Southcoast Visiting Nurse Association will hold free health assessments, screenings and wellness education for seniors at the Rochester Council on Aging on Thursday, July 19.

The assessments will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 11:30 a.m.

This program is designed to help improve the health and well being of seniors, age 60 and older, who reside in the Greater New Bedford area. It is funded in part through a grant from Coastline Elderly Services Inc. and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs.