Elderhaus plays a very important role as the first step in the continuum of care in our community by filling the gap for people not ready for assisted living or nursing-home care but who are unable to stay home alone.

Adult day care is a critical service in the continuum of care that allows individuals with disabilities and seniors who need supervision to remain in their homes. Without this service, most would end up in skilled nursing facilities.

You are all 100% professional and so well trained to deal with the things the rest of us have no expertise in.

You are all incredibly talented at what you do to help elderly people feel special and included in life.

I would not have been able to keep my mother with me without your assistance during the day; she loved going over to the Elderhaus and you all genuinely cared for her—she knew that.

The Elderhaus was "heaven sent," I would not have been able to have my Mother in Fort Collins without your assistance.

Ask any new parent what priority day care plays in their life, and I'm sure it would be a high priority. We value being able to trust and depend on the people that we would entrust to care for our children. The same is true for our parents.

You have the best job! All you have to do is go to work and love people!

I was born at Poudre Valley Hospital and I am proud to be a part of such a wonderful community. When I was growing up, I never gave any thought to who would take care of a loved one if there were a mental or physical need as they aged. I have always been a Daddy's girl, so when my father was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, I took it personal and began to learn as much as I could about the disease. As I researched Dad's disease, I didn't find anything very positive at all, so I changed my approach and decided to figure out how, as a family, we could cope with a large curve ball that life had thrown us. I found myself pondering several questions. How could Dad be active and enjoy a group of peers? How could Dad experience the changes that were about to take place mentally and physically with his body and maintain his dignity? Where were there resources and experienced caregivers that understood our concerns, our tears and our frustrations? I knew that in a community that cares so much about quality-of-life issues that there must be something right here to fulfill all of our needs. My answer was Elderhaus. Dad has done so many neat things and gone on so many fabulous field trips. He loves music, games, physical activities, learning about history, plants, astronomy, and the ocean, just to name a few of his favorite activities at Elderhaus. Elderhaus is not just a place for my father or the other participants to interact, is it an extension of our families. Just as each of us loves and cares for our family member with a disability, so does Elderhaus. Elderhaus is an integral part of our everyday, and we are so grateful to have them and blessed with the care that is given by each staff member.