10 Financial Questions Children Must Ask Their Aging Parents
Information from A Son’s Journey: Taking Care of Mom and Dad As the years go by and mom and dad age, life can become complicated. Certain things are practically impossible to prepare for, while others, like finances, can and should be organized and taken care of early on. What do you need to know about […]
Improve Your Health Get a Pet!
By Lauren Malmberg Pet ownership not only provides companionship, unconditional love, and great fun, but owning a pet can actually improve your health. All kinds of companion animals — from cats and dogs to fish or horses — help us stay healthy and fit. Most of the time, we don’t even recognize how they promote […]
10 Financial Questions Children Must Ask Their Aging Parents
Information from A Son’s Journey: Taking Care of Mom and Dad As the years go by and mom and dad age, life can become complicated. Certain things are practically impossible to prepare for, while others, like finances, can and should be organized and taken care of early on. What do you need to know about […]
Planning Medical Insurance in Retirement
By Steven Buttice, Founder and President, Living By Your Design, Inc. Are you delaying retirement? Are you working deeper into your late 60s early70s? People aged 65+ who work for companies with more than 20 employees may have the option to waive Medicare Part B (medical) coverage if they have creditable group coverage. Since Medicare […]
How to Have Meaningful Interpersonal Relationships
By Luke Dalfiume, PhD, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Co-Owner, John R. Day & Associates, Christian Psychological Associates Most of us long to be close to others. If we are fortunate, we have some people in our lives we can say we have intimate relationships with, feeling known and cared for by them and knowing and caring […]
Helping Your Neighbors in Need 2018 Foodshare Canathon
Have you ever been really hungry — stomach hurting and there is no food in the house nor any money or means to purchase food? That is the situation in the homes of over 30,000 people right here in central Illinois at least once a month. That is the reason that, for 34 years, the […]
Teen Dating Violence Do You Know the Signs?
By Carol Merna, Executive Director, The Center for Prevention of Abuse Getting hurt was the furthest thing from Kaley’s mind when she started dating Ethan. He held her hand and sometimes sang to her in the hallways at school. On Valentine’s Day, he gave her flowers and told her how much he cared for her. […]
Fit Feet With Fitbit!
By Grant Gonzalez, DPM The digital revolution is expanding its impact on our lives every minute. Mobile smart phones, wireless internet networks, biometric authentication devices, virtual personal assistants, wristband gadgets, and virtual reality devices are here today and often gone tomorrow as new technology redefines our future lifestyle opportunities and business models. This revolution has […]
S.O.S. We have the solution to the overwhelming task of downsizing
Submitted by SOS Property Transition Nobody is ever excited about the idea of downsizing. Many seniors plan to “age in place,” but haven’t considered the hazards associated with navigating around a normal home and all the belongings accumulated over the years. This process of downsizing into a smaller household and “letting go” of a large […]
A Quick Change
By Mary Huebbe, Marketing Director, Ridgecrest Village The weather just went from 50 to -20 overnight. Wow. What should we do to get our bodies accustomed to the temperature change? How can we remain safe outside in these conditions? And, finally, how can we stay social during these frigid times? Start with how we dress. […]