November 2020 Bloomington Normal News and Views Issue
You Don’t Need a Financial Planner to Retire
By Krista McBeath, McBeath Financial Group It may sound odd for a financial planner to say that you don’t need a financial planner in order to retire, but it’s true. You could set up your own retirement plan! You might even do okay. You could use a stockbroker, an insurance agent, or even do it […]
Shop Small Businesses
How often do you shop the small businesses in your community? This Year, 2020, would certainly be the year to focus on shopping locally. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic many small businesses have faced new challenges. There are lots of great reasons to shop in your community. Let me share a few of them with […]
Cold Weather Safety Tips Senior Safety in Winter Months
Submitted by Sugar Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center Winter is coming. Fall is already upon us and cold air, snow, and the holiday season are soon to follow. As we move into the last season of 2020—*thank goodness*—here are some tips on keeping yourself and your senior loved ones safe this winter season. Home Is […]
Hospice Month: A Time to Explore Hospice Facts
By Tana Villanueva, General Manager for VITAS® Healthcare One of the comments we frequently hear at VITAS® Healthcare from our patients and their families is a very heartfelt sentiment that we hope to change through education: “I wish I had known about hospice sooner.” November’s designation as National Hospice Month is the perfect opportunity to […]
October 2020 Greater Peoria Area News and Views Issue
Support for Life After a Stroke
Submitted by Right at Home Peoria More than seven million Americans are survivors of a stroke—the “brain attack” that occurs when an area of the brain is cut off from normal blood flow. Nearly 70 percent of stroke survivors undergo rehabilitation to help recover from post-stroke disabilities such as limb weakness, paralysis, cognitive deficits, or […]
Connect Without Contact — The Ease and Fun of Connecting
Part 2 of 2 (Find Part 1 here) By Alexander Germanis Technology is meant to help us and to make our lives easier. In fact, when any technological innovation works well, we often forget what it was like to ever live without it. The convenience of gathering information online has never been greater. Using the […]
Lifelong Friends Say “I Do” at a Hospice Wedding
By Tana Villanueva, General Manager for VITAS® Healthcare For 35 years, Donn and Charla have been lifelong friends—steadfast companions through life in a non-romantic-but-always-close relationship. In early 2020, Donn was diagnosed with brain cancer, and in May, he was admitted to a hospital unit under the compassionate care of VITAS® Healthcare. One day in June, […]
Hear What You’ve Been Missing!
Hearing loss currently affects more than 36 million Americans and is the third most common health problem in the United States. Although hearing problems are commonly associated with advanced age, more than half of all hearing-impaired persons are younger than 65. Unfortunately, loss of hearing is something that even affects infants and newborns. It is […]
