Senior citizens who want to get a pulse on the state of their health are in luck.

Better still, they don't have to spend a penny thanks to the Village at Palmerton's annual health fair.Open to the public, and free of charge, the event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Village at Palmerton.Norma Kunkel, marketing and admissions director, said the Village is "proud to be hosting the annual health fair.""It's one of my favorite events we host throughout the year," Kunkel said. " I enjoy watching the folks engage with the various vendors who are there to provide them with information about the health care resources available to them."Kunkel said there will be blood pressure screenings, cholesterol testing, depression screenings, drawings and much more.Among the vendors scheduled to be on hand are Blue Mountain Health System; Rest Haven, Mahoning Valley, Manor Care and Weatherwood nursing facilities; Arcadia, At Home, Caregivers of America, Bayada, Southeastern and Weston group home health care; Asera Care, Care Alternatives, St. Luke's Home Health & Hospice and Heartland Home Health & Hospice; JCS, Home Helpers, Independent Living Services, In Home Referral and Everyday Home Care; Hartzell's and Lincare; Lehigh Valley Aging in Place, Carbon County LINK and state Rep. Doyle Heffley's office; department of veterans affairs, Carbon Area Agency on Aging and and Good Vybrations.The Village at Palmerton is a personal care home that provides individualized personal care services addressing the physical, social and spiritual needs of each resident.