NIAGARA, Wis. — Those of us who have reached Medicare age know that we are now asked to complete two cognitive tests each year during our annual physical check-up with our doctor. First, we are given a name and an address to repeat and to remember. Then we are asked to draw the face of a ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — There is no doubt that we are living through a troubling period of our collective history. One needs only to listen to the news for five minutes to get a review of the most disturbing problems. Newspaper headlines echo the same issues. It is tempting to believe that our ...

By JOAN JOUPPI For The Daily News KINGSFORD — Everyone loves when the sun shines. Things feel better, look better, and somehow aches and pains aren’t so severe. Several warm days in a row has everyone taking spring seriously. Trees are sprouting, flowers blooming, and yards are being ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — Maryhill Manor is a 50-bed, five-star Medicare certified skilled nursing facility that has been a part of the Niagara community since 1964. In 1964, the Kimberly-Clark Corporation donated the former Kimlark Inn to the Sister-Servants of Christ the King and Maryhill Manor was ...

CRYSTAL FALLS — Located in Crystal Falls, Iron County Medical Care Facility is a county-owned, 200-bed skilled care facility. They feature a rehabilitation therapy center and assisted living complex. ICMCF is dedicated to providing quality long-term care. The facility’s recent growth ...

NIAGARA, Wis. — A friend of mine recently loaned me a book to read titled, “This Chair Rocks — A Manifesto Against Ageism,” written by Ashton Applewhite. This author has made it her mission to help us “wake up to the ageism in and around us, embrace a more nuanced and accurate view of ...