Archive for November, 2015
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Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period
By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Milestone’ Area Agency on Aging You can tell it’s autumn by the falling leaves and Medicare’s Open Enrollment period where people with Medicare can review/shop for a Medicare Advantage or Prescription Drug Plan for 2016. This period happens ever...
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Just Saying…
By Q.C. Jones Bright Lights, Big City and a slice of homemade Pumpkin Pie I was dog tired, the ‘crawl under the front porch for a week’ kind of dog tired. It had been something like 22 hours since I clawed my way out from under the covers at home and stumbled out the door for a pre-dawn flight...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Heather Sandy, MA, CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. When should I see an Audiologist? It has been estimated that 10 percent of the U.S. population experience hearing difficulties. Hearing loss and other ear conditions can affect all age groups. In fact, a surprising 65 percent of those ...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long Term Care Problems By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Medicare Open Enrollment – Why Should You Care? If you are currently on Medicare, you have probably received an open enrollment letter in the last few weeks. What does this mean to you? It means this is your once...
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Hilltop Campus Village News
Understated Elegance and Over-the-Top Accessories Shop the quaint stores and boutiques in the Hilltop Campus Village for your holiday fashions. We will start our shopping trip going down Harrison Street. First stop will be Winnie’s Wishes Resale Shop located at 1605 N. Harrison. Winnie’s ...
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Enrollment Periods Continue
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period began Oct 15 and continues through Dec 7 allowing beneficiaries to change their choice of plans. Current Medicare folks satisfied with their plans do not need to do anything...
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Fall Color in Iowa
Information from Iowa State University Forestry Extension When we think of fall, we often think of apple pie, football, volleyball, carving pumpkins, cool weather, and the beautiful display of tree foliage changing colors. As the different types of trees show their many variations of purple, yel...
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Growing Older Does Not Mean Going Dormant!
By Mary Huebbe Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village A few years ago I thought I didn’t want to get much older. I didn’t want to grow old because I thought aging was a bad thing. I had worked at Senior Communities, and it felt to me like they were just giving up. There were only a ...
