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  • Friendship Manor – Continuing Care Retirement Community Friendship Manor – Continuing Care Retirement Community

    Information from Friendship Manor As the Illinois Quad Cities’ only Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), Friendship Manor offers residents independent living in either an apartment or villa with the convenience of assisted living, assisted living memory care, respite care, hospice care, c...

  • High Costs of Healthcare Increase for Medicare Folks High Costs of Healthcare Increase for Medicare Folks

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor When we visit with prospective clients aging into Medicare my first comments are “congratulations!!” The disgruntled response I normally receive is “Congratulation for what?” Congratulations is in order b...

  • Volunteers Play Important Roles Volunteers Play Important Roles

    By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village Have you ever thought about volunteering? The definition of a volunteer is: verb - To choose to act in recognition of a need, with an attitude of social responsibility and without concern for monetary profit, going beyond one’s basic obl...

  • Your Advocacy Your Advocacy

    By Jamie Long The “Passionte Patient Advocate” GolderCare Solutions and Jamieson Long & Associates You Owe It To Mom “You OWE it to your family,” the commercial insists. “Owe what?” you might ask. The commercial provides us with the answer in no uncertain terms. It urges anyone...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office YOUR RETIREMENT PLANNING STARTS WITH SOCIAL SECURITY Right now is the perfect time to start planning for a secure, comfortable retirement. And you can count on Social Security to help you begin the process. First, we e...

  • The Value of a CASI Membership The Value of a CASI Membership

    By Samantha Meier Assistant Director of Marketing Center for Active Seniors, Inc. (CASI) CASI’s (Center for Active Seniors, Inc.) commitment to creating a world where seniors can age successfully was honored last year when CASI became only the SECOND nationally accredited Senior Center in the s...

  • Notes from Triad Notes from Triad

    The Makeup of Triad Triad is a national community policing initiative wherein law enforcement professionals, seniors, and community groups partner to meet the crime-safety needs of seniors. Triad has only two goals: To reduce crimes against the elderly, and To reduce the unwarranted fear...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Linda Clayton-Powell Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa WHY IT PAYS TO KEEP A CAREFUL EYE ON YOUR EARNINGS RECORD Whether you’re ready to retire, just joining the workforce, or somewhere in between, regularly reviewing your Social Security earnings record could make a big diff...