The Heart of the Commonwealth
Worcester Senior Report
Worcester · Massachusetts
Because getting older should come with better information, not less of it.
Services & Resources
Doctors, therapists and specialists who work with older adults.
From physical therapists to podiatrists who specialize in senior care, Worcester has a deep bench of professional health providers. We highlight the ones who really understand geriatric needs — not just general practitioners who see a senior once a year. Our goal is to connect people with providers who actually listen.
Every number below was read on the organisation's own website on 28 and 30 September 2026. Where one could not be, the listing says so.
A team that specialises in older patients and comes to the house, for Reliant patients of 75 and over who find getting to the surgery hard.
Reliant patients only, and by invitation. If you join, this team becomes your doctor in place of your present one. Ask whether they cover your street.
A university clinic: hearing tests and hearing aids, and help with speech, the voice, swallowing, and trouble finding words or remembering. It runs SPEAK OUT!, a voice programme for people with Parkinson's.
Ghosh Science & Technology Center, Suite ST-115, Worcester State University
Ring Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Terms run late September to mid-December, early February to early May, and six weeks in summer.
Testing and therapy are free - you pay only for a hearing aid if you buy one. Anyone can refer you. Graduate students do the work under a licensed supervisor, so appointments are longer than usual. There is a parking pass on their page.
A free line answered by specialists for anyone living with memory loss or dementia, and for their families: what a diagnosis means, what to do when it goes wrong at 3 a.m., and what help exists nearby.
At any hour, every day of the year.
Free and confidential, in more than 200 languages. TRS users dial 711.
An independent family doctors' practice in Worcester that says it is taking new adult patients. It also does work-related health checks for employers.
255 Park Avenue, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Ask when the first appointment for a new patient would be, and whether they take your Medicare plan.
An independent hearing clinic that tests hearing, fits and services hearing aids, and treats balance problems and ringing in the ears (tinnitus).
33 Oak Ave, Suite #3, Worcester, MA 01605
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
Ask whether your insurance covers the hearing test; hearing aids themselves are often not covered by Original Medicare.
The state agency for people who are legally blind. It keeps the blindness register, issues certificates of legal blindness (used for disabled parking placards and plates), and has counsellors who teach daily living skills and arrange social services. It has a Central Region office in Worcester.
Free. Your eye doctor normally reports a diagnosis of legal blindness to the Commission. Ring the toll-free number to be put in touch with a counsellor in your area.
Foot and ankle doctors on Lincoln Street - the sort of thing that stops you walking, which at eighty is the thing that matters.
299 Lincoln St., Suite 202, Worcester, MA 01605
You can text 508-625-7774. There is a second surgery in Westborough.
Foot and ankle care on Summer Street: everyday pain and injuries, diabetic feet and wounds, and surgery when it is needed.
123 Summer St., Suite 550, Worcester, MA 01608
A second surgery in Whitinsville.
Eye doctors on Park Avenue: examinations, cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease.
255 Park Ave., Suite 606, Worcester, MA 01609
A teaching clinic where dental hygiene students, watched by their instructors, clean teeth and treat gums at a fraction of the usual price.
670 West Boylston St., Worcester, MA 01606
Office, Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Their site says some of it is free if you are over 55, a veteran, or on MassHealth; otherwise a cleaning is about $25. Cleaning and gum care only - no fillings or extractions. Appointments take longer than at a dentist, because it is a school.
A podiatry practice in Worcester treating foot problems such as ingrown toenails, and checking the feet of people with diabetes regularly to prevent sores and infections. It lists Medicare among the insurance it takes.
95 Vernon Street, Worcester, MA 01610
The same number handles appointments and general questions. They have a second office in Clinton.
An eye surgeons' practice on Lincoln Street treating cataracts, glaucoma, corneal disease and other eye problems, including cataract surgery.
591 Lincoln Street #3, Worcester, MA 01605
Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm. Friday, 8am to 4pm.
A general dental practice downtown offering check-ups, fillings, crowns, extractions, dentures and implant-supported dentures. It sees emergency dental patients.
101 Pleasant Street, Suite 210, Worcester, MA 01609
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5pm.
The practice's own text does not say which insurance it takes; a patient review on the page says it accepts MassHealth, so ask when you ring.
A family dental practice on Southbridge Street offering routine dental care for adults, open some evenings and on Saturday mornings.
700 Southbridge St., Suite 2, Worcester, MA 01610
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:30am to 6:30pm. Saturday, 9am to 2pm.
The site gives no hours for Tuesday or Thursday. Ask whether they take your insurance.
A dental clinic run by Tufts dental school for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and others with special needs, who cannot easily be treated in an ordinary dental office.
150 Goddard Memorial Drive, Suite 2, Worcester, MA 01603
Patients must qualify first. Carers should ring the clinic, which will check eligibility and insurance. It is not a general dentist for older people without a disability.
A dental practice on West Boylston Street that makes full and partial dentures, taking impressions and models and fitting them over several visits.
1 West Boylston St, Suite 203, Worcester, MA 01605
Ask which insurance they accept; Original Medicare does not pay for dentures. Suite 203 is on an upper floor, so ask about the lift.
A Burncoat Street dental practice offering partial dentures, full dentures and dentures held in place by implants, as well as general dentistry.
363 Burncoat St., Worcester, MA 01606
Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5pm.
No Friday hours are shown. Ask about cost and insurance before starting denture work.
Physical and occupational therapy on Glennie Street: getting strength, balance and movement back after an injury or an operation, and managing pain that will not go.
30 Glennie St., Worcester, MA 01605
Monday–Thursday, 7 a.m.–7:30 p.m.; Friday, 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Closed at weekends.
Their page also shows a company-wide number; the one above is this clinic's own.
A physical therapy clinic that helps people get stronger after injury or surgery. It also treats balance problems and dizziness, and runs walking and balance programmes for people with Parkinson's. It lists Medicare among the insurance it takes.
93 Stafford St, Worcester, MA 01603
Monday, 7:20am to 5pm. Tuesday, 7:20am to 6:40pm. Wednesday, 7:40am to 5pm. Thursday, 7:20am to 6:40pm. Friday, 7:40am to 2:40pm.
The clinic is above an H&R Block office, so ask about stairs or a lift before your first visit.
A physical therapy centre for balance problems, dizziness and vertigo, Parkinson's disease, stroke and multiple sclerosis, including balance problems that come with age.
120 Gold Star Blvd, Worcester, MA
Greendale also has a separate general physical therapy clinic in Worcester. Its company-wide booking line is 855-459-5000.
Reliant's physical, occupational and speech therapy centre, with fall prevention programmes, neurology and orthopaedic gyms and private treatment rooms. It says it is taking new patients.
50 Gold Star Boulevard, Worcester, MA
You will usually need a referral from your doctor. Ask about the fall prevention programme if balance is a worry.