Senior News

Need Answers about Senior Services?
Call the Seniors Blue Book Helpline at 719-531-6460. Our trained professionals can help you with questions about local senior housing, health services and community resources.

Benefits CheckUp
The National Council of Aging created this website to help older adults to quickly identify Federal and state programs that may improve the quality of their lives. It takes 10 or 15 minutes to enter information about your financial situation into an online questionnaire. BenefitsCheckUp is completely confidential.
www.BenefitsCheckUp.org

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority - CHFA
CHFA promotes independent living in senior housing through its Supportive Services Program. Participating Services Coordinators receive training and education to assist residents in identifying their needs and access both public and private resources. Call 800-877-2432 for more information.

Colorado Housing Counseling Coalition (CHCC)
This non-profit and member agencies help people improve their housing conditions and meet the responsibilities of homeownership with information on pre-purchase, foreclosure prevention, loss mitigation, housing consumer education, debt management and reverse equity mortgage counseling.
www.ColoradoHousingCounseling.org

Colorado Springs Fire Department's File of Life Program
File of Life is designed to provide important medical history, current medications, resuscitation requests and emergency contact information to First Responders. It consists of a highly-visible magnetic folder designed for placement on a refrigerator and comes with a mini-version for a wallet, car, suitcase or other easily accessible location. Cards can be picked up at the Fire Department Complex, 375 Printers Parkway, or by calling, 719-385-7376. Available to Colorado Springs citizens only. Sponsorship opportunities available.

Colorado Springs Fire Department's Senior Safety Program
The Colorado Springs Fire Department's Senior Safety Program is dedicated to improving the safety of senior citizens across Colorado Springs. With over 66,449 senior citizens within the City, it is important to reach as many individuals as we can with our fire and life safety messages. Please contact Brianna Goodwin today at 385-7376 to schedule one of our many interactive and informational senior programs!
Senior Safety Program

Don't Borrow Trouble
Don't Borrow Trouble is an informative website that helps consumers become better-educated in regard to home buying, refinancing and the mortgage process. The best defense against predatory lending is understanding the rights of homeowners.
www.DontBorrowTroubleCO.org

Home Telemonitoring
Home telemonitoring has proven to be one of the solutions for community based health care. It is extremely easy to use and effectively allows for close monitoring of a patient's vital signs and disease. Home telemonitoring helps to identify small changes in health status early. It also gives patients and caregivers peace of mind knowing that a medical professional is monitoring their health. For more information contact Physicians Home Health Care at 888-399-0422.

MasterDrive of Denver, Inc.
The Premier Driver Education Company
Are you driving safely and is independent mobility important to you? We help senior drivers improve their vision, reaction time and ability to handle today's traffic. Call for more information on our x-tend senior refresher course, winter driving skills or rehabilitation evaluations. Call 303-627-4447 for more information.
www.MasterDrive.com

Pikes Peak Community Action Agency
This group assists low income people with emergency services, rent, food, utilities, housing, transportation and budget counseling. Call 719-471-7870 for more information.

Silver Key Senior Services
Silver Key offers services to help seniors live independently including transportation, grocery shopping, routine home cleaning, companionship, meals-on-wheels to the homebound, health appliance loans, emergency services including food and financial help and case management. Call 719-884-2300 for more information.

The Senior Resource Council - SRC
"The Senior Resource Council connects dedicated professionals to build community on behalf of older adults. We: Honor, Educate and Partner." Learn how to become a member of the Colorado Springs Senior Resource Council. There are so many opportunities to help seniors in our area. But SRC membership means more! It's also a great opportunity to meet other professionals in the area & "get the word out" about yourself!
www.SeniorResourceCouncil.org

Tri-Lakes Silver Book
The Tri-Lakes communities have put together a senior information and assistance directory to provide user-friendly listings of services available locally to the Tri-Lakes senior community. The directory is available at the PPLD-Monument Branch Library.