In This Issue of the CARIE Journal:
Celebrate CARIE’s 40th Anniversary!
International Women’s Day Letter Writing Campaign
CARIE Adds New Victim Advocacy Program
Meet CARIE’s Newest Board Member
Message from the Executive Director

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JOIN US AS CARIE CELEBRATES 40 YEARS!

Come and share a very special evening celebrating CARIE’s 40 years of advocacy in behalf of the dignity, independence and well-being of older adults throughout our communities! Enjoy great food aDATE:   nd drink, wonderful company, and the excitement of bidding on art, jewelry, exotic vacations, theater, dining, sports events, and all sorts of terrific auction items. And, while have a great time, you will be supporting CARIE, helping to ensure that CARIE continues to be a strong and effective voice for the rights and concerns of older adults, especially the most vulnerable, through the decades ahead.

We are especially pleased and proud to be recognizing Bill Benson, Managing Parter, Health Benefits ABCs and Ray Landis, Advocacy Manager, Pennsylvania AARP with the 2017 Spirit of CARIE award. The honorees will share their perspectives on the road ahead for aging services and elder advocacy at a Benefactor reception from 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM on April 20th at WHYY, immediately preceding the auction event. We look forward to seeing you on April 20th! Tickets can be purchased online or by contacting Michele Mathes via email at [email protected] or by telephone at 267-546-3436

Date: April 20, 2017

Place: WHYY Studios

                           150 North 6th Street

                               Philadelphia, PA 19106

Time: 5:30 – 8:30pm

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CARIE HOSTS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN

On Wednesday March 8^th, in honor of  International Women’s Day and in solidarity with the Day Without Women Strike, CARIE hosted Women’s Voices in Aging, a letter writing campaign to elected officials about healthcare policies that greatly impact older adults. People gathered at the CARIE office to talk about the Affordable Care Act Repeal, the implications of the Medicaid Block Grant and Per Capita Cap Spending Proposals, and the PA Department of Health and Human Services consolidation proposal.
The goal of the event was to raise awareness and to let women’s voices be heard about the harm each of these proposals may cause to older adults. The result of the 2-hour event, was a collection 30 postcards written to Senators, Representatives, and Governor Wolf, urging them to make older adults a priority when creating and voting on healthcare policy.  CARIE is conducting an advocacy campaign to save the PA Department of Aging from being consolidated into a new Department of Health and Human Services. Please contact Kathy Cubit at [email protected] for a copy of the advocacy alerts and how to help this effort.

To learn more about these issues please see the below Fact Sheets. Each sheet has links to additional information on each topic, and contact info for your elected officials if you want to send your own letter.
Fact Sheet: ACA Repeal
Fact Sheet: Medicaid Block Grant
Fact Sheet: PA Department of Health and Human Services Consolidation

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CARIE INITIATES PROGRAM ADVOCATING FOR VICTIMS IN

LONG TERM CARE

Navigating the Philadelphia criminal justice system with its postponements, unfamiliar procedures, and sometimes unfriendly courts can be daunting for victims, especially frail older victims. Yet, the opportunity to testify, to tell the story and the impact of victimization to the court and to help ensure that the perpetrator is held accountable is very important to crime victims. CARIE’s Providing Advocacy for Victimized Elderly (PAVE) program provides information, guidance, assistance and advocacy for elder victims, helping them to overcome barriers to participation in the criminal justice process.
As a result  of physical disabilities, language barriers and mental health issues, elders receiving long term care services are particularly vulnerable to victimization but the least likely to have their case pursued through the courts or to be able to participate in the criminal justice process. CARIE is pleased to welcome Juliane Holz as a PAVE staff member. Juliane’s focus is advocacy for elders in long term care settings who become victims of crime and abuse.
As CARIE’s Long Term Care PAVE Advocate, Juliane ensures elders are aware of their right to report a crime to law enforcement. She helps the victim navigate the criminal justice process by accompanying them to court and assisting in filing for Crime Victim Compensation and developing a victim impact statement. Juliane also will help a victim obtain a ‘stay away order’ when necessary to ensure that staff or others who threaten an elder’s safety are not permitted further contact with the victim. Juliane also assists victims through advocating on their behalf with long term care services providers and by making referrals when needed. Juliane can be reached by email at [email protected] and by telephone at (267) 546-3061.
Born in Germany, Juliane came to Philadelphia by herself “three days out of high school.” Before joining CARIE, Juliane worked at Center in the Park for almost 15 years where she held a number of positions including providing case management services for home-bound elders and their caregivers and advocating for elders in long term care through the ombudsman program. Juliane earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/Criminal Justice from Gwynedd-Mercy University and a Masters in Forensic Medicine from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. In her free time, Juliane volunteers for PAWS for People, taking her dog Theodore to hospitals providing pet therapy. Welcome to CARIE, Juliane!

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MEET JETHRO HEIKO,
CARIE’S NEWEST BOARD MEMBER

Meet Jethro Heiko, the newest member of CARIE’s Board of Directors. Jethro is CEO and Founding Partner of Common Practice, a healthcare innovation company that focuses on one of the most pervasive problems in healthcare today: the avoided conversations about serious illness and death.
Q:  Jethro, please tell us a bit about your background and why you chose to focus you professional work on addressing the “avoided conversations” in health care.
A. I grew up in Boston and studied philosophy, history and African-American studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Following the death of my father 20 years ago, I founded a bereavement support organization which helped college students cope with the serious illness or death of a loved one. Through this experience I learned how meaningful and surprisingly joyful these conversations about what matters most can be and was struck that people do not have to wait until there is a health crisis to have and benefit from these conversations.
Q: What is the mission of Common Practice and what is the significance of its name?
A:   Our mission is to design the practical tools that make important but difficult conversations accessible to everyone. Too often, conversations about what matters most to us are avoided – in healthcare, but also in our daily lives. Working with our partners and customers, we make great conversations common practice.
Q:  What made you want to become part of the leadership of CARIE?
A. I feel very passionately that it is a travesty for any elder to not be respected in their final years or decades of life. I am excited to join the CARIE board to bring my whole self to the critical mission of the organization.
Q: What role do you see for yourself as a Board member?
A: I am an experienced community organizer and have learned a lot about how organizations grow, involve others and build power. And I am also a business leader who has learned how to bring these community organizing and advocacy skills into business. I want to contribute the skills, insights as well as the relationships that I have built to support the work and mission of CARIE. CARIE’s Board is thrilled to welcome Jethro as a member!

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A MESSAGE FROM DIANE MENIO,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

This year we are excited to be celebrating CARIE’s forty years of advocacy for the dignity, self-determination, and quality of life of older adults. As we look back, we are grateful for the opportunity to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of elders across Pennsylvania through individual direct service, community and professional education programs, and CARIE’s systems-level advocacy. We also know that it would not have been possible to accomplish all we have without the wonderful support of our donors, whose contributions to CARIE have enabled us to continue to grow to meet the evolving challenges older adults face.
Looking ahead, we know that these challenges will not lessen. The population of older adults will increase and proposed changes in programs and policies promise to make accessing needed services and supports more difficult. What continues to set CARIE apart is our ability to assist elders and caregivers with any problem they need help with. No issue is beyond our concern or effort to help. CARIE enters upon the next four decades strong, firm in our commitment to assist and advocate in behalf of every older adult we reach.

Come celebrate our important milestone with us on April 20th!  Enjoy a wonderful evening with friends and colleagues while supporting CARIE’s elder advocacy. Tickets are available online at our event website.  And, whether or not you are able to be with us on April 20th, please join in the fun of bidding online for terrific auction items. Thank you!

 

IN THIS ISSUE:

• SPOTLIGHT: Celebrate with CARIE on April 20th!
• UPDATE:  Two Extraordinary Advocates Receive the Spirit of CARIE Award
• FOCUS ON: CARIE’s PAVE Program
• MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Supporting Elder Victims Through the Criminal Process
• MEET CARIE’S BOARD: Carolyn Cristofalo, MSW, Chair

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SPOTLIGHT: Come Join Us for CARIE’s Annual Auction and Benefit Reception –  April 20, 2016

From generation to generation (English) Ghlúin go glúin(Irish) Generación en generación (Spanish) Thế hệ này sang thế hệ(Vietnamese) מדור לדור (Hebrew)  De génération en génération(French) З покоління в покоління (Ukrainian) جيل إلى جيل(Arabic) Από γενιά σε γενιά (Greek) Di generazione in generazione (Italian)

“From generation to generation,”   words that resound in every culture throughout the world. This year, CARIE’s annual benefit reception celebrates our grandparents and parents and the wonderful traditions shared across the generations of our families. We have a place on our event website where we hope you’ll share a favorite tradition from your family.

It’s going to be a wonderful evening of fun, good company, food and drink while supporting CARIE’s elder advocacy.  Be part of the excitement of both live and silent auctions that include getaways from Cape May to Europe and Africa, nights on the town, indulgences of all kinds (food, wine, spa experiences, beauty treatments), cultural and sports events, jewelry, art, and much, much more!

Purchase tickets, be an event sponsor, and get all the latest event information at our event website. Mark you calendar for April 20th to join us for a great evening! 

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UPDATE: Two Extraordinary Advocates To Be Honored with the 2016 Spirit of CARIE Award

CARIE is thrilled to be honoring two remarkable individuals with the 2016Spirit of CARIE award at its April 20 event. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and talk with these two outstanding advocates whose efforts have made a crucial difference in the lives of vulnerable older persons.

Philip Marshall, BA, MS

Philip Marshall brought national and international focus to the issue of elder abuse through his advocacy on behalf of his grandmother, Brooke Astor. Following his grandmother’s death, Mr. Marshall has committed himself to promoting issues of elder justice and to increasing awareness and prevention of elder abuse, neglect and financial exploitation. In recognizing that the struggle for the safety, rights and dignity of his grandmother is a struggle faced by elders and family members regardless of circumstances, and in lending his voice, his time and his effort to advocating for protections on behalf of all older adults, Mr. Marshall personifies the Spirit of CARIIE.

Beryl Goldman, PhD, MS, RN, NHA 

For almost thirty years, Beryl Goldman has advocated for  the development, adoption and expansion of safe, restraint-free long term care environments. As a leading voice in the field of restraint reduction she has provided testimony before Congress on the Untie the Elderly initiative and has overseen the Pennsylvania Restraint Reduction Initiative, served as outreach leader of the national Hospital Bed Safety Workgroup and directed the implementation portion of the Pennsylvania Department of Health’s Best Practices Project. Her work contributed to a sea change in attitudes toward the use of restraints in long term care settings. Currently serving as the Director of Kendal Outreach, LLC, Mrs. Goldman’s vision and persistent efforts to realize safe and compassionate restraint-free care for our most vulnerable elders reflects the true Spirit of CARIE.

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FOCUS ON: CARIE’S PAVE (Providing Advocacy for Victimized Elders) Program

For an older person who already has been the victim of a crime, contending with the complex criminal justice system with its security measures, crowded hallways, unfamiliar settings and strange procedures can be daunting. The prospect of testifying against the perpetrator adds yet another level of anxiety. CARIE’s PAVE program (Providing Advocacy for Victimized Elderly) assists older adult crime victims to navigate this process, offering to accompany them to court, assist them in filing for Crime Victim Compensation,  and helping to develop a victim impact statement.

Victim Advocates Bill McNeill and Keeley Frank also assist older adults seeking Stay Away orders or enforcement of Protection from Abuse orders against family or household members who threaten their safety. In such emotionally fraught circumstances, the presence and support of an Advocate can make a crucial difference in whether the elder is able to go through with the hearing and obtain the order that will keep the perpetrator out of the home.

Challenges such as physical disability, language barriers, and mental health issues, all of which contribute to an elder’s being more vulnerable to crime, also can make the criminal justice process seem even more overwhelming. CARIE’s Victim Advocates will advise court personnel of the special needs of an elder victim and help secure the supports needed to enable the older person to attend and effectively participate in a hearing. The Victim Advocate is in the courtroom with an elder each time they need to appear. As the Victim Advocate gets to know the elder victim, the Advocate is able to make referrals to address other needs the victim may have.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Supporting Elder Victims Through the Criminal Process

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence (not their real name) were in their Philadelphia home when an intruder forced his way through the front door. The intruder assaulted Mr. Lawrence, a 70 year old man, in the living room and then forced his way into the upstairs bedroom where Mrs. Lawrence, 74 years of age, was sleeping. When Mr. Lawrence yelled that he was calling the police, the intruder ran out of the house.

As a result of the crime, Mr. Lawrence sustained physical injuries while Mrs. Lawrence continues to suffer from the emotional distress caused by the break-in. When the case came to trial, Mrs. Lawrence’s anxiety was heightened when she faced the prospect of having to testify in court against the perpetrator. The Victim Advocate was present with Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence at each court proceeding, explaining the purpose of the proceeding and what Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence might expect to happen. Education about how the criminal justice system worked helped to ease Mrs. Lawrence’s anxiety about appearing as a witness in court. The Advocate also helped the Lawrences file for Victims Compensation for the medical expenses they incurred as a result of the assault and battery on Mr. Lawrence.

Much to their relief, with their testimony the perpetrator was sentenced to a combined eleven years jail time and probation and was ordered to pay restitution and do community service. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence were grateful for the Victim Advocate’s support as they persevered through the process and relieved to know that the perpetrator was no longer able to hurt them.

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Meet CARIE’s Board: Carolyn Cristofalo, MSW, Chair

My interest in older adults can be traced to my father, Vincent Cristofalo, PhD,  a researcher in cellular aging and the founder of Penn’s Center for the Study of Aging (now the Institute on Aging). I learned from my father how important it is for young people to care about the issues affecting older adults and to follow careers in the field of aging. It was natural, therefore, that while earning my Master of Social Work degree at Penn that I focused my studies on issues of aging.

I joined the CARIE Board nine years ago, at the suggestion of a friend who knew of my interest in working with older adults. I transitioned to the role of Board Chair three years ago after several years serving as Board Secretary. I was asked to consider assuming the role of Board Chair by my predecessor, Donna Hill, Esq., one of the most passionate advocates for older adults that I have ever encountered.

It has been a wonderful experience to work with the members of CARIE’s Board, each of whom is so committed to fulfilling the mission of the organization and to ensuring the dignity, independence and quality of life of older persons. As I begin my fourth year as Chair, I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of such an amazing organization and realize what a privilege it has been to serve on the CARIE board.

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THE CENTER FOR ADVOCACY FOR THE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF THE ELDERLY (CARIE) 

CARIE is a Philadelphia-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the well-being, rights and autonomy of older adults through advocacy, education and action. CARIE operates on two levels, providing advocacy and assistance to individual elders and their caregivers to help ensure the highest quality of life and greatest independence possible. Information about gaps and barriers to accessing needed services and supports gained through our work with individual clients informs our policy advocacy in behalf of older adults throughout the region and across Pennsylvania and beyond.  Please support CARIE!

IN THIS ISSUE:

• SPOTLIGHT:CARIE Helps Elders Face Winter’s Challenges
• MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDAR!  CARIE’s Annual Benefit & Auction
• UPDATES: Diane Menio Is Honored
• FOCUS ON: CARIE’s Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
• MAKING A DIFFERENCE: Meet Yvette Green
• POLICY MATTERS: The Advocate’s Voice
  

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SPOTLIGHT: CARIE HELPS ELDERS FACE WINTER’S CHALLENGES

“Millions of seniors every day . . . . around this country, have to juggle with their limited budgets, their ability to buy food, their ability to buy medicine, or, in the wintertime, their ability to keep themselves warm in their homes. Those are not the choices that seniors in this country should be forced to make.” –  Said by a United States Senator on the floor of the Senate, June 15, 2015.

Winter poses special challenges for older adults living on fixed incomes. For low-income elders the struggles are even greater. Shorter days and colder temperatures mean higher utility bills imperiling an elder’s ability to remain warm and safe and also pay the rent or mortgage, higher food costs and, often, increased medical expenses as winter brings cold and flu season.  Winter conditions also contribute to older adults’ isolation, making  normal errands and shopping, visits to friends, and participation in community and  social activities especially difficult and risky.

In winter, as throughout the year, CARIE is only a telephone call (215.545.5728; 800.356.3606) or a click away for any elder or caregiver needing help in accessing supports that can make a critical difference in an elder’s quality of life and ability to remain independent.  What continues to make CARIE unique among organizations serving the elderly is our ability to address any challenge an elder may be facing. We are not limited to helping an older adult access adequate food or  maintain a warm and secure house, or  obtain adequate health care coverage, or arrange needed transportation. CARIE LINE Advocates are able to help with all of these vital issues and more!

As winter approaches with its promise of cold, snow and ice, if you know an older adult or caregiver who has concerns or questions about the services and supports, benefits and entitlements, that are available for elders, or who needs help accessing them, make sure they know about CARIE.  A live person (rather than a series of digital prompts) will answer their call between 9 AM – 5 PM weekdays (215.545.5728; 800.356.3606) and the CARIE LINE can be reached online anytime!

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MAKE IT A DATE:  APRIL 20, 2016!
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION  –
CELEBRATING OUR WONDERFUL TRADITIONS!

A Reception and Benefit Auction for CARIE

Mark your calendar and plan to join us for a wonderful evening of food, drink and great company on April 20, 2016 at WHYY Civic Space while supporting CARIE and the work we do throughout the year to help ensure independence and quality of life for older adults. The evening will include silent and live auctions, with a terrific array of items to bid on including fabulous vacations, artwork, cultural events, gift certificates to wonderful restaurants, sports tickets, overnight hotel stays, and much, much more! Check our event website  for exciting news and updates!

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UPDATE: CARIE’S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS HONORED

CARIE is very proud to announce that Diane Menio has been named a 2015 honoree by two of the region’s leading organizations, the Good Shepherd Mediation Program and the Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatric Society. In naming Diane a “Shepherd of Peace” at a reception held on October 21, Good Shepherd recognized Diane for her strong and consistent  voice on behalf of the rights and well-being of older Pennsylvanians. The award particularly cited her leadership in efforts to reform the Pennsylvania elder guardianship system and her support for the use of elder mediation to help resolve family conflicts that otherwise might result in the  appointment of a guardian for an elderly parent or other family member.

Diane’s leadership in the field of elder advocacy will again be recognized at the Eastern Pennsylvania Geriatrics Society Awards Dinner on December 7, when Diane will receive the prestigious Charles Ewing Memorial President’s Award named for the founder of the Society, who was a visionary in the field of geriatrics. The award “is given to an individual who has made significant contributions in the field of aging and our understanding of geriatrics.” Congratulations to Diane on well-earned recognition of her leadership and commitment to advocacy in behalf of older adults!

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FOCUS ON: CARIE’S LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM                           

CARIE is committed to ensuring that every older adult can continue living in his or her home and community for as long as possible. However, for some older adults, a long term care setting can provide care and safety that is not otherwise available. The role of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman is, first and foremost, to act as an advocate for consumers in long term care settings including nursing homes, personal care homes, assisted living facilities, domiciliary care homes, older adult centers and LIFE (Living Independently for Elders) programs.              

CARIE Ombudsman Jessica Hartfield talks with long term care consumers

CARIE Ombudsmen investigate and seek to resolve complaints related to residents’ rights and concerns about the quality of care for 4,000 consumers receiving long term care in 150 long term care settings throughout South, West, Southwest, Central and North Philadelphia. The Ombudsman will become involved only with the consumer’s permission and will protect the consumer’s identity when requested and if possible given the nature of the problem.

Recently Mrs. H. called CARIE’s Long Term Care Ombudsman angry and upset. The nursing home where she lived was not allowing her son Jim to visit.  Jim does shift work and currently can’t get to the nursing home until after permitted “visiting hours.”  Mrs. H had not seen him in over two weeks. With Mrs. H’s permission, the Ombudsman met with the nursing home Administrator. The Ombudsman reminded the Administrator that under federal regulations, residents have a right to immediate access to family members.  In response, the Administrator was able to offer a solution –  designating a more private space in the nursing home where Mrs. H could visit with her son at night without disturbing other residents. Mrs. H and her son are now seeing each other regularly again, to the great joy of both – and the nursing home has a new policy for the benefit of all residents!

If you know a resident or consumer of long term care who has questions or complaints about the quality of their care or treatment, or problems regarding admission or discharge, tell them about the Ombudsman Program and let them know that they can reach CARIE’s Long Term Care Ombudsman staff at  (215. 545.5728 or 800.356.3606) for help.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE –  MEET YVETTE GREEN

Inglis House, one of the long term care settings where CARIE acts as the Long Term Care Ombudsman, is a specialty nursing care facility providing long-term residential care for adults with physical disabilities.  It is the home of Yvette Green, a member of CARIE’s Board of Directors and one of Inglis House’s PEER Advocates.

The PEER (Pennsylvania Empowered Expert Residents) program was developed to empower residents in long term care facilities to act as volunteer peer ombudsmen. To become a PEER, Ms. Green went through the training program led by Lori Walsh, CARIE’s Long Term Care Ombudsman Program Manager, to learn about residents’ rights, how to advocate for those rights for herself and her fellow residents, and how to work with facility staff to enhance their quality of care and life for all residents. Self-resolution and empowerment are themes that are consistently emphasized in the PEER program.

 We asked Ms. Green if she would share her experience as a PEER Advocate.

CARIE: Yvette, how did you first hear about the PEER program?

Yvette Green: I first heard about PEER from Inglis Resident Council. I got to meet Lori Walsh and Diane Menio.

C: Why were you interested in becoming a PEER Advocate?

YG: There is a need for change in the lives of LTC [long term care] from warehousing of the disabled and the elderly to living normal lives in nursing facilities. I wanted to affect a change, however small.

C: What sort of training did you have to go through? Who provided the training? How long was the training program?

YG: We went through a six week course of basic laws governing nursing homes, and what to do, or how to direct residents through the myriad chain of command to resolve any concerns they may have. Lori Walsh provided the training to 18 of us. We all had varying degrees of disability, but she managed to make sure all of us understood what it meant to be a PEER before we graduated.

C:  How have you been able to utilize your role as a PEER Advocate at Inglis House? Do you feel you’ve made a difference for others living at Inglis House? Can you give one or two examples?

YG:  I have utilized my role as PEER by serving as co-chair of the PEERS, holding monthly meetings with other PEERS, and trying to maintain a more cohesive group. I’ve helped a couple of residents resolve problems when they have felt all means have been exhausted. I don’t feel I do enough.

We worked on a project with the Robert Wood Johnson Scholars, brought to us by Lori Walsh and Diane Menio. We established points or enhancements that would affect positively on residents’ lives including:

• Portable skype and internet has been made accessible to people confined to their rooms.This is done by our Social Enrichment Dept now

• We created preference cards for residents  to state their preferences regarding everyday decision-making as part of person-centered care and piloted them in one unit of Inglis House.

 C: What challenges did you encounter as a PEER Advocate?

YG: Keeping the PEERS together. Person Centered Care (PCC) is the big push here and we don’t get to have a voice in helping other residents utilizing what we’ve learned but are getting absorbed into PCC; communicating with PEERS from other residences; and becoming just an ‘activity.’

C. What advice would give to someone who wants to become a PEER Advocate?

YG: I would make sure you have total support of the administration and staff, make sure your group is run by residents but with necessary resources.

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 POLICY MATTERS: THE ADVOCATE’S VOICE 

Pennsylvania continues to move forward with its Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) proposal, now called Community HealthChoices (CHC). CARIE submitted  comments on Community HealthChoices on October 16 and continues to work with other consumer advocates on this issue. As we noted in the last issue of the CARIEJournal, CARIE and other elder advocates are concerned about the shift to case management of Medicaid services by private managed care organizations rather than county Area Agencies on Aging. CARIE updated its MLTSS consumer education flyer created to help educate older adults about some of the changes and how they can participate in the planning process.

On October 7, CARIE sponsored a webinar “PA’s Community HealthChoices Proposal: What Advocates Need to Know“  with Eric Carlson, Directing Attorney for Justice in Aging who reviewed the Community HealthChoices Program Concept Paper that briefly describes Governor Wolf’s proposed design for PA’s new Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) system. This webinar was a follow-up to September’s webinar featuring Mr. Carlson. Click to view the slides for the October 7 presentation. The last two slides were added after the webinar to share additional information Eric provided in response to questions asked during the webinar.

Note: You may also access CARIE’s previous webinar with Eric Carlson,“Pennsylvania’s MLTSS Proposal: Key Considerations for Advocates.“ The accompanying slides are also available.

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THE CENTER FOR ADVOCACY FOR THE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF THE ELDERLY (CARIE)

CARIE is a Philadelphia-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the well-being, rights and autonomy of older adults through advocacy, education and action. CARIE operates on two levels, providing advocacy and assistance to individual elders and their caregivers to help ensure the highest quality of life and greatest independence possible. Information about gaps and barriers to accessing needed services and supports gained through our work with individual clients informs our policy advocacy in behalf of older adults throughout the region and across Pennsylvania and beyond.  Please support CARIE!