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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Feb 27 2018
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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Feb 13 2018
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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Feb 06 2018
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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Jan 30 2018
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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Jan 23 2018
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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Jan 16 2018
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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Jan 09 2018
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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Dec 26 2017
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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Dec 19 2017
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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Dec 12 2017
“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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Dec 05 2017
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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