Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
Travel, Leisure & Fun for South Valley Adults
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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...