Elder Life Advisors is the first stop for families with elderly parents in challenging circumstances. As an adult child, you may need help with decisions about senior housing or living arrangements; conserving financial resources; arranging the right services for care and support. Our aim is to:

•  Equip families to better understand and confront the challenges, opportunities, and risks associated with aging of parents;
  

•  Cut through the confusion of complex issues and multiple choices. We help you to make wise, cost effective decisions -- centered on the best interests of the elderly person;
  

•  Facilitate family communication and commitment, with the goal of equitable, shared responsibility for the care of elderly parents.

We offer personal consulting, seminars, workshops, and special events.

Background

Elder Life Advisors, LLC is based in Littleton, Colorado. Our primary focus is to serve elderly clients who live in the Colorado Front Range area, including Denver Metro, Boulder, Fort Collins, and Colorado Springs. Clients who are adult children of aging parents may live anywhere in the U.S. or the world.

Arnie Snyder, principal owner, has worked to benefit seniors and their families for the past ten years. As personal advisor to elderly and their adult children, he assists elders to live as independently as possible; to conserve financial resources; and to create a family-friendly support network. One of our goals is to help you make more definite plans for an indefinite future.

Our commitment to help with elder concerns is coupled with Arnie's extensive background as an independent management consultant. He has advised professional firms in the development and delivery of services to meet seniors' needs: estate design/planned giving; conservator/guardianship; and financial services. The Elder Life Advisors team includes elder services professionals with specialized experience, ready to assist individual clients based on their needs and unique circumstances.

Arnie first became acquainted with the needs of aging parents through the experience of his own family. One of five adult children, he worked with his siblings to plan a safe, secure alternative living arrangement for his parents a dozen years ago. The family navigated through the unfamiliar terrain of family meetings amid pressing needs and the uncertainty of future events. After careful consideration, the family pooled their resources to purchase a modest cottage, located across the street from one sister. Besides providing a warm, comfortable home and regular family contact for their parents, it grew into a family project that drew everyone closer together. It united the family in a thoughtful plan of caregiving and service, even though the siblings reside in four different states. The many small acts of mutual sacrifice have built a stronger, more loving family.

This experience demonstrated to our family that long term care is not necessarily expensive or complicated, though corporate advertising may imply that it is. It has taught us that the challenges associated with aging of parents need not tear families apart, but can instead present a unique opportunity to draw families closer together. It has shown us that planning ahead, thoughtful decision-making, and honest communication can save a great deal money and hardship.

Influenced by this personal experience, Arnie chose to invest in the well-being of seniors, regardless of their resources or housing situation. For nearly five years, he was a Certified Long Term Care Ombudsman, advocating for resident care and quality of life at a 200-bed nursing home in the Denver area. Arnie is also co-founder of Washington Park Cares, Inc. a non-profit membership organization devoted to helping seniors over the age of 55 remain in their own homes and community as they grow older. He has been involved with Washington Park Cares since 2006 and serves on the board of directors. He serves on the Jefferson County Aging Well Task Force Housing Subcommittee.

Elder Life Advisors, LLC is a trade name for OAS Interactive Services, LLC, established in 1998. The mission of Elder Life Advisors is to empower older adults to enjoy safe, secure, and fulfilled lives.