AARP Colorado

Greetings one and all…

Part 1. Greetings and welcome to the round table rendition of Care-FULL Conversations—a program made possible by the collaborative efforts of AARP Colorado and Dementia Friendly Denver. Featured guests are Nadine Roberts Cornish, founder of The Caregiver's Guardian, LLC and Paul Leon Ramsey, Executive Director of a Little Help.

Medicare Open Enrollment runs from October 15 th through December 7 th and is the perfect opportunity each year to review your Medicare plan coverage for 2018. AARP is encouraging everyone with Medicare coverage to compare their health and prescription drug plan options during the seven weeks of Medicare Open Enrollment.

Today, let’s chat about how we learn to care—for others and for ourselves. Who serves as your role model for caregiving? Care receiving? What is your family legacy of care? What family or cultural patterns of caregiving are you repeating or rejecting? What legacy of care are you conveying to your family and friends?

Each volunteer is unique and valued for his or her desire to contribute to the good of the community.

Join the Blackforest AARP Chapter ! It’s your chance to help make your community an even better place to live, work and play. As a member, you’ll get the chance to engage in many different outreach activities, where you’ll be able to give back, meet new people in the area, and work on issues in your community. You can tap you own potential while helping to improve the community you love. Learn more online.

Still in the Game

In recent years, we have dealt with major data breaches at hospitals, retail stores and government offices. In September, we learned Equifax’s data was breached, potentially affecting millions of people. While these breaches are alarming, it doesn’t necessarily mean that you are a victim of identity theft. It does mean that you should take precautionary measures to protect your identity. The following are some steps to consider taking:

Sunshine Home Share Colorado (Sunshine) is a nonprofit that uses geriatric social workers to safely and thoughtfully bring together seniors with available space in their homes and others needing an affordable place to live.

Join AARP Colorado and YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region for a 50+ Yoga Retreat on Saturday, October 21, 2017 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Colorado Springs Senior Center. The cost for the retreat will be $25. Lunch will be included.