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Baking for Good
No need to worry about who stole the cookie from the cookie jar since CARIE is having a bake sale, an online bake sale! CARIE is pleased to announce that we are listed among the causes at Baking for Good. Baking for Good sells delicious baked goods and delivers them fresh to your door. They donate 15% of every purchase to a cause designated by the customer. CARIE staff had the difficult task of sampling Baking for Good’s chocolate chip cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies and brownies. The treats didn’t last long and all received a thumbs-up recommendation from staff taste testers. Please visit CARIE’s page at Baking for Good and click on “support this cause” next to CARIE’s name when placing your order. Enjoy your baked goods and thanks in advance for participating in our “bake sale.”
CARIE Connection -- E-newsletter
CARIE is pleased to present our electronic newsletter, "CARIE Connection." To see past issues, click on the date of the issue listed below. Click here (or Email Sign-Up above) to register to have "CARIE Connection" delivered right to your inbox.
December 2009 CARIE Connection
November 2009 CARIE Connection
October 2009 CARIE Connection Brief - Extra Help Changes for 2010
September 2009 CARIE Connection Brief - Social Security
June 2009 CARIE Connection Brief #2 - Proposed Expanded Estate Recovery in PA
June 2009 CARIE Connection Brief - Proposed PA Department of Aging & Long Term Living
May 2009 CARIE Connection Brief - Housing Advocacy in PA
April 2009 CARIE Connection Brief - Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Update and Advocacy Effort
Please see CARIE Connection Archives for previous editions.
Ethics Concept Paper
Michele Mathes, JD, CARIE's Director of Education and Research, has written an ethics of long term care concept paper, "Relationship, Responsibility and Commitment: Cornerstones for an Ethics of Long Term Care," that describes a framework about how to make ethical decisions in long term care settings. The ethics concept paper also provides background information about CARIE's newest training offering, Competence with Compassion™: Ethical Decision-Making in the Changing Culture of Long Term Care.
CARIE's Annual Report
CARIE is pleased to present our Annual Report for July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, celebrating over 30 years of advocacy and envisioning our future. CARIE sincerely appreciates the time and contributions our supporters made during this time.
Annual Auction
CARIE’s third annual auction was held on Wednesday evening April 22, 2009 at CARIE’s office. CARIE’s supporters joined our board and special guests Dick and Carol Vermeil and emcee Jim Donovan, Consumer Reporter for CBS 3, for an evening of food, drink, and fundraising. Thanks to all who supported this year's event!
Annual Golden Games - New this year - Grandparent's Day Cards!
CARIE's 22nd Annual Golden Games were held on Thursday, September 17, 2009. (Click here to see photos from this year's event.) For the first time, we are offering an opportunity for you to support the games through purchasing grandparent's day cards (it's on 9/14/09). You can find a sample of the card and an order form in the CARIE Store. Please contact Lori Walsh if you are interested and able to volunteer for this event. More than 140 competitors representing 16 teams compete in races and relays. Read More >>
CARIE's Newsletters
CARIE is pleased to share our reinstituted newsletters! Newsletters are being produced by staff with the help of three volunteers -- Tim Monahan, Jean McLaughlin, and Mary Mammarella.
CARIE Launches New Web Site
January 16, 2006 - CARIE's website has had a makeover! While our address remains the same, our website has been redesigned and looks completely different. There is expanded content information that will be updated on a regular basis. One of the new features is a “Resource Center” that includes information and links on topics of interest to older adults, their caregivers, aging services' professionals, and students. Now, browsers can also learn how to “Get Involved” to help CARIE advocate for older adults. Some of the popular features from our original website have been preserved but have a new look. Those seeking assistance can still read about CARIE's programs and services as well as utilize the CARIE OnLINE service to receive answers to eldercare questions and help with resolving problems. Thanks to Verve Internet Solutions, the site is very easy to navigate and includes a new Search function. Please take few minutes to visit www.carie.org and feel welcome to provide any feedback or recommendations.
Better Jobs Better Care Pennsylvania
CARIE helped to establish a new non-profit organization, Better Jobs Better Care Pennsylvania (BJBC-PA), dedicated to improving the quality of jobs for direct care workers in long term care settings.
On September 22, CARIE held its 28th Annual Conference, Medicare Part D: Prescription for Confusion at WHYY’s Technology Center.
More than 100 consumers and professionals attended to learn about the challenges and opportunities of the new prescription drug benefit to be provided by Medicare. Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Aging as well as the Director from the Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly (PACE) program were there to describe the expected impact of the Medicare changes on the PACE program and participants. Read More >>