Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
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Vermont is the healthiest state for seniors, rising from fourth place last year, according to the third edition of United Health Foundation's America's Health Rankings Senior Report: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities. New Hampshire ranks second, improving one spot from last year. Minnesota fell to third after being ranked first for two years in a row, while Hawaii (4) and Utah (5) round out the top five states. Louisiana ranks 50th as the least healthy...
Through 2018, growth in U.S. elder care service revenues will be stimulated by demographic changes, especially by the large "baby boom" generation entering retirement years and longer life expectancies. Both of these trends will contribute to the rising size of the older population. Growth in elder care services will be further spurred by modified regulations, as improved coverage of these services, especially through Medicare, allows for greater flexibility and more choices for patients. Elder care service providers compete...
As they traveled from town to town, the two famous advocates passionately pushed for women's right to vote. Because of their celebrity status, they made news everywhere they went, and on a fall evening in 1896, it was Visalia's turn to be wowed by Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt. Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820 and was one of the most well known suffragists in the country. She had been an activist all her life and was dedicated to several causes, but none more...
The number of pertussis (whooping cough) cases in Tulare County has already exceeded the number of cases that were reported for all of 2014. The disease is most dangerous to infants, but seniors are at risk of complications. Pertussis is a contagious illness that is spread by coughing. It starts with a runny nose and progresses to a more significant cough with a whoop sound after coughing. Vomiting after coughing can also occur. People with pertussis have coughing spells that can last for months. Although older children and...
More Americans proactively will seek to reside in senior living communities, and the senior living industry has a role to play in ensuring that consumers will be financially prepared for their retirement years, according to a panel of CEOs attending the recent Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) Senior Living Executive conference in Tampa, Florida. Moderated by Fortune Senior Editor and Washington columnist Nina Easton, the CEO panel offered the following predictions on the industry and its future consumers: 1)...
The fourth annual United States of Aging Survey finds that older Americans' concerns about their later years differ from those of the professionals who support them. For adults 60 and older, the top three concerns about growing older include maintaining their physical health, memory loss and maintaining their mental health. The professionals who serve them are more concerned with protecting them from financial scams, access to affordable housing and memory loss. Each year,...
Hello, I'm Ken Cruickshank, Veterans Services Officer for Tulare County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA). In this column, you can look forward to learning about why the Tulare County Veterans Services Office (CVSO) is here and how to take advantage of the services offered. You will find helpful information about CVSO and the many ways we can help veterans and their families. The purpose of the CVSO is to provide services and assistance to veterans. Because many veterans...
"Every year, an estimated five million – or one in ten older Americans – are victims of elder abuse, neglect or exploitation," according to the National Center on Elder Abuse. "It's a huge problem," said Bethany Berube, J.D., public guardian with the Tulare County Health & Services Agency and division manager for Adult Protective Services, before the second of eight presentations for seniors held around the county last month. "In Tulare County from July 2014 to June 2015, Adu...
The City of Visalia has joined the California Senior Games Association and will host the 2015 Visalia Senior Games October 21-25. Planning is well underway, spearheaded by the Visalia Parks & Recreation Department, to bring this event to the Central Valley for the first time. The Senior Games will be open to those ages 50 and better, and include 11 age divisions for men and women in each event. The National Senior Games Association (NSGA) lists 19 events that can be included...