Lunch
Served twice a week at each Senior Center. In person lunches were discontinued during the Covid pandemic. Lopez Island will resume lunches again on Thursdays at 11:30 starting May 12, 2022. In June 2022, lunches will be served on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30. Orcas Island 3x weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and San Juan on Monday and Thursday. Shaw Island has lunch on the last Wednesday of each month. Hot and frozen Home Delivered Meals (Meals on Wheels) are delivered to the home-bound each Wednesday and Friday, on Lopez the days will be the same as the hot lunches, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Each meal costs $7.50 to prepare. Please donate what you can: suggested donation is $5.00 for those over 60 and $6.00 for those under 60. No one will be denied lunch for inability to pay.
Lopez: 468-2421
San Juan: 378-2677
Orcas: 376-2677
Transport to Lunch: On lunch days for San Juan, Orcas and Lopez, there are vans available to provide transportation. Suggested donation—$2.00
Home Delivered Meals: Lunches are available for the home-bound and can be delivered twice weekly. Call the Senior Services Office before 10AM to arrange: 360-468-2421. If no answer, please leave a message.
Suggested donation is $5.00 per meal.
Lopez Island Hospice and Home Support referrals
Trained volunteers to help support members of the Lopez Island community that are dealing with temporary, chronic or terminal illness. Also a resource for medical equipment. Call Senior Services 468-2421 or Lopez Island Hospice and Home Support 468-4446.
Information & Assists
This program will help you find needed information about services, community re-sources and issues of concern to older adults.
Case Management
Referrals to Medicaid, Island Hospital Home Health and Lopez Island Hospice and Home Support case management are available to assess and offer options for those in need.
Respite
Please call the Senior Services Office at 360-468-2421 for more information. Up to 13 days a month subsidized time off for family care givers.
Senior Trips
Off-island medical appointments on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Suggested donation $30.00 for all destinations Please call one or two weeks in advance if possible so we can schedule our driver. Please schedule your appointments as early in the day as possible so we can make reservations to return to Lopez. Thank you!
To schedule off-island medical trips, we ask that you pay attention to the current ferry schedule and schedule appointments in order to arrive on an early ferry and plan to depart no later than the late afternoon ferry. We are making reservations for these trips so it is very important for you to know approximately how long your appointments will take.
Suggested donation $30 for all destinations.
These trips will be in the Anacortes, Mt. Vernon–Burlington, or Bellingham areas. Please call Senior Services (468-2421) at least two weeks in advance so that we may schedule a driver. Seattle is possible only if we can find a driver.
If you are planning an appointment at Peace Island Hospital/Medical Clinic in Friday Harbor, they will pay for taxi service with The Round Towner Taxi (298-4434). This service allows patrons to walk on the ferry at Lopez and then take the taxi to Peace Island Hospital/Medical Clinic.
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