Archive for Health & Wellness

  • Aging and You Aging and You

      Living in a Senior Community is Different for Everyone By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village Being an advocate for older adults, I have enjoyed educating consumers about different ways to look at their options as they age.  Moving to a senior community is a big decisi...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long Term Care Problems OOPS – What Happened to my Retirement Money? By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate Aging without a plan is risky business. There are so many things that can go wrong. Aging involves some of the biggest financial decisions of your li...

  • Calendar of Events | May 2023 Calendar of Events | May 2023

    If you have an upcoming event that 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...

  • Ella’s Kitchen Ella’s Kitchen

    Are you taking a dish to pass to a family picnic or a graduation open house? A pasta salad with vinegar/oil dressing rather than a mayonnaise based dressing is a good choice. Perhaps you want a quick and easy salsa! Or would you rather make Kentucky Derby candies or ? A crowd pleaser. Remember to ke...

  • MAY 2023 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals MAY 2023 Clinton and Scott County Meal Site noon meals

    All meal inquiries call 1-855-410-6222 Cancellations ONLY call 563-484-3108 Mealsites are now open. Please call for required reservations 1-2 days in advance. Contact your Community Café or call 563-484-3108 Site listings: Buffalo 381-4594, Cumberland House 332-9339, Edgewater on Third 484-31...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    Signs of Hearing Loss in Children By Kevin Kock, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Hearing loss can be a major issue for children, and it can significantly impact their development and quality of life. Because hearing is linked to speech, language, and even behavior, it is crucial to detect heari...

  • Getting Good Sleep Fights Alzheimers Getting Good Sleep Fights Alzheimers

    By Mike Mathews Milestones Area Agency on Aging Recent studies have shown that getting plenty of quality sleep can help prevent or slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s. It is a well-known fact that sleeping is necessary for proper brain health as itgives the organ an opportunity to rest an...

  • Hope Springs Eternal Hope Springs Eternal

    By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Where flowers bloom so does hope.”                                 ... Lady Bird Johnson I try to avoid the subject of religion in my writing, but I am writing today on the heels of Easter, the sermon of which is the inspiration for this month’s...