Archive for Health & Wellness
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Another Gift Giving Season: The Greatest Gift Continues Giving
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor As we approach another gift giving season I want to share with you an article we prepared several years ago and repeat here again. Let me make a suggestion on providing the greatest gift. Give the greatest gift to...
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Health Insurance and Hearing Aids
By Dr. Molly Parker, Audiologist and Owner Parker Audiolology, P.C. What are you doing to keep your Healthcare costs down in 2018? Is your insurance company offering a discount program? Look carefully and check the service component. Who do you get to see locally if you have problems? We are se...
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Be a Friend of CASI
By Laura Kopp CASI President/CEO Center for Active Seniors, Inc. (CASI) Dear Friend, They say it takes a village to raise a child. But who takes care of the villagers once they have raised our children? More than 3.5 million adults will turn age 65 this year. By the year 2025, 1 in 4 adults ...
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Take Control of Holiday Stress, Time and Money
By Dawn Dunnegan and Laura Sternweis Iowa State University Extension and Outreach “As the holiday season quickly approaches, holiday stressors tend to sneak up as well. These additional commitments for time and money can zap the happy from the holidays,” says Dawn Dunnegan, a human sciences ...
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Getting Prepared
By Mary Huebbe Marketing Director Ridgecrest Village According to the calendar, winter is a month away. Outside it feels like it’s already here. It was summer and then it wasn’t. Fall, my favorite time of the year, was gone in a blink. So how should we prepare for winter? We all know about...
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Ask the Audiologist
By Laura Mergen, Au.D., CCC-A Audiology Consultants, P.C. WAX, huh, good God, y’all, what is it good for? Absolutely SOMETHIN’! Sometimes it seems like people are obsessed with their ear wax: how much they have, what color or consistency it is, and how to clean it out of their ears. When I te...
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Calendar of Events – November 2017
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Are you or someone you know a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer’s? Free educational classes are being offered for people with dementia, their families, and those who professionally serve them. Get support from ...
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Notes from Triad
Fraud Against Seniors The FBI’s Common Fraud Schemes webpage provides tips on how you can protect yourself and your family from fraud. Senior citizens especially should be aware of fraud schemes for the following reasons: Senior citizens are most likely to have a “nest egg,” to own the...
