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8BODYOFCHRISTNEWSAUGUST2014HaveyoucheckedonyourelderlylovedoneorfriendlatelyIfnottodaymaybeagoodtimetofollowup.Youseemoreandmoreseniorsareatriskofbeingsociallyisolatedorlonelywhichcanbedangeroustotheiremotionalpsychologicalandphysicalwell-being.Itcanleadtodepressionalcoholuseoranxiety.Isolationmaybeduetoanumberofreasonssuchasmoreseniorslivingaloneathomelongerlimitedsocialinteractionwithpeersnotactivelyengageinmaintainingrela-tionshipsandorpoorhealth.In2010TheAdministrationonAgingreportedthatabout11.3mil-lionolderadultslivedaloneThenumberwasevenhigherforthoseover75almosthalf47ofwomenage75andolderlivedalone.Forindividuals100yearsandolderaboutathirdofthemlivedaloneaccordingtoU.S.Censusdata.Nomatterthecausefamilymem-bersandfriendscanstepinandhelp.Itisimportantthatweinteractwitholderfamilyandcommunitymembersonaregularlybasisandevaluateiftheirisolationisduetoamentalemotionalorphysicalcon-ditioni.e.seniorswhosufferfromuntreatedhearinglossarelesslikelytoengageinsocialsituations.Wecanassistourlovedoneswithmaintainingimportantrelationshipsbyensuringtheyhaveaccesstoacellorhomephoneandprovidingorsettinguptransportationtohelpthemstayincontactwithfriendsandfamily.Encouragingthemtomeetnewpeopleengageindifferentsocialsettingsandhelpseniorsfindlocalactivitiesgearedtowardthem.Youcanstartwiththelocalseniorcenterorrecreationcenterintheircommunityi.e.ZionSeniorCenterwhichprovidesavarietyofclassesincludingexerciseandcomputer.Volunteeringcanalsobeagoodsuggestionandprovideanopportu-nityforseniorstointeractwithotherpeoplei.e.LivewellColorado.Seniorsrequiringlong-termcareForestStreetCompassionateCareCentercanhelpprovide24hourskillednursingrehabilitationmem-orycareandrespiteservices.Wecanassistfamilymembersandcaregiv-erswithgainingaccesstoresourcesandinformationthatwillallowthemmaintaintheirhealthandindepen-dencefornochargei.e.helpwithcompletingaMedicaidapplicationsettinguptransportationandorfindingSeniorHousing.FamilymembersandfriendscanalsocontacttheCountyDepartmentofHumanSocialServicesat800221-3943andorColoradoEldercarePlanningCouncilCoEPCat800989-8137toreceiveinfor-mationaboutfreeresourcesavail-abletoseniors.Youcanalsovisitbenefitscheckup.orgtofindbenefitswhichseniorsmaybeeligible.FormoreinformationonForestStreetCompassionateCareCenteraskillednursingfacilitylocatedinthecommunityofNortheastParkHillorourCommunityOutreachLiaisonProgram.Pleasevisithttpwww.forestst.orgcall303393.7600orstopbyandvisitusat3345ForestStreetDenverCO80207.ELDERCAREAnEmergingIssueByMayaWheelerMHAMayaWheelerSevenisthenumberofcomplete-nessandperfectionbothphysicalandspiritual.ItderivesmuchofitsmeaningfrombeingtieddirectlytoGodscreationofallthings.ThisyearJefferyandLeslieBollingcelebratedtheirseventhweddinganniversaryandwetookamomenttolookathowfartheyhavecomebythegraceandmercyofGod.JefferyopenedJefferyBJewelersonGartrellatE-470in2011afterbeingadiamondsalesmanontheroadforovertwentyyears.Hewasnewlymar-riedandwantedtosettleinColoradotomakeahomeforhisbrideandson.Christianhissonwouldbegraduatingfromhighschoolandstartingcollegeclassessothetimingwasperfect.Thestorewasawelcomedadditiontoathrivingcommunityandtheneighbor-ingdevelopmentslikeHeritageEagleBendsupportedtheireverymove.Thecustomdesignsandoneofakindpieceswereflyingofftheshelftothedelightoftheownersandcustomers.Smallminorityownedbusinesseshaveescalatedsincetheinaugurationofour44th45thpresidentandtheopportunitytobuildafamilybusinessforhischildrenhasalwaysbeenpara-mountforJeffery.Hehasadaughterandsonwhohaveinvestedcount-lesshoursencouragingtheirfatherandcontributingtothegrowthofthestore.Helaughsattheprospectofhisgrandchildrenstandingbehindthecounterswaitingoncustomerstwentyyearsfromnow.WheneverhisdaughterschildrenvisitheletsthemrunthroughthestoresitatthecounterandwinksproclaimingOnedaytheywillhelptheirMomandunclerunJefferyB.WhetherapipedreamornotbecauseweallknowchildrenmustfindtheirwayitfuelsthefireforJefferyBollingtohopoutofbedandgreethiscustomerswiththatwinningsmileandgenuineenthusiasmforthebusiness.JefferyBJewelersrecentlymovedtoSouthlandsMallandhesstrategicallychangingthefocusofthestore.WithstateoftheartcomputerdesigningsoftwareJefferywillconcentrateoncustomweddingdesignsandoneofakindkeepsakesforhisclients.Overthelastthreeyearshehascarefullyselectedjewelryforhisclienteleandareviewoftheinventorywillhelpstreamlinetheofferingstogivetheircustomersamoreboutiquejewelryexperience.IfyouarefamiliarwithSouthlandsMallheisacrossfromWalmart.Stopinandtellhimyoureadaboutthestoreinthismagazineanddontbesurprisedifheoffersyouadiscountforthemention.Theretailbusinesscanconsumeyourtimeandleavelittleopportu-nityforsocializingandextraactivi-ties.JefferyandLesliearecarefultomanagetheirtimebydiningoutasafamilyandattendingchurchregularlyasaunit.JefferysingsinthechurchchoirandLeslieisactivewithchurchandciviccommittees.Theyappreciatetheirloyalcustomersandtheyexpresstheirgratitudebydonatingtimeandefforttothecommunity.Manymarvelatacouplewhocanworkplayandworshiptogetherbuttheyputintheworktomakethepiecesfit.Theyareacoupledeterminedtoofferthei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