Transitioning to Senior Living FAQs

memory care

Submitted by Sugar Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center While changes can sometimes be confusing and worrisome, making the move to senior living doesn’t have to be. In fact, this transition and change can be a positive, enriching, and joyful experience for seniors and their loved ones, when they find the community that is right for them.  […]

Retiring Outside of Illinois

McBeath Financial

By Krista McBeath, McBeath Financial Group I have numerous clients who are planning to retire out of state or have already relocated. Chances are, you know someone who has chosen to retire outside of Illinois. It may even be something you dream of for yourself. After enduring a brutal winter, it’s understandable why many would […]

Hospice Patient Skydives Once More, Thanks to VITAS and Virtual Reality

vitas healthcare

By Chelsea Cook-McCarrell, General Manager for VITAS® Healthcare From the cramped cabin of the aircraft, VITAS Healthcare patient Kim peered out through the open door and took in the landscape as it stretched to meet the horizon. In the next moment, she was dropping from 10,000 feet, reminding her senses: You are alive. Kim couldn’t […]

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

stress relief

By Alexander Germanis A man walks into his doctor’s office and the doctor asks, “What seems to be the problem?” “Someone painted graffiti on my house last night,” replies the patient.The doctor is understandably confused and asks, “So, why are you telling me?”The patient responds, “I couldn’t make out any of the writing, so I […]