Douglas County Senior Life Expo offers free resources for older adults

Older adults and the family members helping them weigh housing, rides and home care found a one-stop resource fair at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock. Douglas County’s Senior Life Expo ran from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on June 3 and was free, with free parking and food and drinks available on site.

The expo brought together organizations and businesses that work in some of the hardest parts of aging in place: housing, home care, insurance, transportation, estate planning, wellness and senior living services. Douglas County also built the day around educational seminars, demonstrations and giveaways, a format that fit the practical decisions many households face when an older parent needs more help but wants to stay in the community.

That question is increasingly central in Douglas County, where the county says adults over 60 are part of its fastest-growing population. The county’s Older Adult Initiative is backed by a $1.5 million investment from the Board of Douglas County Commissioners, and county materials point residents to a mailed guide, an online resource search tool and phone navigation support. In 2023, county outreach identified four top priorities for older adults: housing, in-home services, access to information and transportation.

Those priorities showed up again in the kinds of services county brochures say are available. Transportation options include door-to-door rides for medical appointments, essential errands and quality-of-life trips, along with a circulator pilot serving housing communities in Castle Rock and making stops for groceries, shopping and medical facilities. Other supports include meal delivery, homemaker services, chore services, connect-and-care calls, CAPABLE accessibility services and an older-adult housing needs assessment.

The county has tried to keep the conversation going beyond a single event. It hosted a Resource Fair and Live Town Hall for Older Adults on June 11, 2025, at the Philip S. Miller Building in Castle Rock, framing that gathering as part of a longer effort built from dozens of listening events since 2023. The Seniors’ Council of Douglas County also meets free and open to the public on the first Thursday of each month at 10 a.m., and county listings say the group can be reached at 303-663-7681.

For families trying to sort out whether a parent needs a new housing plan, more rides or added in-home support, the expo offered a rare chance to compare those options in one place. In a county spread across multiple communities, that kind of centralized access is more than convenient: it is part of the infrastructure of aging well at home.