Is your heart healthy? Talk with your doctor to see if you need cardiovascular disease screenings or other diagnostic lab tests. Medicare Part B covers these tests if your doctor or other healthcare provider orders them. Cardiovascular disease screenings Part B (Medical Insurance) covers cardiovascular screenings once every 5 years. Your costs in Original Medicare You pay nothing for … Read morePut your heart into it
Love and Marriage Life Tips for Senior Couples Some people meet the love of their life much later after their kids have grown and moved out or after an unsuccessful first marriage. Finding love after 50 is possible, and some couples this age or older choose to move in together, get married, and build … Read moreLove and Marriage Life Tips for Senior Couples
Planning for future affordable housing March 13, 2022 Lee Patke, Executive Director Graccio Housing Greccio Housing. Executive Director, Lee Patke is excited about their work toward affordable housing in Colorado Springs and efforts to support seniors. They have three strategies to acquire and rehab, adapt and reuse, and new construction. Their target is … Read morePlanning for future affordable housing
[Image Source: Unsplash] Nursing Home or Assisted Living Community? Here Are 6 Tips to Help You Choose Submitted by Annabel Harris October 7, 2021-10-07 Choosing an assisted living or nursing home community for yourself or a family member can be one of the most difficult decisions anyone has to make. However, … Read moreNursing Home or Assisted Living Community
October 4, 2012 Medicare Open Enrollment Submitted by Roma Costanza Medicare Specialist/Case Manager No Cost Assistance for Medicare Open Enrollment The Medicare Open Enrollment Period to sign up for 2022 Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage Plans begins on October 15 and will continue through December 7, 2021. During Open Enrollment PPACG’s Area Agency on … Read moreOpen Enrollment for Medicare
New Service Provided Through Colorado Legal Services Submitted by Amy Keckler Licensed Social Worker August 19, 2021 Hello! My name is Amy Keckler, and I am a new addition to the Colorado Legal Services staff. I am a Licensed Social Worker relocating from Norfolk, Virginia to work with the 60 year and older population in … Read moreNew Services Provided Through Colorado Legal Services
May 12, 2021 PEARLS Program of Colorado Springs Submitted by Cynthia Margiotta Director/Coach In May we acknowledge both the strength of older people and Mental Health. As we once again walk into spring I am brought to that woman down the street. You know her she sits alone at her window not moving from the … Read moreProgram to Encourage Active Rewarding Lives for Seniors
May 15, 2021 Horticultural Art Society of Colorado Springs Submitted by Louise Connor HAS Treasurer As gardeners, we get excited in the springtime when the first flowers burst into color and there’s something special about the fresh green color of new leaves. We clean up debris from the winter and think about what we need … Read moreHorticultural Arts Society of Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Area Council of Government Area Agency on Aging Submitted by: Melody Dowell Program Services and Contracts Administrator March 31, 2021 The Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG) serves as the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) for El Paso, Park, and Teller counties by providing programs and services for older adults and … Read morePikes Peak Area Council of Government
Five Wishes March 1, 2021 Submitted by Jason DeaBueno Executive Director of Silver Key End of Life Planning – A Necessary Conversation with Family and Friends 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 … Read moreAdvanced Care Planning
