Age-Friendly Pikes Peak Portal

By Jason DeaBueno, Executive Director of Silver Key Senior Services If you have not heard of the Five Wishes advanced care planning document, let me share with you why it is so valuable. My father’s 60-year-old roommate passed away from COVID-19 in July. To compound the issue, my father contracted COVID-19 and was in an… Continue Reading →

Submitted by: Desiree Townsend, digital marketing coordinator Project Angel Heart was founded in 1991 to address a major challenge for Coloradans who are ill: getting the nutrition they need to get stronger, heal, and remain at home. Thirty years later, Project Angel Heart promotes health and wellbeing by continuing to serve people living with life- threatening illnesses, such as… Continue Reading →

Submitted by Kathy Lowry, Director of the Teller Senior Coalition   Approximately 1 in 10 Americans aged 60 and over have experienced some form of elder abuse. Estimates range as high as 5 million elderly are abused each year. Those numbers were reported before March, 2020, when COVID-19 hit and Americans became isolated from each… Continue Reading →

Submitted by Pat Heitman, Area Agency on Aging Volunteer This is information is based on my personal experience of a resident of Colorado when my aunt passed away in 2016. On a single piece of paper (if possible).  Begin with your current address, your social security number, and telephone number. On this paper, list your… Continue Reading →