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The event will also include dozens of vendors with important health information and Medicare open enrollment information.

on those plans, not all of the centers are opening at the same time —  or following the same guidelines.  The Joslyn Center in Palm Desert, for example, will open next week, while others are waiting to be in closer alignment with the state's reopening date of June 15.  In board discussions and in meetings together, senior center leaders have weighed concerns about privacy and individual freedom against issues of public health and safety. The result is varying rules about face masks — and only one place allowing vaccinated people to enter without a mask.  "That's happened eve...

Joslyn Center reopening in June with masks, social distancing requirements After being closed for more than a year due to the pandemic, the Joslyn Center is scheduled to reopen next month. A reopening celebration is planned at the Palm Desert senior center from 10 a.m. to noon on June 2.  Guests will be welcome inside the center to renew or sign up for memberships, and pick up a schedule of available classes and activities. Safety protocols going forward at the center will also be explained. Other features of the event include a mini health expo, farmers' market, free health screenings and...

Joslyn Center in Palm Desert to host free, contactless COVID-19 testing Ellen Bluestein Desert Healthcare Foundation, Coachella Valley Equity Collaborative and the City of Palm Desert will hold a COVID-19 testing clinic on Saturday, March 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The no-cost, contactless testing will be held in the Clark Auditorium on The Joslyn Center campus, located at 73750 Catalina Way in Palm Desert. Although the focus of the pandemic appears to have shifted towards vaccinations, there is still a need to keep testing. “We’re encouraging residents who have not been fully vaccinated...