HAMPTON ROADS – (June 25, 2020) – Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia is proud to announce that its historic rehabilitation of the Hayden Village Center, 680 Oak Street, Franklin, Va. is complete. The mixed-use building offering 28 market-rate apartments for seniors 55+ and multiple community-based services is now open, but in a limited capacity so to be compliant with the Commonwealth of Virginia’s COVID-19 Phase Two guidelines.

HAMPTON ROADS (June 25, 2020) – Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia (SSSEVA) wants Medicare-eligible residents living in the metro South Hampton Roads cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach and the Western Tidewater cities of Franklin, Smithfield, and Isle of Wight and Southampton Counties know that during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, certified benefits counselors are available to help individuals with first-time Medicare enrollment and assistance. Benefits counselors can also help those who are already enrolled in Medicare Part A, and now, due to a recent job loss find themselves without employer health care coverage, and need to enroll in Medicare Part B (outpatient coverage) and/or Part D (prescription drug plan).

Hampton Roads, Va. (May 15, 2020) – Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia (SSSEVA) has been notified of a phone scam seeming to target seniors and their caregivers in Hampton Roads. We've gotten multiple reports about these calls from seniors and family members who live in Suffolk and Isle of Wight who received these phone calls. The callers, all calling from a 757-461-exchange with rolling last four digits identify themselves as “Senior Services,” and then try to entice you to buy life insurance.

Southeastern Virginia Areawide Model Program, Inc. t/a Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia (SSSEVA) will host its annual public hearing on Thursday, June 4, 2020, 1-2:00 p.m. via a live webinar. The public hearings are intended to engage community residents 60+, caregivers, and organizations that work with seniors and persons with disabilities. These hearings provide SSSEVA with valuable insight that helps outline programs and services to better address the needs of seniors in the region. Results from the hearings are used in preparing the agency’s Fiscal Year 2021 Area Plan for Aging Services. The fiscal year runs from Oct. 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021.