Assisted living community opens this summer

A new, affordable assisted living community is scheduled to open in June in northwest Colorado Springs.

The complex, Point of the Pines Gardens, will offer 100 studio apartments for private-pay or Medicaid residents. All rooms are private, with their own bathrooms and all-inclusive services including housekeeping. An onsite beauty salon and large activity room with theater will serve residents.

The building was designed to fit into its natural surroundings, said Matthew Coffman, COO of Accolade Living Centers, which will operate the community.

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Artificial hip failures are causing concerns for patients

Written by Jeanne Davant

Thousands of complaints have been filed in the past few years by people whose artificial hip implants have failed.

Many of these complaints have focused on the metal-on-metal ASR and Pinnacle implants made by DePuy, a division of Johnson & Johnson. You’ve probably seen TV ads by lawyers seeking plaintiffs for class actions.

Among the symptoms reported by recipients of these artificial hips are inflammation, loosening of the hip, dislocation, metal particles and ions in the blood, pain and loss of mobility. DePuy recalled the ASR implants in 2010, and many patients have had to get them replaced.

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