December 2021 B/N NV Issue
Taking Steps to Prevent Falls
Submitted by the Villas of Holly Brook When you’re young, an injury from a fall may sideline you for a few days or weeks, but a full recovery is usually quick. As you get older, the consequences of falls can become more serious, setting up a sequence of events that can have longstanding implications on […]
OSF HealthCare Breaks Ground on New Cancer Institute
Presented by Lanna Scannell, CFRE, Director of Strategic Philanthropy, OSF HealthCare Foundation OSF HealthCare marked a new era on August 17 with the official groundbreaking for the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute, a 180,000-square-foot building on the campus of OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. With a goal of transforming the way cancer care […]
Festival of Nativities
The Peoria Area Community Festival of Nativities is back for its sixth year! Last year we held a Worldwide Virtual Nativity with over 12,000 views, including participants from 28 states and 14 countries, but this year we are in-person and just as good as ever. The Community Festival of Nativities: A Thrill of Hope will […]
Apostolic Christian Skylines Salem Memory Care—Peace of Mind
By Alexander Germanis Thousands of years ago in the Middle East a king known as Melchizedek ruled over a land called Salem. Derived from the Hebrew word for peace, Salem’s full name was Uru-Salem, from which we now get the name Jerusalem, or City of Peace. Perhaps since those Old Testament days has the name […]
November 2021 Peoria NV
Trying to Convince Your Parent With Dementia to Move to Memory Care
Submitted by Sugar Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center You’re concerned about how your mom or dad will adjust to life in a retirement home memory care unit. In fact, you’re having second thoughts about whether they should move there at all. It’s been a struggle trying to convince them why the move is necessary. They’ve […]
Shopping Small Businesses
By Faye Andris We are so fortunate to have so many locally owned small businesses in our community. In 2018 more than 60 of these local businesses participated in Small Business Saturday. The advantages are many for shopping local businesses in our area. Let’s look at a few of these advantages. Our small businesses are […]
OSF HealthCare Breaks Ground on New Cancer Institute
Presented by Lanna Scannell, CFRE, Director of Strategic Philanthropy, OSF HealthCare Foundation OSF HealthCare marked a new era on August 17 with the official groundbreaking for the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute, a 180,000-square-foot building on the campus of OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. With a goal of transforming the way cancer care […]
November 2021 B/N NV Issue
