Archive for Community

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long-Term Care Problems When the System Falls Short: How Families Are Finding a Smarter Way Through Aging Care By Jamie Long GolderCare Solutions Chief Patient Advocate Most families don’t realize they’re in trouble – until it’s too late. One day, a loved one has a sudden ...

  • Milestones Mealsites Schedule May 2025 Milestones Mealsites Schedule May 2025

    All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 Mealsites are now open. Please call for required reservations 1-2 days in advance. Contact your Community Café or call 563-484-3108 Site listings: Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 484-3108, Eldridge 285-0...

  • Do You Need  Disability Income Insurance Do You Need Disability Income Insurance

    By Craig Schillig, FSCP, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor People ordinarily buy property and casualty insurance to protect their possessions (houses, cars, and furniture) and life insurance to provide income for their survivors. However, many people don't think about protecting th...

  • Aging and You Aging and You

    Considerations When Choosing  Assisted Living By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village Most people do not give a lot of thought about what goes into making a decision about assisted living until they actually need care. If you are seeking the best value to match your needs and t...

  • Just Saying... Just Saying…

    The May Poll By Q.C. Jones Unprofessional as it may be, I felt it worthwhile to give you, my dear readers, an inside look at the editorial/journalistic process for this fine publication.  A few days ago, I chatted with the beloved editor of 50+ Lifestyles Magazine.  Allow me to share the story. ...

  • A Pause for Poetry A Pause for Poetry

    By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles.       Tears and Words Emotions more than words express, They flow under high duress, A time of loss into the void, Mere words we can only avoid. Deep within no words muster, Words only lose their luster. So we let o...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long-Term Care Problems Happy Spring By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate Spring is here. When I was growing up we celebrated May Day by making little craft paper baskets and filling them with wild flowers and delivering them to neighbors. It was a great excu...

  • Flip the Script on Aging: Celebrate, Challenge, Connect Flip the Script on Aging: Celebrate, Challenge, Connect

    By Milestones Agency on Aging Each May, Older Americans Month invites us to recognize the impact older adults have in our communities. This year’s theme, “Flip the Script on Aging,” encourages us to rethink outdated ideas and see aging for what it truly is—a time of purpose, growth, and c...