Heritage Park offers both long and short term care; 24 hour residential care and provides physical, speech and occupational therapy services.
A residential community in town, this facility offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services.
Such a great starting point for how to stay in your home or help your parents stay in their home. Easy, clear design and extremely helpful information.
Good information but is mostly Denver and Front Range resources. However, it does have some excellent information resources on what to expect and some links to more general agencies that assist with our aging population.
Lots of fantastic information about the disease and its progression; Various help pages and contact information.
What is happening in the academic world to address Alzheimer's and other cognitive issues.
Parkinson Association of the Rockies is a somewhat generic-to-Colorado website but does include some local information and events for support for those with Parkinsons and their caregivers.
This is a fountain of information about the causes, symptoms and treatment of Parkinsons.
This website will provide an overview of the various types of cancers and current information about treatments.
Since 1946, the American Cancer Society has been studying and funding research programs on cancer and has extensive wealth of knowledge with a support line built into their website.
For a local source of treatment and therapy, the Calaway-Young Cancer Center at Valley View Hospital may be able to provide services.
Mayo Clinic's traumatic brain injury website provides comprehensive information on helping someone with extensive brain injuries, which can lead to incapacity in the legal sense.
You can get an idea of what the issues of the moment in Trust and Estate law are by clicking on the “more” section and looking at the most recent publications.
The “Estate Planning” section has a great deal of information to help you get started on planning your estate.
Provides an overview of the care available in CO. However, the default for “near you” are up to 65 miles, ranging from Eagle to Rifle (for Carbondale) and beyond. You can get information without giving your contact information by clicking on the link entitled, “No thanks. Just show me the facilities.”
AARP does provide a lot of information on its website and has excellent articles on all aspects of aging. This page happens to have resources on caregiving financial help.
Gives basic information specific to the State of Colorado. The location area agency for Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, including Carbondale and Glenwood Springs, can be reached at 970-248-2717. The local area agency for Pitkin and Eagle Counties, including Aspen and Basalt, can be reached at 970-468-0295.
As you can imagine, mostly Denver and Front Range based, but some excellent, very basic, information about dementia and what to expect.
