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• 2020 – A Year Like No Other

  By Mary Schricker Gemberling It has been nine months since the term ‘Pandemic’ became a household word. On January 9, 2020, the World Health Organization( WHO) announced a mysterious Coronavirus-related Pneumonia in Wuhan, China. On January 20, three additional cases of the virus showed up in ...

• Your Advocacy Connection

  By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Aging Solo Many people picture the ideal aging process as the TV show The Waltons, with three generations living together and being surrounded by family to care for you when you are sick or need help with major life decisions. How many of those famili...

• Ella’s Kitchen

  Festive dinners may be for only two or four this year. Try a Cornish game hen per person instead of the big turkey. A suggested dinner for four menu: Cranberry Pineapple Gelatin Salad, Cornish Game Hen, Basic Bread Herb Stuffing, Twice Baked Potato, Buttered Broccoli, Corn Muffins, Pecan Tarts. ...

• Embody the Spirit of the Holidays

  By Mike Mathews Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging The holiday season is here. Regardless of whatever one’s celebration traditions may be, this is typically viewed as a time of cheer, joy, and comfort in family and friends. While gatherings may take on a different look in 2020, the support of lo...

• Calendar of Events | November 2020

  There are some new events added to the calendar. If you have an upcoming event that you would like published mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809 Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Support Groups and Informational Seminars Open AA Meeting -...

• Your Advocacy Connection

  By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Time to Rethink Holiday Traditions?? Fiddler on the Roof opens with Tevye commenting,“A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof, trying to scratch out a pl...

• Ask the Audiologist

  By Kevin Kock, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Masks, Hearing, and Hearing Aids- Oh my! How facemasks can reduce communication. Since the start of COVID, many patients and families have been saying the same thing: “I cannot understand you with that mask on!” As a licensed audiologist, my...

• Phone Fraud is Real

  By Anne Coffman Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village There have been numerous articles and newscasts about various scams that target the elderly. Recently I witnessed firsthand how real this threat can be. I was in a local retail store in line behind an elderly lady buying a large number of g...