Retirement Living » Pro Aging Network http://www.retirement-living.com Find assisted living, Nursing homes, Retirement communities, in home care. Wed, 16 May 2012 01:05:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Economy Creates Retirement Community Deals http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/economy-creates-retirement-community-deals/ http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/economy-creates-retirement-community-deals/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:59:15 +0000 Steve Gurney http://www.retirement-living.com/?post_type=proagingnetwork&p=13938 Wall Street Journal article reports that through negotiation and a birds eye view of finances there are ways to get a deal of retirement communities and senior living options.  The article reports that financial planners—especially those who serve a number of elderly clients—are
starting to help clients evaluate local retirement-living options and their  costs.

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]]> http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/economy-creates-retirement-community-deals/feed/ 0 Study Reveals Elders Forgive and are Happier http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/study-reveals-elders-forgive-and-are-happier/ http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/study-reveals-elders-forgive-and-are-happier/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:54:57 +0000 Steve Gurney http://www.retirement-living.com/?post_type=proagingnetwork&p=13936 People become happier as they get older, according to recent research. Happiness significantly rises for the over 50-crowd, and while physical health may decrease as people get older, mental well-being increases, something researchers attribute to the lowered personal and professional expectations older people place on themselves.

Something else that comes with old age: an increased capacity to forgive others. It’s easier for older adults to forgive than it is for younger adults.

A recent study set out to examine the reason behind this positive relationship between age and forgiveness. Researchers hypothesized that the two personality traits of agreeableness and neuroticism (the degree of negativity in a person’s response to life situations) explain age differences in tendencies to forgive.

The study looked at individuals who ranged in age from 19-84 years and found that older adults showed higher levels of agreeableness and lower levels of neuroticism than younger adults.  How does this relate to forgiveness? More agreeable people are more forgiving than less agreeable ones, and more neurotic individuals are less forgiving than less neurotic ones. Consequently, older people are more apt to forgive.

The fact that older individuals show less neuroticism explains their aptitude for forgiveness, and it also may shed some light on why older people are happier. The happiness curve is U-shaped: happiness is highest in youth, decreases and hits its lowest point at around age 45, and then increases again in old age. (This remains true across cultures.) Research has shown that personality plays a large role in happiness; in particular, neuroticism plays the largest role. The more neurotic an individual, the less happiness he or she experiences. Case in point: older people, who are less neurotic and happier.

It looks that like a fine wine, life seems to get better with age. Older people evidence increased well-being and an increased capacity for forgiveness. Yet, that doesn’t mean that young people have to wait a few decades before they can begin fully living their lives. In fact, although the happiness curve hits a low at age 45, research suggests that people may be able to train their brains to be more empathetic, compassionate, and appreciative.

]]> http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/study-reveals-elders-forgive-and-are-happier/feed/ 0 Rate of Unemployed Seniors is Rapidly Increasing http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/rate-of-unemployed-seniors-is-rapidly-increasing/ http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/rate-of-unemployed-seniors-is-rapidly-increasing/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:51:47 +0000 Steve Gurney http://www.retirement-living.com/?post_type=proagingnetwork&p=13933 The number of long-term unemployed workers aged 55 and older has more than  doubled since the recession began in late 2007, and getting back to work is  increasingly difficult, according to a government report being released on Tuesday.

About 55 percent of jobless seniors, or 1.1 million, have been unemployed for more than six months, up from 23 percent, or less than 200,000, four years earlier, according to a copy of the Government Accountability Office report obtained by Reuters.

The GAO, a non-partisan investigative arm of Congress, also found that years of lost work significantly reduced retirement income, particularly for those with defined contribution retirement plans.

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]]> http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/rate-of-unemployed-seniors-is-rapidly-increasing/feed/ 0 National Nursing Home Week 2012 – Celebrating the Journey http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/national-nursing-home-week-2012-celebrating-the-journey/ http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/national-nursing-home-week-2012-celebrating-the-journey/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 13:47:28 +0000 Steve Gurney http://www.retirement-living.com/?post_type=proagingnetwork&p=13930 Celebrating the Journey is the theme for National Nursing Home Week® 2012. Throughout the week, skilled nursing care centers nationwide will plan events to honor the lives — and milestones — of the people they care for and the staff who serve them.
Celebrating the Journey reminds us that every life should be honored, every life’s story needs to be told and that every day we have the chance to begin writing a new chapter. Whether the day is filled with comedy or drama, nursing home residents and caregivers are co-authors and leading characters in each other’s life story.
Today is about living life to the fullest, irrespective of age, infirmity or disability. There is no fixed formula to follow or guide the process, just the quiet routines of daily caregiving, meals, activities and, let’s hope, visits from family and friends. They bring the joy that comes from the heart of a loved one.
Our goal in Celebrating the Journey is for you, the resident, to feel satisfied at the end of each day that staff cared for you and about you – not just as a patients, but as a person with stories to tell and new chapters yet to write. That’s because tomorrow the journey begins anew and we journey together, me and you.
The Monarch butterfly, an intrepid traveler if ever there was one, symbolizes Ralph Waldo Emerson’s famous sentiment that “Life is a journey, not a destination.” This Planning Guide features the Monarch taking wing this spring, as it does throughout the summer and fall. Together, let us watch the butterflies flutter by, listen to the wind chimes and enjoy our journey

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]]> http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/national-nursing-home-week-2012-celebrating-the-journey/feed/ 0 See Who Was at the Recent ProAging Meetings! http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/see-who-was-at-the-last-months-proaging-meeting/ http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/see-who-was-at-the-last-months-proaging-meeting/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 12:33:37 +0000 Steve Gurney http://www.retirement-living.com/?post_type=proagingnetwork&p=13855 If you missed the recent ProAging events at The Fairfax, North Oaks, the Universities at Shady Grove and Vinson Hall, don’t make the mistake of missing our next meetings. Take a look at who was at the last events!

Attendee List – ProAging @ The Fairfax – Seniors in the Emergency Room

Steve  Gurney Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook 703-992-1118 steve@proaging.com
Marlene Zaborsky Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook 703-992-1102 marlene@proaging.com
Sonya Amartey alzheimer’s association® (703) 766-9025 Sonya.Amartey@alz.org
Kelly Arthur VirginiaHealth CareServices (703) 333-5288 karthur@va-hcs.com
Kenny Augst Old Dominion Home Care (703) 273-0422 KAugst@OldDominionHomeCare.com
Christine Ballance The Fountains at Washington House (703) 845-5017 cballance@watermarkcommunities.com
Natalie Bass Bass Marketing (703) 549-2777 njbass@mindspring.com
Mary Belanich Virginia Hospital (703) 558-5903 mbelanich@virginiahospitalcenter.com
Tena Bluhm Commission on Aging  tenarb@aol.com
Dinah Brown Vinson Hall (703) 506-6913 dinahb@vinsonhall.org
Ellen Carag Pavilion Medical Home Care (703) 299-9898 Marketersinfo@Pavilionmedical.com
Saul Cardona Vitas® (703) 270-4300 saul.cardona@vitas.com
Andrea Cocito Tysons Woods LLC (703) 846-0395 tysons.woods@cox.net
Gloria Cohan Retirement Life Funding LLC (800) 745-0102 gcohan@reversemort.com
Bernie Cohen Insurance Solutions (703) 933-9111 bigbern@cox.net
James Cooper Reliable Health Care Services 518-7936
Alan Dubow NARC (703) 566-5646 ceo@narconline.org
Nancy Fiedelman Aynsley Group, Ltd. (703) 893-8989 nancy@aynsleygroup.com
Helen Flynn RealLiving (703) 723-4880 Helen@theflynnteam.com
Gabriel Goldberg Computers and Publishing, Inc. (703) 204-0433 gabe@gabegold.com
Tara Goodin Jones Public Affairs. (202) 591-4041 tara@jpa.com
Rick Gow Lara, Shull & May, LLC (800) 842-8834
Sonia Gow Flamingos in Training (703) 378-7221 sonia@soniagow.com
Angela Griffith Needham, Mitnick, Pollack (703) 536-7778 amgriffith@nmpattorneys.com
Jim Guidera CensusUP (240) 482-4858 tguidera@censusup.com
Jay Gutnick lifematters® (571) 282-2600 jay@lifemattersusa.com
Bobbie Hebert   bobbie.hebert@verizon.net
Gary Hughes CensusUP (240) 482-4858 ghughes@censusup.com
Sara Huntsman Odyssey Hospice (703) 821-9200 shuntsman@odsyhealth.com
Valerie Jackson Sunrise Senior Living (703) 956-8932 reston.dcr2@sunriseseniorliving.com
Darnell Jenkins The Fountains at Washington House (703) 845-5100 ext. 5015 djenkins@watermarkcommunities.com
Alexandra Woodman Johnson Old Dominion HomeCare (703) 273-0422 Ajohnson@OldDominionHomeCare.com
David Jones Principal Medical Group (703) 663-8824 jones@principalmedicalgroup.com
Pamela Kale Vinson Hall Retirement Community (703) 506-4240 pamelak@vinsonhall.org
Veronica Kelly Seniorcare Associates, Inc. (703) 502-0240 veronica@seniorcare-associates.com
Linda Kunkel CareOptions (703) 538-6838 lkunkel@careoptionsva.com
Debbie Latimer GeriatriCare Management (703) 313-6114 debbie@geriatricare.net
Tina Marie Lester Armor Medical (703) 204-1214 tiester@armormedical.com
Marc Lieberman Five Star Home Health Care (703) 273-0555 ml@fshhc.com
Grace Lynch Fairfax Area Agency on Aging (703) 324-5277 grace.lynch@fairfaxcounty.gov
Laurie MacNaughton Middleburg Mortgage (703) 477-1183 LMacNaughton@MiddleburgReverse.com
Nicole Mills Envoy of Woodbridge (703) 491-6167 Nicole.M.Mills@envoycare.com
Patricia O’Neill LTC Financial 703-534-3255 pat.oneill@ltcfp.com
Mitch Opalski Synergy HomeCare (703) 558-3435 Mitch@SHCArlington.com
Mary Rasmussen Commission on Aging (703) 401-7285 rasmusgm@verizon.net
Arne Reyes National Home Healthcare, Inc. (703) 787-3060 arne@nationalhhc.com
Lyndsay Rinard Vitas® (703) 270-4300 lyndsay.rinard@vitas.com
Deborah Rosse CareOptions (703) 538-6838 drosse@careoptionsva.com
Amy Schiffman Capital HealthAdvocates (240) 744-0001 dr.amy@capitalhealthadvocates.com
Pat Senkowski Comfort Keepers® (703) 435-2500 patsenkowski@comfortkeepers.com
Greg Sieb Granting-You-Access.org (703) 433-0380 Greg.Sieb@verizon.net
Susan Smith Principal Medicalgroup (703) 663-8824 susan@principalmedicalgroup.com
Abby Sternberg Media Masters, Inc. (703) 503-5924 abby@mediamasters.tv
Paul Stolzenbach CareOptions (703) 237-9048 pstolzenbach@careoptionsva.com
Stephanie Thomopoulos GeriatricCare Management, Inc. (703) 313-6114 stephanie@geriatricare.net
Keith Tomas Thomas National Insurance Agency 703-550-8089 thomasnational@aol.com
Patricia Williams graceful Care (703) 904-3994 Pat@GracefulCare.com
Constance Zubairu The Fairfax – Belvoir Woods HCC (703) 781-2415 thefairfax.ssc@sunriseseniorliving.com
Cheryl  Graceful Care (703) 904-3994 Pat@GracefulCare.com

Attendee List – ProAging @ North Oaks – Meet the Geriatric Care Managers

Heather Murphy Abilities Network 410.828. 7700 hmurphy@abilitiesnetwork.org
Richard Abraham Abraham & Bauer (443) 901-1333 rabraham@abrahambauer.com
Linda Sherman Angels on Call – Home Care LLC (410) 337-7838
Linda Sherman Angels on Call – Home Care LLC (410) 337-7838
Daphne Vasold Angles of Eldercare (410) 853-7306
Christina Green Arden Courts Memory Care Community (410) 847-9400 636admin@hcr-manorcare.com
Arlene Saks-Martin Armel, Inc. (410) 655-6025
Donna Depallo Atrium Village (410) 363-0330 ddepazzo@seniorlifestyle.com
Rhonda Meyers Augsburg Lutheran Assisted Living (410) 486-4573 x195 rmeyers@augsburg.org
Eleonora Don Brightstar (410) 910-9425 eleonora.don@brightstarcare.com
Debbie Hill BrightStar (443) 834-8847
Lynn Berberich BrightStar® (443) 275-2796 l.berberich@brightstarcare.com
Pat France Centrol, Inc. (410) 828-5564 paffrance@centrol-inc.com
Jerry Lazarus Centrol, Inc. (443) 690-5544 jlazarus@centrol-inc.com
Amaris Maxwell ComForcare Home Care (410) 922-6262 nwbaltimoreco@comforcare.com
Caroline Cowdrey Comfort. Keepers (410) 339-7056 towsonmd@comfortkeepers.com
Ellen Eisenstadt Community Health Center (410) 484-1888
Yana Rachinskaya Community Health Center (410) 484-1888
Leo Tripetin Community Health Center (410) 484-1888 trepetin@verizon.net
Bruce Goodman Community Home Health of Maryland (410) 356-1600 bgoodman@msa-corp.com
Janice MacGregor Department of Aging (410) 767-1087 jlm@ooa.state.md.us
Linda Smit Estate & Senior Support Services, LLC (410) 302-4320 linda@esss-md.com
Kim Zavrotney Evans Funeral Chapel 410-343-3000
Jeffrey Feldman Felcon Packaging Specialists 1-800-673-8488 Jeff@felcoInc.com
Kim High Focus On Function (410) 484-2761
Jean Raiche FutureCare – Old Court (410) 922-3200 Raichej@futurecarehealth.com
Regina Curran Geriatric Care Manager (410) 661-1988
Ted Gross Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation (410) 243-0188 tgross@gedco.org
Donna Eichelberger Graceful Transitions mice: (301) 514-4933 donna@gracefultransitions.biz
Jamie Jackson Griswold Home Care (410) 988-5094 jamiejackson@griswoldhomecare.com
Steve  Gurney Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook 800-394-9990 ext. 1118 steve@proaging.com
Barbara Snyder Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook 800-394-9990 ext. 1503 barbara@proaging.com
Thomas Cunningham Hard Questions, Simple Answers (443) 519-8500 Tom@TClnsureme.com
Megan Clodfelter Heartland (240) 278-7093 mclodfelter@hcr-manorcare.com
Denise Giffin Heartlands  Senior Living at Ellicott City (410) 480-2171 dgiffin@Ssqc.com
Denise Giffin Heartlands Senior Living at Ellicott City (410) 480-2171 dgiffin@Ssqc.com
Thomas Azman House Calls (410) 561-8050
Sonya  Howard Hopkins Village  sohoward82@gmail.com
Shelley Garten Howard County Department of Citizen Services – Office on Aging (410) 313-6538 sgarten@howardcountymd.gov
Earnestine Thomas Howard County Government – Department of Citizen Services (410) 313-6069 Ethomas@howardcountymd.gov
Jacqueline Friedman Kreinik Jewish Community Services (410) 843-7473 jkreinik@jcsbaltimore.org
Janet Kurland Jewish Community Services (410) 843-7306 jkurland@jcsbaltimore.org
John Basmajian John Basmajian Insurance (410) 325-6448
Life Planning Resources (443) 901-1333 lifeplanningresources@gmail.com
Yolanda Locklear Lighthouse Senior Living At Ellicott City (410) 465-2288 ylocklear@lighthouseseniorliving.com
Kathy Craig Locust House Apartments (410) 751-9320 katherine.craig@aimco.com
P. Dennis Connelly Long & Foster (410) 583-5700 Dennis.Connelly@LongandFoster.com
Melissa Barnickel LTC Goup Service (410) 557-7907 melissa@groupItcservices.com
Maryland Healthcare Training Center (110) 356-1353
Alex Berezin Maryland Home Health (410) 486-8303 aberezin@mymdhomehealth.com
Elena Kuperman Maryland Home Health (410) 486-8303 elena.kuperman@mymdhomehealth.com
Cynthia Medavarapu Millennium Medical Staffing (240) 447-2329 cynthia@mmedstaff.com
Tom Bonderenko Movable Feast (410) 327-3420 x14 tbonderenko@mfeast.org
Tom Bonderenko Moveable Feast (410) 327-3420 x14 tbonderenko@mfeast.org
Vicki Kahn North Oaks (410) 486-9090 kahnvicki@northoaks.net
Cindy Wolf North Oaks (410) 486-9090 wolfcindy@northoaks.net
Pat Kloiber Nurses Available® (410) 321-4466 pat@nursesavailable.com
Private Home Care, LLC (410) 486-6565 info@phcmd.com
John Link Quail Run Assisted Living (410) 513-1387 johnlink@quailrun.org
Charna Kinneberg Senior Transitions (410) 515-1199 mdseniortransitions@gmail.com
Linda Reardon Springwell (410) 664-4006 X 3014 linda@springwellseniorliving.com
Irene Giannaros St John The Baptist – Orthodox Adult Medical Day Center (410) 329-1444 marketing@stjohnamdc.com
Carol Christmyer State of Maryland Maryland Health Care Commission (410) 764-3575 cchristmyer@mhcc.state.md.us
Lisa Berlin Taking Care of Business (410) 730-6062 lisa@tcbinc.us
Ellen Platt The Option Group (410) 667-0266 eplatt@theoptiongroup.net
Stephen Overtoom The Transporter (443) 797-3633
Brenda Becker Top Drawer Resources (443) 739-4844 bbecker@TopDrawerResources.com
Trustworthy McMichael Trustworthy Staffing Solutions (410) 484-4156 Pamela@trustworthystaffing.com
Gina Negri Visiting Angels (410) 391-6072 County Visitingangelsbalteast@verizon.net
David Pyser Visiting Angels (410) 218-9506 visitingangelshomecare@comcast.net
Sherille Otto Woodholme Gardens – Assisted Living and Memory Care (410) 580-1400 sotto@woodholmegardens.com
Sherry Rush WWW. Angelsofeldercare.COM 410-855-7306 srush@WWW. Angelsofeldercare.COM
Denise Wright  (410) 302-1320

Attendee List – ProAging at The Universities at Shady Grove – Seniors Emergency Center

For more info on the Erickson School, click here

Our featured speaker was Judith Ann Rogers, RNC, MSN, PhD , Senior Vice President Operations Holy Cross Hospital

301-754-7082 (work)rogerj@holycrosshealth.org

Steve  Gurney Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook 703-992-1118 steve@proaging.com
Marlene Zaborsky Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook 703-992-1102 marlene@proaging.com
Barbara Snyder Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook 800-394-9990 ext. 1503 barbara@proaging.com
Kevin Heffner The Erickson School at UMBC (443) 543-5624 heffner@umbc.edu
Amanda Shinholser The Erickson School at UMBC (443) 543-5622 ash22@umbc.edu
Melissa Roane The Erickson School at UMBC (443) 543-5623 melissar@umbc.edu
Robin Majeski The Erickson School at USG (301) 738-6221 majeski@umbc.edu
Kay Logan Aspire Services Inc (240) 580-4482 admin@aspireservicesinc.com
Devi Datla Atrium Assisted Living (240) 793-6052 devi@elderlycareusa.com
Abby FineTor Atrium Assisted Living (202) 361-0779 abbyfinetor@gmail.com
Nancy Fiedelman Aynsley Group, Ltd. (703) 893-8989 nancy@aynsleygroup.com
Terri Mason BrightStar (240) 529-8146 Terri.Mason@brightstarcare.com
Jacqueline Byrd Byrd & Byrd, LLC (301) 464-7448 jbyrd@byrdandbyrd.com
Sandra Hughes Capital Aging Solutions LLC (301) 310-3177 hughes@capitalagingsolutions.com
Shaun Toomey Capital City Nurses (301) 652-4344 stoomey@capitalcitynurses.com
Amy Schiffman Capital Health Advocates (240) 744-0001 dr.amy@capitalhealthadvocates.com
Joan Moortel Care for Inc.® (301) 650-4169 joan@careforyou.us
Bonnie Danker Care Patrol (410) 218-5588 bonnie.danker@carepatrol.com
Linda Kunkel CareOptions (703) 538-6838 lkunkel@careoptionsva.com
Deborah Rosse CareOptions (703) 538-6838 drosse@careoptionsva.com
Kathe Slebrch CareOptions (703) 538-6838 kslebrch@careoptionsva.com
Tracy Philemon CareWear Fashions 301-590-0717 info@carewearfashions.com

Robert A. Ray, M. Div.Caring Transitions of Chevy Chase, Maryland 301-593-5433 RRay@caringtransitions.net

Priscilla Walker Caring Matters Home Care 301-728-8415 pwalker@caringmattershomecare.com

Jim Guidera CensusUP (240) 482-4858 jguidera@censusup.com
Cynthia Jacobs Certified Geriatric Nursing Assistant & Home Care Companion (301) 461-7889 cindeetjacobs@gmail.com
Maria Saludo Cheerway Care (240) 994-1083 info@cheerway.com
Loricen Apacionado Cheerway Care, Inc. (301) 294-7555 lapacionado@cheerway.com
Galen Smith Cheerway Care, Inc. (301) 908-6435 info@cheerway.com
Anita Berns CLUB (240) 386-8257
Bruce Goodman Community Home Health of MD (410) 356-1600 bgoodman@msa-corp.com
Emily Green-Blicher Coordinating Senior Care (301) 765-8926
Dan Faulkner Creative Printing Communications 301 251 1115 dan.faulkner@att.net
Dave Reynolds Dave Reynolds and Associates (301) 439-3274 draFitness@comcast.net
Jane Barnes Debra Levy Eldercare Associates, LLC (301) 593-5285
Debra Levy Debra Levy Eldercare Associates, LLC (301) 593-5285 dlevy@care-manager.com
Yvonne Baskerville Department of Health and Human Services (240) 777-3955 yvonne.baskerville@montgomerycountymd.gov
John Kenney Department of Health and Human Services (240) 777-4577 john.kenney@montgomerycountymd.gov
Cherie Lejeune Digi-Boom 203-400-3668 digiboomer@gmail.com
Beth McNamara doc talker (703) 938-4604 beth.mcnamara@doctalker.com
Rita Hart Driving Moms and Dads 240-223-2418 drivingmomanddad@live.com
Arifa Sayyid DRJones & Associates (703) 260-1357 Arifa@drjonesandassociates.net
Karen Meaney Eldercare of Damascus (301) 253-2764 Karen@eldercareofdamascus.com
Mary McGraw Elizabeth Cooney Care Network (888) 353-1700 info@elizabethcooneyagency.com
Thomas Gaye Enterprise Meds Staffing (240) 480-7483 Thomas@enterprisemedsstaffing.com
Kate Finan Finan Financial Care (240) 389-4901 kate@finanfinancial.com
Thomas Sheehy Financial Solutions Group, LLC. (800) 601-5281 tsheehy@fnsolutionsgroup.com
Mary Lawrence Fivestar Senior Living’ Estar (301) 915-9217 mlawrence@5sqc.com
Donna Chavers Geriatrics & Non-Profit Leadership (410) 336-5909 dcha909232@aol.com
Donna Eichelberger Graceful Transitions, LLC (301) 514-4933 donna@gracefultransitions. biz
J. Douglas Pierce Graceful Transitions, LLC (301) 514-4933 doug@gracefultransitions. biz
SANDRA FIELDS Great Falls Assisted Living (703) 421-0690 sfields@greatfallsassistedliving.com
Vincent Santiago Griswold Special Care (301) 947-7500
Handel Milo Here and Now Home Care (240) 507-7120 info@hereandnowhomecare.com
Renea Katz Holy Cross Home Care & Hospice (301) 754-7740 katzre@holycrosshealth.org
Laurie Pantezzi Home Care (301) 984-1401 laurie@choosecomforthome.com
Honora Precourt Home Instead (301) 588-9710 hprecourt@caregivingforseniors.com
Queenie Kemmerer Home Marketing Services for Seniors (703) 476-2260 queenie@hms-usa.com
Isabelle Schoenfeld Home Modification (301) 461-3596 is.schoenfeld@verizon.net
Karen Bryant hospice hospice of the chesapeake (301) 499-4500 kbryant@hospicechesapeake.org
Jessica Talley hospice of thechesapeake (877) 462-1103 jtalley@hospicechesapeake.org
Allison Linnell HouseWorks (240) 821-9800 alinnell@house-works.com
Pazit Aviv Housing Opportunities Commission Of Montgomery County, MD (240) 773-9169 pazit.aviv@hocmc.org
Laurel Jones Infinity Business & Concierge Services, LLC (240) 724-7624 Laurel@Infinity-bcs.com
Karen Stewart Insight (301) 251-4387 IDEAL@westat.com
Dawn Le Inz-Solutions Financial Group (301) 581-4131 dawn.le@in2-solutions.com
Amy Cole JCA (301) 255-4207 acole@AccessJCA.org
Tricia Wilson JCA Heyman Interages Center (301) 255-4234 twilson@AccessJCA.org
Eric Sodee Jewish (301) 230-6696 esodee@washingtonjewishweek.com
Beth Shapiro Jewish Social Service Agency (301) 816-2665 bshapiro@jssa.org
Carol Martin Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc. (301) 321-5147 carol.a.martin@kp.org
William Hasson KBE Building Corporation (410) 910-4310 bhasson@kbebuilding.com
Dana Gardiner Kova Contractors (703) 837-8897 danag@kovaservices.com
Vikki Kalitsi Living Assistance Services (301) 583-8820 vkalitsi@visitingangelspg.com
Abby Sternberg Media Masters, Inc. (703) 503-5924 abby@mediamasters.tv
Golden Makusha Merrill Lynch (301) 791-5006 golden.makusha@ml.com
Jennifer Marie Brown Methodist Home  of the District of Columbia (202) 966-7623 jbrown@methodisthomeofdc.org
Kathy Everett-Gaines Nursing & Wellness Center (301) 762-0700 kgaines@potomacvalley.com
Vincene Walsh Nursing Referral Service of Northern Virginia, Inc. (703) 442-0229 vwalsh@nrsCARES.com
Joy Belew Opti NS (301) 562-3100 WashingtonDC@OptionsCorp.com
Susan Walker Prince George’s Senior Provider Network (240) 696-1549 info@pgspn.org
Nelson LeRoy Pushbutton EmergencyHelp (301) 216-2112 nelson@pbehelp.com
Dave Bender RE/Max. Realty Group (240) 912-2712 dave@davebenderhomes.com
Mary Sweeney Revitz House (301) 770-8450 sweeney@hebrew-home.org
Melissa Thomas Right at Home (301) 255-0066 melissa@rightathomemd.net
Bruce Cornwell Safe at Home (301) 956-9725 info@SafeAtHomeRepair. rom
Christine Bitzer Seabury Resources for Aging® Care Management (202) 364-9663 cbitzer@seaburyresources.org
Norman Bozin Senior (301) 590-1234 nbozin@seniorhelpers.com
John Hinkle Signature Financial Partners, LLC (703) 594-3000 jhinkle@jhnetwork.com
Ralph Sklarew SilverLearners (804) 476-0643 rsklarew@SilverLearners.com
Alan Nelson Smart Automation Solutions 301-922-8405 alan@smartautomationsolutions.com
Julia Rivas Smarter Advantage LTC (240) 421-0491 julia@smarteradvantageltc.com
Janan Frey Social Work p.r.n. (443) 259-0504 janan@socialworkprn.com
Cory Kallen Square it Away (240) 246-6346
Stephen Hage Strategies for Independent Living, LLC (301) 585-5738 steve.strategies@gmail.com
Carolyn Bruna Success Skills (301) 365-7132 cmbruna@aol.com
Thomas Callahan Supportive Services (800) 821-44391 tcallahan@idylliclife.com
Detta Voesar Susan Wranik Associates (301) 949-1059 dvoesar@verizon.net
Susan Wranik Susan Wranik Associates (301) 907-0740 siwranik@verizon.net
Dan Kelly The Beacon Newspapers, Inc. (301) 949-9766 dan@thebeaconnewspapers.com
Alan Yellowitz The Beat Goes On Therapeutic Drum Circles for All Ages (703) 615-5856 Alan@TheBeatGoesOn.US
Aron Schulz The Elder & Disability Law Center (202) 452-0000 aschulz@edlc.com
Katherine Peters The Fairfax at Fort Belvoir (703) 781-2405 thefairfax.SMD@sunriseseniorliving.com
Susan Dollins The Senior Connection (301) 962-0820
Jeanne Stanislawski The Stanislawski Group (703) 328-7352 TheStanislawskiGroup@gmail.com
Connie Amaro The Washington Home & Community Hospices (202) 270-5693 camaro@communityhospices.org
Anne Kelly The Washington Home & Community Hospices (202) 895-9681 akelly@thewashingtonhome.or
Adam Mason Therapeutic Drum Circles for All Ages (240) 426-3364 Alan@TheBeatGoesOn US
Joyce Bulgar Transition Solutions (301) 218-0751
Valecia Bullock Visiting Angels (301) 583-8820 vbullock@visitingangelspg.com
Joanne Balkovich  (301) 466-3752 joanne.balkovich@gmail.com
David Richman  (301) 770-3608 dmr0313@aol.com

 Attendee List – ProAging at Vinson Hall – Meet the Geriatric Care Managers


Steve Gurney Publisher Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook 703-992-1118 steve@proaging.com
Marlene Zaborsky Associate Publisher Guide to Retirement Living SourceBook 703-992-1102 marlene@proaging.com
Serkalem Fisseha Clinical Director 1st American Home Health Care Services, Inc (703) 922-9555 serkalem@1stamericanhomehealth.com
P. Diane Ferring  A New Chapter – A Move Management Company (202) 965-7477 pdferring@aol.com
Anastasia Copeland Marketing Director Aarondale (703) 813-1800 acopeland@rui.net
Marc Perez Client Care Representative actual care home health services c611. 571.245. 5921 mperez@humantouchhealth.com
Jim  Lindsey Director Adult Companion Case (877) 549-7894 jl@accfamily.onmicrosoft.com
Julie Montgomery Nurse Case Manager Adult Companion Case (877) 549-7894
Joan Richardson President Advanced Care Management management (703) 706-9595 joan@advancedcaremanagement.com
Kelly Besecker Vice President Sales & Marketing Aframe Digital (571) 308-0147 kelly@aframedigital.com
Scott Maguire Owner Always Best Care Senior Services (703) 463-9462 smaguire@abc-seniors.com
Monica Frishman Account Executive American SeniorCare 703-992-72801 mfrishman@americanseniorcare.com
Katherine Owens Marketing Director Arden Courts Memory Care Community (703) 383-0060 369-mktg@hcr-manorcare.com
Tina Marie Lester Marketing Representative Armor Medical SUPPLY (703) 261-3843 t.lester@armormedical.com
Nancy Fiedelman ElderCare Consultant Aynsley Group, Ltd. (703) 893-8989 nancy@aynsleygroup.com
Jennifer Boysko Staff Aide Supervisor John W. Foust Board of Supervisors-Dranesville District County of Fairfax, Virginia 703-471-5076 · TTY 711 jennifer.boysko@fairfaxcounty.gov
Buckley Anne Kuhn Fricker President, J.D., CMC Buckley’s for Seniors, LLC (703) 390-0535 buckley@buckleys4seniors.com
Nancy Loyd & Mary Ann Brewer   Busy Buddies (703) 422-0797
Arvette Reid CARE Representative Capital Caring (703) 538-2065 areid@capitalcaring.org
Kenneth Wood CARE Representative Capital Caring (703) 538-2065 kwood@capitalcaring.org
Jessica Smith V.P. Sales & Marketing Capital Home Health Care (703) 737-6310 jsmith@capitalhomehealth.com
Victor Van De Moortel Chairman Care for Inc.® (301) 650-4169 victor@careforyou.us
Joan Van De Moortel Executive Director Care for ou Inc.® (301) 650-4169 joan@careforyou.us
Judy Grumbly Care Manager CareOptions (703) 237-9048 jgrumbly@careoptionsva.com
Linda Kunkel Caregiving Services CareOptions (703) 538-6838 lkunkel@careoptionsva.com
Kathe Slebrch Caregiving Services CareOptions (703) 538-6838 kslebrch@careoptionsva.com
Stephen Scholl  CASE Design/Remodeung Inc (703) 667-7383 sscholl@casedesign.coni
Jim Guidera Founder CensusUP (240) 482-4858 jguidera@censusup.com
Kelly Halteh Director of Marketing & Admissions Chesterbrook Residences (703) 531-0781 khalteh@cri-va.org
Trish Evans Community Relations Director Collingswood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (301) 762-8900 tevans@collingswoodnursing.com
Carol Caudill Client Care Coordinator Comfort Keepers (703) 591-7117 carolcaudill@comfortkeepers.com
Toni Reinhart Owner Comfort Keepers® (703) 435-2500 reston@comfortkeepers.com
Pat Senkowski Client Care Coordinator Comfort Keepers® (703) 435-2500 patsenkowski@comfortkeepers.com
Dee Getachew Director of Client Services Considerate Care (703) 845-2785 dee@consideratecare.com
Emily Green-Blicher  Coordinating Senior Care (301) 765-8926
Kathy East Vice President of Client Services Creating Results® (888) 205-8899 kathy@creatingresults.com
Grace Lynch Manager, Communications Department of Family Services (703) 324-5277 grace.lynch@fairfaxcounty.gov
Zena Agalew Director Dependable Health Services (703) 370-2300 zena@dependablehhs.com
Beth McNamara Director, Strategic Development doctalker (703) 938-4604 beth.mcnamara@doctalker.com
Amar Chauhan Community Liaison Domain Medical Home Health & Staffing, Inc. (703) 299-4949 Amar.Domainmedical@gmail.com
Carla Moore Community Liaison Domain Medical Home Health & Staffing, Inc. TM (703) 299-4949 Carla.Domainmedical@gmail.com
Marjorie Harper-Conner Geriatric Care Manager ElderLink, Options for Caregiving (703) 324-5376 marge.harper@fairfaxcounty.gov
Bev O’Brien Community Outreach Evercare Hospice & Palliative Care (571) 262-5200 beverly_obrien@uhc.com
Jamesen Gray Business Development Manager expedite Home Healthcare Services, LLC (703) 621-0668 lamesen@vahomecarellc.com
Retha Lockhart Editor and Advertising Manager, Golden Gazette Fairfax Area Agency on Aging – County of Fairfax, Virginia (703) 324-5479 retha.lockhart@fairfaxcounty.gov
Patricia Rohrer Long Term Care Coordinating Council Facilitator Fairfax County Health Department (703) 324-2051 patricia.rohrer@fairfaxcounty.gov
Norma Blackwell Chaplain Fairfax Nursing Center 703-278-1001 ffxnursingcenter@aol.com
Katie Morrissey Resident Liaison Fairfax Nursing Center (703) 273-7705 ext.3308 kmorrissey@fairfaxnursingcenter.com
Mary Ann Terapane Director of Social Services Fairfax Nursing Center (703) 273-7705 x.3215
Bill Dubose  Financial and Retirement Strategies (703) 918-9350 bill.dubose@lpl.com
Marc Lieberman Co-Founder & Managing Member Five Star Home Health Care (703) 273-0555 ml@fshhc.com
Johnny Wilkinson Co-Founder & Managing Member Fivestar Fivestar (703) 661-4555 jw@fshhc.com
Pat Velander Long Term Care Insurance Agent Genworth (703) 626-9133 pvelander@genworthltc.com
Christianna Coss Care Coordinator Golden Living at Home (703) 218-1841 ccoss@goldenlivingathome.com
Jill Rosen Vice President Golden Living At Home (703) 218-1841 jrosen@goldenlivingathome.com
Tricia Devlin Director of Clinical Education golden living centers (540) 955-9995 ext. 28 patricia.devlin@goldenliving.com
Maggie McKenna Levy Sales & Marketing Director/Clinical Liason golden living centers (540) 955-9995 ext. 15 marquerite.levy@goldenliving.com
Greg Sieb Owner Granting-You-Access.org (703) 433-0380 Greg.Sieb@verizon.net
PAM NAVARI Director of Marketing Great Falls Assisted Living (703) 421-0690 pnavari@greatfallsassistedliving.com
Gary Hughes Managing Partner H Hansen-Hughes, LLC (703) 939-0668 G.Hughes@Hansen-Hughes.com
Charlie Jo Urban Marketing Liaison Healthsouth (703) 350-2083 Charlie.Urban@healthsouth.com
Monica Toms Rehab Liaison Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Northam Virginia (571) 327-4082 monica.toms@healthsouth.com
Lisa Pryor Director of Marketing Heatherwood (703) 425-1698 lpryor@rui.net
Handel Milo Administrator Home Care Now Home Care (240) 507-7120 info@hereandnowhomecare.com
Kim Jones Account Manager Home Care Providers (703) 998-4080 kim.jones@hcp-va.com
Sue Luster President Home Health Options Group, Inc. (703) 622-3343 sue@hhogroupcom
Mike Peterson Director of Community Relations Home Helpers (703) 277-9877 mpeterson@seniorhelpers.com
John Johnson Community Liaison Home Instead (703) 750-6644 john.johnson@homeinstead.com
Queenie Kemmerer Vice President Home Marketing Services (703) 476-2260 queenie@hms-usa.com
Allison Zabriskie Linnell Executive Director of Marketing HouseWorks (240) 821-9800 alinnell@house-works.com
Greg Dorsett Director of Marketing Human Touch (7) 703.531. 0540 gdorsett@humantouchhealth.com
Meghan Robinson Community Relations Coordinator Ingleside at Rock Creek (202) 422-6115 mrobinson@ircdc.org
Rick Gow Wealth Management Advisor Lara, Shull & May, LLC (800) 842-8834 rgow@lsmfinancial.com
Cynthia Kline  Lifeline Home Care, Inc. (540) 349-8513 info@lifelinehomecare.com
Jay Gutnick Business Development lifematters® (571) 282-2600 jay@lifemattersusa.com
Patricia O’Neill LUTCF, CLIC, Partner Partnership Certified LTC Financial Partners (888) 534-3255 pat.oneill@ltcfp.net
Jo Shoesmith Executive Director MeadowGlen of Leesburg (703) 737-6149 jshoesmith@meadowglen.net
Abby Sternberg Producer Media Masters, Inc. (703) 503-5924 abby@mediamasters.tv
Kay Bransford President MemoryBanc. (703) 436-2827 Kay@MemoryBanc.com
Laurie MacNaughton Reverse Mortgage Consultant Middleburg Mortgage (703) 477-1183 LMacNaughton@MiddleburgReverse.com
Eucharia Ogu Chief Executive Officer Mike-William Assisted Living Facility (301) 792-1002 eucharia@mikewilliamhome.com
Julie Krygowski Community Relations Director Monroe House (703) 896-9590 MonroeHouse-CRD@emeritus.com
Gretchen Kemp Admissions Coordinator Mount Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (703) 360-4000 gretchenk@mvnrc.net
Eileen Spinella Director of Marketing and Admissions Mount Vernon Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (703) 360-4000 eileens@mvnrc.net
Alan Dubow President NARC (703) 566-5646 ceo@narconline.org
Vincene Walsh Staffing Coordinator Nursing Referral Service of Northern Virginia, Inc. (703) 442-0229 vwalsh@nrsCARES.com
Kenny Augst Owner Old Dominion Home Care (703) 273-0422 KAugst@OldDominionHomeCare.com
Alexandra Woodman Johnson Community Liaison Old Dominion Home Care (703) 273-0422 Ajohnson@OldDominionHomeCare.com
Sue Roll Owner Old Dominion Home Care (703) 273-0422 SRoll@OldDominionHomeCare.com
Jeanne Gahres Community Relations Manager Options For Senior America (703) 442-9700 FallsChurch@OptionsCorp.com
Tara McCormick Community Relations Manager Options For Senior America (703) 669-1504 Leesburg@OptionsCorp.com
Barbara Croen  Personal Money Management (703) 507-3107 barbara@bkgmóney.com
Sarah Smith Business Development Manager Prima Home Health, Inc. (703) 955-7800 SarahJSmith@primahomehealth.com
Susan Smith Patient and Corporate Relations Principal Medicalgroup (703) 663-8824 susin@principalmedicalgroup.com
Cindy Oplinger Community Liaison Home Healthcare Services Professional Healthcare Resources (703) 537-9411 coplinger@phri.com
Jamie Sexton Director of Business Development Professional Healthcare RESOURCES Intake Fax (703) 752-8746 jsexton@phri.com
Karl Stock Community Liaison Home Healthcare Services Professional Healthcare Resources (703) 752-8741 kstock@phri.com
Helen Flynn Realtor®, SRES® Relocation Specialist RealLiving (703) 723-4880 Helen@theflynnteam.com
Vivienne Wardian Sales Counselor Residences of Chevy Chase (301) 915-9220 ywardian@5sqc.com
Nelson LeRoy  ResponseLink (301) 216-2112 nelsonleroy@responselinkcom
Becky Schaffer  Schaffer Construction (703) 443-1861 info@schafferconstruction.com
Norman Bozin Marketing Director Senior Helpers (301) 590-1234 nbozin@seniorhelpers.com
Mike Peterson Director of Community Relations Senior Helpers (703) 277-9877 mpeterson@seniorhelpers.com
Linda Aufderhaar  Seniorcare Associates, Inc. (703) 502-0240 seniorcare@erols.com
Janan Frey Baltimore/Washington Coordinator Social Work p.r.n (443) 259-0504 janan@socialworkprn.com
Candee Percherke Marketing Representative Sommerset Retirement Community (703) 450-6411 cpercherke_src@yahoo.com
Lauryn Sargent President & Personal Historian Stories Inherited (202) 569-8253 Lauryn@Storiesinherited.com
Mitch Opalski CEO & Owner Synergy HomeCare (703) 558-3435 Mitch@SHCArlington.com
Mia McNaughton Director of Community Relations Tall Oaks Assisted Living (703) 834-9800 mmcnaughton@talloaksassistedliving.com
Kathleen Kisiah Director of Community Relations The Fairfax at Fort Belvoir (703) 781-2410 TheFairfax.DCR@sunriseseniorliving.com
Betsy sue Scott Attorney At Law The Law Office of Betsy Sue Scott (703) 871-5070 betsysuescott@bsscottlaw.com
Bobbie Beharrie Director of Personal Care Services The Medical Team (703) 390-2300 bbeharrie@medteam.com
Patricia Sands Community Liaison The Medical Team® (703) 390-2300 psands@medteam.com
Jeanne Stanislawski  The Stanislawski Group (703) 328-7352 TheStanislawskiGroup@gmail.com
Keith Thomas Retirement Income Planner Thomas National Insurance Agency 703-550-8089 thomasnational@aol.com
Andrea Cocito Owner Tysons Woods LLC (703) 846-0395 tysons.woods@cox.net
Amanda Waggy VITAS Representative VI TAS (703) 270-4300 amanda.waggy@vitas.com
Dave DeClark Director of Marketing Vinson Hall Retirement Community (703) 506-2146 davidd@vinsonhall.org
Brook Daunhauer Marketing Liaison VirginiaHlealthCareServices (703) 333-5288 bdaunhauer@va-hcs.com
Lyndsay Rinard Community Liaison VITAS Innovative Hospice Care (703) 270-4300 lyndsay.rinard@vitas.com
Saul Cardona Community Veterans Liaison Vitas® (703) 270-4300 saul.cardona@vitas.com

]]> http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/see-who-was-at-the-last-months-proaging-meeting/feed/ 0 107 charged in seven cities with Medicare fraud http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/107-charged-in-seven-cities-with-medicare-fraud/ http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/107-charged-in-seven-cities-with-medicare-fraud/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 01:45:24 +0000 Steve Gurney http://www.retirement-living.com/?post_type=proagingnetwork&p=13909 (AP) — Federal authorities charged 107 doctors, nurses and social workers in seven cities with Medicare fraud Wednesday in a nationwide crackdown on unrelated scams that allegedly billed the taxpayer-funded program of $452 million — the highest dollar amount in a single Medicare bust in U.S. history.

It was the latest in a string of major arrests in the past two years as authorities have targeted fraud that’s believed to cost the government between $60 billion and $90 billion each year. Stopping Medicare’s budget from hemorrhaging that money will be key to paying for President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder partnered in 2009 to increase enforcement by allocating more money and staff and creating strike forces in fraud hot spots.

On Wednesday, hundreds of federal agents fanned out around the country, raiding businesses, seizing documents and charging 107 suspects in Miami, Los Angeles, Houston, Detroit, Chicago, Tampa, Fla., and Baton Rouge, La. The government suspended payment to 52 providers as part of the investigations.

“When President Obama took office he asked Attorney General Holder and me to make fraud prevention a cabinet-level priority,” Sebelius said in remarks prepared for a news conference in Washington.

Among those arrested Wednesday were the owners of two community mental health centers in Baton Rouge, charged with billing $225 million in their scams. Hoor Naz Jafri and Roslyn Dogan allegedly recruited vulnerable patients, including elderly people, drug addicts and the mentally ill. Patient charts were doctored to show services that were billed to Medicare but often never given, according to an indictment.

Authorities suspended their companies in May 2011, but the pair continued billing Medicare after purchasing another fraudulent company, according to the indictment. When feds shut down that company, the pair tried to sell their “beneficiaries” to other providers in an attempt to keep making money.

During the investigation, federal authorities tried to put a hold on the company’s bank account. Dogan asked to visit the U.S. Attorney’s Office to review and copy documents that had been seized as part of a search. After the visit, “Dogan and co-conspirators bragged that, while pretending to copy files, they actually stole incriminating documents from the files and later destroyed them.” Dogan referred to herself as a “smooth criminal,” according to the indictment.

Another co-conspirator bragged to Dogan and others that he had a “bonfire with fabricated notes that law enforcement officers had failed to seize during the search,” according to the indictment.

They could face life in prison if convicted. A woman who answered the phone at one of the companies hung up and an email to the company was not immediately returned.

Five others were charged in connection with the Baton Rouge scam, capping a six-year investigation.

“The results we are announcing today are at the heart of an administration-wide commitment to protecting American taxpayers from health care fraud,” said Attorney General Eric Holder. “We are determined to bring to justice those who violate our laws and defraud the Medicare program for personal gain.

More than 50 defendants were also arrested in Miami in unrelated scams totaling $136 million involving community mental health centers and home health care agencies. A handful of those arrested also had criminal backgrounds, according to federal agents.

Community mental health centers are the latest trend in Medicare fraud, which has developed more complex schemes over the years, moving from medical equipment and HIV infusion fraud to ambulance scams, as crooks try to stay one step ahead of authorities. The scams have also grown more sophisticated using patient recruiters who are paid kickbacks for recruiting patients, while doctors, nurses and company owners coordinate to make it appear they are delivering medical services which they are not.

“Medicare fraud also exposes some of our most vulnerable citizens to identity theft, and, in some cases, endangers patients’ lives,” said Gary Cantrell, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations for HHS. “The indictments announced today demonstrate that we’re fighting back.”

Wednesday’s arrests come as top lawmakers appealed to health care professionals in the private sector to help combat Medicare fraud. Six members of the Senate Finance Committee, led by Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), announced a bipartisan effort to begin soliciting ideas from interested stakeholders in the health care community looking for a fresh perspective and potentially solutions that may have been overlooked.

“To date, numerous efforts have been made to reduce fraud, yielding a mixed record of successes and failures,” according to the letter.

Sebelius said her agency and the Justice Department have more than quadrupled the number of strike teams around the country, charging hundreds of individuals with Medicare fraud.

Medicare fraud has been a hot button issue as federal officials have repeatedly come under fire for seemingly staying one step behind the criminals, using outdated technology and not coordinating efficiently with law enforcement.

But Sebelius touted a new data system that will allow authorities to spot trends in billing patterns more quickly, which will ideally stop payments before they go out the door.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched a $77 million computer system last summer to serve that purpose, but the program has yielded few results in the early stages and drawn criticism from the Senate Finance Committee.

]]> http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/107-charged-in-seven-cities-with-medicare-fraud/feed/ 0 Older Workers Fear Health Care Costs http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/older-workers-fear-health-care-costs/ http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/older-workers-fear-health-care-costs/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 01:36:41 +0000 Steve Gurney http://www.retirement-living.com/?post_type=proagingnetwork&p=13906 “Americans — even those who have diligently saved for their golden years — are not prepared for the reality of health care costs in retirement and don’t really understand how Medicare works,” says John Carter, president of Nationwide Financial Distributors.

Nearly half of affluent Americans, who have at least $250,000 in household assets, say they are scared that rising health care costs will deplete their retirement savings, according to a Harris Poll released today by Nationwide Financial.

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]]> http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/older-workers-fear-health-care-costs/feed/ 0 Met Life Exits Reverse Mortgage Business http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/met-life-exits-reverse-mortgage-business/ http://www.retirement-living.com/proaging-network/met-life-exits-reverse-mortgage-business/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 01:34:57 +0000 Steve Gurney http://www.retirement-living.com/?post_type=proagingnetwork&p=13904 Reuters reports that MetLife Inc, the largest U.S. life insurer and reverse mortgage lender, made a surprise shift on Thursday with the sale its reverse mortgage business as part of its exit from banking-related activities.

Nationstar Mortgage LLC will buy its reverse mortgage servicing portfolio, and MetLife Bank would not accept any new applications, the company said.

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Will Product Mix Struggle with Loss of Large Reverse Mortgage Lenders?

Reverse Mortgage Daily reports most reverse mortgage competitors agree that MetLife’s exit from the business will turn out to not be such a bad thing in the long run. But the future may be less clear for one important segment of the market: the HECM Saver.

“Wells Fargo and MetLife were far and away the biggest originators of Savers,” says John Lunde, president and co-founder of Reverse Market Insight. ”That’s going to be one of the things that is unknown right now,” he says. “MetLife definitely was leading the way, although some other companies have been active as well.”

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You are Cordially Invited to

 

Denim and Diamonds Reception

at the Innovations in Aging 2012

Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center

Cherry Blossom Room

Friday, May 4, 2012

6:30PM to 9:30PM

  

This is a friendly reminder to join us in conjunction with the “Innovations in Aging Expo 2012″ for our V.I.P. Denim and Diamonds Reception at the Gaylord National Hotel and Conference Center in the Cherry Blossom Room. The evening will be  filled with exciting entertainment, complimentary refreshments and cash bar.

 If you are planning to attend, and have not yet registered, please click the “Register Now” button below to register you and your guests. After registering (via Constant Contact) online, please use the “view/print ticket” option for you and your guests to ensure a V.I.P. entrance into the reception. We will also have a guest list.

Thank you for your time, attention and response, and we look forward to your presence at our reception.

Sincerely,

 

Gloria Lawlah

Secretary, Maryland Department of Aging
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