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No Local Events to Mark Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Tulare County will be commemorating World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, but there will be no in-person events this year due to existing precautions as a result of the COVID-... — Updated 7/9/2021
Kaweah Delta Rebrands as Kaweah Health
To better reflect the wide range of health services it offers to residents in Tulare and Kings counties, Kaweah Delta became Kaweah Health on May 1st. The largest acute care hospital and the only trauma center between Bakersfield... — Updated 7/9/2021
Elder Abuse Grant Continues to Serve Tulare County Seniors
In 2020, the Tulare County District Attorney utilized a Governor's Office of Emergency Services grant to advocate and assist victims of elder abuse. The $190,000 grant fully funded... — Updated 7/9/2021
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Town Meadows Extreme Makeover Nears Completion
While the rest of the world battled COVID-19, Town Meadows was more than lobby deep in a massive renovation project at the senior residential apartment complex in downtown Visalia.... — Updated 7/9/2021
Kings County Observes Elder Abuse Awareness Month
Volunteers from Kings County agencies were busy in June with projects to mark Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Pinwheel gardens were planted throughout Kings County. Pinwheels and... — Updated 7/8/2021
Local Alzheimer's Association Awaits OK for October Walk
The Alzheimer's Association is inviting Tulare and Kings County residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer's by participating in the 2021 Alzheimer's Association Walk to End... — Updated 7/8/2021
Life Slowly Gets Back to Normal for Local Seniors
It seems that things are changing and that life is getting back to normal following the lifting of the state mask mandate last month. There is one constant in recent months,... — Updated 7/8/2021
Tulare County Marks Elder Abuse Awareness Month
June is World Elder Abuse Awareness Month and Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) participated by encouraging community members to wear purple on World Elder... — Updated 7/8/2021
United Nations Reports Ageism is a Global Challenge
Every other person in the world is believed to hold ageist attitudes, leading to poorer physical and mental health and reduced quality of life for older persons and costing... — Updated 5/1/2021
TCSO Deputies Track Down Scooter Stolen from Disabled Vet
(This article is presented as a warning to our readers who ride motorized scooters.) On March 17, a 72-year-old disabled Vietnam Veteran parked his motorized scooter at the... — Updated 5/1/2021
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Improve Dementia Care
Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.); and Reps. Brian Higgins (D-N.Y.), Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.), and Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) have introduced the Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer's... — Updated 5/1/2021
Kaweah Delta Opens Tulare Clinic, Expands Visalia Emergency Department
On April 5, Kaweah Delta held a grand opening for its new Tulare Health Clinic, which will provide access to care in one of the most clinically underserved counties in California. T... — Updated 5/1/2021
Open Arms House 'at a Pivotal Point Right Now'
You could sense the concern in Sabrina Jimenez' voice as she spoke. "Most people aren't familiar with hospice and all that it has to offer," she said. "Most people don't talk about... — Updated 5/1/2021
Life Starts Getting Back to Normal for South Valley Seniors
With COVID-19 vaccines now readily available in Tulare and Kings counties, and most seniors in the two counties having been vaccinated, life is slowly getting back to normal in the... — Updated 5/1/2021
COVID-19 May Close Tulare County's Only Licensed Adult Day Care Center
They cannot wear face masks. They do not understand social distancing. They would not be able to remember to take their temperature if they tried. Even the names of their spouses... — Updated 1/13/2021
Californians Over 70 Can Renew Drivers License Online or by Mail
Through executive order, Governor Gavin Newsom temporarily waived the California law requiring drivers age 70 and older to visit a DMV field office to renew their license for the length of California’s state of emergency. or... — Updated 1/13/2021
Beware of Fraudulent Testing
The County of Tulare urges community members to be aware that instances of scammers going door-to-door with fraudulent COVID-19 tests have been reported in Tulare County.... — Updated 1/13/2021
Online Tools Help Hispanic Seniors
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) has launched BuscaBeneficios.org, a free, confidential Spanish-language online tool to connect Hispanic seniors to billions of dollars in federa... — Updated 1/13/2021
The COVID-19 Vaccine is Here!!
"The vaccine is our dawn. It's the warm sun finally rising over the horizon and giving us hope," said Gary Herbst, CEO of Kaweah Delta. "I just wish it was in larger quantities... — Updated 1/13/2021
TCDA Expands Elder Abuse Task Force
Despite COVID precautions hampering a number of outreach and court operations this year, the Tulare County District Attorney's Office reinforced its Elder Abuse Team and is in a... — Updated 1/13/2021
Could a Visalia Senior Day Care Center Open Soon?
If Valley Adult Day Services can stay afloat in Porterville, the goal is to downsize the facility and put funding into a second center in Visalia, where there is a need to provide... — Updated 11/1/2020
Phony Amazon Callers Use BBB Phone Number
The COVID-19 pandemic has more people than ever ordering from Amazon. And, of course, scammers are finding ways to cash in on the trend. Con artists are posing as Amazon employees,... — Updated 11/1/2020
Five West Nile Virus Cases Reported in Tulare County
The Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency announced that five human cases of West Nile Virus have been reported in Tulare County. Public health officials urge residents... — Updated 11/1/2020
Local Walk to End Alzheimer's Raises More than $20,000
More than 130 area residents raised over $20,000 in this year's Tulare & Kings Walk to End Alzheimer's on October 3rd. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, participants walked as... — Updated 11/1/2020
COVID-19 Still Impacts Tulare and Kings Counties
As of August 20, Tulare County has 12,907 reported cases of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus. The virus has killed 208 people in the county. Kings County has had 5,347 cases,... — Updated 10/11/2020
