Oct 29 2019
As many people and caregivers know, there is an awful lot of information and paperwork that accumulates after a diagnosis and throughout treatment and survivorship. So what information is essential to keep? And what is the best way to keep it all organized? Here’s a partial list of important medical information to keep: • Complete …
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Sep 17 2019
As caregivers, we often “do for” the person we care for. We don’t think twice about laying out their clothes, making their bed, cooking their meals, washing and folding their clothes. What we don’t realize is when we “do for” our loved-one, we allow them to decline faster and rob them of having purpose. We …
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Feb 26 2019
The Board of Larimer County Commissioners today approved a grant awarded to the Larimer County office of CSU Extension for $149,500 from NextFifty Initiative to expand Senior Access Points of Larimer County. NextFifty Initative, a Denver nonprofit, seeks to partner with organizations that are working to improve community services for older adults and their caregivers. …
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Mar 06 2018
At February’s Senior Education Network meeting, a panel of speakers featuring Katie O’Donnell (pictured left) with the Larimer County Health Department, Captain Joe Shellhamer (center), Commander of the Northern Colorado Drug Task Force, and Kiley Floren (right) with the Health District of Northern Larimer County discussed the opioid crisis in Larimer County. Sadly as 60 …
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Jan 09 2018
I am happy to introduce myself as the new Caregiver Initiative Coordinator for Boulder County’s Area Agency on Aging (AAA). I have been working with older adults and caregivers for the past two decades in various roles, including as a registered nurse. It has been my honor to support caregivers and their care recipients through …
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Dec 12 2017
While more than 90% of people agree that caring for someone with a form of dementia should be a group effort among family or close friends, 1 in 3 caregivers, 39%, handle caregiving tasks alone. The truth is that many caregivers don’t ask for the help they need, but providing help and support to caregivers …
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Dec 05 2017
By the time this edition goes to print, I will have retired from my position with Boulder County Area Agency on Aging, after 18 years of providing services and support to family caregivers of older adults. Another person will succeed me in the position, and I’m sure they’ll find it as interesting and rewarding as …
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Oct 09 2017
If you are a senior in Colorado, or provide assistance to one or more, we want to hear from you. The need is urgent. By the year 2030, nearly one in every five residents will be 65 or over. The state must be prepared to meet the challenges that come with serving an aging population. …
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Sep 26 2017
‘With age come new vulnerabilities that can make any of us susceptible to elder abuse, says AMAC ‘It is no longer unusual for us to live to be as old as 80, 90 and 100 years or more’ Reports of physical and financial abuse of the elderly are on the rise throughout the country. It’s …
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May 24 2016
His Neighbor Phil is very moving, enlightening and heart touching film about Harvey, a man whose wife Mary, has early onset Alzheimer’s disease. The film shows the reality of the disease and how it effects not only Mary but also the entire family, friends, caregivers and community. The film deals honestly with the realities of the …
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Feb 09 2016
Make 2016 the year to enhance your caregiving skills—for your care recipient’s benefit and your own! Boulder County Area Agency on Aging offers two highly rated training programs for family caregivers of older adults. Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a 15-hour course that gives family caregivers the “tools” to ensure they take care of themselves …
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