Archive for Health & Wellness

  • Your Advocacy Your Advocacy

    By Kathy Nitz Lead Benefits Advocate GolderCare Solutions The Nursing Home and You – Why You Need Someone on Your Side Many times the decision for placement in a Nursing Home comes after an accident or health emergency. The doctor informs us that our loved one would best be served in a long ...

  • PUNCH and Hilltop Campus Village Urban Garden PUNCH and Hilltop Campus Village Urban Garden

    By Scott Tunnicliff Hilltop Campus Village PUNCH and Hilltop Campus Village, with great help from Genesis Marketing and Communications and others, has worked to increase the amount of nutritious food available to the community, as well as to help build community in the neighborhoods. Multiple Urba...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Margaret Christiansen, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Currently, there is no cure for tinnitus but there are treatment options that can provide relief. What can I do about this constant ringing in my ears? Tinnitus is described as a ringing or buzzing sound heard in one’s ears or head...

  • Calendar of Events | July 2019 Calendar of Events | July 2019

    Support Groups and Informational Seminars Veterans Experience Action Center July 19 & 20, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. each day. St. Ambrose University, Wellness & Rec. Center, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport. Parking off W. Lombard. The most comprehensive Veteran services event in the region. The Quad C...

  • 5 Reasons to Bring Home a Bag of Cherries… like every week this summer. 5 Reasons to Bring Home a Bag of Cherries… like every week this summer.

    By Lauren Zust, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 355-5540 lzust@hy-vee.com In case you haven’t noticed, we’re at peak cherry season, particularly cherries from the Northwestern United States. In fact, slight climate differences throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, and Montana e...

  • Why You Should Be a Member of CASI Why You Should Be a Member of CASI

    (Center for Active Seniors, Inc.) By CASI CASI Center for Active Seniors An annual membership to CASI is only $30.00 a year. That is less than $3.00 a month to belong to a premier activity center. It is one of only a few nationwide that is nationally accredited. What can you do at CASI? There ar...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    By Emily Steffel, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Q: I have difficulty hearing in noisy places. Can hearing aids help with that? A: Hearing aids can help with hearing in noisy places. However, no hearing aid can make the noise go away completely. Noisy places are difficult to hear in for...

  • Poor Vision and Hearing Loss; Why It’s Important To Stay On Top Of It. Poor Vision and Hearing Loss; Why It’s Important To Stay On Top Of It.

    By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant at Ridgecrest Village When was the last time you had your vision checked? Or your hearing checked? If you are letting these slip through the cracks here is motivation to schedule them. Research is linking loss of this kind of sensory function to cognitive declin...

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