Posts Tagged Older Adults
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Rotavirus – Still a Lot to Learn
By Julie Suchanek, MBA, MT (ASCP) Metropolitan Medical Laboratory, PLC Dr. Roger Glass, of the National Institute of Health, stated in August 2013 that, “Despite all the attention society has placed on ensuring access to clean food and water, sewage control, and hand washing, gastrointestinal...
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May Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Quad Cities Alzheimer’s Association – Learn about signs and symptoms, stages, diagnosis, treatment and care of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Two upcoming seminars: Jerry Schroeder will give you insight into this disease. 1. Session will be held ...
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Secrets between us
By Dr. Jessica Manely, PT, DPT Performance Physical Therapy It’s not just that you are getting older and don’t have the energy to go out, it’s that you, like 30 to 55 percent of all other women, feel embarrassed about an accident happening if you do go out. (1,2) Coughing and sneezing bri...
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Performance Physical Therapy
By Tina Howell CEO, Performance Physical Therapy Part 1: The Power of Aging At Performance Physical Therapy, therapists want to take care of patients beyond therapy. Older adults face issues such as independence, mobility, continence, obesity and falling. According to the administration on...
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And away we go…
By Karen J. McCoy Executive Director iTNQuadCities And away we go... iTNQuadCities provides an important transportation service for seniors Isn’t it funny how just the site or smell of something can bring back memories? That is what happens to me every time I drive down Harrison Street ...
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Lighthouse Homecare
By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare Our In-home care service workers continue to assist a growing number of older adults and those with chronic illnesses or disabilities. We make it possible for our clients with limitations to remain at home in a comfortable and familiar environment. Services can...
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Get Moving, Start Improving
By Becky Lee Hinton Director of Marketing The Fountains Senior Living Community The Fountains Senior Living Community is proudly once again the Quad-Cities’ Official Host Site for the 19th Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day on Wednesday May 30. On this day, The Fountains will join w...
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Hidden Homecare Risks
By Dan Adams Lighthouse Homecare Part one of a two-part article about the hidden risks of using private homecare workers I had the recent opportunity to talk with Rona Bartelstone about private homecare workers and why it is important to work through an agency. She pointed me to one of ...
