Your Sense of Belonging:
An Environment to Inspire You.

A community that keeps growing with you.

Meet the neighbors. Our residents are a diverse group, with fascinating backgrounds and life experiences. They love our community and are passionate about giving back to it. When they move to Edgemere, our residents bring in the causes they support. They never stop discovering ways to use their talents, so they soon find new opportunities to serve their neighbors. They also serve on resident committees so they can create their own vision of the life they want to lead at Edgemere.

Dr. Kenneth and Janet Laycock came to Dallas after over 40 years in the Texas Panhandle, where he had been an education administrator and she’d been a teacher. After retiring, they wanted to be near their son and daughter and their families. For three years, they traveled back and forth from their Dallas condo and their home in Canyon. During this time, they watched Edgemere rise. Five years ago, they decided to move in. “We looked at all the places in Dallas, and this was clearly the best.” Dr. Laycock says. “First there’s the building itself – it is beautiful. Everything is under one roof, away from exposure to the elements, and accessible in a short walking distance. Edgemere is a good model for other communities to follow.”

As immediate past president of the Resident Association, he cites the many activities and programs available to all residents. “There’s no reason to be inactive here unless you want to be.” Of course, the fellowship they’ve found at Edgemere is an important feature for the Laycocks. “The residents and staff are just super.”

Life Care was also an important part of their decision. “Other communities didn’t have the amenities that Edgemere has, all accessible from a common area.”

In the past six months, Janet has moved to the Memory Support residence in The Plaza. “The staff was wonderful. They established a relationship with us, assisted in our decision-making, and helped determine the best time to move.”  After the move, Janet’s immediate reaction was: “I like it!” Dr. Laycock appreciates having extended care so close. “It’s fantastic for me, because I can be with her in a matter of minutes.”

They’re upbeat about life at Edgemere: “We’re happy customers!”

Debbie Forward was a professional artist and portrait painter, but had seldom picked up a brush in 40 years until she came to Edgemere. Today she's working in acrylics, "painting just about any subject," and exhibiting in art shows as part of Edgemere's thriving cultural community. "Edgemere got me going again!"

Debbie moved from Iowa in 1997 to be near her daughter when her husband needed nursing care. "I bought a condo nearby. I'd take walks and see Edgemere under construction. At one point, I signed up, but then I dropped off the list. But as Edgemere went up, it just looked better and better. I should have stuck with it!" Debbie signed up again; today, she says, "I've never regretted my decision. This is a wonderful place with wonderful people."

Active in bridge and a former social chairman on the Residents Board, Debbie appreciates little tocuhes that mean so much: "I order prescriptions and the front desk has them picked up and delivered to my door. The drivers knock themselves out for you. I can't say enough about them. And dinner is like eating out at a fine restaurant every night! It's like a ship without a sea!"

She's also appreciative of the care she received at The Plaza when she went for a short-term stay. "Everyone was so attentive."

Debbie adds, "I feel very lucky to be here. Everyone does."

Margaret Hare is an SQLC Board Member and a resident of our sister community, The Buckingham in Houston.

“The ‘what ifs’ of seniors living alone are forever a concern. The constant worry about household emergencies or personal health emergencies is always in the back of our minds and in the minds of our children. Most of us would rather make the decisions for ourselves, while we can, than have someone else, such as our children, make them for us.

“This is not an ‘old folk’s’ home. This is independence with safety. For the first time we can travel, take classes, read all the books we had planned to read, play bridge, learn Mah Jongg, paint—you name it. If we are on a trip we don’t have to worry about the house, the sprinkler system, or any of the other ‘what ifs.'”