Archive for News
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Fighting Compassion Fatigue: Tips for Self-Care
By Erin Hanna Associate Program Director Alternatives To reduce the odds that caregivers generally will become so emotionally overextended that they can no longer function competently, or contentedly, in their chosen roles, here’s a selection of proactive and reactive methods of self-care: Bre...
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Two Centarians Honored
By Chris White Marketing and PR Coordinator Milestone’s Area Agency on Aging Milestones Area Agency on Aging co-hosted a Centenarian Celebration with the Iowa Department on Aging in conjunction with our Family Caregiver Conference in Ottumwa on November 2nd. It was a pretty special event and ...
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A Pear a Day
By Christy Watters, MS, RDN, LDN Hy-Vee Registered Dietician (309) 793-0684 cwatters@hy-vee.com If there’s one thing more rewarding than eating a sweet, ripe peach in July, it’s got to be sinking your teeth into a juicy pear in December, otherwise known as National Pear Month. Here’s what ...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Fifty years ago the poet and writer Rod McKuen was well known, popular, and full of accomplishments for his swing at poetry and song lyrics. His relaxed deliveries were right on with readers who could not put up with overcomplicated words and phrases to tell love stories of any kin...
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Social Security Administration Online Reporting Form for Imposter Scam Calls
Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, and Gail S. Ennis, the Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, have announced a dedicated online form at https://oig.ssa.gov to receive reports from the public of Social Security-related scams. Social Security employees do occasionally...
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109 Years of Dedicated Service to the Quad Cities
By Davenport Surgical Group At Davenport Surgical Group, we are committed to providing high-quality care, in a compassionate manner, in order to return patients to a state of optimal health as quickly as possible. Davenport Surgical Group has been instrumental in the development of several progr...
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Protecting Yourself from Social Security Scam and Fraud
By Anne Coffman Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village Today over 63 million people collect Social Security benefits. Over your lifetime you have worked hard for these benefits, and in retirement, it is time to relax and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Unfortunately, there are people out there ...
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Calendar of Events November 2019
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Open AA Meeting – There are ongoing open meetings every Friday, Saturday or Sunday evening at 7 pm. Location: 1706 Brady Street, Suite 105, Davenport. For more information contact Illowa Intergroup 24 hour (309) 764-1016 or visit www.aaquadcities.org Qua...
