We teamed up with Dr. Kevin M. Artime, DMD at Artime & Wherley Family Dentistry here in Decatur, IL, to discover the truth about dental work in your senior years.

We turned to Dr. Bradley Grant, O.D. at Mid-State Eye in Central IL for some insight into how Medicare helps pay for things like glasses, contacts, eye exams, and common treatments.

Ed Bacon, LCPC, Founder of Decatur Christian Counseling and Executive Director of Northeast Community Fund is here to share more about what it means to get counseling, how therapy can help you, and how Medicare views this vital service.

If you ever find yourself affected by foot or ankle pain, you’ll be happy to know that there is help available, and Medicare will probably cover the treatments. We contacted Dr. Dennis Vaughn, DPM, a board-certified podiatrist and owner of Vaughn Foot and Ankle Clinic, in Mt. Zion, IL, for information about podiatry and seniors.

Hip and knee replacements are some of the most common surgical procedures in the U.S. We turned to Dr. Jacob D. Sams, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Decatur Orthopedic Center (DOC), for some insights. DOC does over 1,000 joint replacements per year, and about 60% of their patient base is 65 or older.