Services: Therapeutic Riding and Equine Assisted Learning by PATH certified instructors. Equine partnerships with licensed Behavioral Health and Disability Service Providers. Summer camps and educational group sessions.
Cost: Please contact for more information.
Eligibility: Age, dependent on program. Please call or email hello@windwalkers.org to receive more information.
Services: Door to door bus service from your home to one of our Healthy Aging sites for lunch & activities. Tuesdays and Thursdays in Eagle and El Jebel and Wednesdays and Fridays in Minturn.
Cost: Suggested donation of $3 per ride.
Eligibility: Must be 60 or better and live within the main valley corridors. Call for service.
Services: Community volunteers help older adults get to important appointments.
Cost: Free
Eligibility: Must be 60 or better and provide at least 72 hour notice prior to the ride need. Call for notice.
Services: Housing and Care: We help clients navigate the different elder care options: home care, live in caregiver, independent living, assisted living, memory care, or skilled nursing. Our services are free but the services we refer to will require payment. We have resources that will help you determine when and how to qualify for the Medicaid waiver that covers this service. We have many, many other resources relating to getting care for older adults.
Cost: Our service is free to the client because we are compensated by our vast network of care and housing partners.
Eligibility: Clients that are 60 years or older. Either the client needs to be able to make decisions for themselves or we need someone to be helping them make those decisions. We have resources if a situation requires a power of attorney, guardian, or conservator.
Services: Challenge Aspen Community Programming (Locals) provides adaptive recreation for individuals with disabilities, physical and/or cognitive in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River Valleys. Multi-day regional programming for adults in the Roaring Fork Valley that creates inclusive participation and social opportunities for 8 weeks in the Summer, 6 weeks in the Fall, and 8 weeks in the Winter. Activities include alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, archery, cycling, bowling, etc.
Cost: Summer Daily Drop-in: $35, 2x/Week: $400. Scholarships Available, contact for more information.
Eligibility: All ages, all disabilities
Services: Certified SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) volunteers meet with Medicare beneficiaries in-person and over the phone to help them understand their medical bills, identify gaps in coverage, apply for assistance programs, help choose and enroll in plans, and investigate suspected fraud.
Cost: This program is free of charge.
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in Medicare or signing up for Medicare.
Services: Extending primary care into the community and addressing an individual’s ability to achieve personal health goals and positive health outcomes, by addressing whole-person health and connecting healthcare resources. For example; clinical monitoring (vs, sp02, EKG, Wt, INR), telehealth facilitation, phlebotomy, chronic disease management and education, medication management, nutrition consult, dementia care coordination, long term care planning, home medical care facilitation, medication administration, clinical interventions (wound, tracheostomy, ostomy, foley care).
Cost: Free
Eligibility: No requirements, appointments are necessary and can be scheduled by calling or submitting a Referral Form.
