Archive for Family

  • Your Advocacy Your Advocacy

    By Kathy Nitz GolderCare Solutions Getting My Ducks in Order “I just want to get my ducks in order” seems to be a comment we often times hear from our clients. And, that’s a good thing. But what does it really mean? Let me tell you a story. My mother was unbelievably organized. She did it ...

  • June 2017 Calendar of Events June 2017 Calendar of Events

    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 ...

  • Family Fun at Camp CASI! Family Fun at Camp CASI!

    By Samantha Meier CASI Assistant Director of Marketing Some of our most fond memories from childhood revolve around summertime and camping. Create new memories with your grandchild or grandchildren at the first ever Camp CASI! Designed specifically for grandparents and grandchildren ages 6 to 12,...

  • PUBLISHER’S CORNER PUBLISHER’S CORNER

    By Kari Smith The Best Part of New York Most people who love to travel, would say that New York City is the best part of the state of New York. I would beg to differ. Last summer we drove the 700+ miles to the state of New York to see my favorite part of New York, Niagara Falls. It was not my f...

  • May 2017 Calendar of Events May 2017 Calendar of Events

    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 ...

  • Telemedicine ­– An Innovative Method of Patient Care Telemedicine ­– An Innovative Method of Patient Care

    By Catherine Fant, PhD, RN Graduate Faculty Member Kaplan University School of Nursing The 80 year old woman has been living in her house for nearly 50 years and is recently widowed. She wants to stay living in her home.  While she’s in good physical condition, her blood pressure and other vit...

  • Mother’s Day Eve – All Saturday, May 13th at Hilltop Campus Village Mother’s Day Eve – All Saturday, May 13th at Hilltop Campus Village

    Come to the Hilltop Campus Village on Saturday May 13 to take part in a special celebration. The merchants of the Hilltop Merchants Association invite you for a fun day of shopping and activities for the whole family. Grab your morning coffee from Village Inn, 1919 Harrison Street; Java Station Dri...

  • The Step In Between The Step In Between

    By Alyssa Dominacki Alternatives for the Older Adult Business Development Coordinator “Difficulties with things such as cooking or cleaning should not lead to putting an individual into a nursing home… There are resources to help” Somewhere throughout the years, a common misconception form...