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LivWell Seniors says they can help bridge the gap in services after CASI budget cuts

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Brady Johnson
Published June 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM CDT
LivWell Partner Relations Director Erica Schroeder-Cerda and Marketing Director Stephanie Soebbing.
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LivWell Partner Relations Director Erica Schroeder-Cerda and Marketing Director Stephanie Soebbing.

LivWell Partner Relations Director Erica Schroeder-Cerda speaks with WVIK News about the organization's services and its plans to assist the community after the Center for Active Seniors Inc. had to cut its Jane's Place Adult Day Services and community-based senior advocacy program due to budget shortfalls.

Leadership & Impact in Senior Care

  • Founded LivWell Seniors in 2012 to provide concierge-style senior care navigation, assisting families in finding the right resources without stress or sales pressure.
  • Helped more than 564 families in 2024 connect with senior care resources, including placing 114 seniors in senior living communities.
  • Established LivWell Cares in 2017, a nonprofit organization ensuring Medicaid recipients and seniors needing nursing home care receive free, high-quality senior resource guidance.
  • Led LivWell Cares to serve 687 low-income seniors in 2024, coordinating essential services.
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Brady Johnson
Brady is a 2021 Augustana College graduate majoring in Multimedia Journalism-Mass Communication and Political Science. Over the last eight years, he has reported in central Illinois at various media outlets, including The Peoria Journal Star, WCBU Peoria Public Radio, Advanced Media Partners, and WGLT Bloomington-Normal's Public Media.
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