Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
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Upcoming Day Trips Santa Monica Pier, Thursday, April 16th – Enjoy a fun and exciting time walking the boardwalk and seeing sharks being fed at the Aquarium. Open to anyone 10 years of age and older. $40 per person before April 1 and $45 after. Deadline to reserve is April 10. Average temperature at Santa Monica Pier in April is 64 degrees! Bus departs at 7 a.m. and returns at 7 p.m. Morro Bay & Pismo Beach, Thursday, July 9th – Enjoy a relaxing two-part trip to Morro Bay and Pismo Beach. Open to anyone 10 years of age and ol...
Chris Daniel, the jovial host of KMJ's radio's afternoon talk show, became serious and sullen as he spoke about his dilemma. You see, Daniel has a predicament about his mother, who lives 3,000 miles away in New York City. "I've always been very close to my mom and dad," said Daniel, who at 54 has lived the typical relocation-filled life of a radio personality since 1984 when he launched his career after moving to Tucson, Arizona. "She's always had a razor-sharp mind, and...
The date has been changed for a presentation in Fresno about Alzheimer's by a former national talk show host and author. Michael Reagan, son of former president Ronald Reagan, will speak on January 21 at the Calvary Worship Center, 4581 E Dakota Ave in Fresno. The event, known as “Celebrating the Caregiver,” is free for family caregivers, and in addition to Reagan's talk will feature resources and information to the public and health care professionals. There is a $15 charge for health care professionals, and a $30 fee for th...
As the year 2014 comes to an end and you think about next year, it is only natural to consider your resolutions. What will you do to better yourself? Your life? Your finances? Your family? Your health? So many times we think of very specific resolutions, such as this year I really will lose those 20 pounds. Let me offer a different way to consider resolutions. I discovered this approach while I was going through my cancer. I read about it in an airline magazine, while I was...
The Visalia Senior Center received more than $2,200 as a result of a fund raising campaign, courtesy of the coordinating efforts of Prestige Assisted Living in Visalia and several area companies. Optimal Home Health, Asera Care Hospice and Delta Nursing & Rehabilitation Center came together at the Prestige facility in Visalia on December 18 to host a Reconnecting Gala & Open House, with estimates of nearly 100 people in attendance. "I think that the event was the culmination...
Family HealthCare Network has expanded its door-to-door transportation service for patients in Visalia as well as the South Valley, with expansion of the service starting on Dec. 8. The service is free of charge for FHCN patients and is available for patients visiting any of the three Visalia locations including the centers at 400 E. Oak Ave., 501 N. Bridge St. and 401 E. School Ave, as well as patients in Poplar, Woodville and Woodville Labor Camp who go to the Porterville...
Former national talk show host and author Michael Reagan will speak to family caregivers & healthcare professionals about Alzheimer's, dementia, community resources and support during the first annual "Celebrating the Caregiver" conference on Nov 12, sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association of Central California and Auspice Home Care. At press time, the event was slated to be held at the UC Fresno Campus, 550 E Shaw Ave in Fresno from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Reagan, the son of...
With a myriad of choices, and window that's open only a few weeks to make them, the annual Medicare Open Enrollment period begins Oct 15. Those new to the program, as well as seniors who have been enrolled for some time, need to pay special attention to a few do's and don'ts when making those selections. "Be aware of the deadlines," said Karen Munger, a licensed insurance agent and owner of Karen Munger Insurance Services, a Visalia insurance agency that specializes in...
The next time you hear someone 'sawing logs' as they sleep, don't think the sleep they are getting is good. "It's a misperception that when people snore, they are getting a good night's sleep," said Eric Altamirano, manager of Kaweah Delta's Sleep Center and Neurodiagnostics Lab. "It's not true. It's an abnormality." And it's one sign the auditory offender could be experiencing Obstructive Sleep Apnea, or OSA, one of the many sleep ailments estimated to affect 44 million...
Medicare supplemental insurance is available through many companies with a variety of plans. For those nearing the eligibility age for Medicare of 65, it would be wise to carefully review your options of Medicare and also of supplemental insurance, said Karen Munger, an independent insurance agent in Visalia. “In general, Medicare does not cover all the medical costs you may incur,” Munger said. In most cases, once the deductible is met Medicare will pay 80 percent of the allowable charges for a procedure, leaving the remaini...
Some say it has been a longtime coming, but Porterville seniors finally have a place to truly call their own. Through an agreement between the City of Porterville, and Community Services and Employment Training (CSET), the new location at will be for senior use only for a longtime to come, according to Albert Cendejas, CSET assistant director for community initiatives. “It is my understanding that this has been in the works for years,” Cendejas said. “The old location is a...
A favorite nonprofit agency in the South Valley has been rescued from closure after finally receiving grant money, but now needs your help to pay off debt it acquired to keep the doors open. Porterville Adult Day Services, known as PADS, scrambled for weeks waiting for funding normally counted on for operations. The recent government shutdown due to a congressional stalemate over the national budget, along with funds sequestering, forced PADS to take out bank loans and run up...