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PIKES PEAK a Historical Vacation at a National Park Lodge PIKES PEAK SENIOR NEWS QUARTERLY LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE SPRING 2020 March is Brain Injury Awareness Month St. Patrick’s Day - Irish Myths and Legends A Historical Vacation at America’s a National Park Lodge Canine Military Heroes SERVING EL PASO, DOUGLAS, TELLER & PUEBLO COUNTIES Now you have even more to keep you healthy close to home. UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital serves Woodland Park, Teller County and the Pikes Peak region with a higher level of health care, including heart care, pulmonology, radiology, emergency care, family medicine, general surgery and physical therapy. We also offer these specialties to better care for you: • Breast surgery • Ear, nose and throat • Gastroenterology • Gynecology • Cancer care • Neurology • Orthopedics • Vascular surgery Pikes Peak Regional Hospital 16420 W. U.S. Highway 24 Woodland Park, CO 80863 18-HOSP-2622 LIVE EXTRAORDINARY PIKES PEAK SENIOR NEWS · 2 Contents Spring 2020 PIKES PEAK SENIOR NEWS Contents Quarterly Lifestyle Magazine StaFF South Korean Seniors Publisher 5 • Anne Jensen • 10 Things about Rocky Mountain PACE 6 Managing Editor 8 • National Parks’ Historic Lodges Trevor Phipps 10 • Pat Priest’s Munster Memories Graphic Design Mike Biles 12 • Discovery Space Museum Canine Heroes Graphics 14 • Cyndia Lee 16 • Legends Of Ancient Faeries Contributing Writers 18 • The Legends Surrounding St. Patrick Rick Sheridan, Nancy Parker Brumnett, 20 • Crossword Frank Sinclair, Do You Need a Home Modification? Kent Jarnig, 22 • Glenn Vollmeck, • Former Local News Anchor Takes Karli Johnson, 24 Bill Stanley, On New Rewarding Career Nick Thomas, Mary Shibilski, Silver Key Celebrates 50 Years 26 • Nikki Stewart, • How to Become a Paid Caregiver and Audrey Jensen 28 30 • Services For Homeless Veterans Advertising Anne Jensen 33 • A Plan for Your House [email protected] (719) 321-1971 34 • Becoming Aware About Brain Injuries Letters to the Editor Trevor Phipps 37 • Faith Through Older Eyes [email protected] 39 • Faith & Values: Clarity (719) 761-9489 • Continuing Education For Seniors Website 41 pikespeakseniornews.com 43 • Recipes pg 8 pg 10 PIKES PEAK SENIOR NeWS · 3 School District 11 Provides Fantastic Educational Opportunities District 11 provides classes and programs to meet the unique needs of all students. • Stimulating STEM/STEAM Programs • IB Programs at Elementary, Middle, and High School Levels • A Public Montessori School • Early College High School • Automotive Maintenance Program • Agricultural Design Program • Civil Engineering Program • Biomedical Science Program • Arts-Focused Programs • And Much More! At District 11, we dare to empower the whole student to profoundly impact our world. Inspire every mind. PIKES PEAK SENIOR NEWS · 4 Senior Lifestyle South Korean Seniors Know How To Have Fun By Rick Sheridan The writers here at the Pikes forecasts that by Peak Senior News are continually 2067, almost half looking for ways that the Colorado of the country’s Springs area seniors can enjoy population could their lives more. Sometimes these consist of people innovations come from overseas. over 65. According to an ABC News report Another popular from November 2019, seniors activity for seniors is in South Korea stay young with known as noraebang, active participation in dance or Korean-style parties, fashion shows and other karaoke. These in South Korea is to get seniors cultural activities. Twice a week, private singing rooms are an involved in fashion shows. seniors in Seoul,South Korea essential a part of Korean life. The Show Project, a modeling academy and agency, offers gather to dance their afternoons Noraebang can be found on just special training programs for away at local discos. Many of the about every block in the bigger seniors wanting to walk the senior’s dress in creative outfits cities. Often these karaoke rooms runway. Their lessons on runway- with unusual sunglasses and are themed and offer a selection of walking and posing techniques battery powered lights flickering costumes that visitors can use. are specifically designed to from their heads. Some dress in While noraebang can differ greatly accommodate students who 1970s bell-bottoms and other in décor, they all have one thing are mainly in their 50s and retro fashions. This disco party is in common: a song list. This list 60s. They often have different specifically reserved for people features the titles of available levels of stamina, muscular over 60, and often attracts several songs and their numerical strength, cognitive abilities, dozen participants. The weekly codes. Background melodies are and expressiveness from the senior disco party has also given usually very simple, but feature traditionally younger models. “It’s participants a chance to socialize a countdown indicating where not really about achieving fame. with others from similar or different you should begin singing and It’s about being truly happy, stylish, socioeconomic backgrounds, and letters that change color as you and graceful,” said one of the to build lasting friendships. sing. The noraebang for Korean participants. seniors adapt the pace for their This disco is one example of the participants. These participants Programs for South Korea’s senior local government and private range from highly talented to citizens include both private and sector’s efforts to keep South just plain awful. The others governmental efforts. Korea Health Korea’s elderly population healthy seem to love it when the awful Industry Development Institute and socially engaged. As of singers sing off-key. Noraebang estimated that the market targeting 2018, senior citizens accounted offers the perfect opportunity for the senior population, dubbed for nearly 15% of South Korean seniors to have a great time with the “silver economy,” will grow to population. A record-low birth friends without worrying about be a nearly 73 trillion KRW ($62.1 rate and increased life expectancy billion) industry by 2020 in eight embarrassing themselves in public. have contributed to a fast-growing sectors, notably in leisure and aging population. Statistics Korea Yet another idea that is popular entertainment. PIKES PEAK SENIOR NeWS · 5 Senior Lifestyle 10 Things You Should Know about Rocky Mountain PACE By Mary Shibilski Rocky Mountain PACE is a On average PACE nonprofit that serves select zip enrollees experience codes in El Paso county. We reduced hospital 8. Each PACE participant provide coordinated health care admissions, decreased re- to adults 55 & older to keep them hospitalizations and reduced has an Interdisciplinary Team healthy, happy and independent. ER visits. This is because coordinating their health plan Here are 10 things we want PACE provides seniors better to ensure they get the best people to know about Rocky preventative care. individualized care possible. Mountain PACE: 5. Despite being at a nursing home 9. Rocky Mountain PACE level of care, PACE participants 1. PACE is a nationwide program! provides transportation for There are approximately 129 have a much lower risk of being PACE programs in 31 states. admitted to nursing homes. participants to and from medical Instead, most seniors stay appointments, or so they can 2. 95% of seniors enrolled in PACE independent in their homes longer. have a meal and socialize in our programs live independently in day center. their communities. 6. 97.5% of family member caregivers would recommend 10. Participants are the most 3. PACE saves taxpayer dollars! PACE to someone in a similar Each state pays its PACE program situation. More than 58% of important members of their 13% less on average than the those caregivers experienced PACE team! cost of caring for a comparable less burden after their family population through other Medicaid member enrolled in PACE. If you have a family member or services, including nursing homes friend that you think could benefit and home/community-based 7. PACE integrates and from Rocky Mountain PACE, waiver programs. coordinates care for participants across all medical settings please reach out to us at 4. PACE provides high quality including their medications, 719-314-2327 or visit our outcomes for its participants. transportation and meals. website: www.RMHCare.org PIKES PEAK SENIOR NeWS · 6 Senior Lifestyle Rocky Mountain PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) provides innovative, coordinated health care for seniors, assisting participants so they can live enjoyable, independent lives. Our goal is to keep people living in the community as independently as possible, for as long as possible. Here’s how PACE can make your health care stress-free: Transportation from your home to your medical appointments and our adult day health center. Coordinated health care that makes it easy to access highly qualified doctors, nurses, and specialists. Our staff and other seniors just like you create a caring community that will help you thrive. A wide variety of exciting activities and events to keep you active and engaged. Call now to join us for lunch and a tour! (719) 314-2327 RMHCare.org PIKES PEAK SENIOR NeWS · 7 Vacation at the National Parks’ Historic Lodges By Rick Sheridan LeConte Lodge, Great Smoky Mountains National Park One of the most amazing travel experiences is to one of the oldest in Hawaii. It began as a grass hut in stay at one of the national park hotels or lodges. 1846. Now it offers rooms overlooking Halema’uma’u Many of these lodges have great views, comfortable Crater, as well as less expensive rustic one-room accommodations, along with individual charm. The cabins and campsites. One thing I remember prices for the accommodation ranges by location. It is from my trip was the large number of letters and generally less expensive after the peak tourist season. testimonials from various celebrities posted on the If the price is still out of your budget, you can hang wall who had visited the lodge. Please be aware out in the spacious living room area and enjoy a cup that the various volcanic eruptions can affect the of coffee.
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