The Town of Marshfield supports, as a town department, the Council on Aging. The COA operates the Senior Center that houses administrative offices, health room, exercise room, activities rooms, dining room, function hall, arts and crafts room, kitchen, billard room, private meeting room and board room with ample parking and handicapped designated spots. The COA has a full-time social services coordinator who assists seniors with fuel assistance, housing applications, property tax abatement and referrals to other services. The COA has two trained SHINE (Serving Health Information Needs of Everyone on Medicare) counselors. Adjacent to the COA is a walking trail and plans are in the works for an outdoor recreation area. The Town of Marshfield also has paved walk ways along the harbor front and cleared pathway for wooded area walks and a walkable downtown. GATRA (a regional public transportation company) provides bus service on the main roads of town and the COA provides a shuttle bus service to take seniors to shopping and to the senior center. There are also volunteer drivers for doctor appointments outside of town. The sherriff department offers a safe home phone checking service and a tracking program for people with memory loss. The town recreation department works with the DPW and provided walkways for handicap access to the public beaches. The Town has programs that offer tax relief and a tax deferral available to senior citizens who own homes in town. The Senior Center is working toward an addition to the main building to provide additional space. The COA offers a Lifelong Learning program which provides enrichment programs to the area seniors as well as opportunities for subject matter experts of all ages from our community to teach and share their expertise, share resources and address the physical, emotional and financial needs of the older population.