Seniors
The Layden Senior Citizens Center of Forney welcomes you at 101 Main Street in City Hall, open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There are entrances in the front and also through Handicap accessible doors located at the back of City Hall. Reserved parking for seniors is available 9:00-2:00.
The center is a non-profit organization, so we work on donations. If you, or someone you know, are looking for a good cause to donate, this is a great one. All help is much appreciated. If you have non-perishable food donations you would like to share, these can be placed in the food donation cabinet.
There is also a Blessing Cabinet. If you have items to donate, or you need items, feel free to leave what you can or take what you need.
A huge thank you to our generous donors: Panera Bread, Papa John’s Pizza, Smurfit Kappa, and our Bingo sponsors: Alinea Hospice, Cheyenne Medical Lodge, Empower, Rely On Credit Union, and Oak Street Health, each of whom contributes weekly prizes. Please frequent these treasures whenever possible.
Big Thanks to our first Platinum sponsor for our senior picnic, Gateway Buick GMC. We are still needing vendors and sponsors for this event on June 2nd. If you would like to be a sponsor, please call Dena Pope at 972-552-6690.
There is always a plethora of wonderful activities happening at the Center, thanks to our charismatic Director, Dena. This past week’s events, in addition to our regularly occurring activities, included our monthly covered dish luncheon with delicious sides and desserts provided by our patrons and fried chicken provided by the Center.
Next week, among other fun activities, will be our monthly birthday celebration on Wednesday, May 17th. You don’t want to miss out on this month’s entertainment. This month we will be heading to the Dallas Zoo on the 18th. If you want to go, see Dena to sign up. Cost is $16.00 for the entry fee. Current regularly scheduled activities are as follows: Bingo on Mondays, Fridays at 10:00 Bridge on Tuesday, Thursdays at 12:30 Noodle Ball on Tuesdays at 10:00 Line dancing resumes next Thursday too If you are 60 or older and would like to join us for lunch at noon, please either drop by or call 972-552-6690 to sign up by 10:30 a.m. You can also eat breakfast at the center, 8:3010:30am. Many thanks to Dena and Danielle, who provide delicious meals, both on wheels and for the center.
For those days you are unable to partake of the delicious meals provided at the Center, check out this week’s recipe for a quick, easy, delicious protein shake. Easy peasy: https://lillieeatsandtells.com/chunky-chocolate-peanut-butter- protein-shake/ As Mental Health Awareness Month, May is a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues, as well as highlighting the ways how mental illness and addiction can affect all of us – patients, providers, families, and our society at large.
Hospitals and health systems play an important role in the conversations we have around mental health care, including creating partnerships that address behavioral health issues in non-traditional ways. Many of our members are creating new innovations around how behavioral health disorders are identified and treated—through the integration of physical and behavioral health services, changes in their emergency departments and inpatient and outpatient settings. These strategies improve the overall value of health care and can lead to improvements in patient outcomes, quality of care and total costs.
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