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Getting Around Without Driving – Part 1

January 23, 2024

How do you make the decision to give up driving, and what do you do to get around when you are no longer driving? This webinar covers both topics. Jill Kelly talks about the first part and Todd Glasser tells us about MedRide and MetroOne Ambulance and non emergency medical transportation. Colleen Samuels provides a view of the Denver regional Access and Mobility Council’s service and its free Getting There guide to a variety of transportation options available in the Denver region and how to access them.

Hospital-at-Home Care Shows Significant Benefits

January 20, 2024

Multiple health news sources are reporting on positive findings from a study of what’s called Hospital-at-Home Care (HHC) conducted by Mass General Brigham’s Healthcare at Home program.

Mortgage Assistance Program Helps Coloradans Impacted by Pandemic

January 20, 2024

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs, through its Division of Housing, created an Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (EMAP) in the fall of 2021 to help eligible Colorado homeowners keep their homes if they had suffered financial impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Changes Beginning in 2024 Could Mean More Mental Health Coverage for Coloradans on Medicare

January 13, 2024

As of January 1, 2024, changes have been made to the Medicare program that are designed to allow healthcare providers to serve more patients needing to access mental health services. Before 2024, only advanced social workers were eligible to bill for Medicare insurance. Now, licensed clinical professional counselors and licensed clinical marriage and family therapists are eligible to bill Medicare for their clients. More than 65 million Americans currently rely on Medicare for their healthcare coverage.

Former AARP CEO Looks at Issues Affecting Colorado Family Caregivers

December 26, 2023

Bill Novelli, a form CEO of AARP calls attention to how millennials and GenXers in particular are having to grapple more and more with being caregivers while also still working. He notes that even prior to the COVID pandemic, more than one in six full-time workers in the U.S. were caregivers, and that figure is only growing as the population ages.   

New Brain Evaluation Tool Looks at How Lifestyle Factors Affect Dementia and Stroke Risk

December 16, 2023

A new tool known as the Brain Care Score (BCS) shows promise as a way to assess stroke or dementia risk without going through a medical procedure. The BCS rates how a person fares on 12 health-related factors concerning physical, lifestyle, and social-emotional components of health, according to a study published in December in the journal Frontiers in Neurology. The authors found participants with a higher score had a lower risk of developing dementia or suffering a stroke later in life.

AI in Health Care? Saving Lives? YES! Learn More Here

December 14, 2023

Join Colorado Sun Reporter John Ingold as he moderates a terrific panel of doctors from the University of Colorado Health System to learn more about the opportunities and challenges of using the new tools of artificial intelligence to improve patient outcomes and save lives.

Key Regulations for Colorado Assisted Living Communities

December 9, 2023

A few of Colorado’s approximately 600 assisted living facilities (ALFs) have occasionally been in the news due to investigations that found lapses in care quality or other issues. Individuals considering ALFs and their caregivers thus have a keen interest in knowing how ALFs are monitored, reviewed, and regulated with the goal of assuring the best quality care and service.

Signs That May Tell Coloradans It’s Time for Memory Care

December 9, 2023

Although some forms of memory loss are quite common in adults age 65 and older and may be of little concern, there are certain symptoms that indicate something more than normal forgetfulness is occurring. When these signs become consistent and concerning, it can affect the ability to safely age in place and may indicate it’s time to consider formal memory care as the more practical and secure alternative

Ayude a tranquilizarse con excelentes conocimientos y actualizaciones sobre Medicare 2023 y 2024

November 20, 2023

Chaundra Price, de Medicare Teachers, explica las muchas facetas de Medicare, lo que debe buscar cuando compra un plan de Medicare, aclara algunos de los malentendidos comunes y lo ayuda a tomar decisiones más informadas al elegir su plan. Ella nos recuerda a todos los peligros potenciales de llamar a esos números en la pantalla de televisión que son lanzados por celebridades. Presentado por AgeWise Colorado, su fuente gratuita de excelente información y proveedores de servicios examinados como Chaundra

¿Tienes cosas? ¿Sabes por qué es valioso para ti? ¿Es valioso para los demás? Mira y aprende

November 20, 2023

Piensa en una versión personal de Antiques Road Show, y eso es lo que aprenderás en este video. Es importante ayudar a su familia y a otros seres queridos a conocer el arte, los objetos de colección, las joyas y otras cosas que son importantes para usted en su hogar (o unidad de almacenamiento). No querrás que tus herederos donen sin saberlo un artículo de gran valor (o incluso sentimental/familiar) simplemente porque no saben su valor. Artifcts es un proceso patentado que te ayuda a catalogar las cosas que son más importantes para ti.

Learn About In-Home Care Services for Loved Ones

November 20, 2023

Learn how both Friends for Life and Assisting Hands help people who need a little extra help in remaining in their homes. They provide services like helping with meals, light housekeeping, bathing and toileting, help with pet care, running errands, and many other helpful services. Both are private pay and do not accept Medicaid.

Home Modifications Help Coloradans Age in Place

November 18, 2023

By wide margins, older Coloradans and their contemporaries across the country prefer to remain in their own homes as long as they can in what has become known as “aging in place.” To make that possible, many come to realize they need to make their residences safer and easier to navigate by undertaking home modifications.

How Coloradans Can Locate Forgotten Funds 

November 18, 2023

Life in the 21st century for most of us is neither linear nor unchanging. This can be especially true for Colorado caregivers, whose responsibilities can trigger changes in any number of activities, including their employment. This in turn can lead to divided attention and distractions, even overlooking something like 401(k) retirement accounts created through one’s place of work.

National Legislation Could Help Colorado Caregivers

November 10, 2023

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) have introduced legislation at the federal level that would require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Social Security Administration (SSA), and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to review their eligibility, processes, procedures, forms, and communications to reduce the administrative burden on family caregivers in Colorado and across the nation. Their bill is titled the Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers (ABC) Act.

Patient Advocates May Be of Help to Colorado Caregivers

November 10, 2023

For people navigating an often confusing healthcare system, such as Colorado caregivers often do, one source of help in some circumstances may come from a patient advocate. These are professionals who help patients and caregivers tackle the complexities of today’s healthcare system, allowing families to offload some of the bureaucracy stress and instead focus on the day-to-day demands of caring.

Tips Offered for Caregivers of Loved Ones with Dementia

November 4, 2023

Jennifer Otto, content manager for SeniorResource.com, an online information source, says that while being a caregiver to a loved one with dementia can feel overwhelming, there are ways to provide that care while also creating a comfortable and safe environment. She offers the following tips.

Investigative Report Cites “Neglect” in Nursing Home Care for Colorado Veterans

October 14, 2023

In early October the Colorado Springs Gazette newspaper published findings of its investigative report, which it said included a lack of consequences for allegedly neglectful care given in nursing homes to Colorado veterans and troubling questions about how the Department of Veterans Affairs awards contracts to nursing homes in order to meet the growing needs of aging veterans in the state.

Help Ease Your Mind With Great Insights and Updates on Medicare 2023 and 2024

October 13, 2023

Chaundra Price of Medicare Teachers explains Medicare’s many facets, what to look for when you’re shopping for a Medicare plan, clearing up some of the common misunderstandings, while helping you make more informed decisions when choosing your plan. She reminds us all of the potential pitfalls of calling those numbers on the TV screen being pitched by celebrities.
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Colorado Medicaid for Seniors: How to Qualify, Rules, and Helpful Strategies

October 7, 2023

While virtually everyone knows Medicare is the federal government’s health insurance program for adults age 65 and older, that is not the only such government-sponsored insurance seniors can utilize. There is also Medicaid, a healthcare program targeted to low-income individuals. In Colorado this is called Health First Colorado.

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