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Drugs That May Cause Memory Loss
September 13, 2024
For a long time, doctors dismissed forgetfulness, brain fog and mental confusion as normal parts of aging. But scientists now know that memory loss as you get older is by no means inevitable.
Rethinking Addiction as a Chronic Brain Disease
September 6, 2024
“Addiction is not a choice. It’s a disease that can happen to anyone.”
Don’t Wait for the Next Big Data Breach to Freeze Your Credit
September 6, 2024
It’s time to consider one of the most boring, but important, moves you can make for your money: Freeze your credit.
Tailored Solutions for Every Journey: Working with an Older Adult Advisor
September 6, 2024
In this video, you will learn how to engage an advisor, what they do. This is important. Watch and listen to the folks from the Society of Certified Senior Advisors, Care Patrol, and Care Coordinators of Colorado as they share their stories and provide information that may help you when you need it most.
“JAWS” Strategy Seeks to Address Colorado’s Critical Shortage of Long-Term Care Workers
August 16, 2024
By the year 2030, statistical projections say the shortage of workers in long-term care may reach 115,000 in Colorado. At that time, the state’s 65+ population will have climbed to 1.2 million, and it is generally estimated that 50 to 70% of people age 65+ will need long-term care at some time in their life.
Why Some People Are Happy When They Are Dying
August 10, 2024
A former aid worker named Simon Boas wrote a candid account of living with cancer before he passed away in July at the age of 47. Earlier in a BBC interview, he told the reporter: “My pain is under control and I’m terribly happy – it sounds weird to say, but I’m as happy as I’ve ever been in my life.”
It may seem odd that a person could be happy as the end draws near, but in my experience as a clinical psychologist working with people at the end of their lives, it’s not that uncommon.
Getting Mental Health Care Is a Challenge for Older Rural Coloradans
August 10, 2024
Older Coloradans who live in the state’s rural counties are facing increasing mental health challenges coupled with limited access to mental health care.
House Committee Slashes Aging Services Investments for FY25
August 3, 2024
Everyone deserves to age with dignity and financial security. But on July 10, the House Appropriations Committee advanced several bills that cut FY25 funding for many key programs that support the health, financial security, and independence of older adults.
Adult Day Care Programs Can Offer Relief and Reassurance to Colorado Caregivers
July 25, 2024
Services that are offered under the umbrella term of “adult day care” can be one way to bring a measure of reassurance and relief to Colorado caregivers.
Substance Abuse, Unsafe Sex Putting Older Adults at Risk
July 20, 2024
Writing for Psychology Today, Mark Gold, MD, cites drug abuse, alcohol abuse, cannabis use, and unsafe sexual activity among a number of factors affecting older adults’ mental and physical health. These are in addition to the well documented risk factors of social isolation, chronic pain, and depression, all of which can interact simultaneously and be triggers for the aforementioned dangerous behaviors.
Colorado’s Medicaid Disenrollments Draw Criticism
July 20, 2024
According to research done by KFF, a national health issues newsroom, and as reported by The Colorado Sun news outlet, Colorado stands out among the 10 states that have disenrolled the highest share of Medicaid beneficiaries since the pandemic-era restrictions on removing people from the health insurance program have been lifted.
Elder Suicides in Colorado and Beyond: How Many? Why? What Can Be Done?
July 13, 2024
In year 2023, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported nearly 1,300 suicides in Colorado. Close to half of those deaths were people age 45 and older.
Telehealth Options Benefit Colorado Veterans
July 6, 2024
Jason Strickland, a veteran and a spokesman for the Veterans Administration (VA) Rocky Mountain Network, reminds veterans that while some private telehealth concerns are pulling back on their virtual care business due to disappointing business metrics, “at VA, we’re doing the opposite — we’re expanding the services offered virtually.”
A Look at Shortcomings in Women’s Health Research and Treatment
July 6, 2024
In June of 2024 the Washington Post examined a number of issues concerning what many critics say is skewed medical research that shortchanges women, which can in turn often be responsible for gender bias in medical treatment as well.
No One Gets Out of This Life Alive: Preparing Ourselves and Our Loved Ones for our Death
June 30, 2024
This is a topic no one want to discuss at the dinner table at a happy occasion, but there are many other opportunities for contemplation and discussion of end of life choices.
New Research Confirms Financial Stress Working Caregivers Face in 2024
June 29, 2024
Two-thirds of family caregivers have difficulty balancing their jobs with caregiving duties. Half said they were having to make changes to their work schedules to accommodate their care responsibilities. This might include going into work early or staying late.
What Coloradans Should Know about Certain Drugs and Associated Memory Loss
June 29, 2024
For a long time, doctors dismissed forgetfulness, brain fog, and mental confusion as normal parts of aging. But scientists now know that memory loss as you get older is by no means inevitable.
Protecting Our Elders: Combatting Abuse, Scams, and Fraud
June 24, 2024
We can never learn enough about how to avoid scams and fraud as they are constantly changing. Or about what you can do if you have been scammed.
Non-Drug Strategies May Help Reduce Chronic Pain for Coloradans
June 22, 2024
If you suffer from chronic pain, it may be small consolation to know that an estimated 1.5 billion people worldwide, including 25 million in the U.S., are similarly afflicted.
Coloradans with Heart Disease Face Greater Risk from Heat
June 22, 2024
As Coloradans take to the sunny outdoors in warm months, it is important to know that people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are at greater risk from heat
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