May is Older Americans Month, and as part of the celebrations the Northern Wake Senior Center will honor its volunteers with a breakfast at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 9. The breakfast will be provided by Brookdale of Wake Forest. If you are a volunteer for the senior center or Meals on Wheels you are invited to the breakfast. Please sign up at the front desk by May 5.
Everyone is invited to the Cinco de Mayo covered dish social on Friday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Whether you are new or an old hand at the senior center, you should check the calendar regularly because of all the offerings which change with each season.
The free health screenings and blood pressure checks are provided at 9:30 a.m. each Monday by a variety of local businesses, which are the Franklin Manor, Stay at Home Senior Care and Dr. Casey Baldwin, a pharmacist.
Please see the front office and materials there for all the counseling and assistance programs offered through the senior center. There is one-on-one counseling about eligibility and services for older adults and people with disabilities; there is similar counseling for financial care assistance; and a veterans representative is at the center on the second Wednesday. Medicaid counseling is also available; check with the front desk for days and times.
The Northern Wake Senior Center at 235 East Holding Avenue is owned by the Town of Wake Forest with programming and staffing provide by Resources for Seniors. Most programs are free for all. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; the phone is 919-554-4111; the website with full information, including the full calendar, about the senior center and Resources for Seniors is available on computers, smart phones and tablets at www.Resourcesforseniors.com and http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/northern-wake-senior-center.aspx.
