Difference Makers

Zionsville Students Deliver Holiday Totes to Seniors

December 18, 2019
Zionsville High School Students Deliver Holiday Totes to Seniors

On Friday, Dec. 13, ten students from Zionsville Community High School’s Customized Learning Program boarded a Way2Go shuttle. Karren (Sondrini) Brooks, director of CICOA’s Way2Go transportation service and their driver…

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Herman & Kittle Supports CICOA’s Holiday Assistance Program

December 13, 2019
Herman & Kittle employees volunteer at CICOA for holidays

Herman & Kittle Properties has been a valued partner with CICOA at the Nora Commons senior apartment complex for 10 years. While the Herman & Kittle team specializes in real…

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What It’s All About

September 30, 2019
Office Team Building Volunteer Project

What began nine years ago as a simple team building exercise for staff turned into so much more. William Anderson, vice president of business development at United Home Healthcare, recalled…

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CICOA Honors Conner Prairie for Working to Help People with Dementia

July 18, 2019
Conner Prairie

When CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions was looking for partners to help expand Dementia Friends Indiana, it turned to Conner Prairie in Fishers. The living history museum embraced the idea…

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Indy Physician Passionate About Educating Future Doctors About Dementia

July 18, 2019
Dr. Diane Healey Award

Dr. Diane Healey has high expectations for primary care residents during their geriatric rotations at St. Vincent Health Care Center for Healthy Aging. She thinks it’s vital that residents not…

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Retired Noblesville Engineer Becomes Full-Time Volunteer

July 17, 2019
Senior Volunteer of the Year Award Winner

CICOA honors Lamar Ziegler as 2019 Senior Volunteer of the Year After people retire, they often spend their time golfing, traveling or working on a hobby. Not Lamar Ziegler. The…

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Board Member Reflects on Caring for a Grandmother With Dementia

June 26, 2019
Brianna Saunders

When Brianna Saunders was 24, she took on the role of primary caregiver for her grandmother Evelyn, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Brianna cared for Evelyn for the last 10…

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CICOA Client Brings Unique Voice to Board of Directors

February 27, 2019
CICOA Volunteer Case Calvert

What would life be without CICOA? Case Calvert pauses. It’s a question he’s never considered. He doesn’t really want to think about it. “I’d hate to have to go through…

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Two Women Find Friendship Through CICOA

January 16, 2019
CICOA Friendly Visitor

Diane Kobylinski was flipping through IndyBoomer Magazine when an article caught her eye: “The Rise of the Elder Orphan.” The article was about a CICOA program designed to help stave off depression…

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Carmel Woman Makes Time to Brighten a Senior’s Holiday

December 19, 2018
volunteer Kim Borges holding a pumpkin pie

Kim Borges juggles a lot of things in life. She has a demanding job that often takes her on the road marketing the good things Regions Bank is doing throughout…

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