Archive for Health & Wellness
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Winter Around the Corner
By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village Winter is just around the corner. This season can be beautiful, but winter also brings snowy days, and slippery streets and sidewalks, shoveling snow and COLD. It is important for seniors to protect themselves. Every year, many elderly...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Tara Hartman, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Are there hearing aids that will work with my arthritic hands? When the feeling or dexterity in your fingers declines, it can be very difficult to manipulate small objects. Hearing aids are no exception. Even larger hearing aids can s...
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Alzheimer’s and Dementia –The Need for Homecare
By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare I recently read a story in the USA Today written by Janice Lloyd. Her story was about a man who takes care of his wife. Here is part of the story: John Becklenberg says his wife, Mary Ann, still cooks their dinner, although her favorite recipes are simpl...
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Your Advocacy Connection
By Deb Toal GolderCare Solutions Offering Comprehensive Long Term Care Solutions and Patient Advocacy As I write this article, it has been a couple of weeks since GolderCare Solutions led an interactive Patient Advocacy Coaching Forum for the general public commemorating World Patient Safety...
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Eye Problems and Adult Rheumatoid Arthritis
By James Wymore, M.D. Eye Surgeons Associates Adult rheumatoid arthritis is a well known disease that is a chronic scourge of cartilage and bone in the body’s joints. A person suffering from this chronic inflammation experiences stiffness, pain, and deformity of various joints, usually sym...
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NEWS FOR YOU… from the Iowa D.O.T
School Bus Safety By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor, Office of Driver Services Davenport, Iowa Iowa Department of Transportation Every year, new rules are passed into law by our legislators. Some may have little if any impact on our day to day lives, while others can impact us gre...
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Ella’s Kitchen
The weather is changing, the days are getting shorter, the growing season is coming to an end. I found a few recipes that have a little different twist. Hope you enjoy them! Have a great September. - Ella [Ella can be contacted at ellaweeza@yahoo.com or Ella – 50+ Lifestyles, 804 W Lombard St...
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Affordable Care Act Does Not Mean Cut Medicare
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor I hear everywhere about the Healthcare Reform law cutting Medicare benefits. Not true... just the opposite. The Affordable Care Act recently ruled constitutional by the Supreme Court actually strengthens Medica...
