LIVING WELL Magazine

Joint Replacement Rehabilitation
Courtesy HealthSouth, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
Life after orthopedic surgery is a challenging and demanding experience. After joint replacement surgery, rehabilitation assists patients in setting and achieving goals to maximize recovery and independence.

FINDING SUPPORT DURING DIFFICULT TIMES
By Melissa DeSutter, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
The power of a thoughtful conversation can sometimes be life changing. “My daughter was talking with my pharmacist one day, and he suggested I needed to get some help,” said Mary*, a previous client in Peak View Behavioral Health’s Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP).

Make Your House a Home for a Lifetime

By Alison Winters, Holladay Brothers Construction, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
If you are like the majority of Americans, you would prefer to remain in your home throughout your maturing years. Few people want to consider aging in an assisted living facility at the cost of thousands of dollars per month. Not to mention the fact, well, it’s just not home. But what if you could remain at home – aging in place?

Vascular Disease – What you need to know

By Chris Valentine, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services
What if you had the opportunity to sit down with a vascular surgeon, have a cup of coffee and ask him about vascular disease? Would you seize the opportunity? I had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Thomas Crepps, Jr., a vascular surgeon at Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, and ask him a few questions to find out what all of us should know about vascular disease.

Silver Key Senior Services is Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine’s latest content partner

ABOUT SILVER KEY SENIOR SERVICES

Silver Key is proud to serve thousands of seniors in the greater Colorado Springs area. We advocate for senior empowerment and offer a variety of services to seniors to maintain independence, safety and quality of life.

Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
By Katharine Leppard M.D., Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
What is Cubital Tunnel Syndrome?

Nerve compression in the arms can cause a variety of symptoms, including numbness, pain and weakness. Most people have heard the words carpal tunnel syndrome, a condition where the median nerve is pinched at the wrist.

THE NEW TAX LAW – What it means to You

By Douglas G. Goldberg, Esq., Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine

On December 17, 2010, Congress passed, and President Obama signed, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (the “Act”). This article provides a brief summary of the Act in the areas of income, estate, gift and generation skipping taxes.

Volunteers of America – Laurel Manor Care Center joins growing Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine as latest content provider
ABOUT LAUREL MANOR CARE CENTER
Laurel Manor Care Center is one of the “oldest” and most stable Long-Term Care Facilities in Colorado Springs. While many change names and Management Companies, we stay “secure” in knowing that we are a part of Volunteers of America and live our faith based mission daily. We feel that being faith based gives us the opportunity to open our hearts to the residents to meet their spiritual needs as well as using our skills to meet their physical needs. Give us a call and come feel the warm, home-like feeling for yourself.

A Brief History of Medicare for the Senior Population

Peak Vista Accepts New Medicare Patients

By Scott Robinson, DO, Director Senior Health Centers, Assistant Vice President of Medical, Peak Vista, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine

For most of our lives we have taken Medicare for granted – but how did this government-funded insurance originate? In the early 1930s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to impose legislation transferring healthcare payments to the federal government, but was met with strong opposition from the public.

Charitable Giving
By Douglas G. Goldberg, Esq., Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine
“No person has ever been honored for what he received. Honor is our reward when we give.” – Calvin Coolidge, former President of the United States

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to be John D. Rockefeller or Bill Gates to be involved in philanthropy. Men and women of all ages, races, religions, and financial status give. Whether they give several hundred thousand dollars to a major building project or provide a meal for the elderly lady who lives down the street, doing well by doing good is running rampant in our country.