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Farewell to Family Caregivers

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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Taking Care of Yourself

When you’re a “family” caregiver—some – one who provides part- or full-time support for an older loved one—it’s easy to become so focused on your care recipient’s needs that you ignore or forget about your own. In the short term, you may get away with putting yourself on the back burner, but if your caregiving …

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Programs Benefit Seniors

Colorado Gerontological Society via 50 Plus Marketplace News for northern Colorado seniors

The 2016 Colorado Legislature did not pass much new legislation that affects seniors, but they kept many of the programs that benefits older adults without cuts or changes, and can be considered a ‘win’. Colorado legislators were faced with balancing a budget, Tabor refunds and maintaining programs to beneŸ t the citizens. … e Property …

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