Older people in rural Colorado have fewer options for assisted living as facilities face challenges
A study found 15 percent of counties in the United States are aging and disability service “deserts,” meaning they have no senior centers or adult community centers providing non-medical home care.
Colorado astronauts return from historic mission with new appreciation for ‘gentle’ and ‘austere’ space
The privately funded Polaris Dawn space mission crew traveled farther than any human has gone since the moon landing. It was also the first-ever spacewalk by a commercial crew and one Boulder astronaut became the youngest person ever to perform a spacewalk.
Helping older adults navigate ‘overlooked’ mental health challenges
In this Aging Matters interview, Colorado Gerontological Society executive director Eileen Doherty discusses programs meant to help older Coloradans navigate mental health challenges.
‘I protect my patents. My business depends on it.’ Reflecting on 10 years of innovation as the Rocky Mountain patent office turns 10
Regional director Kocialski and inventor Bray spoke with Colorado Matters about the environment for invention, patents and entrepreneurship.
How scammers target your biggest financial asset – your home – and how to protect yourself
Broker Rhonda Basey spoke with Colorado Matters host Chandra Thomas Whitfield on how to avoid falling prey to these scams.
Wind in your hair and a taste of freedom: Cycling nonprofit gets older Coloradans back on wheels
Cycling Without Age Littleton allows those who can’t pedal themselves a chance to get outside and enjoy a bike ride.
A new pool of recruits for understaffed preschools and home care: older Coloradans
A growing number of older Coloradans have signed up to work in chronically understaffed areas.
Who will make your medical decisions if you can’t? And Colorado’s ‘unusual’ approach makes planning important. One CU doctor has advice
Dr. Lum spoke with Colorado Matters about what Coloradans need to decide in advance, and how to bring it up with family members.
Interview: A sheriff’s deputy’s advice to older people (and everyone) on avoiding scams
Scammers follow the money.
Colorado’s population is getting older. It will impact everyone
From a retiring generation to caretaker shortages, these are the statewide changes to expect.
From prison to professors, breaking the cycle of recidivism and crime
Prisoners are becoming professors at Adams State University in Alamosa. The school has long taught incarcerated students through correspondence courses. Now it’s added classes in prisons, and hired an inmate as an adjunct, one of the first in the nation.
A gift that always fits? A book! Here are some recommendations with Colorado connections
This gift-giving season, Colorado Matters asked Emily Sinclair, owner of Paonia Books on Grand Avenue in Paonia, for recommendations of good reads with Colorado connections.
Thinking of swapping your lawn for a water-saving garden? This nonprofit has a ‘plant-by-numbers’ service to help
More than 10,000 Colorado households transitioned all or part of a grass lawn this year.
She marched with Dr. King, and her work for civil rights marches on to this day
Glenda Robinson, a minister at Second Baptist Church of Boulder, was selected by the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Colorado Holiday Commission to receive this year’s lifetime achievement award.
Images from Webb telescope highlight dancing galaxies and other cosmic marvels
Dancing galaxies and a dying double star are just some of the cosmic marvels spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope — whose optical system was built in Colorado by Ball Aerospace. NASA revealed its first images this week, providing a glimpse at the never-before-seen-universe. University of Denver astronomy professor Jennifer Hoffman helps us understand the unprecedented images.
Black climbing team makes history on world’s highest mountain
For the first time, an all-Black team of climbers summited Mt. Everest this spring. Eddie Taylor from Lafayette is one of the climbers and Phillip Henderson of Cortez led the effort, called “Full Circle Everest.”
