty making ends meet, transitioning into alternate housing, understanding Medicare, enrolling in Medicare Part D and information on resources for in all areas of aging. While their offices are at the Lexington Senior Center they are available to serve any senior. Please call and make an appointment.
The Office of Aging Services would like your input. Please take this survey, this information will assist our Office of Aging Services in determining the current and future needs of seniors in our community. Be sure to save your responses before closing the document.
Link to Senior Citizens Center Survey
Senior Center Newsletter and Calendar of Activities
Click HERE to watch a Senior Minute.
Black and Williams Center
Eldercrafters Program
This program operates Monday-Thursdays from 9:30-2:00. This center offers occasional exercise classes, ceramics, card playing, socialization, special events and projects that benefit citizens in need in our community.
Call 859-252-1288 for more information
Charles Young Center
This Satellite Program is open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9-1pm. Located at 540 East Third Street with parking available on Shropshire Avenue. This center offers exercise classes, craft classes, educational seminars and opportunities to socialize.
The Lexington Senior Center houses several agencies which serve older persons. These agencies each have their own budgets, funding sources, as well as their own staff and parent organization.
Call 859-227-4359 for more information
The Senior Center at Charles Young Center
Open to Fayette County Residents 60 and older
540 E. Third St.
Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
9:00am - 1:00pm
Exercise
Arts & Crafts
Group Activities
Outdoor Activities
Calendar of Events and Activities
Other Links and Resources
Relative Caregiver Resource Guide
Pathways Guide for Older Adults in the Bluegrass Area
We are proud to lease space to the following agencies. You may contact the Senior Center at 859-278-6072 or follow their links.
Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass
The mission of The Nursing Home Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass, Inc. ( NHOA) is to improve the quality of care for residents of long-term care facilities.
Meals on Wheels
Provides home-delivered meals services to people in need. Includes history, membership benefits, training and conference schedule, and links to partners.
Faith in Action Elder Outreach
Serves older adults (65 and older) in Fayette and Scott Counties. Services are free and are not based on income.
Bluegrass Community Action Partnership
Delivers quality meals to the nutrition sites and clients who are homebound (aged 60 and older)