Improve your health by joining Aspen Club
If you’re over 50 and looking to improve your health, Aspen Club is for you. Below you’ll find dozens of opportunities to get healthier, happier and improve your overall well-being.
Click on a tab below to view all Aspen Club opportunities. Please call 970-495-8560 if you have any questions.
Get social with Aspen Club!
2018 Walking Clubs
- Fort Collins
- Greeley
- Loveland
Fitness classes
- Strong Women, Healthy Bones
- PWR – Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery
- Yoga (chair yoga, gentle yoga and focused yoga)
- Core Strength
- Tai Chi for Healthy Living (beginning, intermediate and advanced)
- Tai Chi for Balance
- Strength, Agility and Stability
- Men – loosen up
Amazing in Aging event
Enjoy the Aspen Club’s annual “signature” event featuring UCHealth and community booths, music and keynote presentations. Stay tuned for this year’s date!
More information
For more information, please call the Senior Services/Aspen Club staff at 970-495-8560 (Fort Collins) or 970-624-1860 (Loveland) or 970-313-2796 (Greeley). You can also e-mail us at aspenclub@uchealth.org.
Get checked with Aspen Club!
Screenings are free unless otherwise noted. Call 970-495-8560 for more information.
Blood-pressure clinics
Drop-in blood pressure checks are available the following times and locations (excluding holidays):
- The 3rd Wednesday of every month, 10 to 11 a.m., Birchwood Apartments, 2830 27th St. Lane
- The 3rd Thursday of every month, 11 a.m. to noon, DMA Plaza in Fort Collins.
- The 4th Monday of every month, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Chilson Senior Center in Loveland.
- The 4th Tuesday of every month, 9 to 11 a.m., 1025 Garfield, Suite A
- The last Friday of every month, 10 to 11 a.m., Rodarte Center in Greeley.
This is an opportunity to ask questions about basic health-related concerns and medications, get tips on healthy lifestyles and find community resources.
Low cost laboratory tests
>> View/download our list of direct laboratory services
Call to get UCHealth lab locations: 970-495-8560.
No appointments are necessary. You must present your membership card and pay at time of service.
Bone density screening
Bone density is measured in the heel using a special ultrasound test. Information is useful for identifying the risk of developing osteoporosis. There is a $12 fee.
Flu shots
Immunization clinics scheduled every fall for those on Medicare.
Healthy Heart screening
The UCHealth Healthy Hearts club provides a cardiovascular screening and stroke risk assessment that includes a blood pressure check, cholesterol screening and healthy lifestyle counseling. Suggested donation is $25.
Hearing screenings
Certified audiologists check for hearing loss and are available to answer questions about hearing aids. Offered in Loveland, Fort Collins, and Greeley.
Lung function tests
UCHealth respiratory care practices offer the pulmonary function test, which measures airflow in and out of your lungs. Offered in the fall at no cost.
Medication and supplement review
Meet with a knowledgeable pharmacist to review your medications for duplications, safety and possible adverse reactions.
Skin cancer screening
Each spring, local dermatologists provide this free screening as a community service. The purpose is to detect any unusual skin conditions, marks, moles, discoloration, and other skin abnormalities. Watch your newsletter for the date and registration information.
Glaucoma screenings
Tests the pressure in your eyes for glaucoma.
Get informed with Aspen Club!
Web Resources
AARP
Eldercare Network
Larimer County Office on Aging
Social Security
National Council on Aging’s Benefits Checkup
Colorado Gerontological Society
Medicare
Weld County Office on Aging
Eldercare Locator
Newsletter
Our informative bi-monthly newsletter features detailed listings on our programs, events, health screenings, ongoing services, health system and community news, and pertinent health and wellness information.
Pre-registration for events and classes is required by calling:
- 970-495-8560 (Fort Collins)
- 970-624-1860 (Loveland) or
- 970-313-2796 (Greeley).
Evidence-based programs
- Chronic disease
- Enhance Wellness
- Live Well classes
- Strong Women, Healthy Bones
- Strong Women, Healthy Hearts
- PWR (Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery)
- Are You Hungry? Mindful Eating
- Fitness and nutrition
- Fall prevention classes
- Stepping On
- Tai Chi for Balance
- Caregiving programs
- Powerful Tools for Caregivers
- Stress Busters for Family Caregivers
Fitness opportunities
Aspen Club offers a variety of exercise classes, including Yoga, Core Strength, Beginning Exercise, Strong Women/Healthy Bones and Tai Chi, PWR (Parkinsons). Call for current schedules and fees.
Walking groups meet in Loveland, Fort Collins, and Greeley from May through October.
Call for current schedules and fees.
One-on-one exercise / fitness consultations with an exercise physiologist will help you start or continue safe and effective exercising, share tips for cardiovascular, strength and flexibility improvement. Fee is $30.
Foot health services
- Foot reflexology: 20-minute sessions that promote relaxation, stress reduction and pain relief.
- Toenail clipping service
Medicare counseling and assistance
As the Larimer & Weld Counties Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP), the Aspen Club provides trained counselors to answer your questions about Medicare choices, supplemental insurance, prescription drug plans, Medicare Advantage Plans, and coordination with employer plans. Please call to schedule a personal appointment.
Caregiver education
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a six-week class offered several times each year with helpful strategies for current and future caregivers. The Aspen Club also has resources that provide helpful caregiver tips and information about community resources.
Nutrition education and consultations
We offer classes on healthy eating to help various disease conditions, food safety, super foods, meal planning for one or two, and other nutrition-related topics. Watch your newsletter for these classes.
Learn more about any special dietary concerns you may have, plus information about healthy eating and meal planning with a “one-on-one” consultation. Fee is $30.
Advance Care Planning
Education classes on end of life planning, and assistance completing forms such as living will, Durable Power of Attorney for health care, and CPR directives.
Cafeteria discounts
Aspen Club members enjoy a 10 percent discount in the PVH and MCR cafeterias.
Information & referral
The Senior Services / Aspen Club program has information about hospital and community services and resources.
Legal and financial education classes
Financial, legal and estate planning workshops offered in partnership with the PVH and MCR Foundations.
Sidewalk Safety
Complimentary bags of “ice-melt” are available for members to use on slippery sidewalks around their homes. The goal of this program is to prevent falls. Salt is available November through February, or while supplies last.
Therapeutic Mini-Massage
This drop-in service is available at PVH, MCR and Greeley Medical Clinic with certified massage therapists. Ten-minute chair massages cost $10; a 20-minute chair massage costs $20. No appointments necessary.
AARP Driver Safety Program
Aspen Club is a co-sponsor of AARP Driver Safety classes. Participants may receive a discount on their automobile insurance premiums upon completing this class. Sessions are offered throughout the region. Cost for AARP members is $15, Non-AARP members is $20.