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Total Number of Articles: 675/1/2004 - Another Successful Elder Law Fair
Over 500 people attended the 2004 Elder Law Fair on May 20th at the Hearthstone Manor to learn about their legal rights and obtain information about benefits and entitlements for senior citizens. Participants at this year's Fair included seniors, caregivers, and many practitioners in the field of....MORE
3/5/2004 - Town Hall Meeting on Aging Issues
The Network in Aging of Western New York, Inc. held their Fifth Annual Town Hall Meeting on Aging-Related Issues on Friday, March 5, 2004 at the Cheektowaga Senior Services Center. Presiding at the meeting were: Senator Martin Golden, Chairman of the NYS Senate Committee on Aging, Assemblyman Ste....MORE
10/22/2003 - Recipient of the 2003 "Dr. Evan Calkins Award for Meritorious Service": Rhonda Frederick, People Inc.
Rhonda Frederick has been an employee of People Inc. for 23 years. Her career began as a Program Instructor at an Intermediate Care Facility working with individuals who have developmental disabilities. As a Program Instructor, she developed and implemented goals for the consumers with severe beh....MORE
10/22/2003 - Recipient of the 2003 "Program Award of Excellence": The Chautauqua Adult Day Care Centers, Inc.
The Chautauqua Adult Day Care Centers, Inc., a not for profit organization started out in 1980 with a group of concerned persons who wanted to begin an Adult Day Care program to help caregivers in Jamestown, New York. The site opened with a handful of individuals and has expanded to four sites to se....MORE
10/22/2003 - Network in Aging of WNY, Inc. Hosts its 23rd Annual Meeting and Conference "Weaving the Tapestry: The Network in Aging"
The Network in Aging of WNY, Inc. will hold its 23rd Annual Meeting and Conference on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 2040 Walden in Cheektowaga. This year's program is "Weaving the Tapestry: The Network in Aging".
Keynote speakers will be Dr. Charles Schmidt....MORE
10/13/2003 - Medicare Limits Therapy Coverage Syracuse Post-Standard - October 13, 2003 by JAMES T. MULDER
Q. Has Medicare placed a limit on how much it will pay for outpatient therapy? A Yes. On Sept. 1, Medicare placed an annual limit of $1,590 on physical therapy and speech therapy combined, and $1,590 on occupational therapy. Medicare pays up to 80 percent of the limits, or $1,272. After the lim....MORE
9/27/2003 - "The Terrible Termination of Taco Teddy"
The Network in Aging will hold a murder mystery dinner theater "The Terrible Termination of Taco Teddy" on Saturday, September 27th, 2003 at Banchetti's Banquet Facility, 550 N. French Road in Amherst. The AM Lockport Players, a local theater group, will entertain you with what's sure to be an ev....MORE
9/1/2003 - Online Expert Chat "Intercultural Issues and Aspects of Working with Relative Caregivers - September 16th
Generations United will hold a live Online Expert Chat, "Intercultural Issues and Aspects of Working with Relative Caregivers," on Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. ET. Members of the aging network and those who provide services to relative caregivers are invited to participate. The discussion will address res....MORE
8/11/2003 - Vastly Different Future Awaits Nursing Homes Wausau Daily Herald, WI By Jonathan Gneiser, for the Wausau Daily Herald
Traditional nursing homes could be phased out in favor of true rehabilitation centers and smaller apartment-like assisted living facilities if the state follows a recommendation from a panel examining the industry in Wisconsin.
Local nursing homes have been moving away from providing tradit....MORE
7/29/2003 - Task Force Begins Work on Medicaid Gannett News Service ERIKA ROSENBERG, ALBANY BUREAU
(July 29, 2003) - ALBANY - How to rein in spending on the state's $41 billion Medicaid health program for the poor is the unenviable job of the Senate Medicaid Reform Task Force, which met for the first time on Monday.
Not everyone at the meeting even agreed on that goal. Dennis Rivera, ....MORE