On May 16, 2012 at 5:30p.m. professionals from 1st Source Bank will presenting “Servicing Seniors.” The topics will include: the importance of naming a personal representative and how to choose them, transferring wealth from generation to generation, Indiana probate rules and their pitfalls, gathering assets and the importance of titling, beneficiary reviews and many more.

The event is hosted by Rittenhouse Senior Living of Portage. We look forward to seeing you and encourage you to take advantage of this free opportunity to speak with banking, legal and investment professionals.

Portage Mayor, James E. Snyder, and the Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Senior Services invite you to the 12th Annual Portage Senior Health Fair on May 3rd, 2012, from 9 am-noon at Woodland Park Oakwood Hall. The Health Fair will host many vendors that promote and provide health care or services to Senior Adults.

Free health screenings, informational segments and demonstrations, and opportunities to win door prizes will be provided for those who attend this event. At noon a light luncheon will be available to Seniors.

"Some people are surprised to learn just how contagious they are when they're ill, which is one reason that viruses like the common cold spread so readily," explained Derek Gasper, DO, Family Medicine Physician with Glendale Primary Care.

"The good news is that many illnesses are preventable, either through vaccinations or by reducing our risk through healthy habits such as frequent hand washing," said Gasper. He advises all of his patients to get the annual flu shot and he recommends the one-time only pneumonia shot for patients 65 and older or those at added risk due to chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes or compromised immunity. The one-time only shingles vaccination is also recommended for those 60 and older. Plus, everyone needs a tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis vaccination (Td/Tdap) every 10 years.

Improve your life by reducing your risk for diabetes

If current trends continue, one of every three American adults will have diabetes by 2050, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet there's a lot we can do to reduce these numbers, said Zeba Ali, MD, Family Medicine Physician with Portage Medical Group.

Ali sees cases of diabetes and prediabetes each day and offers the following critical information about how to reduce your risk.