Make a difference by providing caring contact to an older adult who needs it. Senior peer counselors must be age 50+ and need no specific education, but use their life experience, compassion, and listening skills to help others. Want to…
Cooperative approach allows independent, nonprofit care organizations to maintain their missions and unique identities while benefiting from collaboration and economies of scale ~ Colorado Visiting Nurse Association (VNA), the state’s largest home health agency, will affiliate with Care Synergy, a…
In the British Style: English Paper Pieced Quilts and Antique Paper Pieced Quilts from the RMQM Collection on display through January 18, 2020. Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum issued a Call for Entries for quilts using the very British Style of English…
Hi Prime Timers! Deb and I took a few days and traveled back East to visit family and friends. We flew into Boston to spend time with our youngest son John and his partner YQ. We’ve been traveling to Boston…
By Eileen Doherty, MS ~ Denver, Colo. – Placing a family member in a nursing home is often fraught with fear, concern over care that will be provided, and safety. Family members who are placed in a nursing home are…
Could My Pain Be From Fibromyalgia? Well it might be. The classic description of fibromyalgia is unexplained burning pain, a deep aching or even a throbbing character of the pain. Do you have pronounced fatigue, sleep difficulties, intolerance to cold,…
In the 21st century, more women work, pay Social Security taxes, and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other time in our nation’s history. Yet, on average, women face greater economic challenges than men in retirement.
Every year on Veterans Day, our nation honors the people who risk their lives to protect our country. Social Security’s disability program is an important part of our obligation to wounded warriors and their families.
Mental Health Partners (MHP) is pleased announce its role in facilitating the expansion of “Early Diversion, Get Engaged” (EDGE) to three additional Boulder County communities – Superior, Lafayette and Erie. EDGE is a law enforcement and behavioral health co-response program that…
DENVER, Colo. – Mount Saint Vincent, a leading provider of clinical treatment for children with severe emotional and behavioral challenges due to trauma, mental illness, abuse, or neglect, announced the date of its annual Silver Bell Ball. The fundraising gala…
By Ashleigh Phillips, Aging Well Behavioral Health Chair ~ Aging sometimes has its challenges – for some people, the senior years are the best time of their lives. For others, the changes in getting older may be stressful. An individual…
One of the hardest things I’ve found about being a pharmacist is controlling my tendency to be nosey about medications. I don’t look in anyone’s medicine cabinet, but I am always ready to ask, “… and what medicines are you…
Challenged with Transportation Options? Seniors’ Resource Center along with The City of Aurora and DRCOG is providing free personal rides for adults 60+ to the hairdresser, bank, library and other personal needs at no cost. Drivers will pick you up…
By Jim Doyle ~ It’s November—already. Every year I’m surprised by how quickly the holiday season arrives. This time of year is filled with food, memories, and my favorite, the Christmas light displays! It can be an expensive—and certainly stressful—time…
By Marilyn Halpern ~ Perhaps November is the best month to amble onto the mindful path. Many credit Jon Kabat-Zinn a professor of medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School for popularizing mindfulness. He defines mindfulness as “the…
Prime For Seniors November 2019 Print Edition
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