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As if COVID-19 isn’t scary enough, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is telling us what many family caregivers for people living with Alzheimer’s disease already know: the social isolation that the coronavirus requires is having a detrimental impact on our loved ones living with dementia. It’s a statistic they call “deaths above average.”

Loss and the grief that emerges from it are both deeply personal and also universal experiences. The path through is not a simple one, but it is well worn and understood -- and you do not have to walk it alone.

Jim Herlihy, Senior Marketing & Communications Director

2020 has been pretty rough so far, we know it. AARP ElderWatch is here to help you understand your credit report, get connected to benefits and community resources and in the tragic case of the loss of a loved one, help you organize your finances. All of this can be done from the comfort and safety of your home, via the phone or video call by one of AARP ElderWatch’s trained volunteers. Call AARP ElderWatch for assistance today at 800-222-4444, option 2 or email aarpelderwatch@aarp.org. Mention financial assistance in your message or subject line and we will get back to you within three (3) business days. In the meantime, check out these quick financial tips:

AARPCO hosts virtual pet parade. Honor your special pet in the Grand Valley Virtual Pet Parade Contest. Winner of Western Slope contest gets $75 gift card toward pet supplies

Join us for a Colorado journey into history. We are offering a five part webinar series. If you cannot make it please register and watch at your own leisure as it will be recorded.

Jim Herlihy, Senior Marketing & Communications Director,

Jim Herlihy,

Jim Herlihy,

Join us for an AARPCO Bingo Party! Share with us how you’ve been spending your Safer at Home time. How many of our challenges might you be able to do? If interested, take a screenshot of our bingo card, mark off the challenges you’ve completed and share it on your facebook page with the hashtag #AARPCOBingoParty. Let’s see how we’ve been doing staying Safer At Home!