LOCKWOOD COMMUNITY INFORMATION

LOCKWOOD COMMUNITY SENIOR CENTER NEW PHONE NUMBER - 775-443-3032

Food Pantry - Fridays - 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.  - Open to all Lockwood Residents

 The location has temporarily moved to 501 Rue de la Blanc, Lot A - next to the Rainbow Bend Clubhouse. 

CHAIR EXERCISE CLASSES - meet twice a week - Monday & Wednesday

Time - 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm  (bring a bottle of water & (optional) light weights)

Temporarily moved to the Clubhouse - Rainbow Room

CARDS - HAND AND FOOT - Every Thursday Afternoon 

Time - 12 pm – 4 pm   Open to all Lockwood Residents

The location has Temporarily moved to 501 Rue de la Blanc, Lot A - next to the Rainbow Bend Clubhouse

Bring a snack to share - Come out and enjoy an afternoon with your Lockwood Friend.  (If you do not know how to play Hand & Foot, come and learn the fun card game)

NEED COMPUTER, CELL PHONE, OR IPAD  HELP?   Dustin Cerny is available to help you at the Lockwood Community Senior Center.  Please email or call him to schedule an appointment.

Dustin Cerny     -    Community Health Worker Ⅱ 

Storey County   Community Chest, Inc.  Email: dustin@communitychestnevada.net

Phone: (775) 634-7621

Nevada Health Center Mobile Medical Unit -  The NVHC Mobile unit will be at Lockwood on the Second Tuesday of each month from 9:00 am-3:00 pm. They provide family medicine services. Family medicine is the medical specialty that provides continuing, comprehensive health care for the individual and family. The scope of family medicine encompasses all ages and genders and can address a variety of diseases or conditions affecting the human body. Services included but are not limited to:

Routine exams and screenings

Well-child visits.

Immunizations

Treatment of chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension. 

Prescriptions for medications

Lab testing

Blood Draws (for NVHC patients)

Well Women Exams

Family Planning

Medical Counseling

STD Testing

Referrals

Sports Physicals

Dr. Carol Alley is our medical provider.  To schedule an appointment, please call  775-257-7455 or stop by when the unit is in the area, and a staff member will schedule an appointment. 

Nevada Health Centers accepts most insurance plans, including Medicaid and Medicare, and we offer a sliding fee scale for those who qualify and currently accepts Anthem, Alwell, Ambetter, Medicaid, Medicare, and Access to Healthcare. For individuals without insurance, we offer a Sliding Fee Program. (See Flyers below)

We are an online platform that creates free resources about important senior care and living information. You can find more details about us here: https://careers.caring.com/about-us/.

As part of our outreach efforts, Jacqueline Smith would like to  share our guide on our website:  

Please click this link for further information.

 https://www.caring.com/resources/how-to-make-your-home-safer-for-seniors/.

Paying for senior care - additional information on this website. https://www.payingforseniorcare.com/homecare.

It provides valuable tips for improving home safety and tools to make the living environment safe enough for aging in place. It also includes a home safety inspection checklist to help identify and eliminate indoor and outdoor safety hazards. This would be helpful to the elderly and their loved ones in the Lockwood Rainbow Bend Community.  

Below in the Senior Information Flyers section is a PDF version of their guide for your use.  They only have an online platform this is their main means of disseminating our free resources is through our website, and we do not have physical copies we can distribute.  For further questions, you may reach out to:

Jacqueline Smith -  Community Outreach and Senior Advocate - (800) 207-7340