Sedgwick County and the city of Thornton are the newest Colorado members of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. They join 20 other Colorado counties or localities that are also members, including places like Carbondale. The city’s age-friendly efforts have included repairing sidewalks and placing benches around the city to provide rest stops for walkers.
The 2025 Colorado legislative session has concluded, and AARP Colorado’s nonpartisan advocacy efforts helped achieve several significant victories for older Coloradans. This year’s legislative advocacy focused on four key areas: financial security, housing, fraud prevention and health care. Additionally, AARP advocates worked to mitigate a budget shortfall’s impact on older Coloradans.
In South Jefferson County, construction is about to commence for a unique intergenerational community that values diversity and inclusion. With 77 apartment homes, Trailhead Community*, a nonprofit, will bring together active seniors, professionals and adults with developmental disabilities to create an intentional “extended family.” Homes are available both for purchase and rent.
Could someone you know use some help in navigating our complex world of information? We’re in an age of media overload, and it seems like we all could use a little help sifting through information — information that’s often misleading, deceitful or just plain untrue.
As this challenging, complicated, and confusing year draws to a close, I hear comments about how it can’t happen fast enough. I agree, except in one very important regard. That is the amazing amount of encouraging news coming from the Alzheimer’s and dementia scientific and medical community.
The Colorado Alliance for Latino Mentors and Authors (CALMA)* is being formed because the organizers believe a thriving and functioning democracy requires that all voices must be heard.