Archive for Health & Wellness
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Grow Your Awareness of Elder Neglect
By Becky Passman Milestones AAA CEO (Interim) And: Kristine Skinner Milestones AAA Adult Rights Specialist In 2006, June 15 was established as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to promote a greater understanding and raise awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic factors which ...
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June is National Dairy Month & National Men’s Health Week is June 10th through 17th
Try incorporating more dairy this month for improved health! By Lindsay Wiese, RD, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 355-5540 lwiese@hy-vee.com Men require more protein based on body weight than women do, which is why dairy products are GREAT. Dairy provides high quality, lean protein p...
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Hey Quad Cities – How Dementia-Friendly Are We?
By Kathy Weiman, MPA, ECHM CEO, Alternatives Many of you have been there - the family social gathering with an older, loved family member who now has dementia. Or, perhaps, you’ve been at a public space (library, post office, grocery store, etc.) and engaged with an old friend now caring for t...
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Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Veterans Experience Action Center on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 at 9 am to 3 pm each day. St. Ambrose University, Lee Lohman Arena. The Quad Cities Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC), is a collaboration between the Quad Cities Veterans Enga...
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Connect, Create and Contribute
By Becky Passman Milestones AAA CEO May is Older Americans Month, and each year the Administration for Community Living designates a theme for the celebration. This year’s theme is “Connect, Create, Contribute”. Let’s take a moment to unpack and think about those three words for a moment. ...
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5 Reasons We Should All Be Eating More Berries …and not just in the morning.
By Heather Kearney, RDN, LD Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (563) 324-9948 hkearney@hy-vee.com Raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and blackberries are taking over the produce department—and who’s not excited about that? They’re basically nature’s way of helping us lower cholesterol and f...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Heather Sandy, MA, CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. Do I really need to have my hearing tested every year or two? One of the most common conditions affecting older adults is age-related hearing loss. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) reports approximately one in three people in the U...
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Feeling Squeezed?
The Balancing Act of the Sandwich Generation By Kathy Malmloff CASI Director of Senior Services When you envisioned your adult life growing up, did you ever think that you would be a parent to your children and a caregiver to your aging parents all at the same time? Me neither. But today I am j...
