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Veteran Pinning – Arthur Sidney Roberts

July 31, 2019 by Elizabeth Neufeld

Arthur Sidney Roberts served in the United States Navy for four years on an oil tanker during the Korean War. One of his fondest memories while in service, Art (as he prefers to be called), traveled to Australia and visited Christ Church during the same time period that President Eisenhower was touring the island nation. To this day, Art still brags how he has been to both poles while serving his country.

As an ordained minister, Art had the honor of presiding over his granddaughter’s wedding last month, just days after being diagnosed with ALS. He represents America with a love of family, country, and baseball. In fact, Art played on a softball league at 83 years old until this past March. He finished his softball season allowing only one walk as a pitcher.

Art’s family gathered on Sunday, July 21st, 2019 to celebrate his 84th birthday and to honor his service in the U.S. Navy with a veteran pinning ceremony. His home in Longmont, Colorado was filled with his family and friends as the TRU Community Care team arrived and prepared for the ceremony. 

TRU volunteer and fellow veteran of the Korean War, John Franko, began the ceremony with an introduction paying tribute to Art’s service in the military. Art’s loved ones watched as he received his pin and honorary military salute. 

There was a depth of reverence for the sacrifices made by these men, seemingly strangers but brought together by a common thread, their service to our country. John continued the ceremony by giving Art a star saved from a retired American flag that is given only to military veterans and first responders stating, 

“I am part of our American flag that has flown over the United States. I can no longer fly, the sun has caused me to be tattered and torn. Please carry me as a reminder that you are not forgotten”. 

Arthur was filled with deep gratitude, mutual respect, and joy in response to the ceremony. You couldn’t help but perceive the profound and wholehearted life in service to others that Art has lived and carries with him through his family. 

TRU Community Care offers and produces Veteran Pinning Ceremonies to honor their service to the United States Military. Veterans, who are near the end of their life, share their experiences both leading up to and during the ceremony. The retelling of stories is an important part of what TRU Community Care offers to individuals nearing the end of their life.

To read more by TRU Community Care, please visit https://www.trucare.org/blog.

Filed Under: Community, Uncategorized Tagged With: Longmont, support, veteran, colorado, community, service, care, Boulder

TRU PACE Celebrates 2nd Birthday with a Prom!

April 29, 2019 by Elizabeth Neufeld

TRU Community Care’s program, TRU PACE, celebrated its second year with a prom last Thursday for all of their participants and staff!

A day to honor the success, growth, and future health of the TRU PACE community.

Since opening the TRU PACE program in 2017, this innovative model has served more than 154 participants. The PACE model is designed to provide a community of all-inclusive care for individuals in need of nursing-home-level services, helping them to live as independently as possible. Events like the TRU PACE Prom highlight the many social benefits of the PACE model.

Joy, laughter, and smiles fill the room, making it quite evident the value and need of this program for the elderly, in illness and in health. TRU Community Care is devoted to making sure that life is supported and cared for at every moment.

PACE, Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, is a permanent Medicare program, established in 1997. The program is an essential part of TRU Community Care as it supports a variety of acute, preventative, and long term continuance services that are sustained in health care services and integrated by the community of TRU.

The purpose of the PACE program is focused on providing a unified community of health care services to support the following:

  • An enhanced quality of life
  • Maximized dignity of and respect for older adults
  • Participants autonomy – to live at home, with their community, for as long as medically and socially possible
  • Preservation and support of the participant’s family unit

Each service of PACE is crucial to providing well-rounded health for the participant that supports their mind, body, and disposition in life.

All of the members that make up the TRU PACE program are essential to supporting TRU Community Care’s mission and experiences like the TRU PACE Prom!

According to the 2010 census, only 3.1% of older adults in need of care lived in nursing homes, most prefer to stay at home. TRU Community Care provides every service possible for these transitions faced later in life, in and with a community of experts, volunteers, and families.

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TRU PACE is a program of TRU Community Care, a Colorado-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Though the PACE program is a part of the Medicare/Medicaid governmental program, donation-based support is necessary to maintain a high level of health, community, and support that is so necessary to the participants.

You can donate is so many ways!

To learn more about how you can volunteer and/or donate, please visit: https://www.trucare.org/giving-back/ways-to-donate/.

For more information about TRU PACE, please visit: https://www.pace.trucare.org/.


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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: program, home, nursing, inclusive, elderly, pallative, colorado, true, community, service, prom, celebrate, birthday, compassion, care, TRU, nonprofit, hospice, Boulder

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About TRU

TRU Community Care (TRU) affirms life at every step of your journey with illness and loss. Our vision is to lead a healthcare transformation by engaging with our communities and offering innovative, meaningful care for those living with illness and loss.

Founded as Boulder Hospice in 1976, TRU is a Colorado-licensed, Medicare and Medicaid-certified, nonprofit health care organization serving Boulder, Broomfield, Adams, Jefferson, Arapahoe, Denver, and Weld Counties and beyond. With a focus on providing a continuum of care for members of our community living with advanced illness and loss, TRU’s programs include TRU Hospice, TRU PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), TRU Palliative Care, Landmark Memory Care, and TRU Grief Services.

TRU Hospice is proudly accredited by The Joint Commission and is a five-star-level hospice in NHPCO's We Honor Veterans program created in collaboration with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). TRU is a member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE), and the National PACE Association (NPA).

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Longmont, CO 80501

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