The center is operated by the Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Program of the UCSF School of Nursing. Open three hours each Thursday morning, the center offers Menorah Park's nearly 200 residents free health services such as flu shots, ear and foot care, blood pressure and blood sugar tests, and standard injections. Also, residents can get counseling on diet, stress management, and vitamins and supplements. Special programs are offered, too, such as cancer screenings and safety checks for canes and walkers. It saves them unnecessary, time-consuming and expensive trips to see a doctor.
People here find that valuable.
Residents can visit the clinic on Thursday mornings. In the afternoons, Deitrich goes to the apartments of residents who are less mobile or prefer not to visit the center. Residents also speak of the center's non-medical benefits. We sit and talk to each other and friendships are made. It's really nice.