Safe Sitter Saturday, November 5thPrepare your child to babysit for other children, care for a sibling, or stay home safely after school by themselves. Safe Sitter includes instruction in first aid, as well as the basics of diaper changes, feeding young children, and engaging children of ...
GRUNDY COUNTY - Arlington Place of Grundy Center, an established retirement community located at 95 D Avenue in Grundy Center, has announced two informational meetings for their $2.6 million addition project. The over ten thousand square foot addition will include ten Memory Care apartments and ...
Reinbeck, Iowa Parkview Manor has been recognized as a 2016 recipient of the Bronze Commitment to Quality Award for its dedication to improving the lives of residents through quality care. The award is the first of three distinctions possible through the National Quality Award Program, ...
Life expectancy for Americans continues to increase, so it is more and more likely that most adults will end up caring for an elderly parent or relative. "Care does not have to mean that the person lives in your home," explains Brenda Schmitt, ISU Extension Family Finance Field Specialist. "It ...
It's Time for Your.2017 MedicarePart D "Check-Up"October 15-December 7, 2016You can:Enroll if you don't have a Part D planChoose a different plan for 2017Apply for extra help with drug costSHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program) Counselor Jo Van Gerpen will be at Westview Estates, ...
DES MOINES, Iowa Blood is all you need to save lives in your community this month.90% of Americans experience the need for blood in their lifetime, but less than 10% of the population donates regularly. A regular blood donation only takes an hour and can save the lives of up to three local ...
Waterloo, Iowa The Cedar Valley Center for Hearing is offering free hearing screenings and no-obligation test drives of the latest hearing solutions during its "Test Drive Event", to be held Monday, Oct. 31-Friday, Nov. 4.The event, which is being held for the first time, will take place at ...
Where can I go to find answers about the Medicare prescription drug plans? Are mammograms covered by Medicare Part B? What is a Medicare Advantage plan?I'm turning 65-who can help me understand Medicare? My medications have gotten so expensive I just can't afford to take them all, is there ...
Live Well Diabetes Prevention Program Begins on Tuesday, October 4thA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-recognized lifestyle change program to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. If you are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes or your doctor has told you that you have ...
DES MOINES, Iowa - Earlier this summer, The Wellmark Foundation announced it was accepting Community Kickstarter grant applications to fund up to $10,000 for projects in Iowa and South Dakota focused on making community members more active or improving access to healthy foods."The large number ...