Archive for Health & Wellness

  • A Hidden Treasure with Extraordinary Value: Jane’s Place Adult Day Services A Hidden Treasure with Extraordinary Value: Jane’s Place Adult Day Services

    By Crystal Hughes Jane’s Place Program Administrator Jane’s Place helps to maintain wellness and preserve independence through structured social activities, as well as provide family caregivers with a break from caregiving. Jane’s Place has REOPENED and we’ve expanded our services to ...

  • Protein Consumption - The Importance For Older Adults Protein Consumption – The Importance For Older Adults

    By Logan Anderson, BA, CPT, CIFT Owner of All Strong Fitness LLC How many times has someone told you that you should eat more protein in your diet? You’ve likely been preached to by health gurus, doctors, family members, and now, well, me. Although you’ve been told protein is important for y...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Laura Mergen, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. May is Better Hearing Month! What a great time to think about your hearing health. Here are 6 Good Reasons to Have Your Hearing Tested! You are having a hard time hearing. A hearing test will diagnose a hearing loss if you have one. I...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    By Kathy Nitz GolderCare Solutions Help for Veterans and Surviving Spouses Whether you are a Veteran or family of a Veteran, you might have heard that obtaining benefits can be quite a task. The VA offers numerous services and programs but many vets are not aware that there are benefits available...

  • Calendar of Events - May 2021 Calendar of Events – May 2021

    If you have an upcoming event hat you would like published, please mail info to: 50+Lifestyles, P. O. Box 2125, Davenport, IA, 52809 Attn: Eloise or email: publisher@50pluslife.com Attn: Eloise. Please submit by the 10th of the month prior to the month you want activity listed. Support Grou...

  • Seeing is Believing Seeing is Believing

    By Laura L. Kopp, MS CASI President/CEO If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say, “I had no idea” when they walked through the doors at CASI, I would never have to raise another dollar for our mission here. We often call ourselves, “the best kept secret in the Quad Cities.” W...

  • Benefits of Walking: More than Physical Benefits of Walking: More than Physical

    By Mike Mathews Milestones Area Agency on Aging Walking may be one of the easiest and most effective forms of exercise out there for older adults. Whatever your level of mobility, it is a great way to get active, at your own pace. The physical health benefits of regular walking are plentiful inclu...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    By Kathy Nitz GolderCare Solutions Help for Veterans and Surviving Spouses Whether you are a Veteran or family of a Veteran, you might have heard that obtaining benefits can be quite a task. The VA offers numerous services and programs but many vets are not aware that there are benefits availab...

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