Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center

The Betty Ehart Senior Activity Center in Los Alamos, New Mexico is a nonprofit senior center operated by the Los Alamos Retired and Senior Organization (LARSO). Since opening in 1998, it has served as a community hub for older adults in Los Alamos County, offering day services and programs designed to promote healthy aging and social engagement.

The center provides numerous services including day out and daycare, transportation assistance, community meals, home-delivered meals, activities, and entertainment. These offerings are designed to address identified community concerns around aging in place, transportation barriers, and social isolation among older adults in the county.

LARSO emphasizes evidence-based approaches to healthy aging through social engagement, physical well-being, civic involvement, creativity, and lifelong learning. The center operates exercise programs and other wellness activities intended to support better health and strengthen the connection between physical and cognitive health for participating seniors.

The organization recognizes that social engagement and community-based participation are associated with better well-being, stronger mood, and greater sense of purpose, while social isolation in later life carries increased risks of mortality, disability, depression, and dementia. The center functions as a practical strategy to help older adults in Los Alamos County remain connected, active, and independent.