Archive for Finance
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Rock Island, Illinois Office
By Christina Vital Manager Rock Island Social Security office ALL ABOUT DISABILITY Disability is something most people do not like to think about. But if you’re not able to work because you have a medical condition that is expected to last at least one year or result in death, you may ...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office
By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa “TICKET TO WORK” INSPIRES BALLROOM DANCER TO DANCE ON Megan Riggs was just like many other people in their late twenties: bright, ambitious, and full of life. She earned Bachelor degrees in Forensic Science and Biology, with...
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Hidden Homecare Risks
By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare Part one of a two-part article about the hidden risks of using private homecare workers I had the recent opportunity to talk with Rona Bartelstone about private homecare workers and why it is important to work through an agency. She pointed me to one of ...
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Bettendorf Health Care Center Medicaid Program (Title 19)
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care Up to 75 percent of residents living in a nursing home today are living there under the Medicaid program. Many seniors entering a nursing facility do not have funds available to pay for their room and board privately. In these cases, the...
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IRA Contribution Amounts
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor The maximum amount you can contribute to a traditional IRA or Roth IRA in 2012 remains at $5,000 (or 100 percent of your earned income, if less), unchanged from 2011. The maximum catch-up contribution for those...
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Seniors can live in their “dream home” without expensive monthly fees…a moderate one-time down payment does it
By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes The need for more senior housing in the Quad-Cities and across the nation continues unabated. Nationally, some 10,000 seniors join the retirement pool daily, and for many that means a beginning or ongoing search for a change in housing that meets their new lifestyle...
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What is Medicare Part A and B?
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care Medicare Part A provides assistance for hospital care, skilled nursing care, and home health care and health maintenance organization expenses. Medicare Part B provides assistance with physician expenses, medical expenses and health care rela...
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Irish Luck Shines on Ridgecrest Retirement Village
By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village With the Ides of March upon us, Ridgecrest Village Senior Community is proud to say that we have among us one of the Irish Mothers of the Year. Joan Resnick, “Irish Mother of the Year,” 1999. As with many of the residents at Ridgecres...
