Life as a Super-Ager
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/ March 22, 2023
By Jan Matheny, ICP volunteer, age 82 According to Northwestern Medicine*, a Super-Ager is someone in their 80s or older who exhibits cognitive function that is comparable to that of...
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Noticing the Need
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/ February 12, 2023
By Brian P. Davis, Owner, Home Helpers Home Care of Hinsdale As you connect with older adult friends or loved ones, take notice of any changes in their condition. Perhaps...
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Why Do We Fall, or Better Yet, How Can We Prevent It?
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/ January 17, 2023
By Nancy E. Johnson, Certified personal trainer, NSCA CSCS The key word here is proprioception, which is defined as our brains' ability to constantly monitor where our limbs are in...
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9 Sure-fire Ways to Enhance Your Well-being
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/ March 12, 2022
By Joan M. O’Brien, RN, MSN, CDP® Interfaith Community Partners has chosen the word “well-being” for its word of the year for 2022. On the heels of the pandemic and...
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The Third Act: Giving Back
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/ May 19, 2020
By Jay Copp For years I saw the notice in my church bulletin about Interfaith Community Partners and its need for volunteer drivers. I’m too busy with my job as...
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My Conflict with COVID-19
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/ May 19, 2020
By Julianne Rizzo, RN, BSN, MBA, CSA I was sitting in nursing school a few decades ago and distinctly remember my instructor saying, “A pandemic will never happen in our...
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Summertime and the Learning Is Easy
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/ September 18, 2019
By Kate Beja Throughout the month of July, I interned with Interfaith Community Partners. After studying abroad in Florence, Italy for the month of June, I was looking for a...
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Improve Your Driving with AARP
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/ July 22, 2019
By Andy Gore I wasn’t sure whether it made sense to attend the AARP Smart Driving course, but in my capacity as a volunteer driver and ICP board member, I...
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