Archive for January, 2012
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January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
By Nikhil Wagle Eye Surgeons Associates In the U.S., more than two million individuals are estimated to be living with glaucoma, and that number is expected to increase by 50 percent, to more than three million, by 2020. Glaucoma is an eye disease typically characterized by elevated pressure ...
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Cochlear Implants
By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist Parker Audiology, PC Cochlear Implants (CIs) are often touted as the cure for deafness. This may be true, but success varies. Typically, I recommend an evaluation for a CI if word discrimination is very poor and the individual has significant hearing loss, 1) ...
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Happy New Year 2012
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care It’s a New Year and a time when many of us make New Year’s resolutions to do something we haven’t been able to do in the past. It’s an election year, and for me, I get so tired of all the political commercials with the politicians ma...
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Strategies for Helping a Parent
By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare I recently came across this article on www.care.com. The headline was ‘Strategies to help a parent who refuses care.’ Your mother resists in-home helpers, insisting you can wait on her. Your frail father won't stop driving. Your aunt denies the need for...
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Top 10 Ways to Ensure New Year’s Resolution Success
By Amy Ahlers Did you know that fewer than 10 percent of people who set New Year’s Resolutions actually achieve them? How can you ensure YOUR success? Try using the Top 10 Tips below. 1. Write Them Down. It's a fact: writing down your goals gives you a higher chance of success. 2. Co...
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Seniors waiting to make home choice likely to pay more. Still time to save.
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes I’ve been intrigued recently by the late-night online auctions of foreclosed Florida real estate. For one thing, it’s hard to believe that new homes selling for $230,000 to $250,000 as recently as 2008 would now be sold at auction for around $90,000, including m...
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Remember a Senior
By Mary Schricker A little over three years ago, a group of five individuals met over early morning coffee to discuss ways to raise money to buy Christmas gifts for Quad-City seniors. Just two months later, the first annual Hat Bash was held at CASI. The event raised over $8,000, money that was...
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What is a ‘Good Driver?’
NEWS FOR YOU....from the Iowa D.O.T. By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor, Office of Driver Services Davenport, Iowa How can you tell who is a good driver? Someone who has had no tickets or accidents? Or is that person lucky? Do you have friends or family members who consider themse...
