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contents On the Job Senior job seekers face unique struggles Page 16

Fit for Competition Loveland seniors gear up for the Rocky Mountain Senior Games in Greeley Page 6

Shaping Up Tips for senior fitness Page 10

Antique Cooking Loveland Singles

Fort Collins woman collects, presents antique cookbooks

Loveland seniors socialize, build friendships and community

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connected AARP: Boomers are tech-savvy and ready to connect If you’re over 50 and have been known to Twitter, post on your friends’ walls and can define “blog,” you might be surprised to know you’re in good company An AARP survey, conducted by GfK Custom Research, found social networking is popular among older Americans. Approximately 27 percent of Americans over 50 years of age use social media websites. Of the people surveyed, 23 percent report that they prefer Facebook followed by MySpace, Linkedin and Twitter, each at about 4 percent.

The increase in use of social networking sites by older adults may be because of increased comfort in going online, with 40 percent of respondents saying they are “extremely or very comfortable using the Internet.”

Forty-seven percent of adults heard about social networking through family members other than a spouse, while 70 percent of those found out about the sites from a child or grandchild.

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The Rocky Mountain Senior Games are Colorado’s qualifying event for the biennial Summer National Senior Games. Athletes of all abilities are encouraged to participate in over 25 sports which include 87 events and several fun social activities. Age categories begin at 50, and for most sports increase in five-year increments (for example 50-54, 55-59, etc). Competition is divided into male and female divisions, as well as mixed competition in several doubles events.

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Rack ’em BETTY HERDER Events: Singles and doubles Bowling Basketball 50-yard dash 1,500-meter walk Billiards

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etty Herder doesn’t crochet. She doesn’t knit, either. Nine-ball? That’s more her cup of tea.

Among other activities, Herder plays pool every Friday morning and bowls every Thursday afternoon.

“I’m always busy,” Herder said, “which is good. Keeps me out of trouble,” she joked.

Herder will be competing in the 80-84 age group at the 2011 Rocky Mountain Senior Games held in Greeley this weekend.

She’s not in it for the medals, though, she’s in it for herself. “My point every year is that I’m competing against myself,” she said.

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fter having a severe heart attack in 1986, Lovelander Ed Carter got his health on track ... literally.

His physical therapist at the time, Norma Hammond at McKee Medical Center, designed a rehabilitation program for Carter and encouraged him to participate in the Rocky Mountain Senior Games.

“I give her full credit for getting me into these senior games,” Carter said.

The games, along with the regular exercise, have given Carter a new outlook on his health.

“I love it,” he said. “Look at me, I’m 91. Most of the guys I started out with (at the games) are dead.”

Carter started participating in the games in 1987 and hasn’t missed a year since.

— Story and photos by Jade Cody, Reporter-Herald

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s the son-in-law of Ed Carter (see previous page), Lovelander Max Peters has big fitness shoes to fill. In his 15th year of participation in the Rocky Mountain Senior Games, he’s well on his way.

Fitness has always been a part of Peters’ life, from playing softball with his two boys when they were younger to running on the track with his father in law.

“I try to get out every other day to do some running,” Peters said. It does take quite a bit of commitment, but I enjoy it.”

After completing the 10K Bolder Boulder on May 30, Peters will run in five races this week, two being a 5K and 10K run. He’ll be competing in the 65-year-old age group.

“We’ll see what kind of shape I’m really in,” he said.

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That means whatever is eaten could take longer to be digested and burned off. However, metabolism isn’t directly linked to age It has to do more with muscle mass.

It is well known that muscle burns fat. The more muscle a person has, generally the less fat there is and whatever fat is present is burned more quickly. As one ages, muscle mass may decrease. This contributes to metabolism changes, often resulting in more fat.

There are different types of fat that can affect one’s health.

Visceral fat: This is the most dangerous fat that surrounds the internal organs. It can be hard to get rid of this fat without healthy eating and exercise.

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espite the hundreds of vintage and antique cookbooks shelved in her home, Cheryl Miller, of Fort Collins, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care for cooking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what husbands are for,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection started in the 1970s when she received a cookbook that had belonged to her great grandmother and was dated 1890. The collection continues to grow and is currently at about 500.

Reading the cookbooks is what Miller enjoys and she explained that cooking from them would be difficult.

Early recipes lack the logistical information and formatting found standard in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cookbooks.

While ingredients and directions were listed (sometimes in paragraph form) the amount of each ingredient needed often wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, nor the necessary cooking time, nor the type of pan needed for the recipe, Miller said.

Go back far enough and hands were used to gauge stove temperature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you could comfortably keep your hand (on the stove) for a minute that was like a low heat, and if you had to pull away really quick that was a high heat,â&#x20AC;? Miller said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You would judge by how long you keep your hand on the stove because they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have temperature gauges or anything for a long time.â&#x20AC;?

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RH Photos/Jennifer Lehman Cheryl Miller of Fort Collins sits with several favorite antique cookbooks from her collection after a recent presentation at The Swan House in Loveland.

Above left: An antique cookbook published by the Timnath Columbine Club. a national organization called Questers devoted to historical preservation and research and made up of over 12,000 collectors in chapters in the U.S. and Canada.

In addition to cookbooks, Miller collects

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Gena Zerlan, Miller’s friend and president of their Quester’s chapter (one of eight in Fort Collins), has a collection of over 400 antique pop-up books and collects rhinestone word pins popular in the 40s, 50s and 60s, among other things.

Questers’ main goal is researching their items of interest, not buying things just to have, Miller said. Collectors write study guides on items and topics of interest that are sent to Questers headquarters as resources for other members and used for presentations to other Questers groups, presentations in antique shops and the like. In mid-May, Miller gave a presentation on her cookbooks at the Loveland Celtic tea room, The Swan House.

The organization also gives scholarships to college students studying historic preservation and restoration, Zerlan said..

A favorite story of Miller’s comes out of a Fort Collins cookbook published in 1896 where the wife of the local mortician, Horace M. Balmer (H.M. Balmer) submitted a fitting recipe for heart. Not human heart, of course, Miller said, but still.

Part of Miller’s passion for collecting, reading and presenting antique cook books lies in her passion for women’s history.

Several universities maintain large collections of vintage and antique cookbooks for documentation and study of women’s history, Miller said.

Women weren’t encouraged to go to school, but cookbooks offered a way to

learn reading and writing and to come together with other women to share recipes, Miller said.

Cookbooks date back thousands of years, scribed on clay tablets in Babylon in 1500 b.c., Miller said.

It wasn’t until the mid-17th century that the first cookbook penned and publicly authored by a woman appeared.

“Before that (women) wrote cookbooks and they would either put their husband’s name on it or they would just sign “A Woman” because it wasn’t considered proper to write,” Miller said.

Women started dominating the cookbook industry in the mid-1800s and have ever since, she said.

While that trend continues, the relationship to the kitchen has changed.

Miller said she recently learned five hours was the average time spent in the kitchen for women in the late 1800s and early 1900s compared to today’s average of 51 minutes.

“I found a cookbook from 1913 that recommends moving the couch into the kitchen so that you can lay down and rest.”

Miller also scrapbooks and enjoys learning about food history. Her website is www.croppingcooks.com. To learn more about the Questers go to www.questers 1944.org, and for the Colorado chapters go to www.sites.google.com/site/ coquesters.

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There is a greater variety of healthy foods than the ancestors had (think fresh berries in winter), but people now can eat a lot more highly processed, chemical-laden ones.

But an increasing trend toward clean eating — with its emphasis on whole, fresh, traditional fare — could mark a turning point in our sometimes-dysfunctional relationship with food and help us achieve good health, culinary satisfaction and optimal fitness.

To help you clean up your own diet and reap the benefits, here are a few simple rules. Start taking baby steps to adjust your diet, and you’ll be eating clean in no time.

FOCUS ON FAVORITE FOODS To keep it simple, assess what part of your diet supplies the most calories. If you’re an omnivore, buy meat that comes from grass-fed cattle and eggs from pasture-raised chickens, but stick to conventional produce instead of organic. If you’re a vegetarian, buying organic produce makes more sense.

CHECK THE LABELS It’s the easiest way to distinguish a “clean” food from a highly processed one. Think about it: A head of lettuce has no label (totally natural), while a bag of ranch-flavored corn chips has a dozen or more ingredients (highly processed). Instead of eliminating all processed foods, study the labels on the packaging and choose those with fewer and simpler ingredients.

ADJUST YOUR TASTE BUDS If you’re accustomed to eating food with lots of salt, sugar, fat and other additives, you’ll need to retrain your taste buds to appreciate the more subtle flavors of whole foods. For instance, if you don’t immediately like the taste of brown rice, mix it with white (in decreasing amounts) until you adapt. It works for salty and fatty foods, too. Instead of switching immediately to, say, low-sodium soups, mix a regular can with a low-sodium version and adjust the ratio toward less sodium as you get used to the flavor. It can take up to 12 weeks to adjust.

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Challenges and opportunities for senior job seekers JENNIFER LEHMAN SPECIAL SECTIONS REPORTER

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n December of 2009, Larrie DeWolf, of Loveland, lost his job to downsizing after a career of 35 years at the same company.

After nearly a year-and-a-half out work, save for odd jobs, DeWolf was hired temporarily at Loveland Products, part of Crop Production Services, in March of this year.

He was then recently brought on as a fulltime employee in supply chain management.

DeWolf said it took some time to get over the initial blow of the layoff.

He signed up for Laid Off to Living at the Larimer County Workforce Center, a workshop designed to combine the grief component of job loss with a curriculum focused on goal setting and next steps in the job and career search, said Nancy Hunnicutt, career transition counselor and a workshop leader at the workforce’s Loveland office.

The class helped him understand his layoff wasn’t personal, DeWolf said.

Working through the anger and bitterness from being laid off in an otherwise secure position is necessary to moving and finding other work, Hunnicutt said.

Of the clients in that older demographic, some are going back into the workforce because they want to, said Marie Zimenoff, owner of A Strategic Advantage: Career Management and Job Search Strategies in Fort Collins. They might be moving out of corporate America into the non-profit sector or looking to start a small business.

“The others that don’t want to have to go back to work are feeling disenfranchised and frustrated, because they thought they would retire with the money they had,” Zimenoff said, “Life just didn’t work out that way.”

Lew Wymisner, Assistant Director at the Larimer County Workforce Center, said some senior job seekers expected to be retired soon, but the economy hit their retirement savings or they were laid off suddenly and now do not have enough to make it through retirement.

DeWolf credits networking for his new job, a skill he learned during his job search with the help of the Larimer County Work-

force. DeWolf became familiar with social networking, creating a profile on LinkedIn and joining the local networking and job search network, NoCo Net. “Looking for a job was my new job,” DeWolf said, but he kept busy in other ways with odd jobs like deck building. “(You) still get up every morning, shower, shave, do like you did when you worked for 35 years.”

WHAT DO YOU WANT? Getting started with a career transition means figuring out what you want, and while the motivations for working and how you want to work may change with age, the questions and strategy aren’t so different.

That can be hard for some people to hear, said Lucinda Kerschensteiner, former career counselor and coordinator of workshops and special projects at the Larimer County Work Force Center.

Job-seekers have to answer big questions like what do I want and what do I need?

“I don’t care what age you are, everyone has to face those questions,” Kerschensteiner said. “Depending on your age you will answer them differently.”

Money and other priorities like time and lifestyle can drive the job search, Zimenoff said.

Do some personal exploration, Kerschensteiner said, whether in the form of self-reflection, a skills assessment or a discussion with a career counselor to determine priorities and desires for your next career and your life.

Conduct data searches on potential occupations, industries and the strength of those industries in regional markets, Kerschensteiner said. Then, back that up with person to person conversations (internet chats count) with those in the know on the local economy or your field of interest.

Depending on goals and career plan, brush up on interview skills, update the resume and set up social networking outlets to improve networking and exposure.

THE AGE GAME Another challenge often facing senior job seekers is age discrimination — or simply the fear of it.

Assumptions about age discrimination can hide the fact that a resume needs up-

dating or professional appearance needs a second look, both Kerschensteiner and Zimenoff said.

Age discrimination is real and it happens, Zimenoff said, but often what may be perceived as age discrimination is actually a failure to appeal to the hiring values of the manager and the corporation.

Work values of companies today focus on how a hiree can help a company in the future, Zimenoff said. Pointing to 20 or 30 years of experience alone isn’t going to cut it.

Job-seekers need to figure out how to appeal to the values and needs of the economy and what hiring managers are seeking, while protecting themselves as much as possible from age discrimination, Zimenoff said.

For the over-55 crowd, the key is tackling misconceptions about energy, appearance, mental capacity and technological skill, before those fears can come up in the mind of a potential employer, Hunnicutt said.

Staying active and busy during unemployment and the job search will demonstrate energy and drive.

IT WON’T BE THE SAME AND THAT’S OK.

RH Photo/Jennifer Lehman Larrie DeWolf, 59, of Loveland, was recently hired full time at Crop Production Services after being laid off in December 2009.

“One thing you cannot expect over 55 is to have the same level of job you had before,” DeWolf said, “This is a great position at a very good company that is growing, but “it’s not where I was,” he said.

But money (and position) isn’t everything.

“Getting that job, feeling that you are important and worthwhile and contributing is very powerful,” DeWolf said.

Taking a job with lower pay is common, Hunnicutt said, but it can be an opportunity to go in a completely different direction and do what you actually love, especially with a lessening of family responsibilities if kids are grown.

Lifestyle adjustments may be required as well, Hunnicutt said, depending on cut in pay, which some people are open to and others aren’t, she said. Those who aren’t will keep looking, but Hunnicutt has received feedback from employers that candidates who are employed at the time of application are more appealing.

Everybody without a job has to work harder to explain why they weren’t working and what they’ve been doing with their time, Hunnicutt said.

If job seekers can’t get a job or are holding out for something better, the same thing can be achieved with volunteering, Hunnicutt said.

Everyone is involved in things that are job- or career-appropriate, even if out of the work force for a period of time for whatever reason, Kerschensteiner said —

activities and responsibilities that can be translated into work language when the time comes.

The key is to give these roles the credibility they deserve and market them in a way that allows employers to give them credibility as well, Zimenoff said.

It’s about recognizing the skills you have, understanding what you have to offer in the workplace, Kerschensteiner said.

People often discount volunteer and parenting roles. Perhaps you’ve been out of the work force, but things like volunteering and parenting count, Zimenoff and Kerschensteiner said.

Volunteers should give themselves a title like Event Coordinator/Volunteer and list the relevant accomplishments and skills as you would with paid employment.

Stay at home parents can translate years of carpooling, soccer schedules and party hosting into logistics coordination and event planning, Kerschensteiner said.

RESOURCES Larimer County Workforce Center, www.larimerworkforce.org Loveland: 970-667-4261 Fort Collins: 970-498-6600 • All workshops are free and open to all ages. Keep an eye for an upcoming two half-day pilot seminar in late July focused on senior job seekers.

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“I just met an awful lot of ladies and went on the board shortly after I joined, and that made it even better and quicker (to make friends),” Brown said. This is her second year on the club’s board.

The Loveland Single Seniors Club was created in the late 1990s with large JENNIFER LEHMAN support from the City of Loveland SeSPECIAL SECTIONS REPORTER nior Advisory Board.

The club was designed to serve the over 55 and single crowd, strictly as a fter she moved to Colorado from means of socializing, said club coordiCalifornia seven years ago to be nator and member since 1999, Judy closer to her daughter, Anne Jones.

Brown, of Loveland, didn’t know anyone The club’s members are singles: widin town. ows, widowers, divorced, never married She bought a house and met several and sometimes a spouse whose signifiother older single women at her church. The friends still gather for SunI See Single seniors/Page 18

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cant other is in a facility or ill, is invited to events, Jones said.

Jones joined after her husband died and found that like many other widows in the club, “I was so focused on caring for my spouse that I lost contact with people. This gave me an opportunity to get out around people again,” she said.

Singles come to a gathering and don’t have to worry about sitting at a table full of couples, Jones said. They sit at a table with six or seven other single people, the conversation gets started and they “find out that this is what they’ve been looking for.”

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themselves,” said Harold Eckhardt of Berthoud, a member of the club for the last few years. “I did that for a while after my wife passed away and it’s terrible,” he said.

Evelyn Pate of Loveland said it took her some time to join after her husband passed away, but she was lonely and her kids were grown and married.

“She was all by herself,” Eckhardt said.

Eckhardt and Pate have attended the club for several years but have known each other for much longer. The two began dating a few years back and are involved in other organizations around Loveland including Sweetheart Sam’s Campers Club, where Eckhardt first asked Pate on a date.

While Pate and Eckhardt are dating and attend the club’s events together, the original purpose remains socialization and the club was never designed with dating in mind, Jones said.

“I was so focused on caring for my spouse that I lost contact with people. This gave me an opportunity to get out around people again.”

—Judy Jones, Loveland Senior Singles coordinator and member since 1999

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Members seem to enjoy their identity as singles because discussion to open up the club to married couples and change the name was met with resistance and voted down, Jones said.

The group is largely women and it was suggested that if opened up to married couples, more men would feel comfortable joining, Brown said.

“I think maybe the singles like to have something all their very own, rather than sharing,” Brown said, though she said it doesn’t matter to her either way.

“A lot of ladies wouldn’t mind being married again, I just don’t happen to be one of them,” Brown said.

The potluck is mostly women, Brown said, but the card games twice a month, which are open to all seniors in Loveland, bring out a more men.

Informational presentations and entertainment are sometimes part of the events, Jones said, and at the May potluck, councilmember Daryle Klassen attended with his wife and presented details and FAQs on the ACE project.

Brown takes part in all the club’s activities except for the card playing that happens twice a month.

“I’m not a card player, and it seems like everybody in Loveland is a card player. I just can’t sit still that long I guess,” she said.

Brown loves to cook and enjoys the monthly potlucks held every fourth Friday. She will often take two dishes she said, just because.

“I love to cook and I live by myself so it gives me a good out,” she said.

Brown has made close friends over her years in the club and when she wants to go out during the week, someone is always rearing to go, because they are living alone, too.

People interested in learning more about the Loveland Single Seniors are welcome to drop by, even empty-handed to a potluck, Brown said.

The club’s events are listed in the Reporter-Herald calendar, found online and in the regular paper, or call 970-669-0283 for more information.

• Cards on the first and third Fridays, open to all seniors, not just members or singles • Potluck the fourth Friday of each month • A lunch outing the 2nd Saturday of every month • Two annual picnics, Chicken in the Park (coming up in June) and Pizza in the Park in August, both catered with an entry fee of $5

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Assistance/Services GENERAL INFORMATION AND REFERRAL

United Way...................................... Dial 211 or 407-7066 Eldercare Locator (National)....................... 800-677-1116 AARP Elderwatch ....................................... 800-222-4444 Adult Protective Services, Larimer County Department of Human Services................................................ 498-7770 Alternatives To Violence .................................... 669-5150 Crossroads Safehouse ....................................... 482-3502 Long Term Care Ombudsman, Larimer County Office on Aging ............................................................... 498-7754 SAVA 24-Hour Rape Crisis Hotline (emergency only).............................................. 472-4200 Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center .............. 472-4204

EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS For Emergency ................................................... Dial 911 Animal Control/Humane Society of Larimer County ........................................................................ 226-3647 Berthoud Police Department............................. 532-2611 Colorado Road Conditions .......................... 877-315-7623 Colorado State Patrol........................................ 224-3027 Colorado State University Police Department ..... 491-6425

Estes Park Medical Center ER............................ 586-2317 Estes Park Police Department............................ 586-4000 Fort Collins Police Department.......................... 221-6540 Larimer County Sheriff’s Office ......................... 498-5100 Loveland Police Department.............................. 667-2151 McKee Medical Center ER................................. 635-4071 Medical Center of the Rockies ER...................... 624-1600 Poudre Valley Hospital ER.................................. 495-8020 Suicide Hotline........................................... 800-273-8255

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Dial-A-Ride (Fort Collins) .................................. 224-6066 The Larimer Lift (North Larimer County) .......... 498-7541 Logisticare (Medicaid clients only) .............. 303-390-4500 SAINT (Senior Alternatives in Transportation) Fort Collins .................................................... 223-8645 Loveland ........................................................ 223-8653 Special Transit (Estes Park)......................... 888-647-9768 Transfort (Fort Collins bus system) .................... 221-6620 Veterans Services Larimer County Veterans Services ..................... 498-7390 VA Medical Clinic.............................................. 224-1550

Community Involvement

INCOME TAX FILING ASSISTANCE

EMPLOYMENT

IRS ............................................................ 800-829-1040 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance...... Dial 211 or 407-7066

Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (persons with disabilities only) ........................................ 223-9823

LEGAL SERVICES

DISABLED RESOURCE SERVICES

Colorado Legal Services.................................... 493-2891 Fort Collins Senior Center................................. 221-6644 Larimer County Bar Association (pro bono) ....... 402-2075 Senior Law Project, Wallace & Kling, P.C. ........... 221-5602

Fort Collins ...................................................... 482-2700 Loveland .......................................................... 667-0816 Larimer County Workforce Center..................... 498-6600 Senior Employment Resource............................ 667-4261

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Elder Pet Care (veterinary services) ................... 493-2657 Fort Collins Spay/Neuter................................... 484-1861 Pets Forever (in-home pet care) ......................... 491-7984 Prevent Unwanted Pets...................................... 229-0717

Bellvue Senior Center ....................................... 482-0406 Berthoud Community Senior Center ................. 532-2730 Chilson Senior Center....................................... 962-2783 Estes Park Senior Center................................... 586-2996 Fort Collins Senior Center................................. 221-6644 Los Ancianos Unidos Northside Aztlan Community Center in Fort Collins .................................................. 221-6655 Wellington Senior Resource Center ................... 817-2293

TRANSPORTATION Berthoud Area Transportation Service ............... 532-3049 City of Loveland Transit .................................... 962-2700

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES United Way 211 Volunteer Center .............................. Dial 211 or 407-7066 Volunteers of America...............472-9630

Financial Assistance FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGENCIES/FOUNDATIONS Catholic Charities Northern (emergency utility shut-off assistance) .........484-5010 Consumer Credit Counseling Services ...................................229-0695 Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park (emergency assistance).............577-0610 House of Neighborly Service......667-4939 Neighbor to Neighbor (rent assistance) ...............................484-7498 Salvation Army .........................207-4472

FOUNDATIONS A.V. Hunter Trust ............... 303-399-5450 Foundation on ..........................498-6810 Friends of .......................... 303-798-2342

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Colorado Low Income Telephone Assistance Program............ 800-782-0721 Larimer County Department of Human Services........................498-6300 Low Income Energy Assistance Program, Nov – April ...............................498-7730 LEAP Helpline ................... 866-432-8435

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Health District of Northern Larimer County .....................................224-5209 Larimer County Health Department Fort Collins ........................... 498-6700 Loveland ............................... 679-4580 Estes Park ............................. 577-2050

McKee Wellness Services ...........593-6074 Rehabilitation & Visiting Nurse Association...............................225-9399

HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS CSU/Larimer County Cooperative Extension .................................498-6000 Health District of Northern Larimer County .....................................224-5209 Larimer County Health Department .............................498-6700 PVHS Medical Library ...............495-7323 PVHS Senior Services/Aspen Club Fort Collins ........................... 495-8560 Loveland ............................... 624-1860 The Seasons Club at McKee Medical Center .....................................635-4097 Su Familia (Hispanic Family Health Hotline) ............................ 866-783-2645 Wellspring Resource Library (McKee Medical Center)........................635-4048 Women’s Resource Center.........484-1902 Women’s Wellness Connection ....................... 866-951-9355

HEARING Hear Now (hearing aid financial assistance) ........................ 800-648-4327 Larimer County Hearing Aid Bank ........................................221-0743 Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Clinic .......................351-2012

HOSPITALS AND CLINICS Estes Park Medical Center.........586-2317 Family Medicine Center in Fort Collins ..............................495-8800 McKee Medical Center in Loveland ..................................669-4640 Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland ..................................624-2500 Mountain Crest Behavioral Healthcare Center in Fort Collins ...............207-4800 Northern Colorado Rehabilitation Hospital in Johnstown...............619-3400 Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins ..............................495-7000 Salud Family Health Center Fort Collins ........................... 494-4040 Estes Park ............................. 586-9230 Sunrise Loveland Community Health Center in Loveland ...................669-4855 VA Medical Clinic......................224-1550

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LOAN PROGRAMS Christ Center Community Church Outreach Center ......................223-4442 Disabled Resource Services (rentals) Fort Collins ........................... 482-2700 Loveland ............................... 667-0816 Quota Club of Estes Park ............................ 586-2035 or 586-6655 Rocky Mountain Medical Outfitting & Recycling .................................266-8190 Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary (Love land)...............................667-4722

MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING Aging Center of the Rockies......631-7133 Centennial Peaks Hospital.. 303-673-9990

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Connections (mental health and substance abuse resources) ....... 221-5551 Hospice & Palliative Care of Northern Colorado ...................352- 8487 Larimer Center for Mental Health...................................... 494-9870 Loveland Counseling Connections (information and referral) ......... 461-8944 Mountain Crest Behavioral Healthcare Center ..................................... 207-4800 Pathways Hospice (bereavement and grief) ....................................... 663-3500 Psychological Services Center (CSU) ...................................... 491-5212 Suicide Resource Center ........... 635-9301 Vet Center (for veterans)........... 221-5176

House of Neighborly Service...... 667-4939 Open Door Mission ................... 224-4302

Housing Options ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES

Kid Gloves................................ 449-2309 Lone Pine Estate Services, LLC . 224-2637 Moving Solutions......................667- 4545

Arbours at MacKenzie Place ......207- 1939 Aspen House Assisted Living...... 635-9800 Barlow Assisted Living, Inc ........ 482-1119 Clare Bridge of Fort Collins ....... 266-0700 Collinwood Assisted Living ........ 223-3552 Colorado Assisted Living at Ptarmigan Run, LLC ................. 593-0102 The Courtyard of Loveland, Inc.. 667-3342 Eagles Nest Assisted Living,LLC 493-1073 Estes Park Good Samaritan Village...................................... 577-7700 Fort Collins Good Samaritan Retirement Village.................... 226-4909 Garden Square at Spring Creek . 494-3276 Good Samaritan Village Society â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Loveland Village ....................... 669-3100 Heritage Haus .......................... 669-5616 The Hillcrest ............................ 593-9800 The Joneses Assisted Living....... 663-2226 Lakeview Commons, LLC.......... 278-4000 Loveland House Assisted Living . 663-2223 Meadowlark Assisted Living....... 221-3707 New Mercer Commons.............. 495-1000 Park Regency Assisted Living Apartments ..............................461- 1100 Primrose Place.......................... 667-5962 The Residence at Oakridge........ 229-5800 Shamrock Manor ...................... 224-1400 Sterling House at the Orchards . 622-0012 Sterling House of Fort Collins.... 229-9777 Sterling House of Loveland........ 667-9500 Terry Lake Assisted Living, Inc... 221-3707 Turnberry Place Assisted Living . 482-2215 Wellington Assisted Living......... 568-7199

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

NURSING FACILITIES

Adopt-A-Neighbor Program........ 224-6046 Foundation on Aging (carbon monoxide detectors) ................................498- 6810 Larimer County Home Improvement Program ................................... 635-5931 Longs Peak Energy Conservation (weatherization) ................. 800-200-9006 Loveland Snow Squad ...............962- 2376 Poudre Fire Authority (smoke detectors and fire safety information) ....... 221-6570 Rural Development Loan/Grant Program (RD) ............................... 332-3107 ext. 4 Volunteers of America Handyman Program ................................... 472-9630

Berthoud Living Center ............ 532-2683 Centre Avenue Health & Rehab Facility ..................................... 494-2140 Columbine West Health & Rehab Facility ..................................... 221-2273 Fort Collins Health Care Center 482-7925 Golden Peaks Care & Rehabilitation Center ..................................... 482-2525 Good Samaritan Society Fort Collins Village...................................... 226-4909 Good Samaritan Society Loveland Village......................................669- 3100 Lemay Avenue Health & Rehab Facility .....................................482- 1584 North Shore Health & Rehab Facility .....................................667- 6111 Prospect Park Living Center ...... 586-8103 Rehabilitation & Nursing Center of the Rockies .................................... 484-7981 Sierra Vista Health Care Center. 669-0345 Spring Creek Health Care Center ..................................... 482-5712

VISION Audio Information Network of Colorado ............................ 877-443-2001 Colorado Talking Books Library ............................... 800-685-2136 Disabled Resource Services (support for low vision/blind)...........407-7095 ext. 328 Ensight Skills Center, Inc.......... 407-9999 Eye Care America ............... 800-222-3937 Lions Club of Fort Collins (eyeglasses program) ................ 377-2282 Lions Club of Loveland (eyeglasses program) ................ 622-0289 Salud Clinic (Lions Club of Estes eyeglasses program) ................. 586-9230

Housing Information ESTATE LIQUIDATION/MOVING ASSISTANCE

HOUSING INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE Consumer Credit Counseling .... 229-0695 Estes Park Housing Authority .... 577-3730 Fort Collins Housing Authority .. 416-2910 Loveland Housing Authority ...... 667-3232 Neighbor to Neighbor (housing and reverse mortgage counseling) Fort Collins ............................ 484-7498 Loveland ................................ 663-4163 Neighborhood Services Office.... 224-6022

SHELTERS/TEMPORARY HOUSING Catholic Charities Northern/The Mission 484-5010 or 493-0141 after 7p.m.

INDEPENDENT LIVING FACILITIES Estes Park Good Samaritan Village...................................... 577-7700 Good Samaritan Society Fort Collins Village...................................... 226-4909 Good Samaritan Society Loveland Village...................................... 669-3100

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The Hillcrest ............................. 593-9800 MacKenzie Place........................ 207-1939 Park Regency Senior Living Apartments .............................. 461- 1100 Parkwood Estates Retirement Residence.................................. 482-3924 Rigden Farm Senior Living ......... 224-2700 Sterling House at the Orchards .. 622-0012 Sugar Valley Estates ................... 669-2317 The Wexford .............................. 667-1900 The Winslow.............................. 492-6200 The Worthington ....................... 490-1000

SENIOR APARTMENTS WITH INCOME GUIDELINES Big Thompson Manor I & II. ....... 667-4195 CARE Housing .......................... 282-7522 DMA Plaza Apartments .............. 493-7727 Hamilton Park Apartments I & II 532-3725 Harvest Pointe ........................... 622-9907 Oakbrook I................................ 226-5060 Oakbrook II............................... 223-1356 Reflections Senior Apartments ... 225-3711 The Sanctuary ........................... 225-2116 Trail Ridge Apartments .............. 586-0216 The Villages............................... 416-2460 The Willows............................... 484-7498 Woodbridge Senior Apartment Homes ...................................... 472-1703 Estes Park Housing Authority ..... 577-3730 Fort Collins Housing Authority ... 416-2910 Loveland Housing Authority ....... 667-3232

Nutrition COMMUNITY LUNCH PROGRAMS Berthoud Lunch Bunch.............. 532-2730 Estes Park Senior Center............ 586-2996 Volunteers of America Senior Dining Centers ..................................... 472-9630 Fort Collins: Community of Christ Church: Wed, Fri Fort Collins Senior Center: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri Northside Aztlan Center: Tues, Wed, Thurs Oakbrook I Apartments: Mon, Wed, Fri Oakbrook II Apartments: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri The Sanctuary: Tues, Wed Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church: Tues Loveland: Chilson Senior Center: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri Silverleaf I Apartments: Mon, Fri Silverleaf II Apartments: Tues, Thurs

MEALS ON WHEELS Estes Park Meals on Wheels........ 586-2996 Fort Collins Meals on Wheels...... 484-6325 Loveland Meals on Wheels.......... 667-0311 Volunteers of America Meals on Wheels ...................................... 472-9630

FOOD Christ Center Community Church Outreach Center ....................... 223-4442 Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park (food boxes) .............................. 577-0610 Food Bank for Larimer County Fort Collins ............................ 493-4477 Loveland ................................ 744-4600

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SNAP (Food Stamps), Larimer County Department of Human Services.. 498-6300 Hospitality Center and Kitchen (Catholic Charities Northern) .... 493-0141 House of Neighborly Service....... 667-4939 Open Door Mission .................... 224-4302 Salvation Army (food boxes)....... 207-4472

GROCERY SHOPPING ASSISTANCE City of Loveland Transit ............. 962-2700 Country Supermarket................ 586-2702 King Soopers Home Shop Delivery Service ............................... 800-677-5464 Volunteers of America Grocery Shopper Program .................................... 472-9630

Paying For Healthcare DENTAL ASSISTANCE Donated Dental Services ..... 800-466-8129 Family Dental Clinic (Health District of Northern Larimer County) ......... 416-5331 Sunrise Loveland Dental (Loveland Community Health Center)........ 461-8942 Women’s Resource Center (women only) ......................................... 484-1902

HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING PVHS Senior Services/Aspen Club (Medicare counseling) Fort Collins ............................ 495-8560 Loveland ................................ 624-1860 Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program ... 800-544-9181 or 303-899-5151 The Seasons Club at McKee Medical Center (Medicare counseling) .... 635-4097

MEDICAID Larimer County Department of Human Services .................................... 498-6300 Larimer County Options for Long Term Care.......................................... 498-7780 Medicaid Benefits Helper at Elderhaus .................................. 402-5080

MEDICARE Medicare ............................ 800-633-4227 Social Security Office (Medicare application) Local ............................... 866-336-7385 National ........................... 800-772-1213

PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE Catholic Charities Northern ....... 493-0141 Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park ................................. 577-0610 House of Neighborly Service....... 667-4939 McKee Prescription Assistance Program .................................... 635-4017 Prescription Assistance Program.416-6519 Sunrise Loveland Community Health Center ...................................... 669-4855 VA Prescription Assistance Program ............................. 888-483-9127

Supportive Services ADULT DAY PROGRAMS Clare Bridge Cottage of Fort Collins (memory care only) ................... 266-0700 Elderhaus Adult Day Programs ... 221-0406

Stepping Stones Adult Day Program ............................. 669-7069

CASE MANAGEMENT — PRIVATE PAY American Elder Advocates.......... 744-4526 Consultants for Aging Families ... 498-0730 Forget-Me-Not Senior Services, LLC .......................................... 218-8785 Legacy Services, LLC ................. 672-0888 Peggy Haller, MA, MGS............... 493-0895 Senior Care Coordination........... 556-0553 Senior Health Care Solutions ..... 690-7709 Seniors in Transition, LLC.......... 204-6977

CASE MANAGEMENT — NO COST Catholic Charities Northern Senior Outreach Fort Collins (for low income older adults) ................................... 484-5010 Loveland ................................ 663-1880 Disabled Resource Services ........ 482-2700 Larimer County Alliance for Grandfamilies (LCAG)..................................... 669-7550 Larimer County Adult Resources for Care and Help ........................... 498-7757 Larimer County Options for Long Term Care.......................................... 498-7780 Patient Navigator Program (cancer patients only)................ 297-6165 Poudre Valley Health System Community Case Management ..................... 495-8554

FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT Alzheimer’s Association Rocky Mountain Chapter .................................... 472-9798

Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Contact Helpline ................ 800-272-3900 Family Caregiver Support Program .................................... 498-7758 Volunteers of America Caring Companions Program .................................... 472-9630

HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCIES (MEDICARE AND MEDICAID CERTIFIED) Advanced Home Healthcare ....... 493-8500 Banner Home Care/McKee Medical Center ...................................... 669-4435 Caring Hearts Home Health Care................ 378-1409 or 800-466-3887 Columbine Poudre Home Care ... 482-5096 Estes Park Home Care and Hospice ..................................... 586-2273 Evergreen Home Healthcare....... 416-6481 Good Samaritan Society Colorado Home Care................................ 226-1503 Icon Home Health ..................... 223-2702 Interim Health Care................... 472-4180 Mountain Valley Home Health Care and Hospice .............................. 346-9700 Pathways Hospice....................... 663-3500 Preferred Home Health Services .776-1970 RVNA (Rehabilitation & Visiting Nurse Association) .............................. 225-9399 Touchstone Home Health........... 356-3922

HOSPICE Estes Park Home Care and Hospice ..................................... 586-2273 Front Range Hospice.................. 776-8080 Hospice & Palliative Care of Northern Colorado Inc ............................. 352-8487

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Social Security seminar offered Kevin Dunnigan and Tyler Rusch of Investment Centers of America, Inc. located at Home State Bank in Loveland is offering a free workshop called Social Security: Preparing for Retirement with Individual Strategies and Methods at 6:30 p.m. June 21st in the Dry Craft Room at the Chilson Senior Center, 700 E. 4th Street in Loveland.

Dunnigan, a professional in financial services for 28 years, said he is working with an expert on Social Security to provide the information that people 50 years and older need to plan for their retirement. “There is so much involved in retirement and financial planning that people don’t even know where to start.

After this seminar and completing the workbook, we will be able to answer the questions they never thought to ask.”

The workshop covers: • Deadlines and penalties associated with both Social Security and Medicare programs and deciding when to apply for benefits.

• Explain what you need to know about Medicare.

• How to minimize taxes on Social Security benefits.

• How to coordinate benefits with your spouse.

• Summarize the opportunites that exist for maximizing benefits.

• How to coordinate Social Security with your other sources of retirement income.

This workshop is open to the public.

Seating is limited and reservations are recommended. People may reserve space by calling Kevin’s office at 622-2366, by emailing natalie. shamley@investmentcenters.com or on his website at helpwithmyinvestments. com.

Kevin Dunnigan, MBA, CFP® is a Certified Financial Planner™ Professional with Investment Centers of America, Inc. located in Home State Bank at 300 E. 29th Street in Loveland.

He was recently named as one of the Top 50 Investment Representatives in the nation for the third consecutive year by Bank Investment Consultant Magazine. His website is www.helpwithmyinvestments.com and email address is Kevin.Dunnigan@ investmentcenters.com.

Phone 622-2366. Consultations are free.

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Mountain Valley Home Health Care and Hospice .......................................................... 346- 9700 Pathways Hospice............................................. 663-3500

NON-MEDICAL HOME CARE AGENCIES Aegin Place ..................................................... 313-3291 All Heart Home Care Inc .................................. 776-4330 All Valley Home Care........................................ 422-7311 BrightStar Life Care, Inc.................................. 667-7778 Caring Hands .................................................. 586-3118 Caring Solutions, LLC667-4545 Comfort Keepers ............................................. 674-0800 Family Care Connection................................... 223-9026 FamilyLinks ..................................................... 461-8906 Good Samaritan Care Companions................... 624-5468 Home Helpers ................................................. 278-1112 Home Instead Senior Care ............................... 494-0289 Homewatch CareGivers.................................... 674-9723 Interim HomeStyle Services ............................. 472-4182 JOY Personal Care ........................................... 266-1507 Right at Home................................................. 494-1111 Senior Helpers................................................. 667-6400 Seniors Helping Seniors ................................... 631-8251 Visiting Angels ................................................ 292-5668 Larimer County Caregiver Coalition ................. 498-7758

PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS Argus of Colorado, Inc ...............................303-322-4100 Banner Lifeline................................................ 669-0959 Caring Solutions 24/7 Alert ............................. 667-4545 Gold Eagle Systems ...................................303-770-2227 Guardian Medical Monitoring.....................866-885-5600 Interim Health Care......................................... 472-4180 LifeFone ....................................................800-882-2280

Life Response ............................................800-921-2008 LifeStation ................................................800-884-8888 Mountain Home Medical, Inc......................866-686-7504 Mountain Valley Home Health Care and Hospice ........................................................... 346-9700 Phillips Lifeline..........................................800-543-3546 ResCare HomeCare.......................................... 381-8982

Helpful Information DISEASE SPECIFIC INFORMATION Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) ............................. 224-3552 ALS Association Rocky Mountain Chapter...303-832-2322 Alzheimer’s Association Rocky Mountain Chapter .......................................................... 472-9798 Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Contact Helpline ....................................................800-272-3900 American Cancer Society — Local Chapter....... 350-5016 American Council of the Blind....................800-424-8666 American Diabetes Association...................720-855-1102 American Heart/Stroke Association — Colorado Chapter ......................................303-369-5433 American Lung Association — Colorado Chapter ....................................................303-388-4327 Arthritis Foundation — Rocky Mountain Chapter ....................................................303-756-8622 Larimer Center for Mental Health .................... 494-4300 National Multiple Sclerosis Society — Northern CO Chapter ...................................... 482-4807 National Osteoporosis Foundation ..............800-231-4222 National Stroke Association .......................800-787-6537 Parkinson Association of the Rockies ..........303-830-1839 Rocky Mountain Stroke Center. ..................303-730-8800

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LOCAL WEBSITES Center on Aging — www.coa.cahs.colostate.edu Colorado Department of Public Health Health Facilities Licensing — www.cdphe.state.co.us/hf/index.html Elder Care Network — www.eldercarenet.org Foundation on Aging for Larimer County — www.foundationonagingforlarimer.org HealthInfoSource.com www.healthinfosource.com Lambda Community Center — www.lambdacenter.org/oglbt.html Larimer County Office on Aging — www.larimer.org/seniors Mountain States Better Business Bureau — www.wynco.bbb.org United Way 211 — www.firstcall211.org

NATIONAL WEBSITES AARP (includes information on preventing identity theft) — www.aarp.org Access to Benefits Coalition — www.accesstobenefits.org Administration on Aging — www.aoa.gov Benefits Checkup — www.benefitscheckup.org Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — www.cms.gov Eldercare Locator — www.eldercare.gov Medicare — www.medicare.gov National Council on Aging — www.ncoa.org National Institute on Aging — www.nia.nih.gov Social Security Administration — www.ssa.gov

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