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Senior Helpers Grand Opening

Senior Helpers Northern Colorado held their Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce grand opening, complete with a red ribbon cutting ceremony on May 29th, at the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce. Senior Helpers proudly serves all of Larimer and Weld Counties, including Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley, Wellington, Windsor, Estes Park and Longmont. Senior Helpers provides professional …

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Senior Law Day on August 4

The Elder Care Network of Northern Colorado presents the 14th annual Larimer County Senior Law Day on Saturday, August 4 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Registration begins at 8:00 am. Co-chaired by Kate Spruiell of Ability Home Health Care and Irish Martin-Danhoff of FirstLight Homecare, the event is at Colorado State University’s Lory Student …

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Senior Helpers® Opens Doors in Fort Collins

  Local In-home Senior Care Company to Bring 30 New Jobs to the Area Senior Helpers®, one of the nation’s premier providers of personalized in-home senior care, announced the opening of its Fort Collins location, to be operated by Gil Atanasoff. The new franchise will serve seniors and their families throughout Larimer County, which includes …

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No More Home Owner Responsibilities, Take Charge of your Life!

Home owner responsibilities are demanding and time consuming. You have been shoveling snow, completing household repairs, and maintaining exterior upkeep on your home for as long as you can remember. This is your opportunity to eliminate home owner responsibilities by leasing a Patio Home located on the campuses of Columbine Health Systems in Windsor or …

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Windsong Memory Care Presents The Conversation Project

Windsong Memory Care of Fort Collins hosted their monthly presentation on The Conversation Project at their facility in December. Speaker Donna Forrest, RN, provided the informational forum with her audience. Several past survey facts indicate 90% of people say that talking with their loved ones about end-of-life care is important. However, only 27% have done …

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Toast to Caregivers

November was National Family Caregivers month! Larimer County Office on Aging (LCOA) hosted the 6th annual Toast to Caregivers celebration at the MacKenzie Lodge, Fort Collins. Over 75 people attended the annual event, celebrating the local caregivers who successfully attended the Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) classes this year. MacKenzie Lodge provided the appetizers and …

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Larimer County’s Seasonal Closures

Red Mountain Open Space Begins December 1, 2017 The seasonal closure of Larimer County’s Red Mountain Open Space, located north of Fort Collins, begins Friday, December 1, 2017. Red Mountain Open Space will remain closed to the public during the winter months because of winter weather conditions and the protection of wintering range for big …

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Courier SCAM! Beware

Barbara EJ Bennett, Sheriff’s Auxiliary Unit Coordinator, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office PLEASE do not accept gifts that you haven’t purchased and that you are expected to pay something for.  Here is the scam – it could have a different version but you get the picture! The following is a recounting of the incident from the …

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WindSong Memory Care Opens in November

On November 8, Dr. Cameron Camp, an internationally-known research scientist in the field of gerontology, will be in Fort Collins to train the staff of WindSong Memory Care at Rock Creek in the Montessori Inspired Lifestyle® approach to dementia care. Dr. Camp saw commonalities between Maria Montessori’s method of teaching children and his research in …

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Foster Grandparent Program

By Zach Kinder When Maria Valdez lost her son and grandchild in 1996, she was a wreck and felt lost. A small advertisement about the Foster Grandparent Program through Volunteers of America Colorado became a godsend for her. Two decades later, “Grandma Maria” is more passionate about serving than when she started. She begins her …

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Mental Health Affects Older Adults!

At the August Senior Education Network meeting, the topic was mental health affecting older adults. Lari Walter, RN, with Seniors Helping Seniors, Melissa Luebe with Clear View Behavioral Health, Janet Severance, MSW, with Pathways, and Dr. Carl Nassar with Heart Centered Counseling discussed the different issues and treatment of mental health. Ms. Walter explained most …

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Senior Law Day Is August 5

Elder Care Network of Northern Colorado presents its 13th annual Senior Law Day on Saturday, August 5th. Registration opens at 8:00 AM. The event will take place at the Lory Student Center at Colorado State University in Fort Collins from 9:00 AM until 3:00 PM. The Keynote Speaker is Susie Germany who will be presenting …

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