COMMUNITY LIVING SERVICES:
High Cost of Social Isolation for the Elderly

Elder isolation increases during cold winter months, which has been exacerbated by Covid-caused visitation restrictions. Image, Kate Burke.
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By Eva Veitch, Region 10 Community Living Services Program Director. Human beings are social creatures; our human connections help us survive and thrive. COVID-19 and the social distancing that has been put in place to protect us have had a huge unintended consequence, hitting the elderly especially hard. Learn how you can help.
AREA AGENCY ON AGING:
Before You Venture Out Consider the Options
By Eva Veitch, Region 10 Community Living Services Program Director. Eventually things will return to norma, but it will be a while. Older adults remain at risk even after two vaccines. Avoid crowds and wear masks. Consider all the options for getting things done and stay safe. [Learn more]
AREA AGENCY ON AGING:
Seniors’ Schemes and Scams

Tips to Prevent Senior Scams. Article by Allen Riggs, Caregiver.com.
By Eva Veitch, Region 10 Community Living Services. The schemes and scams continue to grow and become more devious. Faudsters have figured out how to call from parts unknown and make it look like a local number so we will answer. They are very slick and have a variety of tricks they use to get you to reveal personal information, then use it to rob you blind. Yes, it happens in western Colorado every day to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars. [Read more]
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