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Archive for Health & Wellness

• CASI announces New Director of Senior Services

  By Laura L. Kopp, MS CASI President/CEO CASI is pleased to announce that Lorrie Blumberg has joined the organization as Director of Senior Services. Lorrie comes to CASI with over 23 years of experience in counseling and social work. She most recently was the manager of the Quad Cities #1 rated...

• All About Cardio

  By Logan Anderson, BA, CPT, CIFT Owner of All Strong Fitness LLC You’ve probably heard of the term “cardio” before in your daily life. Most of the time, it’s used as a joke punchline where your best friend claims they “got their cardio in for the day” by walking up one flight of stai...

• PUBLISHER’S CORNER

  By Eloise Graham When Did February Become the Annual Check-Up Month? I don’t know about you, but my February calendar is suddenly filling up with medical, dental, audiology, optical, physical therapy or wellness appointments. February, the shortest month of the year, and my calendar is getti...

• Calendar of Events January 2022

  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 Groups...

• Your Advocacy Connection

  By Kathy Nitz GolderCare Solutions How Will You Keep Mom Safe in Long-term Care? When considering long term care for your loved-one, often times “safety” is not discussed in the general public. However, it should be! There are long lists of injuries to residents in long term care and sometime...

• Another Year. Another Blessing.

  By Laura L. Kopp, MS CASI President/CEO “New year. New you.” Don’t you hate that saying? I do. What’s wrong with the “old” me? Did she fail in some way? Was she broken and needed to be replaced? I think not. This year, I prefer “Another year. Another blessing.” Here at CASI, w...

• The Ridgecrest Foundation

  By Carrie Dreifurst Development Director at Ridgecrest Village The Ridgecrest Foundation is a nonprofit foundation that supports the efforts of Ridgecrest Village, its residents, staff, and their mission to better enrich, engage and enhance the lives of Ridgecrest residents. The Ridgecrest Found...

• Ask the Audiologist

  By Kevin Kock, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Common Misconceptions about Hearing Loss 1 - You only need one hearing aid: If hearing loss is present in both ears, it is most appropriate to get two hearing aids. Binaural hearing aid use leads to better localization of sound (which can prevent i...