Social adult day care in Glen Oaks, Queens
Somewhere to go.
People to see.
Senior Socials is a day program for older adults on Union Turnpike. We open at half past eight, and there is always coffee on.
Visits welcome Monday to Friday. You do not need to call first.
- Open six days a week
- We collect you from home
- Hot lunch every day
- Private pay, no plan needed
Who it is for
The quiet creeps up on people.
It usually starts small. A friend moves to Florida. Driving after dark stops being worth it. The television goes on a little earlier every afternoon.
Senior Socials is for that stretch of life. Our members are older adults who are still entirely themselves but have run short of places to be, and people to be there with.
What we actually do is not complicated. A van picks you up. There is coffee going by nine. Somebody notices if you do not turn up, and calls to find out why.
Families tell us they notice it most on a Sunday, when there is finally something to talk about.
What is included
One fee, the whole day
Nothing below is an add-on or an extra. It is all simply part of coming here.
The ride
A driver collects you at your door in the morning and walks you back in at the end of the day. The vans take wheelchairs.
Lunch
A hot meal at noon, eaten at tables rather than off trays. Tell us about diabetes, salt, kosher, halal or anything else and the kitchen works around it.
Company
The whole point of the place. Cards, dominoes, arguments about baseball, and a cake whenever somebody has a birthday.
Something to do
Chair exercise mid-morning, then art, trivia, discussion groups, visiting musicians, and a great deal of bingo.
An eye kept
Blood pressure checks, medication reminders, and staff who know what a particular person looks like on a bad day.
A break for you
Six hours in which the person you care for is safe, busy and not your responsibility. Families tend to underrate how much this matters until they have it.
A day here
Half past eight
to half past three
8:30
The vans pull in
Coffee, tea and something to eat. Most of the day’s talking happens in this first hour.
10:00
Chair exercise
Twenty minutes, sitting down, at whatever pace suits you. Nobody is made to do anything.
10:45
Morning activity
Art, trivia, a discussion group, or a visitor with something to show everyone.
12:00
Lunch
The main event, and the longest thing on the schedule. An hour and a half at the table.
1:30
Afternoon
Bingo most days. Live music on Thursdays. Holidays get properly celebrated.
3:15
Vans out
Home by four, with a word to whoever is there about how the day went.
Photographs
A fairly ordinary week
What a family told us
She used to sit by the window with the television on. Now she has opinions about who cheats at bingo.
Finding us
On Union Turnpike
257-10 Union Turnpike
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
We are on the Queens side of the Nassau line, a few minutes from Floral Park and New Hyde Park. [REPLACE] Add the floor, parking and bus details.
Opening hours
- Monday – Friday
- 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
- Saturday
- 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
Full days and half days are both fine. Most people come three or four days a week rather than all six.
Visit us
Come and have a look
Drop in any weekday morning. You will get a tour, a cup of coffee, and a straight answer to anything you want to ask. No appointment, no obligation.