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Turner Senior Resource Center

2401 Plymouth Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Photo: Katherine, Patty and  Phyllis

Turner Senior Resource Center (TSRC) houses the community outreach programs of the University of Michigan Geriatrics Center. It is a pioneering program designed to improve and enhance the quality of life for older adults and their families.

We welcome you to come to our building at 2401 Plymouth Road to have a tour of the building and learn more about the programs. For current information on all activities, programs and staff please click here: Turner Learning Programs Newsletter (requires Acrobat Reader).

The center is staffed with social workers, volunteers and other professionals who specialize in working with older adults. The center brings together the Housing Bureau for Seniors, Learning in Retirement, Silver Club,*Asian Outreach Program, Caregiver Resource Center, **Gallery 55+ and many other established and new Turner Senior Resource Center community programs.

Depending on the day, you will find writing groups, support groups, healthy cooking demonstrations, health lectures, exercise classes, computers available for learning and practice, social groups such as bridge, chess and Mah Jong, the N.E. Senior Band and special events such as the Turner Picnic. Blood Pressure is offered once a week as is assistance with Medicare Counseling and Advance Directives. The Keys to Independent Living Display in the lobby displays a wide range of assistive devices and adaptive aids that allow for ease of movement and mobility.

Volunteers Needed and Appreciated

If you have time to share, there are many ways that your skills can be of assistance. At the Turner Senior Resource Center, our volunteers help by greeting, serving on committees, answering the phone, cataloging our resource library, helping with Silver Club, leading Learning in Retirement study groups, setting up for meetings and more! Contact Carolyn White at (734) 998-9353 for more information or to inquire about volunteer opportunities.

Parking & Directions

The Turner Senior Resource Center is located at 2401 Plymouth Road , Suite C in Ann Arbor . The building is between the Islamic Center and Key Bank. You may enter the parking area from either Plymouth Road or Traverwood Dr. The Center's entrance is on the west side of the building, facing the Islamic Center. Handicap parking is available. An AATA bus stop is located nearby on Plymouth Road .

Turner Learning Programs are supported by University of Michigan Hospitals, Area Agency on Aging Region 1B, Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Rosebud Foundation and the Turner Social Work Gifts Account. This agency is in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and with Section 504 of the Social Rehabilitation Acts of 1973.

 

*Asian Americans Outreach Program
Thanks to funding from AAA1B and AAACF, this program helps Korean and Chinese older adults obtain and sustain an improved quality of life through programs such as exercise, cultural arts, computer class, health lecture series and medicare individual counselling. Activities are based on cultural background and language. Call Jung Eun Ko, MSW, 734-998-6311.


**Gallery 55+ located in the Turner Senior Resource Center (TSRC) exhibits two-dimensional art that represents the creativity of gifted artists aged fifty-five and older. The gallery also provides a place for community members of any age to view the art and to participate in special gallery events as they are scheduled.

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