If you have Medicare and want to be tested for COVID-19, there’s good news.
Medicare covers tests with no out-of-pocket costs. You can get tested in your home, doctor’s office, local pharmacy or hospital, nursing home or drive-thru site. Medicare does not require a doctor’s order for testing.
Many poems are written with a specific audience in mind. That was certainly the case with the poem that appears below: It was intended to bring a word of cheer to a grandchild of ours who was born in the middle of a three-child family. His “also-ran” position – neither first born nor baby of the family – was in need of recognition and understanding.
In a health-care newsletter, physicians reported that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that everyone wear a cloth face mask covering the nose and mouth whenever they are out and about. The recommendation is based on evidence of widespread COVID-19 illness in communities across the country, along with new data about how easily the virus spreads.
The city of Los Altos Recreation & Community Services division offers a helpline for seniors (ages 50 and up) in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. Call 947-2797 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. Services offered include:
• COVID-19 updates. Access referrals, resources and information on services available while sheltering in place.
Many people feel fortunate to have one passion in life. Los Altos resident Cyrus Parvini has several.
After a career in the import-export industry and in real estate development, Parvini became a filmmaker. Then he and his family founded the now-thriving Little Prodigy Preschool in Mountain View. And for the past several years, he and his wife, Simin, have run the nonprofit Children Education Foundation, supporting orphanages in Nepal and schools in Rwanda and Brazil. He calls the foundation his true calling.
With so many activities being canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak, staying home more can feel isolating, especially for seniors. Following are a few suggestions for keeping busy and active during what may be a difficult season for some.
• Go for a walk. Enjoy the spring weather, and maybe make a new friend on the stroll.
