October 2021 Bloomington NV Issue
How To Plan for Discharge After a Hospital Stay
By Angela Kauffman, Snyder Village A trip to the hospital is sometimes an unexpected shock, but the next steps after being discharged don’t have to be a surprise. Having a hospital discharge plan can help make the transition smooth and ensure the well-being of your loved one. Discharge Planning Whether being discharged home, to a […]
Taking Care to People Where They Live
Presented by Lanna Scannell, CFRE, Director of Strategic Philanthropy, OSF HealthCare Foundation The nagging feeling of hunger can be debilitating. For a child, or a worried parent, it is even worse. Perhaps it is not hunger, perhaps it is a heartfelt desire to afford and have access to healthier food. Food insecurity is a problem […]
Look Closer — A Lesson From My Son
By Jonathan Davis, Health Alliance Look closer and you will see a surprise.” These are the words my son whispered as he convinced me to peer into a microscope focused on a slide labeled “Berry Hair.” I was amazed at what I saw. What looked like a tiny hair to the naked eye actually appeared […]
FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers – Move without Fear
From a baby’s very first months, they strive to stand up, find their center of balance, and move about on their own without fear. Of course no infant experiences the transition to toddler without his or her share of falls; it’s inevitable. But babies are built for such exercises in trial and error, equipped with […]
September 2021 Peoria NV Issue
It Feels Like It’s Time To Retire
By Krista McBeath, McBeath Financial Group It’s Monday morning. You want to call in sick… sick of your job. Maybe you’ve been working too long and it’s not the same anymore. You really just want out. But ,you tell yourself you can’t retire yet. Or maybe you can, but should you? There’s nothing wrong with […]
Assisted Living Communities Benefit Residents Following Loss of Loved Ones
By Darla Price Heath, Community Relations Coordinator, Evergreen Senior Living Charles and Alice were married at age 18. After 64 years of marriage, Charles unexpectedly passed away. Alice not only lost her husband, but her best friend. She felt guilty about not realizing he was so sick. In the few days following his death, Alice was […]
ARC Celebrates Grand Reopening & National Senior Center Month
John Justick, now a dedicated member of the Normal Township Activity and Recreation Center (ARC), a center exclusively for adults 55 and up, began his membership during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2021, and immediately began participating in a variety of Zoom-based programs over the internet. He tried his luck in virtual […]
Making the Right Choice: Stand-Alone Or Embedded Memory Care?
Submitted by Sugar Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center There are few words in our language that strike such a visceral reaction as ‘dementia.’ Even when couched into less intimidating terms such as ‘cognitive decline,’ or ‘impaired memory’ the message is the same: life as we know it is changed on a dime. Whether the diagnosis […]
