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Inside this issue:
President
Message
Executive
Director Message
New Members
In the Spotlight
Article
Membership Meeting Dates
G R E A T E R R O C H E S T E R A R E A P A R T N E R S H I P F O R T H E E L D E R L Y
January marks the beginning of our anniversary year and we are planning to kick it off with an event this winter!
Our Anniversary Logo is in production and nearly ready for it’s unveiling!
In addition, our G.R.A.P.E. Gala Committee is well underway reviewing each and every detail to make our 25th Anniversary one of our most
memorable celebrations! Consider joining the committee, sub-committees are forming based upon individuals interests and expertise.
Remember to save the date June 8th and…
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Lorre Anderson, is the President of G.R.A.P.E.
Lorre can be reached at(585) 455-0507 or
Coats for Seniors!
We’re so excited that G.R.A.P.E. is partner in the Coats for Seniorsventure for the second year! Severalyears ago, at the request of now-County Executive Cheryl DiNolfo, Monroe County Office for the Aging organized the first Coats for Seniors Drive. We are delighted to assist them in collecting New and Gently Used Coats. The coats will be dry cleaned, sorted and redistributed to older adults and veterans in need throughout our community. Over the years, hundreds of coats have been distributed and we are now proud to be a part of that effort!
You can help by dropping off donations at any one of the following locations:
Area Senior Centers: Chili, Greece, Pittsford, Webster, Irondequoit, Hilton, Sweden, Baden, Montgomery, Lifespan Downtown, Charles Settlement, Community Place, Centro De Oro, Henrietta, Ogden and Wheatland
Monroe County Government Sites: Monroe Community Hospital located at 435 E Henrietta Road, by elevator next to Security; 691 St. Paul; 111 Westfall; City Place, County Office Building, Motor Vehicle Offices in Irondequoit, Henrietta and Greece
G.R.A.P.E. Meetings: December and January.
Coats will be accepted until January 9th and we hope you will take this opportunity to check your closets for a donation to Coats for Seniors!
G.R.A.P.E. Members Respond during the Season
of Giving
On a personal note, I want to thank all G.R.A.P.E. members for their generosity as we fulfill our goal to reach out into the community. I know that you are all very busy at this time of year, but still you have made time to support our outreach activities. They include monthly donations to seniors through our partnership with Foodlink as well as volunteering there; Holiday Gifts for Seniors where we purchase, wrap and deliver gifts to isolated seniors in the community, in senior residences and in nursing homes who would not otherwise celebrate a holiday. This year our elves will fulfill the wishes of 100 seniors! Thank you, too, to our corporate sponsor, Health Direct Institutional Pharmacy Services, represented by G.R.A.P.E. member Mike Maenza for underwriting a portion of this project.
I wish you and your family a joyous and blessed holiday season!
Lorre
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Kim Kenna is the Executive Director ofG.R.A.P.E. She can be
reached at(585) 256-4351
The Holiday Season is upon us –Hanukkah, Christmas, &
Kwanzaa! Celebrating with special meals and recipes, lighting the advent candles, kinara or menorah are all special traditions held dear to those who honor these holidays. Gift giving at this time of the year is also a tradition.
Holiday Gifts for Seniors will be giving gifts to approximately 100 older adults in our community who would otherwise not receive a gift on one of these special holidays. A very heart-felt thanks goes out to Health Direct Institutional Pharmacy Services, our major sponsor for this initiative. Included in that heartfelt thanks is you as the members who have donated at our Lunch and Breakfast meetings. Total donations amounted to $2,213.00! Amazing what one idea has grown into benefitting those in our community.
G.R.A.P.E.’s other initiative, Hunger Hides, has also been a success to date. We started to collect non-perishable items at the September luncheon and the total amount through the end of November is approximately 50 lbs. We have also collected $265.00. Foodlink continues to grant our request that all non-perishable items and money will be used to feed older adults in our community. Again, a big thank you to all of you who have contributed both your time and money to this initiative.
ROC the Day was November 29th. Our goal was set for $1500. Donations are still coming in so I’ll report on the final outcome of G.R.A.P.E.’s success in January.
We are just about half way through the 2016-2017 membership year! Our committees have done a great job outlining their goals for this year. Committee members keep G.R.A.P.E. moving forward. It’s not too late to join a committee or to recruit a NEW Member! We have 6 months remaining in the membership year with much to complete and a mile-stone anniversary to celebrate!
Hope to see you at our Holiday Networking event at Label 7 on December 15th or at the Holiday Breakfast on December 21st! I wish each of you a happy and healthy holiday season!
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Peter BruuAccess Lifts and Ramps, LLC1523 Mt. Read Blvd.Rochester, NY [email protected]
Katy AllenLifespan1900 S Clinton AveRochester, NY [email protected]
A’donnis HowardPrivate Homecare Providers203 Westcombe ParkWest Henrietta, NY [email protected]
Michael DunnSeneca Lake Terrace3760 PreEmption Rd Geneva, NY [email protected]
Carletta CarterEastman Dental625 Elmwood Ave Box 683Rochester, NY [email protected]
Laura MannersUnity Health System Adult Day Services2260 Lake Ave Building 5Rochester, NY [email protected]
Dennis ShewBetter Homes and Gardens Pros-perity2494 Browncroft Blvd. Rochester, NY 14625585-613-1600 cell585-662-5263 [email protected]
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Mark your Calendar for the DECEMBER G.R.A.P.E.MEMBERSHIP HOLIDAY BREAKFAST
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
7:45 am to 8:00 am - Registration & Networking8:00 am to 9:30 am - Program
Location: The Br iar wood at St. John’s Meadows 1 Johnsarbor Dr. West. Rochester
Speaker: No Speaker—Come for a hot holiday breakfast compliments of St. John’s Meadows
Topic: Committee Updates & Chr istmas Networ king
Sponsored by: Parker Law Office
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No December Lunch
Join us for our Holiday Party at Label 7 instead!!
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Mark your Calendar for the JANUARY G.R.A.P.E.MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST MEETING
Wednesday, JANUARY 18, 2017
7:45 am to 8:15 am - Registration & Networking8:15 am to 9:30 am - Program
Location: The Br iar wood at St. John’s Meadows 1 Johnsarbor Dr. West. Rochester
Speaker: Leanne Ror ick,
Topic: Updates to MLTC
Sponsored by: Grandma’s Helpers
Mark your Calendar for the JANUARY G.R.A.P.E.MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON MEETING
Tuesday, JANUARY 24, 2017
11:30 am to 12:00 pm - Registration & Networking12:15 pm to 1:30 pm - Program
Location: Baywinde Senior Living100 Kidd Castle Way, Webster
Speaker: Katy Allen, Lifespan
Topic: Finger Lakes Caregiver Institute
Sponsored by: Baywinde Senior Living
An RSVP is required for the luncheon. Please register through your Member Login from www.grapelder.org.
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Sandy Swanson wishes she could remember who to thank or suggesting that she join G.R.A.P.E., but a networking colleague knew that she’d be perfectly suited for G.R.A.P.E..
She joined some committees like the Annual Dinner Committee and Advocacy Committee to get to know some G.R.A.P.E. colleagues in a different way and to perhaps find some hidden skills. In the case of the Newsletter Committee, she thoroughly enjoys using the English language properly, so the editing portion thrilled her!
From G.R.A.P.E., Sandy has people that she now call friends who truly know and support what she does. At the G.R.A.P.E. event at The Highlands at Pittsford, she was on a tour and the person giving it said, "This is the new area that we brought you all here to see today. This is the area where we're hoping to have a massage therapist for our residents." Every single person that was on the tour gasped simultaneously and forced the tour guide to look at Sandy, a licensed massage therapist. It was fantastic! That is just one example of how Sandy has benefitted from her G.R.A.P.E. membership.
Sandy is also a member of the Fairport-Perinton Chamber of Commerce, the Penfield Business Chamber where she serves as the Board Secretary and the Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals.
Outside of G.R.A.P.E. Sandy loves to read, exercise, and spend time with family and friends (which usually involves a lot of eating).
The easiest question for Sandy to answer was about her greatest achievement. It was when she had the opportunity to return to school for massage therapy, despite feeling too old and worrying too much about whether it was the right thing to do, she did it; Sandy realized quickly enough kind of worry just holds one back!
A few random facts/pieces of trivia from Sandy: Most people should be able to climb Mt. Fuji (we do ask for random facts!). Her birthday is 10/31, and the first 3 numbers on her driver's license are 666! If you ever see her holding a black cat under a ladder, you may want to turn around.
Updates from your Committee Chairs
� Advocacy – We received great feedback from the Speak Out session, thank you! We are working with the theme of ‘Aging with Options’ for the Legislative Town Hall Meeting.
� Annual Dinner – The committee has grown and has organized a sub-committee that will focus on sponsors for the gala. We will be looking within and outside of GRAPE for sponsors.
� Elder Services Directory – We are planning to reprint the Directory in 2017 and are reviewing funding op-tions. In preparation of the new print, they are looking at categories and classifications and may reach out to G.R.A.P.E. members to assist in their areas of expertise. Perhaps a housing representative would be helpful to the committee.
� Marketing – They will host a holiday networking event on December 15th at Label 7 and have more fairs planned for 2017.
� Newsletter – The committee is looking for more companies to utilize the free job posting space.
� Program – We are set with programming well into 2017. They still need a few speakers.
� Holiday Gifts for Seniors –We are collecting lists from recipients and plan to shop on 12/5 and 12/8. Planning to wrap and then deliver around 12/20.
“ You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other
people interested in you!”Dale Carnegie
We would love to hear from all committee chairs for updates for the newsletter. If you would like your committee update added, please get it to the Newsletter Committee by the 15th
of the Month. Thank you.
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Membership JobBoard
� Marketing Representative, Medical Solutions, Inc.Assist with consumer and business outreach & web. Email resume to Dona, [email protected]
A FREE job listing for our members. This will be a two line listing including one job title, contact info, and company.
If you would like to add more information to your job posting, you can purchase a business card ad for $35.
Email a job posting to [email protected]—Attn: Suzanne
� Installer/Technician, Access Lifts and RampsInstall, maintain and repair stairlifts, wheelchair lifts, wheelchair ramps and residential elevators.
� Outside Sales ConsultantSell stairlifts, wheelchair lifts, wheelchair ramps and residential elevators.
� Service Dispatcher/Admin AssistantSchedule and dispatch field service technicians.
For all these jobs— Learn more and apply at http://accessliftsandramps.com/careers/
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Financial scams targeting seniors have become so prevalent that they’re now considered “the crime of the 21st century.” Why? Because seniors are thought to have a significant amount of money sitting in their accounts.
Financial scams also often go unreported or can be difficult to prosecute, so they’re considered a “low-risk” crime. However, they’re devastating to many older adults and can leave them in a very vulnerable position with little time to recoup their losses.
It’s not just wealthy seniors who are targeted. Low-income older adults are also at risk of financial abuse. And it’s not always strangers who perpetrate these crimes. Over 90% of all reported elder abuse is committed by an older person’s own family members, most often their adult children, followed by grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and others.
Review our list below, so you can identify a potential scam.
1. Medicare/health insurance scamsEvery U.S. citizen or permanent resident over age 65 qualifies for Medicare, so there is rarely any need for a scam artist to research what private health insurance company older people have in order to scam them out of some money.
In these types of scams, perpetrators may pose as a Medicare representative to get older people to give them their personal information, or they will provide bogus services for elderly people at makeshift mobile clinics, then use the personal information they provide to bill Medicare and pocket the money.
2. Counterfeit prescription drugsMost commonly, counterfeit drug scams operate on the Internet, where seniors increasingly go to find better prices on specialized medications. This scam is growing in popularity—since 2000, the FDA has investigated an average of 20 such cases per year, up from five a year in the 1990s.
The danger is that besides paying money for something that will not help a person’s medical condition, victims may purchase unsafe substances that can inflict even more harm. This scam can be as hard on the body as it is on the wallet.
3. Funeral & cemetery scamsThe FBI warns about two types of funeral and cemetery fraud perpetrated on seniors.In one approach, scammers read obituaries and call or attend the funeral service of a complete stranger to take advantage of the grieving widow or widower. Claiming the deceased had an outstanding debt with them, scammers will try to extort money from relatives to settle the fake debts.
Another tactic of disreputable funeral homes is to capitalize on family members’ unfamiliarity with the considerable cost of funeral services to add unnecessary charges to the bill. In one common scam of this type, funeral directors will insist that a casket, usually one of the most expensive parts of funeral services, is necessary even when performing a direct cremation, which can be accomplished with a cardboard casket rather than an expensive display or burial casket.
To read the rest of this interesting article, click here: https://www.ncoa.org/economic-security/money-management/scams-security/top-10-scams-targeting-seniors/
Top 10 Financial Scams Targeting Seniors
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Thank You to our Champagne Level Annual Dinner Sponsor
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Replace “Aging in Place” With This Term DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2016
Seventy-five percent of boomers recently surveyed say they aren't ready to age in their homes and adopt age-in-place home
features, according to Home Advisors’ 2016 Aging in Place Report. Older Americans are “unwilling to prematurely
surrender their homes and lives to old age just because they’ve reached retirement age,” the report notes.
The report highlights the need to reposition “aging in place” renovations to “thriving in place.” After all, many of the
renovations for aging in place could be a selling point to younger age groups too, the report notes.
Sixty-one percent of home owners over the age of 55 surveyed say they plan to stay in their homes indefinitely. Yet,
three-quarters of home owners have never completed any aging-related renovation, and 31 percent say they’ve never even
considered one.
“There are several economic reasons for home owners to start on ‘thriving in place’ projects sooner rather than later,” says
Brad Hunter, HomeAdvisor’s chief economist. “If home owners start early, they can spend sufficient time researching and
planning to avoid wasted time and suboptimal solutions. And, home owners can protect, and possibly even raise resale value
of the home by making the home more appealing to buyers in all age groups with modifications that have a broad appeal.”
For example, a kitchen remodel may include base drawers instead of lower cabinets, and a bathroom may include bench
seating inside the shower too. More “thriving in place” features may include wider doorways, open floor plans, zero-step
entrances, remote-controlled window coverings, and motion sensor lights.
“Aging in place isn’t about special add-on features that will only help you once you’ve fallen and incurred a disability,” says
Rodney Harrell, director of Livable Communities at AARP’s Public Policy Institute. “It’s about making functional home
improvements that make spaces more useful and more usable for anyone, anytime.”
The report highlights the growing need to have “thriving in place” discussions. The population of Americans age 50 and
older is expected to rise by another 10 million by 2020, according to AARP. By 2060, the number of Americans age 85 and
older is expected to more than triple. It’s the fastest-growing aging group nationwide.
“‘Aging in place’ is a misnomer,” according to the report. “Whether we’re 25, 45, 65, or 85, our homes aren’t for aging.
They’re for thriving. From pancake breakfasts with our kids and Sunday brunches with our friends to holidays with family,
movie nights with our spouses and curling up with a good book, our homes are where we do the things we love to do, with
the people we love to do them with,” according to the report. “Looking at aging in place through a new lens acknowledges
how we live – not just how long we live – will usher in a new generation of home-improvement projects that benefit the
young, the young at heart, and everyone in between.”
Source: “Aging in Place Report 2016,” Home Advisor (2016) Read more: Talk Up Age-in-Place Home Possibilities
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Alana Russell, Lifespan at the October Luncheon Meeting at The Village at Unity.
At the Speak Out Breakfast
Paul Ryan & Sandy Swanson at the Speak Out Breakfast
Photo Page
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PresidentLorre [email protected]
President-ElectConnie [email protected]
TreasurerCarly [email protected]
SecretaryKerry [email protected]
At-Large MembersTheresa [email protected]
Jennifer [email protected]
Alison Bearer [email protected]
Dona [email protected]
Patrick [email protected]
Committee Chairs and Contact Information:
Advocacy & Emerging Issues: Paul RyanJoel [email protected]@pointclickcare.com
Annual Dinner: Gigi LaPorta &Alison [email protected] [email protected]
Budget & Finance: Andrew Hastings &Jake Warmerdam
[email protected]@comfortkeepers.com
By-Laws: Todd [email protected]
Elder Services Directory:Virginia Clark &Mollie [email protected] [email protected]
Long Range Planning: Connie [email protected]
Marketing: Marie Candelora & Sarah [email protected]@hdmts.com
Membership: Kathleen Allen & Kristen [email protected]@homeinstead.com
Newsletter: Kerry [email protected]
Program: Kim Vogt & Kevin [email protected]@paris-kirwan.com
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December 1, 2016
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December 9, 20168:30am
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Program CommitteeDecember 8, 2016 8:15am Char Broil Restaurant, 2450 Monroe Ave
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Upcoming Meetings
Please, let the G.R.A.P.E. office know of any changes to your address, phone number or email address!
We send out exciting membership information and would hate for you to miss it, if we don’t have your current information on file.
Thank you!!
* The Budget and Finance Committee is seeking new committee members that enjoy the world of finance! Please consider joining the committee if
this is an area of expertise you have. We would love to have you!
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Editorial Policy: G.R.A.P.E. welcomes items consistent with the mission of G.R.A.P.E. Items should be informational in nature, and of general interest to the membership. In general,
content should pertain to aging-related issues that affect members or the aging populations they serve. G.R.A.P.E. does not accept or distribute items that contain advertising, or
which are promotional in nature, with the exception of purchased advertisements.
Editorial Group
Kerry HallockHallock Move Management
Lisa IzzoTouchstream Solutions
Suzanne KowalcykG.R.A.P.E. Office
Julie ConlonUnited Oxygen
Kim KennaExecutive Director
Sandra SwansonLMT
The Newsletter Committee islooking for new members.
If you are interested in participating, pleaseContact the G.R.A.P.E. Office at 256-4351 or
Kerry Hallock Newsletter Chair.
Connecting and Enriching Senior Resources
Connecting and Enriching Senior Resources
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