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Vintage

Vintage is your local Area Agency on Aging and the Alpine region’s aging expert – ensuring that all of us have access to the supports, services, and resources we need when we’re older.

We offer services to individuals sixty and older and caregivers, including transportation, financial assistance for dental needs, Medicare counseling, meals, caregiver programs, financial assistance for chores and other services in the home, evidence-based health programs, legal assistance, educational programs, and more! We serve Eagle, Grand, Jackson, Pitkin, Routt, and Summit counties.

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Services

Ship Medicare

Medicare counseling through SHIP (State Health Insurance and Assistance Program) provides free, one-on-one counseling and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers. Anyone with Medicare-related questions can contact the SHIP program, even if they are not currently enrolled in Medicare. The SHIP Medicare program is comprised of local, dedicated, and certified volunteers who assist during Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period, (October 15 – December 7) and provide presentations and information throughout the year.

Caregiver Programs

Vintage provides various supports that help family caregivers care for older adults in their homes for as long as possible. Vintage can provide general information and referrals, financial assistance, counseling, information about local support groups, and caregiver trainings and conferences.

Transportation Voucher Program

Vintage provides mileage reimbursement and financial assistance to individuals to get where they need to go, be it a medical appointment, grocery store, or to spend time with loved ones.

In-Home Services Program

The in-home voucher program provides financial assistance for those needing personal care, in-home services, and chores completed in their home.

Dental & Vision Voucher Programs

Vintage provides financial assistance through a voucher program for dental and vision needs, which are generally not covered under Medicare or Medicaid. The dental voucher program provides up to $500 for dental needs and $150 for vision needs. Vintage also provides funding for eligible clients through the Colorado Dental Health Care Program for Low-Income Older Adults.

Long Term Care Ombudsman

Certified Ombudsmen are advocates for residents who live in nursing homes and assisted living facilities and are available to ensure your rights are respected, and wishes are met. Ombudsmen are trained to receive complaints and resolve problems in situations involving quality of care, use of restraints, transfer and discharge, abuse, and other aspects of resident dignity and rights. Ombudsman services are free, confidential, and resident directed.
Erin Fisher

Erin Fisher

Director
970-455-1067
Erin Fisher is the Director of Vintage. Erin has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Berry College and a master’s degree in gerontology from Georgia State University. She enjoys skiing, stand up paddleboarding, hiking 14ers, traveling, and watching SEC college football when she’s not working with older adults and...
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TESTIMONIAL

NWCCOG Region 12 Team

"I can't say enough great things about the Region 12 team" Erica Reinhard, Colorado Office of Adult Aging & Disability Services "I also appreciate that Region 12 takes things on that really benefit all AAAs." -

Success Story

Vintage Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

According to a September 2020 AARP report, experts, resident advocates, and those with loved ones on the inside long term care facilities say that the COVID lockdown is fueling a mental health crisis that's amplifying the devastating impacts of the pandemic on the long-term care industry. Even before the pandemic, social isolation and loneliness were…

Success Story

Vintage Dental & Vision Voucher Programs

One recipient of Vintage Dental & Vision Voucher Programs recipient recently had an abscessed molar that they did not want to have pulled. This person was missing molars on both sides of the mouth, so this molar is crucial to being able to chew. Due to underlying health issues, the abscessed molar put this person…

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Vintage In-Home Services Program

One recipient of the In-Home Services Program stated this year that “having been a caretaker for elderly before, I know how important it is for people to stay in their own homes. Without finding this would be impossible. I would like to stay in my home and without these resources, it would be nearly impossible.”

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Vintage Transportation Voucher Program

One recipient who uses the Transportation Voucher Program for mileage reimbursement has a health condition which limits the type of food she eats. Due to her rural location, she has to travel more than an hour each way to purchase food at a grocery store with a larger selection to meet her needs and for…

Success Story

Vintage Caregiver Programs

One of Summit County’s caregivers recently said that Vintage’s Caregiver Program “…gives us, caregivers, the sense that we are appreciated and support is given for respite. Thank you.”

Success Story

Vintage Ship Medicare

One Vintage SHIP counseling recipient said of the program in 2020, “I needed to have my heart medication refilled. It was in January and the co-pay for the medicine was more than I could afford. The organization that I contacted paid the co-pay and I was able to get my heart medicine, keeping me from…

Older Adult 2020 Housing Needs Assessment

Published in March 2020, report provides context sections and outlines ideal local regulations for more accessible homes, provides a list of actions for local implementation, and pullout sections with overview for each of 7 counties. Report was written by Mary Kenyon of Impact Marketing Aspen and was funded jointly through Vintage and DOLA COG-cycle grant with the purpose of highlighting the importance of older adults to the workforce, and that both public and private housing projects can and should tailor interior details to be aging-friendly. Age friendly housing is not just about medically supervised continuum of care facilities. Hard Copies still available.

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