Category: Larimer County Latest News

Professionals For Seniors

Nearly one hundred members recently gathered at The Hillcrest in Loveland to talk about services, programs, products and, in general, assistance to senior adults. Representatives from individual businesses, corporations, home health-care companies, attorneys, financial planners, banks, independent, assisted & skilled living communities and others were in attendance. This was the group’s first get together in …

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Senior Education Network: Ageism, Part II

At the January Senior Education Network meeting, Dr Gloria Luong, Assistant Professor at CSU Human Development and Family Studies Department, presented Part II on Ageism. For Part I on ageism, please see our December Larimer edition. Ageism is the discrimination of people of any age, but mostly affects senior adults. Dr. Luong discussed stereotypes of …

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Rightsizing Into Senior Living

By Danita Nixon, Senior Living Advisors of Colorado There comes a time in many older adults’ lives, when they realize that their current living situation no longer serves them. They find that: They want to be free of the burden of maintaining their current home (yard work, shoveling snow, routine maintenance, etc.) so they can …

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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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Learn The Art And Science Of Food Preservation

Larimer County Extension Office Recruiting Master Food Safety Advisor Volunteers The Larimer County Extension Office is recruiting volunteers who will attend in-depth training sessions in early 2018 on food preservation and safety, and afterwards will share their knowledge by volunteering in the community. We are excited about offering the Master Food Safety Advisor program for …

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Montessori Based Dementia Care

WindSong at Rock Creek is a Memory Care Community that has adopted the Montessori Inspired Lifestyle® as their signature method for delivering exceptionally high quality of life for their residents. The programs focus on activities and everyday interactions as a means to reconnect persons with dementia to the outside world. The components of the Montessori …

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Nutritious Choices When Dining Out

The Fort Collins Senior Center FRIENDS group host ‘A Taste of Wellness: Food & Information That’s Easy to Digest’ at the Senior Center on Thursday, January 18, 2018 from 1:30 – 3:30 pm. The event focus is on opportunities for adults to select healthy food options when dining at local eateries. Samples of unique, tasty …

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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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Communicating & Working With Older Adults

At November’s Senior Education Network meeting, Patti Welfare, UC Health and Ally Eden, CSU and Healthy Kids Club presented. Ms. Welfare discussed several biases towards senior adults and gave multiple statistics, examples, and helpful tips. The average life expectancy of men is currently 76 years, while women are expected to live to 81 years. Americans …

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Hilariously Funny!

“Stay As Dead As You Are” centered around Berthoud High School Class of 1982 gathering for their reunion, and everyone was there! Back for more shenanigans after 35 years are Babs and Guy Gleeson, the perfect couple with the most school spirit; Marty ‘Bud’ Budinski, former class clown; Richard ‘Dick’ Alantra, former captain of the …

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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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Aging Report Promotes Health, Wealth & Self!

At October’s Senior Education Network meeting, Jim Reisburg, Chair of the Colorado Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging (SAPGA), presented the November 2016 report on Health, Wealth, & Self to the governor. The report provides an insight to these three main topics, eight goals, and recommendations to improve aging for Coloradoans. Jim presented several interesting …

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