Archive for May, 2023
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Caring for Your Aging Parents
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Caring for your aging parents is something you hope you can handle when the time comes, but it’s the last thing you want to think about. Whether the time is now or somewhere down the road, there are steps that y...
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YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Davenport, Iowa Office
10 WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION By Pam Shaw Social Security District Manager Davenport Social Security Office Identity theft affects millions of people each year and can cause serious harm. Protect yourself by securing your personal information, understanding the threat of identity ...
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Mental Health Advice
By Mike Mathews Milestones Area Agency on Aging May was Mental Health Month in America. It serves a great opportunity to not only bring awareness to various mental health issues, but also recognize and support our own mental health. For the senior population, this is more important than ever. Ac...
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National Camping Month
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Wander Often, Wonder Always”......Anonymous Those of you who have followed my articles know how much I enjoy traveling in the RV. Last Thursday we headed to the Quad Cities for our 2023 inaugural camping trip to celebrate Mother’s Day with our Iowa kids and gran...
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A Pause for Poetry
By Gary Heath Poet in Residence for 50+ Lifestyles. Sugar Estate Life is good on the sugar estate, So lush, resplendent, so sweet, That estate just over the near Beyond. Dreams cavort and Gambol on that near far sugar Land, they ramble the candy Land every nigh...
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Aging and You
Living in a Senior Community is Different for Everyone By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village Being an advocate for older adults, I have enjoyed educating consumers about different ways to look at their options as they age. Moving to a senior community is a big decisi...
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Just Saying…
Professor Harold Hill was Wrong – The Case for Pool Halls By Q.C. Jones A quick refresher, Professor Hill was the conman hero of the long-running Broadway hit “The Music Man” which ironically was set in River City, Iowa. You know the guy, fond of saying, “Trouble with a Capital T and that ...
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Your Advocacy Connection
We Solve Long Term Care Problems OOPS – What Happened to my Retirement Money? By Gail Glockhoff-Long GolderCare Solutions Benefits Advocate Aging without a plan is risky business. There are so many things that can go wrong. Aging involves some of the biggest financial decisions of your li...
