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Elder Care Resource Day Seminar on March 29

The Elder Care Network of Northern Colorado presents the fourth annual Elder Care Resource Day for seniors and family caregivers at The Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fort Collins on March 29. Registration or check in starts at 8 am. Classes start at 8:30 am and lasts until 3 pm. The all day seminar will include …

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The Hillcrest Hosts Professional For Seniors Group

The Hillcrest of Loveland, a senior retirement assisted living and memory care community, hosted the first monthly 2014 meeting of Professional For Seniors in January. The Hillcrest hosted over 80 professionals dedicated to seving the senior community in Larimer and Weld counties. The Hillcrest served a delicious breakfast buffet featuring ‘Eggs Benedict.’ The Hillcrest gave …

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Larimer County Coalition offers Powerful Tools for Caregivers Classes

If you hire someone to care for a loved one while you work, call your mom weekly to see if she is okay, help a parent with finances, take your spouse to doctor’s appointments, or have a loved one living with a chronic illness, then this class is designed just for you. A Coalition including …

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10th Annual Big Thunder Draft Horse Show Returns To The Ranch!

The Tenth Annual Big Thunder Draft Horse Show, at Ranch-Way Feeds Indoor Arena at The Ranch in Loveland, has been announced for Friday, January 17 through Sunday, January 19, 2014. Show times are 6:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The event draws National and Local competitors, from as far as …

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Better Business Bureau Recommends These Holiday Giving Tips!

The holiday giving season is in full swing and Better Business Bureau (BBB) wants donors to be informed when they make donations of time and money. “The holiday season is a time when most donors are their most generous. It is imperative that donors give to charities that are efficient and provide measurable outcomes,” said …

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Covell Care & Rahabilitation Opens Geriatric Outpatient Clinic at Rigden Farms Senior Living in Fort Collins

Local outpatient physical and occupational therapy provider, Covell Care & Rehabilitation, will open a new clinic at Rigden Farm Senior Living community on October 1st. The clinic, which will be open to the public, is designed to serve Rigden Farm residents and the broader senior population in Fort Collins. This is the first clinic opened …

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Being Web-Savvy Tied to Better Health in Seniors

Older people who use the Internet frequently are more likely to have a lifestyle that includes many cancer-preventive behaviors, according to a new study. The study appeared in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, & Prevention. Compared to their peers who don’t use the Internet, online aficionados were screened for colorectal cancer more often and were more …

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PVH, MCR, and MMC Ranked Top Ten Colorado Hospitals

In a recent survey by NerdWallet Health Analysis and CMS Medicare Data on affordability, procedures, patient satisfaction, and hospital characteristics, three major hospitals in Larimer County ranked in the top ten for all hospitals in Colorado. Here are the results of these hospitals: Poudre Valley Hospital—Fort Collins, CO Ranked as number one in a recent …

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October in Early Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado, is a city of 87,758 population (1990), located at an elevation of 4,984 feet in the north central portion of the state, approximately sixty-five miles north of Denver. Located on the Cache la Poudre River, a tributary of the South Platte River, Fort Collins is the county seat of Larimer County.

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Chocolate Blues – Business Networking Expo

Chocolate Blues: A lot of people think we sell chocolate, or that it’s a music festival, and some think its a minority-focused professional group, however none of those are true. We actually are a business networking expo where you get free chocolate at the vendor tables, with Blues playing but not a concert, and everyone …

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Colorado Land Appreciation Week: June 3 – 9

June Guided Hikes and Programs on Larimer County Open Spaces Participate in the Second Annual Land Conservation Appreciation week, a week-long celebration of all the wonderful work done to protect the special places that make Colorado a phenomenal place to live, work and play.

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