Virginia Wellness Center for Older Adults

Hybrid programs combines traditional face-to-face interaction with online interactions that the community and participants can do at home. In-person activities or educational events are hosted at the WCOA and streamed live to be viewed virtually from home.

The Wellness Center for Older Adults is open week days 8:00-4:00.  Our program hours are 9:00-3:30 Monday – Friday.  Please click here for a look at our program calendar.

Each event/activity has a certain number of community seats for reserving. Health and Wellness screenings are available by appointment by calling our main line 703-970-3601.  To make a reservation for a class or activity, call 703-970-3601 to sign up or schedule at the front desk. Walk-ins are welcome though appointments and reservations are honored first and preferred.

The Wellness Center for Older Adults is in Fairfax, VA at 4027B Olley Lane.  It’s on the Braddock Glen Campus off of the Little River Turnpike.  Nearby is the Little River Glen Senior Center, Sunrise Braddock Glen Assisted Living, and Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax-Burke.

Directions

Coming from the Little River Turnpike, turn at the light onto Olley Lane. At the second driveway on your left, turn onto the campus and make an immediate right to go around the front entrance of the Wellness Center.  Parking is available on the side of the facility and the back.

We are accepting in-person student internships and volunteers 18 years of age and older.  To volunteer at this site, you must register as a volunteer with ServiceSource.  All volunteers must complete orientation training and provide proof of eligibility. Please email VAWellnessCenter@servicesource.org for eligibility requirements and current volunteering opportunities.

Opportunities include but are not limited to:

• Assist with an ongoing program
• Computer help in the Resource Library
• Demonstration and maintenance of equipment in the Fitness Room
• Lead a new or one-time group program
• Organization of materials and supplies
• 1:1 conversation and activities

We are delighted to welcome prospective participants, 50 years or older, to the WCOA. 

Eligible applicants for the LTCIS program must have a documented disability (ID/DD). 

Community members must, with or without a reasonable modification, be:

• Able to orient correctly to person, place and time
• Able to navigate to programs and through the facility safely
• Able to receive and follow instructions
• Able to recognize and respond appropriately to emergency warnings
• Able to maintain personal care such as eating and restroom usage.

All recreation and services are inclusive and at no cost. Community members have the opportunity to engage in free health and wellness services and educational events.  You, your loved one, or community center are welcome to visit the wellness center for a scheduled community activity as a community member if you are not a participant of the day program.  Each activity has a certain number of community seats for reserving so you would need to call us at 703-970-3601 to reserve a spot for the event or email VAwellnesscenter@servicesource.org.  Community members also have access to computers and a fitness room with exercise equipment. 

There are nine other LTCIS Programs that ServiceSource operates in Virginia.  This program is unique in that inclusive services and community is integrated into the center. Inclusive services are offered alongside the day program so every participant is supported.  The programs at the center are adapted and modified to support individual’s participation.  The Wellness Center is open to ALL to engage in diversified programming and have access to resources.  It is designed to enhance the lives of older adults and those with disabilities in the community.  Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities will participate in day-to-day activities alongside older adult community members seeking recreation activities, support, exercise, and health screenings.

Inclusion refers to the process of creating an environment in which every individual is welcomed, valued, respected and enabled to reach his or her full potential and so that they can participate in wellness center events and activities of their choice.  Integration is the process in which individuals with disabilities or other special needs have access to adapted equipment and modified activities at the wellness center and other community venues.

A community partner is an organization working together with ServiceSource’s WCOA on a common goal: to support older adults and individuals with disabilities.  It consists of a mutually beneficial relationship where all parties have shared responsibilities and privileges.  A formal agreement is made between the two organizations who share the same clients, so the organizations work together productively.  If your organization aligns with our mission and is interested in becoming a community partner, email VAwellnesscenter@servicesource.org.

Community members are at the heart of our campus. They include all adults age 50+ who live, learn, work, play, and pray in Fairfax County. Community members in Fairfax County may join a class or special event, socialize with peers, and support the wellness center’s programs. If you’re a community member in Fairfax County looking for opportunities to engage in offerings at the wellness center, stop by or email us at VAwellnesscenter@servicesource.org.