Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
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The Tulare County District Attorney's Office has received a one-year grant from the California Office of Emergency Services to fund its Elder Abuse Task Force through the 2020 calendar year. The money will fund two full-time elder abuse advocates – one each in Visalia and Porterville – and continue the outreach and training to fight the crime of elder abuse. "The best approach to this crime is to prevent it from happening in the first place," said Tulare County District Att...
"We are serving the senior community," said Lester Moon about Hands in the Community (HNC), the charitable organization he founded twelve years ago. "Sixty to 70% of our clientele are seniors." These elderly clients usually need things like ramps, home repairs, or yard and home clean-up. Sometimes their needs reveal a sad situation. Moon shared the story of one client he called "Althea," an 81-year-old woman who lived in an 850-foot apartment in the north part of Visalia. She...
In response to feedback from patients and community members, Kaweah Delta is limiting the number of visitors a patient can have with them in the Emergency Department (ED). Patients can now choose two visitors to accompany them while they are in the ED waiting area and one of those visitors should accompany them while they are in the ED. All other visitors are being asked to wait in the Medical Center’s nearby waiting areas. The change will help ensure that the waiting area can accommodate patients seeking emergency care d...
In its heyday, the little town of Traver had quite a reputation - not just for one thing, but several. Huge amounts of wheat were shipped by rail from there and as a result the town gained a reputation as the largest wheat shipping center in the U.S. Much of the soil around the town was covered with alkali so the town became known for the unwanted salty substance. Then there was the violence. For a short time, the little town's streets ran red with blood with many calling it...
"If we want to stay in the game, we need to keep our brains stimulated," explained Carol Pack, co-author of Mind Games & Soporifics, in the book's description on Amazon. "Too many of us have developed routines that make life predictable but don't do much to stimulate our cognitive functions." Barbara Paskoff, the other co-author, told The Good Life that the new book, which follows their simultanously humorous and educational book, Over-Sixty Shades of Gray, was Pack's idea. "T...
The 2020 Visalia Senior Games, the Central Valley's only senior games, will be held at various locations in Visalia on March 21-22 and 28-29. The inaugural Senior Games, which were held in October 2015, were considered a success, attracting athletes from 50 California cities. A total of 237 athletes participated, including some traveling from as far as Oregon and Texas. The event has continued to grow and the 2019 event saw a total of 550 athletes participate, representing 86...
Many seniors filing their taxes this year will have the option of using the new 2019 Form 1040-SR, U.S. Tax Return for Seniors. Eligible taxpayers age 65 and older who plan to itemize deductions instead of taking the standard deduction will be able to file Form 1040-SR along with Schedule A, Itemized Deductions, when they file their 2019 tax return. These taxpayers will have the option to use this new form – either filing electronically or mailing a paper return – when the...
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 69 million Americans will increase 1.6% in 2020, the Social Security Administration has announced. The 1.6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 63 million Social Security beneficiaries in January. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries began on December 31, 2019. The Social Security Act ties the annual COLA to the increase in the Consumer Price Index as determined by the Department of Labo...
Did you know that veterans’ survivors may continue Accrued Benefits claims with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)? Accrued benefits are benefits due to a beneficiary on a claim for benefits or evidence in the claim file at the date of the death, but not paid prior to death. Examples of accrued benefits include: • A claim or appeal for a benefit was pending at the time of the beneficiary’s death and all of the evidence needed for a favorable decision was in the veter...
The seventh annual Heart of Seniors "Spectacular Resource Event" Luncheon, hosted by the Senior Coalition, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, February 13, at the Wyndham Hotel, 9000 W. Airport Dr., Visalia. The event will include a vital resource fair with vendors, a fashion show and a luncheon. The resource fair opens at 9:30 a.m. with the program at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are available for $10 per person, which includes lunch. Early registration is recommended...