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All Age Well Basic Needs Individual & Community Involvement Health and Wellness Independence and Caregiving Community Activity Report 2010 Plan Update Process Creating Vibrant Communities Archive Boulder County Demographics
All Age Well Basic Needs Individual & Community Involvement Health and Wellness Independence and Caregiving Community Activity Report 2010 Plan Update Process Creating Vibrant Communities Archive Boulder County Demographics
Independence & Caregiving
A vibrant, livable community supports a person’s choice to live at home – safely and comfortably – by acknowledging that people rely on individuals and systems, supporting informal, unpaid caregivers and by mobilizing and coordinating a comprehensive, coordinated continuum of community services. A vibrant, livable community offers a wide array of affordable, accessible, flexible, reliable and safe transportation options.
What have we accomplished?
- The Care Connections newsletter is broadly distributed to caregivers across the county.
- Events and activities to acknowledge and honor caregivers are available and successful – Caregiving Symposium, Caregiver Wellness Days.
- Diverse caregiver support groups are offered in communities across the county.
- As a county, we recognize the critical importance of respite services and encourage the use of respite volunteers and services.
- CareCONNECT and Special Transit collaborate to provide escorted rides to medical appointments through the “Medical Mobility” program; a project that was conceived during the first strategic planning process.
- Boulder Senior Services offers an organization and paperwork management program called “From Piles to Files”. This service enables low-income seniors to maintain their independence and create a safer living environment.
- Lafayette Senior Services provides transportation to all of their events.