Advocacy to Mitigate Problems with Prolonged Isolation in LTC Facilities
CARIE and Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS) released an issue brief to address the current crisis in long term care (LTC) facilities caused by the prolonged isolation of residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the 10 recommendations are allowing … Read More
Webinar: What Restorative Justice for Older Adults Looks Like
Webinar: What Restorative Justice for Older Adults Looks Like
Join CARIE and Good Shepherd Mediation on July 28th from 2PM-3:30PM for a webinar to de-mystify what a Restorative Justice process in our program actually looks like. In … Read More
Visitation Saves Lives
JUNE 30, 2020
VISITATION SAVES LIVES DAY OF ACTION
Residents’ right to visitation curtailed during COVID-19 epidemic
HARRISBURG — The Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman and the Center for Advocacy … Read More
Upcoming Webinar – What You Need to Know About Medicaid Financial Eligibility for CHC LTSS
CARIE is facilitating a webinar about Medicaid financial eligibility for Community HealthChoices’ (CHC) Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS) for both the initial application and annual renewal. Successfully navigating this process was challenging pre-COVID but even more so now. The … Read More
More than a Statistic: A Discussion for Older Adults on Trauma and Resilience
CARIE is proud to host Katie Block MSW, MPH from The National Clearing House for Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) who will lead a discussion intended for older adults, family members, caregivers and professionals.
How We’re Ignoring an Impending Crisis – What an Aging Population Means for Society
CARIE Guest Columnist, Ray E. Landis
Things are moving at a very fast pace in our world right now. It’s an age of instant crisis and instant analysis, as printed news tries to keep up with televised news which … Read More
Webinar: Older Adult Restorative Justice Program
| This FREE webinar introduces the Older Adult Restorative Justice Program, a new program that is a partnership between CARIE’s PAVE (Providing Advocacy for Victimized Elderly) program and Good Shepherd Mediation Program. Since 1977, CARIE has been providing advocacy, consultation |
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
By Molly Hunt, LSW, and Shannon Graham, LSW
As April comes to a close, CARIE wants to lift up the issue of sexual violence and remind our community to also advocate through the lens of … Read More
Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Crime Victims’ Rights Week
By Shannon Graham, LSW, and Molly Hunt, LSW
Each April there is an event of great importance: National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Since the early 1980’s this has been a week dedicated to learning the … Read More
Caring for Older Adults’ Mental Health During COVID-19
Caring for Older Adults’ Mental Health During COVID-19
Molly Hunt, LSW
During an infectious disease outbreak there is often a great deal of misinformation, fear, anxiety, and overexposure to social media and news outlets. First and foremost, we must recognize … Read More
