Archive for December, 2017
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Transition Coordination – an introduction
By Brycie Wilson Alternatives for the Older Adult Program Director and Transition Coordinator For the third time this winter, Mom is in the hospital. No sooner did she get settled back home following hospitalization for COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), she then contracted pneumonia ...
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Don’t be Afraid of Growing Older – Do it with Moxie!
By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village With another year having gone by and just celebrating another birthday, I had a thought. How do people age gracefully? I see it happening every day at Ridgecrest. Then I asked myself, what does that really mean – “age gracefully”? Is i...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Laura Mergen, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. What if my Physician says I Don’t Need a Hearing Aid Your primary care provider uses a wealth of knowledge and ample experience to take care of your health and wellness. However, as much as your provider knows about the human body and ...
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It’s a RMD Time – Avoid these 6 Common Errors
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor As we begin a New Year and thoughts of income tax preparations are in the back of our minds, another tax item surfaces. Required minimum distributions, often referred to as RMDs or minimum required distributions...
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Want to Live a Healthy Lifestyle in 2018?
Get a jump start on that healthy lifestyle by participating in a Fresh Conversations discussion group created for people age 60 and older. By Peggy Dykes Community Relations Director Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging Embracing a healthy way of living can lead to increased energy and imp...
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New Year’s Resolution
By Matthew Christophersen, MD, FACS Davenport Surgical Group P.C. Hoping all the readers of 50+ lifestyles had wonderful holidays. The new year is upon us, and many I’m sure have thought about New Year’s resolutions. One of the most common New Year’s resolution is to lose weight. While th...
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Every Day is a Snow Day at Snowstar!
Nestled in the rolling hills of Coal Creek, Snowstar is a hidden treasure above the Mississippi river just outside of Andalusia, Illinois. Even with traffic, Snowstar is only a 20-minute drive from almost anywhere in the Quad Cities. As Snowstar enters its 36th year of operation, having allowed o...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham New Year, New Beginnings, New Ideas Well, here we are in a new year. Maybe it is time to reflect on some old ideas about the new way of communicating. Whenever a new idea or invention is introduced, there are many that will say it is evil and has no use in our society. Many of ...
