senior citizens
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DeGette: Trumpcare would hurt seniors and others in Colorado: Here’s how
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Trumpcare was defeated and the Affordable Care Act saved from repeal last month thanks in large part to the American public. They spoke out passionately on behalf of the ACA in phone calls and emails to their members of Congress. They raised their voices at events like the community forum in Denver where 1,000 of…
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Letter: Growing older doesn’t mean you stop having fun
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Editor: I feel comfortable in writing this because I will reach 90 in March 2017 and quickly add that I am not a gerontological wonder. In fact, I have two role models – one is Judge William Webster, a director of our 501(c)(3) company, the Center for Productive Longevity; Judge Webster is 92, formerly served…
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Landwirth: Rising to the challenge in meeting the needs of our older citizens
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Colorado, like the rest of the United States, faces an unprecedented demographic shift over the next several decades. By 2031, the State Demography Office estimates that Colorado’s 65-and-older population will be 181 percent larger than in 2010 — growing from approximately 550,000 to more than 1.5 million people — and represent 21.9 percent of the…
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Letter: As older population grows, need for Alzheimer’s cure becomes more pressing
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Editor: Here at the Colorado Gerontological Society, we are devoted to providing the best care possible to senior citizens. We provide advocacy, information and assistance to Colorado seniors, connecting older patients with physician providers and assisting with Medicare forms. One in four Coloradans lives with chronic disease, and this number is much higher among seniors.…
