Archive for Family
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Questions Parents Need to Ask When Selecting a Program for Their Child
By Rondi Doyle Director of Community Relations Child Abuse Council Let’s say you are lucky enough to have options as you prepare to enroll your child or grandchild in daycare, school or community-based program. How do you choose the right daycare, school or program for your child/grandchild...
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The Holiday Season! – PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Dee Deuth, CSA Weerts Funeral Home Most of us prefer to live in the present, enjoy each day. Me, too, usually. However, as the holidays approach, I allow myself the privilege of some reminiscing; bring up some pleasant childhood holidays past. Among my fondest is the memory of Christmas ...
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Caregiver Fair provides needed information
By Pam Berenger Community Liason Intouch Adult Day Care and Home Care Services The complexities of aging and caregiving can be overwhelming at times. With more and more older people electing to live independent, non-institutionalized lives, and families choosing to keep their loved at home, th...
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Risks when Hiring an Independent Contractor or Using a Registry for Home Care
By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare Everyone likes a bargain, but when it comes to home care, selecting the cheapest price for care can result in the most expensive implications. Oftentimes, consumers are unaware of the risks they are exposing themselves to when they hire care through a regist...
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Your Advocacy Connection – What does GolderCare Solutions do? – Part 4
Your Advocacy Connection Offering Comprehensive Care and Financial Advocacy The last few months, our articles have been focused on defining the services GolderCare Solutions provides to its clients and most recently, we have shared specific examples of how classic care coordination and advoca...
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Children’s CD Available – A Great Christmas Gift Idea
By Carol Brown Iowa State University Extension Scott County A new children’s music CD from Iowa Learning Farms, “Dogs, Frogs and Nature Songs,” has just been released. The CD is all about nature, conservation and learning. The CD has 21 songs composed, arranged and performed by Ames and S...
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How The Game Is Played
By Michael Terry Program Manager Safe From The Startr Child Abuse Council Fall in the Midwest; there is nothing quite like it. The leaves changing, temperatures chilling and earlier evenings signal the end of summer, the beginning of school and, for me, thoughts of football. My experience ...
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Ella’s Kitchen – Dinner for Four
As we age, our family size changes. Immediate family gets smaller and our extended family gets larger. Perhaps you are planning a small meal. No reason it can’t be just as festive as the big laborsome meals of years gone by. Below I have suggested a holiday fare for a small group. Enjoy! - Ell...
