Archive for May, 2024

  • Reminder: Another Hidden Tax We Almost Forgot About Reminder: Another Hidden Tax We Almost Forgot About

    By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Today I want to remind all Medicare persons about a kind of a hidden tax that still exists and we forget about. Last month was April – April is income tax month. We know April because if you have not done so yet...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY | Rock Island, Illinois Office

    By Cristina Vital Social Security Manager Rock Island Social Security Office PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM QR CODE FRAUD Quick Response codes, better known as QR codes, are a very popular way to get information. QR codes are scannable barcodes that will direct you to a website. However, scammers ...

  • Gearing Up for the  33rd Annual QC Senior Olympic Games  May 18–June 1, 2024 www.qcsogo.org Gearing Up for the 33rd Annual QC Senior Olympic Games May 18–June 1, 2024 www.qcsogo.org

    By Rhonda Elsbury Board Member [caption id="attachment_14989" align="alignleft" width="225"] A medalist in the cycling event.[/caption] We are gearing up for the 33rd Annual QC Senior Olympic Games, and we’re excited to gather again, see friends, make new friends, award medals, and cheer ...

  • Colorful and Edible Colorful and Edible

    In Loving Memory ... The following is a repeat of an article that first appeared in the March 2009 edition of 50+Lifestyles. We present this encore in loving memory of the author, Shelli Tague, a former proofreader of 50+Lifestyles, who recently passed at the age of 98. She loved the many aspects o...

  • Your Advocacy Connection Your Advocacy Connection

    We Solve Long Term Care Problems   By Jamie Long Chief Patient Advocate GolderCare Solutions THREE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS ABOUT LONG-TERM CARE PLANNING Too Many People Are Surprised By #2 and #3 Principle #1: The earlier you begin your planning, the better. The earlier you begin plann...

  • Celebrating the people we are meant to be during Older Americans Month Celebrating the people we are meant to be during Older Americans Month

    ... you can find yourself again at CASI. Come as you are and become who you were always meant to be. By Laura L. Kopp, MS CASI President/CEO David Bowie once said, “Aging is an extraordinary process where you become the person you always should have been.”  As I write this, I am one day ...

  • Ask the Audiologist Ask the Audiologist

    May Is Better Hearing Month – Have you had your hearing checked lately? By Shelby Garrison, Au.D. Audiology Consultants, P.C. Preparing for a Comprehensive Audiological Evaluation: A Patient’s Guide A comprehensive audiological evaluation is a crucial step in understanding and addressing hea...

  • Aging and You Aging and You

    May Celebrations – Connections By Julie Arndt Marketing Director at Ridgecrest Village We celebrate many things in May. May Day (May 1) we celebrate the coming of summer. Many of us can recall dancing around a maypole as children and sharing little baskets of May flowers with friends. We cele...