Pandemic Pastimes: Your New Hobby Might be Doing More Good Than You Know
From American Heart Association News Maybe it was the meme that pointed out how Shakespeare used his time in quarantine to write “King Lear.” Maybe it was all those photos of sourdough bread in your social media feed. Maybe you’re just bored. Whatever the spark—you’re ready to take on a hobby. Good idea, experts say. […]
Osteoporosis In Aging Protect Your Bones With Exercise
Bones feel solid, but the inside of a bone is actually filled with holes like a honeycomb. Bone tissues are broken down and rebuilt all the time. While some cells build new bone tissue, others dissolve bone and release the minerals inside. As we get older, we begin to lose more bone than we build. […]
How Does Telehealth Really Compare to In-Person Health Care?
Reviewed by Esther Ellis, MS, RDN, LDN Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the adoption of telehealth services has been on the rise and people are turning to digital technology more than ever to address their personal health care needs without having to leave their homes. But, while many have […]
Not All Philanthropists Look Like Bill Gates
By Heidi Huiskamp, Founder and CEO of Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC was founded in 2017 and I am very proud and so grateful to my clients who have recently voted my business as one of the five Honorees in the 2020 Quad-City Times Readers’ Choice Awards in the category of Financial […]
Benefits of Nurse Practitioners Nurse Practitioners Are an Important Part of Rehabilitation and Recovery
Submitted by HCR–ManorCare: Heartland Health Care and ManorCare Health Services Including nurse practitioners as part of the extended care team is proving to be quite beneficial in the rehabilitation and recovery of their patients. The increasing numbers of more diverse patients recovering from an illness or injury at extended care facilities has allowed these residential […]
“A Word About Taxes”
By Heidi Huiskamp, Founder and CEO of Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC I bet that in the past year you’ve complained about paying taxes. We all do it and it’s a constant theme when I meet with clients or conduct seminars. When I ask people if they think taxes are relatively high or relatively low, I […]
Staying Home Longer
Submitted by GolderCare Solutions Most seniors want to stay in their own homes as they age, often referred to as ‘aging in place.’ Living under your own schedule in a familiar place is a common reason for staying in your own home as long as possible. Memories are there and sometimes we feel better when […]
Demystifying Hospice
By Dr. Kuljit Kapur, Transitions Hospice and Palliative Care As a Hospice and Palliative Care physician, many people have asked me if providing end-of-life care, day in and day out, is excruciatingly sad. Do I come home and cry each day from seeing death? “Quite the opposite,” I respond. “End-of-life care is highly satisfying and […]
Planning for Long-Term Care
By Heidi Huiskamp, Founder and CEO of Huiskamp Collins Investments, LLC Long-term care. It’s a tough subject and the conversation on which everyone in the family shies away from. It’s scary and uncomfortable and, too often, the default decision on long-term care is to just pretend that it won’t happen and hope for the best. […]
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
By Sherry Gordon-Harris, Health Alliance One of my favorite childhood nursey rhyme songs is “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.” It was super-duper fun to sing ee-i-ee-i-o! Not to mention singing the sounds of some animals he had on his farm. The cows said moo-moo! The chicks said cluck-cluck! And the pigs said oink-oink! As an […]