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December 26, 2021


Our next CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting is on Monday, January 10, 2022 from 9:30AM - 11:00AM. On January 11, 2022 we have a SPECIAL Training program for Volunteer CCA Advocates - see below!

Training Volunteer CCA Advocates

for the 2022 Legislative Session

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - 3:30PM – 5:00PM

Training Volunteer CCA Advocates for the 2022 Legislative Session via Zoom

If you're interested in being trained for advocacy for older Coloradans for this legislative session join us for this training! Training is FREE for CCA Members.


Not a member?

Please join us for $40 ($25 for Students)! NOTE: There is an expectation that trainees will serve as advocates for CCA starting in January - LEARN MORE

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Questions about CCA Advocacy Committees


Jeanette Hensley - email - 303-249-5598

Co-Chair of CCA Advocacy Committee


Rich Mauro - email - Direct: 303-480-6778

Co-Chair of CCA Advocacy Committee and Senior Policy and Legislative Analyst Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)

Questions about joining CCA


Contact our Executive Director or a Board Member:


Andrew Davies - Executive Director - Colorado Center for Aging - email

Work: 303-832-4535 - Cell: 970-217-6761


Colorado Center for Aging Board of Directors - CLICK HERE

Interesting Articles Focused on Advocacy Issues

Healthy Aging in a Pandemic World: What Older Adults

and Caregivers Need to Know Now

Eldercare Locator has published a brochure, "Healthy Aging in a Pandemic World: What Older Adults and Caregivers Need to Know." It provides a refresher on services available, discusses how they may have changed during the pandemic, and reminds readers how the Eldercare Locator can help with access.

View Pdf Brochure - CLICK HERE

Source: https://eldercare.acl.gov/

How’d We Get Here? The History of Nursing Homes

"We are currently at a pivotal point in the nation's history of caring for the most frail and vulnerable. The way leaders respond to the horrific toll the pandemic has taken on nursing home residents will determine the future of nursing home care for years, possibly decades, to come ..." - READ MORE

Source: https://www.nextavenue.org/

Learn More about the AgeFriendly Website

"AgeFriendly.org is an initiative of the Age-Friendly Institute. We provide trusted content about the aging journey, help validate and elevate all things age friendly, and invite older adults and caregivers to share reviews and ratings about programs, businesses, health care providers and other services where they live, work and thrive."

Website: https://www.agefriendly.org/

Price Of Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm Halved To $28,200

"News outlets report on Biogen's reaction to 'slower-than-expected' U.S. sales. Hospitals have complained that the controversial drug's high cost wasn't worth its benefits. Biogen is also seeking to save $500 million in costs across the company next year ..." - READ MORE

Source: https://khn.org/

Many seniors on Medicare falling into medical debt

"Medicare For All gets tossed around a lot by advocates of universal health coverage, but a new study finds that today's Medicare is far from free for seniors and people with disabilities ..." - READ MORE

Source: https://medicalxpress.com/

Practical Guidance: What Nonprofits Need to Know About Lobbying in Colorado

"This Practical Guidance resource is designed to help your nonprofit organization determine if lobbying rules in Colorado might apply to your state or local work ..."

- READ MORE

Source: https://bolderadvocacy.org/

3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care

"Nursing homes receive billions of taxpayers’ dollars every year to care for chronically ill frail elders, but until now, there was no guarantee that’s how the money would be spent. Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York are taking unprecedented steps to ensure they get what they pay for, after the devastating impact of covid-19 exposed problems with staffing and infection control in nursing homes ..." - READ MORE

Source: https://khn.org/

Washington State Healthy Brain Initiative Toolkit

The HBI Road Map is a document designed by the Alzheimer’s Association and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It provides 25 actions for public health agencies and their partners to target their work on brain health, provide better care for people with cognitive impairment, and increase attention to caregivers. 

View Pdf Brochure - CLICK HERE

Website: https://www.doh.wa.gov/

Yale University Palliative Care Policy GPS 

The GPS aims to assist policymakers, clinicians, researchers, and others in better understanding how states, territories, and tribal governments are adopting palliative care policies over time; identifying opportunities and barriers to policy adoption; and developing strategies to improve quality and access to palliative care.

Source: https://palliativecarepolicy.yale.edu/

Find out why researchers are studying London cab drivers’ brains

to learn more about dementia

"If you hop into one of London’s iconic black taxis, the driver won’t chart a course to your destination with GPS. That’s because every cabbie in this sprawling city since 1865 has had to pass a test called 'the Knowledge.' It may be the most difficult piece of memorization on Earth. The region of the brain known as the hippocampus, which shrinks in Alzheimer’s patients, apparently increases in size for cab drivers the longer they are on the job ..." - READ MORE

Source: http://blog.csa.us/

Leaving these articles in from our last issue ...

Public Comment on Xcel Energy's Electric Future

"Coloradans have the opportunity to change Xcel Energy's climate course. Every day the power used by Xcel customers mostly comes from expensive, polluting, and climate-wrecking coal and gas plants. But you have an opportunity to change that. Xcel submitted a draft energy plan to Colorado regulators at the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and you can chime in as a Colorado customer with YOUR vision for a clean energy future in Colorado ..." - READ MORE

Source: https://actionnetwork.org/

In Colorado, lost-and-found contacts you

"For the first time, the state’s unclaimed property division is proactively seeking owners. Colorado’s statewide lost-and-found program has accumulated more than $1 billion in unclaimed money since it was created in 1987. Lately, the program’s been trying something new: It’s proactively attempting to find the owners of that money. In some cases, people are even receiving unexpected checks in the mail ..." - READ MORE

Source: https://www.cpr.org/

Open Boards and Commissions

There are over 300 boards and commissions to which the Governor makes appointments. Boards and commissions are a critically important way for Coloradans to engage in their state government, help improve their communities and create a Colorado for All.

Website: https://www.colorado.gov/governor/boards-commissions

Events Around Colorado

Holiday Markets in Colorado

All the delights of the winter season can be experienced at Colorado’s specialty markets, where Santa makes regular appearances, handcrafted gifts overshadow items bought at the mall and sweet treats abound. We have several versions of the holiday bazaar, including ones modeled after old-fashioned markets in Europe and others that offer modern twists on the tradition.

Website: https://www.colorado.com/articles/holiday-markets-colorado

November 17th through March 23, 2021

Buried In Treasures Workshop Series

Join us for a 16-week course to help improve your life and create more living space for you and your family. This group meets once per week for 2-hours and offers a supportive environment for people ready to make a change in their life. This group is for adults age 60+ living in the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties through funding support from DRCOG and Next50 Initiative. For more information or to make a referral, please contact Jordan at 866-217-5808 or email JordanL@jcmh.org by Wednesday, November 10th.

View Event Flyer - CLICK HERE

Source: https://www.jcmh.org/

Thursday, January 6, 2022 - 8:30 am - 10:00 am

2022 Legislative Caucus on Aging with SAPGA

Join the Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging (SAPGA), and our caucus chairs, Senator Ginal and Representative Young, as we discuss the legislative initiatives that will impact aging policy in Colorado and are planned for the 2022 Legislative Session. Other legislators will also join us to discuss any other relevant legislation. Don’t miss this great legislative overview! - LEARN MORE

Monday, January 10, 2022 - 9:30 am - 11:00 am

CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting

On Monday, January 10, 2022 we will have our first CCA Advocacy Committee meeting for 2022. Following this meeting, we will be meeting every Monday through out the Colorado legislative session. Our CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting eNewsletter with agenda is sent out the Sunday before a Monday morning meeting.

Website: https://coloradocenterforaging.org/

Tuesday, January 11, 2022 - 3:30PM – 5:00PM

Training Volunteer CCA Advocates for the 2022 Legislative Session

If you're interested in being trained for advocacy for older Coloradans for this legislative session join us for this training! (Free for CCA Members, $40 for non-Members to become CCA Members and join the training and the cause!) - LEARN MORE

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Second Regular Session of the Seventy-third General Assembly

The First Regular Session of the Seventy-third General Assembly adjourned on June 8, 2021. The Second Regular Session of the Seventy-third will convene on January 12, 2022.

Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/

CCA eNewsletter Archive

The CCA eNewsletters that go out on Sunday afternoons are archived on the CCA website. You can find all past newsletters at this link - CLICK HERE

CCA Advocacy Committee Meetings in 2022

Our first CCA Advocacy Committee in 2022 will be on Monday, January 10th. After January 10th, we will be meeting every Monday from 9:30AM to 11:00AM until the legislative session ends. The January dates are: January 10th, January 18th*, January 24th and January 31st. Note that sometimes meetings are cancelled due to Federal holidays or other events.


*Each year on the third Monday of January, we observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. There is no CCA Advocacy Committee on Monday, January 17th to honor MLK Day. We may be meeting on Tuesday, January 18th - stay tuned!

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