Posts Tagged Quad Cities

  • Irish Luck Shines on Ridgecrest Retirement Village Irish Luck Shines on Ridgecrest Retirement Village

    By Karen McCoy Marketing Consultant Ridgecrest Village With the Ides of March upon us, Ridgecrest Village Senior Community is proud to say that we have among us one of the Irish Mothers of the Year. Joan Resnick, “Irish Mother of the Year,” 1999. As with many of the residents at Ridgecres...

  • Davenport Now tax rebates could be worth $6,000-$7,000+ for buying a new Dan Dolan home Davenport Now tax rebates could be worth $6,000-$7,000+ for buying a new Dan Dolan home

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes Thanks to Davenport Now, buyers of new homes can still receive some $5,000, $6,000, $7,000 or more in cash to offset the cost of their new home in Davenport. And, depending on the price of the home purchased, that amount could even be more than that. You can elect t...

  • Music and the Mind - Playing a musical instrument is healthy for your brain Music and the Mind – Playing a musical instrument is healthy for your brain

    Mastering a Musical Instrument For Your Health Are you into music? Have you thought about learning to play a musical instrument? There are many advantages associated with learning to play different kinds of musical instruments. Not only are there physical advantages, but they can also give you a...

  • Announcing Memories in the Making 2012 Announcing Memories in the Making 2012

    By Kirsten Adams Lighthouse Homecare Many of you may remember that our first ever Quad-Cities Memories in the Making® was held at our Lighthouse Homecare's office building in Rock Island last June. Traditionally, most first year events often start out slow and take years to gain momentum. This...

  • In and Out of the Quad Cities - What We Learned In and Out of the Quad Cities – What We Learned

    Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall What We Learned Learning is a critical component of life. Lifestyle gurus tell us; folks with a plan for continuous intellectual growth occupy the ranks of the happiest and healthiest folks on the planet. Furthermore, those who share this psychological...

  • Choices in Senior Living Choices in Senior Living

    By Roger Brann Administrator Bettendorf Health Care Seniors today are fortunate that there are so many choices in senior housing today. The choices for senior housing have changed significantly over the years. Back in the 1990s, seniors had basically two choices; either live at home or move...

  • Seniors waiting to make home choice likely to pay more. Still time to save. Seniors waiting to make home choice likely to pay more. Still time to save.

    By Dan Dolan Dan Dolan Homes I’ve been intrigued recently by the late-night online auctions of foreclosed Florida real estate. For one thing, it’s hard to believe that new homes selling for $230,000 to $250,000 as recently as 2008 would now be sold at auction for around $90,000, including m...

  • Remember a Senior Remember a Senior

    By Mary Schricker A little over three years ago, a group of five individuals met over early morning coffee to discuss ways to raise money to buy Christmas gifts for Quad-City seniors. Just two months later, the first annual Hat Bash was held at CASI. The event raised over $8,000, money that was...