Culver City Senior Center Closes Due To Coronavirus

CULVER CITY, CA — The Culver City Senior Center will close until further notice, beginning Saturday, as a precautionary measure one day after the first confirmed case of coronavirus within the city was announced by local health officials.

City officials Friday said the first case of coronavirus within Culver City had been confirmed, with another potential case waiting on test results to be verified. No further details on either case were released due to patient confidentiality.

At the Senior Center, the fitness, pool and computer rooms and all classes, programs, workshops and events, as well as any city-sponsored events and classes for people 50 years old and older will be cancelled, according to a statement from the city, which added the entire building will be closed for older adult programming.

The senior center will continue to provide essential services, including lunch through an outdoor pick-up program and social services over the phone. Registered participants in the senior center nutrition program will be able to pick up lunches at the center on Mondays and Thursdays between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Frozen meals will be provided for days when pick-up service is not available, the statement said.

The city's meal delivery program for housebound seniors will continue uninterrupted.

Mental health services, care management and other social service needs can be discussed with Special Services for Groups representatives, who will be available to receive calls between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. They can be reached at 310-253-6717.

"City staff will continue to monitor the situation closely and will reopen the senior center when it is safe to do so," according to the statement. "The COVID-19 situation is changing rapidly, and staff will follow the recommendations and guidelines of L.A. County, the CDC and other authorities."

—City News Service

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