Allies in Aging Blog

Across our region, there are older adults who no longer have the ability to safely make their own medical or financial decisions and who have no family members or trusted friends able to step into that role. For these vulnerable seniors, the work of the Yellowstone County Guardianship Council provides critical protection, advocacy, and dignity. The Yellowstone County Guardianship Council, a program of Allies in Aging, is the only organized volunteer response of its kind servi

The weather is getting warmer, and we are heading into summer! I have a teenager who is going to Helena this summer to work for a relative and get some “life experience.” He is my youngest, and I’m having a hard time with the thought of him being gone all summer! He is so determined to be an adult! Honestly, I tell him adulting isn’t that great, don’t be in such a hurry to grow up! I am proud of his work ethic and determination, but I will miss him this summer! On the p