Archive for May, 2012
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Get Moving, Start Improving
By Becky Lee Hinton Director of Marketing The Fountains Senior Living Community The Fountains Senior Living Community is proudly once again the Quad-Cities’ Official Host Site for the 19th Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day on Wednesday May 30. On this day, The Fountains will join w...
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Your Advocacy Connection:Preventing Prescription Pitfalls- Part 2
By Deb Toal GolderCare Solutions In last month’s article, we talked about preventing prescription pitfalls and Brown Bag medication surveys. So what else can you do to avoid inadvertent medication misuse? Let’s address some additional tips on proper medication usage this month. The followin...
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May Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham Welcome to the merry month of May! The birthstone is the emerald, and the flower is the Lily if the Valley. May Day, the first day of May, is a frivolous celebration of dancing around a flagpole, flower baskets and candy. The month ends with the Memorial Day weekend, a solemn ce...
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What is a Living Will and Why Do I Need One?
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care A living will is intended to provide instructions for others to make medical care decisions for you when you are no longer able to make medical decisions for yourself. Although the term living will may sound like a last will, it has nothi...
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Genesis Encourages Sun Sense
Three Genesis Health System events in May to recognize National Skin Cancer Awareness Month will reach both kids and adults with a sun-sensible message. On Monday, May 7, Genesis will be handing out kid-friendly skin cancer prevention information and packets of sunscreen to young fans attending t...
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Race for the Cure
Your mom. Your daughter. Your wife. Your neighbor. Your friend. All loved ones that could get breast cancer, since one out of eight women get breast cancer over a lifetime. Whose life are you running for? The 23rd annual Susan G. Komen Quad-Cities Race for the Cure® is your chance to be part ...
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On the Go With Joe Hutter
Seniors And Law Enforcement Together (SALT) By Joe Hutter At least once per week, while watching or reading, we hear about how a scam was tried, or was successful on a senior citizen. With computers now being used by seniors, more and more of the scams now happen through the internet. Recent...
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The happiest people don’t have the best of everything; They just make the best of everything
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Have you observed this being real? The happiest people clearly don’t have it all, but they certainly make the best of what they have. The amount of retirement money you have is not important. What is importa...
