Created in 2017, today the Colorado Coalition for Aging Research and Education (CoCARE) includes seven universities involved in aging research and education. Each member of the CoCARE consortium brings a different area, or areas of expertise to the group, collectively this allows CoCARE to bring more expertise and capacity in their efforts to address some of the most challenging issues related to older populations.

CoCARE identified four priority areas they will begin to develop action plans around. The four areas are isolation; ageism; provider workforce; and state organization and policies on aging. For each topic, CoCARE will work to develop new policies, collaborate on research, and create grassroots programming on campus and in their communities to raise awareness around these important issues.

Growing Trend in the Field of Aging: Collaboration

CoCARE is an encouraging example of how breaking down silos and working together can accelerate and improve results. It also speaks to a growing recognition that issues related to aging know no boundaries and requires an expansion of our networks - and imaginations – to build a more integrated, cross-sector community focused on designing a better way for us all to experience our later years.