Posts Tagged Family Members
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Selecting an Audiologist
By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist Parker Audiology, PC Finding a hearing healthcare provider is a big decision. When I speak with my patients about their decision to purchase hearing aids, I often review the importance of selecting the right hearing healthcare provider as being one of the most i...
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The Empty Chair… and Hearing Loss
By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist Parker Audiology, PC Much has been made of the Empty Chair Speech by Clint Eastwood recently. People with hearing loss sometimes feel like an empty chair…they are there but not really there. We all have days where we feel like circumstances drive us, and we no...
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Planning the Second Time Around
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford After dating for two years in their late 60s, Jim and Nancy created a new family when they were married in a beautiful backyard ceremony, surrounded by friends and family, including their adult children from their first marriages. Following the ceremo...
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Every Five Years
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home No one likes to think about what happens when we die; this I know all too well. While many talk about pre-planning – and even acknowledge its value and importance – comparatively few ever actually get it done. Even so, this stark and un...
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Hearing Rehabilitation
By Dr. Molly Parker Audiologist Parker Audiology, PC It is possible to rehabilitate hearing loss through the use of appropriate amplification (including maintenance and adjustments over time), lots of encouragement and a little family understanding. Hearing loss is often a journey that begins ...
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Avoiding Family Fights
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford Nana loved celebrating family events and holidays with all her family. The multi-generational group gathered for birthdays, baptisms and Thanksgiving. They even had their own family event for New Year’s Day. No one could imagine not spending the holidays...
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Your Advocacy Connection – Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy
By Diana Spranger, R.N. Administrator Bettendorf Health Care In the past six months, my role in the long-term care setting has changed dramatically. For nearly 30 years, I worked in the health- care industry as an Administrator, and then I retired. I now work part-time and find myself as a vis...
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What is a ‘Good Driver?’
NEWS FOR YOU....from the Iowa D.O.T. By Debra Carney Driver License Supervisor, Office of Driver Services Davenport, Iowa How can you tell who is a good driver? Someone who has had no tickets or accidents? Or is that person lucky? Do you have friends or family members who consider themse...
