Auditorium hosts annual Senior Health Fair
The third annual Senior Health Fair, organized by the
More than one hundred seniors received information on services, health tips and lifestyle advice from nearly 50 local organizations and vendors.
"I saw a lot of new faces this year, which I'm happy about," KCCOA Executive Director
The event also featured aerobic demonstrations, live music from the
Vendors contributed to gift bags for raffle winners, which included gift certificate and other items.
Representatives from the
"Seniors are a huge target. In fact, many people that came through told us they received calls today regarding social security scams. So we're trying to get information out about how to handle those scams," Hanford PD dispatch supervisor
Gibbs said that seniors should never give out personal information to a caller they don't know and if a call seems suspicious it's best to hang up and ignore it or, if it's a call from an unknown number, to just not answer altogether.
Scammers are using local numbers and can even make it seem like they're calling from your own home phone number, Hanford PD senior dispatcher
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Barnes added that legitimate contact from the
"It can be scary for [seniors] because they threaten that the police are coming for them. We're not coming," Barnes said, adding that in legitimate cases of actual criminal debt, police officers won't announce themselves before an arrest. A warning like this is clear evidence of a scam being perpetrated.
The event also featured a free pancake breakfast courtesy of the
Many people may have not heard of a device called the
"This is about how to help save lives," he said.
The program, which is free to those who need it courtesy of many national pharmacies, installs a chip on the bottom of prescription pill bottles that, when placed on the
The device could prevent a visually-impaired person from taking the wrong pill and would lead them to be more independent, no longer relying on loved ones to read pill bottles for them, Beeman said.
For more information, seniors can speak to their pharmacist or call 1-800-890-1180.
Other booths provided information on nutrition, medications, massage therapy, affordable insurance and other programs geared toward seniors.
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