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Tag Archives: senior living

Aging with Altitude: Elevating the issues that matter

57: Celebrate Black History Month Through a Local Lens

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerFebruary 18, 2026Leave a comment

JJ Frazier, at 17, sang with the orchestra at the Cotton Club. Today, JJ continues her legacy of service in the region. Shirley Martinez brought Martin Luther King Jr.’s granddaughter to keynote the annual All Peoples Breakfast on 2026 Martin Luther-King Jr. Day.

Aging with Altitude: Elevating the issues that matter

56: Senior Games

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerFebruary 11, 2026Leave a comment

The Colorado Senior Games are Coming. Will you sign up? Athletes over 50 are invited to show your skill in a multitude of sports this June in Colorado Springs.

Aging with Altitude: Elevating the issues that matter

55: Social Connection Through Volunteering

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerJanuary 6, 2026Leave a comment

Social connection is a key to aging well. Volunteering is one opportunity to connect with others who share similar interests while also giving back.

Aging with Altitude: Elevating the issues that matter

54: Healthy Habits Counter Holiday Haze

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerDecember 23, 2025Leave a comment

Staying active is a year-round healthy habit, however, holiday time and new year’s resolutions bring reflection on how to stay physically and mentally fit.

Aging with Altitude: Elevating the issues that matter

53: Holiday Time May Bring up Issues for Seniors and Driving

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerDecember 1, 2025Leave a comment

The ability to drive and have access to a vehicle is recognized as a critical need and skill as we age. There are many tools, steps, adaptations, and supports available to facilitate independence.

Aging with Altitude: Elevating the issues that matter

52: How to Keep The Home You Own Solvent

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerNovember 19, 2025Leave a comment

During tight financial times, Colorado offers four unique resources to help older adults who own their homes, stay in their homes: the senior homestead tax exemption program, property fraud alerts, and escrow and tax deferral programs.

Aging with Altitude: Elevating the issues that matter

51: Celebrating Caregiving in America

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerNovember 10, 2025Leave a comment

Caregivers can be a dying breed. It is a startling statistic that 68% of caregivers die before their care recipient. This makes an excellent call to action for this episode on Celebrating Caregiving in America.

Aging with Altitude: Elevating the issues that matter

49: Renewed Value in Intergenerational Connecting

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerOctober 9, 2025Leave a comment

High school students in Jump Start the Aging Workforce internships, JAWS, were so interested in learning more about the seniors they met in long term care, they decided to start a story project to continue the blossoming relationships.

Aging with Altitude: Elevating the issues that matter

47: Pay Attention: Falling Is Avoidable

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerSeptember 18, 2025Leave a comment

UC Health’s Lori Morgan talks us through the physical, physiological and mental causes of falls.

Aging with Altitude: Elevating the issues that matter

46: Vision Services are Evolving: A Conversation with iSight Connections

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerAugust 18, 2025Leave a comment

When technological advancements meet heartfelt human connection, organizations like iSight Connections create meaningful opportunities for support and growth.

Aging with Altitude

45: Meet Brothers Redevelopment – Housing Support You Should Know About

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerJuly 16, 2025Leave a comment

Are you looking for ways to make your home safer or get support with housing costs? Brothers Redevelopment offers a variety of programs to help residents make essential home improvements.

Aging with Altitude

44: Creating Accessible Spaces – Jeneen Phillips of Next Day Access

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerJune 17, 2025Leave a comment

Mobility and accessibility solutions that help older adults and individuals with disabilities live safely and independently.

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43: 50 Years of PPAAA – A Life of Resilience and Service – Rebecca Shields

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerMay 12, 2025Leave a comment

Hear from an incredibly inspiring community leader who has dedicated her life to supporting others who have faced challenges similar to her own.

Loving the Springs, woman embraces view of Pikes Peak in downtown Colorado Springs

14: April 4 2025 – Seniors Doing the Darndest Things

Loving the SpringsBy Dave GardnerApril 4, 2025Leave a comment

If you’re over 50 and living in the Springs, the chances are good you have wheels on your recliner.

Aging with Altitude

42: 50 Years of PPAAA – Engage, Learn, and Connect at the Colorado Springs Senior Center

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerApril 3, 2025Leave a comment

Looking for a place where you can stay active, learn new skills, and connect with others in the community? The Senior Center is the perfect destination.

Aging with Altitude

41: 50 years of PPAAA – Silver Key’s Legacy, Jason DeaBueno on Senior Care and Community Impact

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerMarch 20, 2025Leave a comment

Silver Key offers an array of senior services, including meals, a food pantry, activity centers, behavioral health, companionship, and transportation.

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40: 50 Years of PPAAA – Transforming Senior Dental Care with Michelle Vacha

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerFebruary 24, 2025Leave a comment

Making quality senior dental care accessible to all is the mission of Michelle Vacha, founder and executive director of Community Dental Health.

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38: 50 Years of PPAAA – Resources for Seniors and Reflections from the Leadership Seats

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerJanuary 15, 2025Leave a comment

Jody Barker, Director of the Pikes Peak Area Agency on Aging, and Andy Gunning, Executive Director of the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG), which houses the Agency on Aging, share why the 50-year milestone is so significant and catalog the many services available.

Aging with Altitude

37: PPAAA 50 Years – Aging with Altitude Moderator Shares Her Story of Aging with PPAAA

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerDecember 16, 2024Leave a comment

As the moderator of Aging with Altitude, Cynthia Margiotta brings a wealth of experience and passion for senior care that is both inspiring and invaluable.

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35: Family Caregiver Support

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerNovember 19, 2024Leave a comment

Caring for a loved one can be one of the most rewarding, and most challenging, roles you can take on. Supporting yourself as a caregiver is just as important as the support you provide to those who depend on you. 

Aging with Altitude

34: Medicare Open Enrollment for 2025

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerOctober 8, 2024Leave a comment

Learn about changes coming to Medicare, and why the time is now to consider making a change, or to enroll for the first time if you’re newly eligible – during open enrollment October 15 – December 7.

Aging with Altitude

33: The Arts Have a Place in Healing Grief – Special Event

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerOctober 4, 2023Leave a comment

Grammy award nominated musician Melanie DeMore will lend her soulful voice to lift the pain of our losses at A Community Gathering of Song and Healing on October 9, 2023

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32: Reframing Retirement Series

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerSeptember 7, 2023Leave a comment

Learn how the financial, legal, health and even social determinants of retirement can and will impact your future.

Aging with Altitude

31 Elder Abuse Awareness – Insights and Resources Part 2

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerJune 5, 2023Leave a comment

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, and the Pikes Peak Area Agency on Aging can link you to, or help you organize, a small group conversation about this topic during the week of June 11.

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28 Help with Medicare Costs  

Aging With AltitudeBy Dave GardnerApril 21, 2023Leave a comment

Medicare CAN be expensive, but there are ways to minimize the costs.

Aging with Altitude

17 PEARLS of Colorado

Aging With AltitudeBy Melissa MartsNovember 23, 2021Leave a comment

Learn about PEARLS – Program Encouraging Active Rewarding Lives for Seniors – a unique in-home 19 week program focusing on goal setting and much more.

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