Archive for August, 2011

  • Lighthouse Homecare Business Profile Lighthouse Homecare Business Profile

    Three years ago, Kirsten Adams became CEO and owner of Lighthouse Homecare. Originally founded in 1999, Lighthouse Homecare has been assisting individuals and families in the Quad- Cities to stay together in their home as long as possible with a safety net. Studies indicate that the first choice of ...

  • August Dates and Facts August Dates and Facts

    By Eloise Graham The Month of August – some facts as to its origin As all of you probably remember from school, July and August are named for Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar, respectively. The new names replaced Quintus, meaning the fifth month, and Sextillus, meaning the sixth month. The...

  • Will You Help “Fern?” Will You Help “Fern?”

    By Dee Deuth, CSA Weerts Funeral Home Please join me and others in the Quad-City Area as we “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” on September 10, 2011. There it was again, starting so very softly. That sound of a songbird, escalating to the harsh sound of a crow. Fern was coming back down the hal...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Flooding and heat waves and road construction, oh my! The summer of 2011 has indeed been memorable in many respects. If you ask most Midwesterners about the “dog days of summer,” most would probably say that this occurs in late July...

  • Volunteerism Enriches Life Volunteerism Enriches Life

    By Nancy Stockwell Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.” – Mother Teresa “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Mohammed Ali “We make a livi...

  • Creating Moments of Joy Creating Moments of Joy

    By Lindsey Osborne Activity Coordinator Petersen Commons Assisted Liviing .....well-known speaker on Alzheimer’s, is coming to the Quad City Area in September Jolene Brackey, a well-known speaker on Alzheimer’s, is coming to the Quad City Area in September. Ms. Brackey will be prese...

  • “CLASS” is coming… at least for now… “CLASS” is coming… at least for now…

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor A little-noticed provision of the Affordable Care Act creates a public option for long-term care insurance – the Community Living Assistance Services and Support Plan (CLASS). Under the current law, this will...

  • Eliminating or Reducing Your Dependence on Glasses Eliminating or Reducing Your Dependence on Glasses

    By Lisa Brothers Arbisser, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Cataract surgery has reached such a height of perfection and safety that we are now able to offer its benefits to patients who just want to decrease their dependence on glasses. In addition to LASIK, which alters the shape of the cornea, t...