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Resources for Older Adult Patients L e ig ha nna K o ne tski, BS, RDN Ma ry Dwye r, BS Nutritio nist Pro g ra m Spe c ia list Sta te Unit o n Ag ing Sta te Unit o n Ag ing Co lo ra do De pa rtme nt o f Co lo ra do De pa rtme nt o f Huma n Se rvic e s Huma n Se rvic e s

Covered Today • Go a l • Ba c kg ro und • Re so urc e s fo r o lde r a dult pa tie nts & the ir fa mily c a re g ive rs • Co nne c ting pa tie nts to re so urc e s a nd lo ng te rm se rvic e s a nd suppo rts • Que stio ns 2

Goal • Assist yo u to he lp yo ur pa tie nts o b ta in the lo ng te rm se rvic e s a nd suppo rts the y ne e d to ma inta in o r o b ta in g o o d he a lth. • Pa rtne r with the me dic a l c o mmunity to link o lde r a dults to lo ng te rm se rvic e s a nd suppo rts in the ir c o mmunitie s. 3

State Unit on Aging • Pro vide se rvic e s to o lde r a dults in ne e d • Allo w o lde r a dults to sta y in the ir o wn ho me s • I mpro ve o r ma inta in q ua lity o f life • Ma inta in inde pe nde nc e • Administe r fe de ra l Olde r Ame ric a ns Ac t & Sta te funds 4

Mission T o he lp o lde r pe o ple re ta in the ir dig nity a nd inde pe nde nc e a nd re ma in in the ir o wn ho me s a nd c o mmunitie s thro ug h a c o mpre he nsive , c o o rdina te d, a nd c o st-e ffe c tive syste m o f Ho me a nd Co mmunity Ba se d L o ng T e rm Ca re . 5

“Aging Network” Se rvic e s a re pro vide d a nd a va ila b le sta te wide thro ug h Are a Ag e nc ie s o n Ag ing a nd Ag ing Se rvic e Pro vide rs 6

STATE OF COLORADO AREA AGENCI ES ON AGI NG (AAA) Region 1 Northeastern Colorado Assoc. of Local Gov. Robert (Bob) Held, AAA Director 970.867.9409 Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma Region 2A Larimer County Office on Aging Lynda Meyer, AAA Director 970.498.7750 Larimer Region 2B Weld County AAA Eva Jewell, AAA Director 970.346.6950 Weld Region 3A DRCOG AAA Jayla Sanchez-Warren, AAA Director 303.455.1000 Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson Region 3B Boulder County Area Agency on Aging Sherry Leach, AAA Director 303.441.3570 Boulder Region 4 PPACG Area Agency on Aging Guy Dutra-Silveira, AAA Director 719.471.2096 El Paso, Park, Teller Region 5 East Central Council of Governments Terry Baylie, AAA Director 719.348.5562 Ext. 5 Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Lincoln Region 9 San Juan AAA Region 12 Alpine AAA Region 6 Lower Arkansas Valley AAA Christina Knoell, AAA Director Jean Hammes, AAA Director Janine Pearce-Vasquez, AAA Director 970.264.0501 970.468.0295 719.383.3166 Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, San Juan Eagle, Grand, Jackson, Pitkin, Summit Region 10 League for Economic Assistance & Planning Region 13 Upper Arkansas AAA Region 7 Pueblo AAA Mike Espinosa, Program Coor. Eva Veitch, AAA Director Steve Holland 719.583.6120 970.249.2436 719.539.3341 Pueblo Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray, San Miguel Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Lake Region 8 South-Central Colorado Seniors I nc. Region 11 Assoc. Governments of Northwest Colorado Region 14 Huerfano/ Las Animas Area COG Frances Valdez, AAA Director Dave Norman, AAA Director Jasper Butero, Jr., AAA Director 719.589.4511 970.248.2717 719.845.1133 Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt Huerfano, Las Animas SUA STAFF CONTACT LIST FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION TODD COFFEY 303.866.2750 MARY DWYER 303.866.2768 ROCHELLE HAYES 303.866.2845 PEGGY SPAULDING 303.866.2867 REVISED 07/11/14 LEIGHANNA KONETSKI 303.866.3056 AUDREY KREBS 303.866.2846 BURGI RUFFATTI 303.866.3536 TODD SWANSON 303.866.2651

COLORADO AREA AGENCIES ON AGING REGIONS 4 Guy Dutra-Silveira, AAA Director 9 Christina Knoell, AAA Director 1 Robert (Bob) Held, AAA Director San Juan Basin Area Agency on Aging Single Entry Point (SEP) Single Entry Point (SEP) P.O. Box 5456 (451 Hot Springs Blvd.) PPACG Area Agency on Aging Northeastern Colorado Association of Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 – Western Region 15 South 7th Street Local Governments Phone: 970.264.0501 Colorado Springs, CO 80905 231 Main Street, Suite 211 Fax: 1.888.290.3566 Phone: 719.471.2096 Fort Morgan, CO 80701 Email: christinaknoell@sjbaaa.org Fax: 719.471.1226 Phone: 970.867.9409 Website: www.sjbaaa.org Email: gdutra@ppacg.org Fax: 970.867.9053 Counties: Archuleta, Dolores, LaPlata, Website: www.ppacg.org Email: bheld@necalg.com Montezuma, San Juan Southern Region Website: www.NortheasternColorado.com Counties: El Paso, Park, Teller Northeastern Region 10 Eva Veitch, AAA Director Counties: Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Region 10 League for Economic Assistance & Planning 5 Terry Baylie, AAA Director Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma 300 N. Cascade Ave., Suite #1 East Central Council of Governments Montrose, CO 81401 – Western Region P. O. Box 28 2-A Lynda Meyer, AAA Director Phone: 970.249.2436 128 Colorado Avenue Larimer County Office on Aging Fax: 970.249.2488 Stratton, CO 80836 Larimer County Human Services Email: eveitch@region10.net Phone: 719.348.5562, ext. 5 2601 Midpoint, Suite 112 Website: www.region10.net Fax: 719.348.5887 Fort Collins, CO 80524 Counties: Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Email: baylie@prairiedevelopment.com Phone: 970.498.7750 Ouray, San Miguel Website: ecaaa.tripod.com Fax: 970.498.7605 Northeastern Region Email: meyerle@co.larimer.co.us 11 Dave Norman, AAA Director Counties: Cheyenne, Elbert, Kit Carson, Website: www.larimer.org/seniors Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado Lincoln Northeastern Region P.O. Box 20000-5035 Counties: Larimer 510 29 1/2 Road 6 Janine Pearce-Vasquez, AAA Director, Grand Junction, CO 81502 – Western Region Single Entry Point (SEP) 2-B Eva Jewell, AAA Director Phone: 970.248.2717 Lower Arkansas Valley Area Agency on Aging Single Entry Point (SEP) Fax: 970.248.2702 or 970.248.2849/2883 P.O. Box 494 Weld County Area Agency On Aging Email: dave.norman@mesacounty.us 13 West Third St Room 110 P.O. Box 1805 Website: La Junta, CO 81050 315 C. N. 11th Ave. http://humanservices.mesacounty.us/AdultServices/te Phone: 719.383.3166 Greeley, CO 80631 mplate.aspx?id=168 Fax: 719.383.4607 Phone: 970.346.6950 Counties: Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt Email: Janine.pearce-vasquez@state.co.us Fax: 970.346.6951 Website: www.oterogov.com Email: EJewell@co.weld.co.us 12 Jean Hammes, AAA Director Southern Region Website: www.co.weld.co.us Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Counties: Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Northeastern Region Alpine Area Agency on Aging Prowers Counties: Weld P.O. Box 2308, 249 Warren Ave. Silverthorne, CO 80498 – Western Region 7 Mike Espinosa, Program Coor. 3-A Jayla Sanchez-Warren, AAA Director Phone: 970.468.0295 Pueblo Area Agency on Aging DRCOG Area Agency on Aging Fax: 970.468.1208 Southern Region 1290 Broadway, Suite 700 2631 E. 4 th Street Email: aaa12@nwccog.org Denver, CO 80203 Website: www.nwccog.org Pueblo, CO 81001 Phone: 303.455.1000 Counties: Eagle, Grand, Jackson, Pitkin, Summit Phone: 719.583.6120 Fax: 303.480.6790 Fax: 719.583.6323 Email: jswarren@drcog.org 13 Steve Holland, AAA Director Email: espinosam@co.pueblo.co.us Website www.drcog.org Single Entry Point (SEP) Website: www.co.pueblo.co.us Northeastern Region Upper Arkansas AAA – Southern Region Southern Region Counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, 139 East 3rd Street Counties: Pueblo Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin, Jefferson Salida, C0 81201-2612 – Southern Region 8 Frances Valdez, AAA Director Phone: 719.539.3341 3-B Sherry Leach, AAA Director South-Central Colorado Seniors, Inc. Fax: 719.539.7431 Boulder County Area Agency on Aging P.O. Box 639 Email: stephen.holland@uaacog.com P. O. Box 471 1116 3 rd Street Website: www.upperarkansasareaagencyonaging.org 3482 North Broadway Alamosa, CO 81101 Counties: Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Lake Boulder, CO 80306 Phone: 719.589.4511 Phone: 303.441.3570 14 Jasper Butero, Jr., AAA Director Fax: 719.589.2343 Fax: 303.441.4550 Huerfano/Las Animas Area Council of Governments Email: francesv@qwestoffice.net Email: bcaaa@bouldercounty.org d/b/a South Central Council of Governments AAA Website: No website Website: www.bouldercountyaging.org 300 South Bonaventure Avenue Southern Region Northeastern Region Trinidad, CO 81082 – Southern Region Counties: Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Counties: Boulder Phone: 719.845.1133 Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache Fax: 719.845.1130 Email: jbutero@sccog.net Website: www.sccog.net Counties: Huerfano, Las Animas SUA STAFF CONTACT LIST TODD COFFEY 303.866.2750 LEIGHANNA KONETSKI 303.866.3056 MARY DWYER 303.866.2768 BURGI RUFFATTI 303.866.3635 ROCHELLE HAYES 303.866.2845 PEGGY SPAULDING 303.866.2867 AUDREY KREBS 303.866.2846 TODD SWANSON 303.866.2651 FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION USE ONLY - REVISED 07/11/14

Eligibility • Olde r Adults a g e 60+ • E mpha sis o n: • F ra il • L o w-inc o me • Rura l • Mino rity 7

Eligibility • Pro g ra ms do no t ha ve a ny inc o me re q uire me nts, fo rb id me a ns-te sting . o Me a ns-te sting is the de te rmina tio n o f e lig ib ility fo r se rvic e s b a se d o n a spe c ific le ve l o f inc o me 8

What Do Services Cost? • T he re is no fe e / c ha rg e to re c e ive se rvic e s. • Sug g e ste d do na tio ns a re re q ue ste d, BUT no one is de nie d se r vic e s due to an inability to donate . 9