Archive for Family
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Children: A Better Investment
By Rondi Doyle Director of Community Relations Child Abuse Council Imagine the upcoming summer months seen through a child’s eyes. It’s a time filled with anticipation and excitement of vacations, barbecues, picnics, time away from school. But sadly, this isn’t the reality for some c...
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What is an Effective Estate Plan?
By Curt Ford Nash Nash Bean & Ford What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about planning your estate? Most people focus their estate planning efforts on distributing their property to their spouse and children, in the hopes that these loved ones will have safe and secur...
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We can learn a lot from a tree
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Amid the monuments and the towering mature trees along a pleasant knoll at Oakdale Memorial Gardens, I had the privilege to share a few words with the family at a recent graveside service. The setting was beautiful. Nearby, an age-old...
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Hidden Homecare Risks – part 2
By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare Part two of an article about the hidden risks of using private homecare workers In our April issue, we looked at excerpts from an article by Rona S. Bartelstone, Senior Vice President of Care Management at Senior Bridge in Florida. It is full of important...
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What is a Living Will and Why Do I Need One?
By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care A living will is intended to provide instructions for others to make medical care decisions for you when you are no longer able to make medical decisions for yourself. Although the term living will may sound like a last will, it has nothi...
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Race for the Cure
Your mom. Your daughter. Your wife. Your neighbor. Your friend. All loved ones that could get breast cancer, since one out of eight women get breast cancer over a lifetime. Whose life are you running for? The 23rd annual Susan G. Komen Quad-Cities Race for the Cure® is your chance to be part ...
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Child of my Child
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “All parents know that the love we experience prior to parenthood holds a small flame to the force and the power of the love that sweeps into your soul at the birth of your own child. Believe it or not, the birth of your grandchild carries a stronger, more potent l...
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Grandparenting is Great!
By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village If you have grandchildren, or even great-grandchildren, you can relate to my feelings about grandparenting. We have three grandsons who are adorable. I always wondered why seniors carry around pictures of their grandkids; now I know. (O...
