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President
Message
Executive
Director Message
New Members
Articles
Committee
Meeting Dates
Connecting and Enriching Senior Resources
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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
Donation boxes will also be set up at the following locations:
Atrium of the Monroe County Office Building, located downtown at 39 West Main Street;
Lobby of Faith Wing, Monroe Community Hospital, located at 435 East Henrietta Road;
, Greece Ridge Mall at 152 Greece Ridge Center
, located at 695 Howard Road in Gates
3159 South Winton Road in Henrietta; 1158 Fairport 557 West Whitney Road, Fairport; 7374 Pittsford-Palmyra
Fairport; and 2200 Penfield Road, Penfield.
Monroe County Office for the Aging Senior Nutrition Sites
IBERO's Centro De Oro 817 East Main Street, Rochester, NY 14605
Charles Settlement House 71 Parkway, Rochester, NY 14608
Town of Chili Senior Center 3235 Chili Avenue, Rochester, NY 14624
Community Place of Greater Rochester 145 Parsells Avenue, Rochester, NY 14609
Town of Greece Community & Senior Center 3 Vince Tofany Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14612
Town of Henrietta Senior Center 515 Calkins Road, Henrietta, NY 14467Town of Hilton-Parma Senior Center 59 Henry Street, Hilton, NY 14468
Town of Irondequoit Senior Center 154 Pinegrove Aveue,Rochester, NY 14617
Lifespan Downtown - WOLK 25 Franklin Street, Rochester, NY 14604
MARC of Baden Street 86 Vienna Street, Rochester, NY 14605Montgomery / Southwest 10 Cady Street, Rochester, NY 14608
Town of Ogden Senior Center 200 South Union Street, Spencerport, NY 14559
Town of Pittsford Senior Center 3750 Monroe Avenue, Pittsford, NY 14534
The Lodge on the Canal (Lifetime Assistance Inc. in Sweden)
133 State Street, Brockport, NY 14420
Town of Webster Senior & Community Center 1350 Chiyoda Drive, Webster, NY 14580Town of Wheatland Senior Center 22 Main Street, Scottsville, NY 14546
President Message
Connie Lester
or
Executive Director Message
Kim Kenna
Kim Kenna, 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, 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 heartfelt 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, Breakfast and at our November Networking event. Donations are still coming in however, we expect to exceed $2,000.00! 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 40 lbs. We have also collected $105.00. 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 28th. Our goal was set for $900.00. 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 come including Eldercare Fairs, The Legislative Town Hall, April Specialty Luncheon and of course our Annual Gala and Business Meeting!
Hope to see you at our December Holiday Breakfast at St. John’s Meadows! There will be raffle prizes, hot breakfast and a visit from a special guest too! Also mark your calendar for our New Year/Holiday Networking event at Label 7 on January 18th! I wish each of you a happy and healthy holiday season!
Kim
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Membership Update:As of November 30, 2017322 Members strong!
Chris VitaleThe Terrace at Newark208 Rt 88 SouthNewark, NY [email protected]
Dave McCandlessCare Consultants of Rochester513 Thomas CoveRochester, NY [email protected]
John HuntCaring Hearts of Rochester, LLC95 Allens Creek RdBldg 2, suite 242Rochester, NY [email protected]
Alvin BrumaginChapel Oaks1550 Portland AveRochester, NY [email protected]
Lauren VogtStudent Member93 Sugar Maple Dr.Rochester, NY [email protected]
Erin LewisThe Mark Siwiec Team2349 Monroe AveRochester, NY [email protected]
Adell CecconiSeen Your Style800 Somerdale Dr.Webster, NY [email protected]
Leslie BamannComfort Keepers1163 Pittsford Victor RdPittsford, NY [email protected]
James VogtStudent Member585-766-197093 Sugar Maple DriveRochester, NY [email protected]
Jeffery SwanUR Dept of Psychiatry 300 Crittenden BlvdBox Psych-BTSMRochester, NY [email protected]
Tim Ritchie, LPNCrimson Ridge3 Treeline Dr.Rochester, NY [email protected]
It’s almost here!!
Don’t forget the latest edition is at the printers!!
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Breakfast Meeting
MEMBERSHIP HOT HOLIDAY BREAKFAST!Wednesday, December 13, 2017
7:45 am to 8:15 am - Registration, Networking & Breakfast8:15 am - Brief Committee Updates & Special Guest
Location: The Br iarwood at St. John’s Meadows 1 Johnsarbor Dr. West. Rochester
Speaker: Program Committee
Topic: Hot Breakfast, Networking & Holiday Raffles!
Sponsored by:
. An RSVP is required for the breakfast. A hot breakfast is being served.
Please register through your Member Login from www.grapelder.org.
252 Alexander StreetRochester, NY 14607www.Crossroads ElderServices.com
Jane Stets, [email protected]
Luncheon Meeting
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Mark your Calendar for the JANUARY G.R.A.P.E.MEMBERSHIP BREAKFAST MEETING
Wednesday, JANUARY 17, 2018
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: Nancy Alexander
Topic: Exercise/Cognition/Dementia
Sponsored by:
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Upcoming Meetings
Mark your Calendar for the JANUARY G.R.A.P.E.MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON MEETING
Tuesday, JANUARY 23, 2018
11:30 am to 12:00 pm - Registration & Networking12:15 pm to 1:30 pm - Program
Location: Chapel Oaks1500 Portland Ave, Rochester
Speaker: Ecsa Stumpf, Community Outreach Coordinator Lollypop Farm, Human Society of Greater Rochester
Topic: Senior s for Seniors Program and more...
Sponsored by:
An RSVP is required for the luncheon. Please register through your Member Login from www.grapelder.org.
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In The Spotlight
Ronnie Hurley
By Lisa Izzo
Ronnie Hurley decided to become a Grape member for a few reasons, but her primary reason was the networking with like- minded people, to refer to one another and educate people looking for services in the community. She decided to serve on a committee in the hope of making a difference in people’s lives.
Ronnie likes to catch up with other professionals at the events. She thinks that we are fortunate that G.R.A.P.E. is an open door to meeting old friends as well as new, and she thinks it is an especially helpful tool for new professionals to get to know people in the industry.
Ronnie has lots of friends and a growing family, so spending time with them is her greatest activity outside of work and G.R.A.P.E.
Her favorite movie is The Five People You Meet in Heaven. “I really enjoyed seeing how people are like puzzle pieces in your life, and one action can change your life as well as others. But, most of all it is not always who you expect.” The book she most recently read and would recommend is The Girl on The Train.
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November Breakfast Winner
Thank you to our 25th Anniversary Gala Sponsor!!
November Luncheon Winner
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Thank you to our 25th Anniversary Gala Sponsors!!
Use your My Better Benefits card this fall!
You can pick them up in the office or at the breakfast or luncheon membership meetings. You can also follow the links below to get an online card.
Just a reminder of some of the benefits...
* There are over 1,125 ways to save locally, regionally, and nationally.
* Customer service is available 365 days a year via email, phone or text.
*All you have to do is visit https://www.mybetterbenefits.org/
*A mobile version is also accessible online at this same link which allows your employees to show their ID card to a vendor on their smart phone (https://www.mybetterbenefits.org/IDcardmobile2017.asp)
Discounts through my Better Benefits include:
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Lunch /Breakfast Sponsor Information
The Program Committee, on behalf of G.R.A.P.E., would like to thank you for considering a Spotlight Sponsorship for your organization. This opportunity is offered to G.R.A.P.E. Member organizations at each Breakfast and Lunch Member Meeting September – May.
Secure your Sponsorship date by contacting the G.R.A.P.E. Office via email: [email protected] or by calling 585-256-4351 as soon as possible.
Sponsorship fee is $150. Benefits include the following:
� A half page advertisement in the GRAPEvine newsletter the month your organization will host/sponsor. Ad for the newsletter will be designed by your organization and submitted to the G.R.A.P.E. Office by 15th of theprior month.
Advertisement due to the G.R.A.P.E. office by the 15th of the month prior to your sponsorship date.Ad size: 7.25”x5” pdf or jpg format at least 300 dpi, low resolution
� Website listing of the event with your company logo up to 1 month prior.
� Announcement of the Member Meeting in the GRAPEvine Newsletter with your logo.
� A company display board and/or opportunity to distribute collateral materials to the members attending the breakfast meeting or luncheon.
� An opportunity to speak for approximately 3-5 minutes to the group about your program/organization/product prior to the speaker/presentation.
There are usually 50-70 members at the breakfast meetings and 60-70 members at the luncheon meetings.
Please send a check payable to G.R.A.P.E. or call 585-256-4351 to pay by credit card.
G.R.A.P.E.
100 McAuley Drive, Suite 2000
Rochester, NY 14610
Did you know that your organization can sponsor our monthly breakfast and luncheon membership meetings?
*This is a great benefit for new members specifically as a way to introduce themselves to many members in one meeting.
Read below to see what’s included!Contact the Program Committee or G.R.A.P.E. Office to book your sponsorship today!
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Why Telemedicine is the Future in Senior HousingNovember 26, 2017 by Jack Silverstein
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The 21st Century Senior Living Community is a series brought to you by CDW, a provider of technology solutions and services focused exclusively on serving the healthcare marketplace. The series takes a clear-eyed look at how leading providers and their partners are creating the next generation of senior living communities by raising the bar on services, design and technology.
Debate remains about the terminology, but one thing is certain: telehealth and telemedicine are becoming cornerstones of health care delivery and stand to significantly improve senior care.
A 2016 survey from the National Business Group on Health found that by 2018, 96% of health systems will be using some form of telehealth in their health care delivery. The term “telehealth” is a broad and often misunderstood one, and does not exactly inspire enthusiasm. Yet its sweeping qualities make it an easy concept to understand: it is the use of digital or elec-tronic technologies in the delivery of health services.This can mean anything from teleconference doctor appointments to wearing fitness bands, like a Fitbit, that monitor personalbehavior to build a health-related dataset.
It’s not surprising, then, that perhaps more than any other demographic, seniors could see the most upside from telehealth’s three key benefits: access, personalization, and quality.
“Fifty percent of hospital readmissions are actually from those over the age of 65,” said moderator Ginna Baik, strategic busi-ness development executive at CDW-Healthcare. “It’s becoming not only a pertinent but most important issue inside of health care in general, as well as the continuum of care in senior care.”
How senior care benefits from telehealth
While there is still some debate surrounding the nuance in terminology, there is general agreement about the value of the technology and the degree to which it will continue to grow, particularly in senior care.
“There really are endless reasons why those greater than 65 have more difficulty accessing care,” said Dr. Eduardo Vadia, co-founder of Access Physicians, during a recent Senior Housing News webinar on the rise of telemedicine in senior housing. “This is a better approach to providing better access.”
The statistics tell the tale. Vadia’s Access Physicians telemedicine program — an acute care program in partnership with Louisville-based post-acute giant Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) — projects more than 600,000 patients served in 2017, leading to an operational savings of $2.64 million and a 17% reduction in mortality rate. He wants to see more outcomes-based data, which will help sell the broader implementation.
The patient experience will, too. Travel time is a huge barrier to health care for seniors. Telehealth cuts that. Ac-cess’s program has a Net Promotor Score of +95, with patients expressing satisfaction in their care:
– 99% felt the doctor spent an adequate amount of time with them
– 95% felt the doctor included them in decisions
– 100% felt their questions were answered to their satisfaction
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Cont. from page 13
Fighting the cost barrier
While Vadia is encouraged by the program’s ability to deliver “elite care,” he noted that program longevity depends not just on finding clinical wins, but financial ones. This is critical because, as the panelists agreed, one of the largest barriers to widespread implementation is cost.
“What I think success looks like [in telehealth] is policy changes, and having CMS and payers really put some cash behind us, because money makes things move,” said Davis Park, director of Front Porch Center for Innovation & Wellbeing. The center is affiliated with Front Porch, which offers a variety of senior living options, including continuing care retirement communities (CCRC).
To expand upon the results Vadia has seen, Park noted that health care systems must be incentivized to support telemedicine delivery via new payment models.
“I personally think legislation needs to move in this direction,” Park said. “I think that we all should try to be as informed as possible so that we can advocate for these kinds of reimbursement models.”
Medicare has reimbursed for telehealth services since 1997, though conditions for reimbursement vary. Information is available at Center for Connected Health Policy, and individual addresses and ZIP codes required for reimbursement can be searched at www.datawarehouse.hrsa.gov.
For those wanting to launch their own telehealth programs, Park recommends talking to leadership in their organizations, and partnering with organizations in the community already using telehealth initiatives. Front Porch has used grant funding to develop telehealth initiatives in some senior housing settings, focusing on telemedicine and teledentistry.
“This is a very disruptive space, and your care teams are not going to like it,” Park said. “People are not going to be happy that you have a screen in one of your rooms or are wheeling them into people’s bedrooms. We need to be mindful about people’s insecurities about this.”
‘Just medicine’
Perhaps part of the insecurity is the use of language. It’s not just the confusion over the terms, with many not realizing that “telemedicine” is a subset of “telehealth.” The problem is also in the use of “tele.” Vadia wants to normalize telemedicine by driving out the prefix, so that patients, families, and doctors view it just as “medicine” — just another piece of the total medical offering.
Another panelist, Dr. David Lindeman, director of CITRIS Health, offered straightforward advice.
“Don’t sweat the terminology,” he said. “Just focus on what you’re doing.”
Lindeman’s experience with telehealth through CITRIS has been eye-opening. CITRIS stands for the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, and works to bring together laboratory research at various University of California campuses with public and private institutions and investors to facilitate the development of new technologies.
But nothing sells like a personal experience. Lindeman uses telehealth as a patient member of Kaiser Permanente, and saves time by rarely going in for appointments, instead communicating via email.
“This has become expected,” he said. “When people do realize that they do not have to take an hour or two out of the day, a caregiver does not have to take an older adult in for an appointment, or staff has to be assigned to a senior living community to move to a location, it’s a game-changer. And I think it’s now become far more the norm.”
Written by Jack Silverstein
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Membership JobBoard
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
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PresidentConnie [email protected]
President-ElectKim [email protected]
TreasurerAndrew [email protected]
SecretaryRamona [email protected]
At-Large MembersTheresa [email protected]
Jennifer [email protected]
Alison Bearer [email protected]
Patrick [email protected]
Trisha [email protected]
Committee Chairs and Contact Information:
Advocacy & Emerging Issues: Paul RyanRick Marchese, [email protected]@woodsoviatt.com
Annual Gala Dinner: Gigi Lerminiaux &Alison [email protected]@brookdale.com
Budget & Finance: Andrew Hastings [email protected]
By-Laws: Todd [email protected]
Elder Services Directory:Virginia Clark &Mollie [email protected] [email protected]
Long Range Planning: Kim [email protected]
Marketing: Marie Candelora & Becky [email protected]@episcopalseniorlife.org
Membership: Kathleen Allen & Kristen [email protected]@homeinstead.com
Newsletter: Nicole [email protected]
Program: Kim Vogt & Kevin [email protected]@paris-kirwan.com
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Holiday Gifts for SeniorsDecember 4 , 20179:00 am Bruegger’sSouthtown Plaza
Annual Dinner CommitteeDecember 6th, 20179:00am Village BakeryCulver Rd.
Advocacy CommitteeDecember 6, 201712 noon G.R.A.P.E.100 McAuley Dr. @ Legacy Clover Blossom
Budget & Finance CommitteeNo December Meeting
Newsletter CommitteeDecember 13, 2017*After Holiday Breakfast at St. John’s Meadows/Briarwood
Program CommitteeDecember 14, 20178:15 am Char BroilMonroe Ave.
Marketing CommitteeDecember 14, 20173:30 pm G.R.A.P.E.Label 7Pittsford, NY
Board of DirectorsNo December Meeting
Elder Services DirectoryDecember 19, 2017Off Site Holiday Meeting
Membership CommitteeNo December Meeting
Senior Housing AllianceTBD
Upcoming Committee Meetings
Please let the G.R.A.P.E. office know of any changes to your address, phone number or email address! If you change your info on the website, that doesn’t mean we
have it. Also, updating your member profile doesn’t update Provider. You have to do both.
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
who enjoy the world of finance! Please consider joining the committee if this is an area of expertise you have.
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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 mem-bership. 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
Lisa IzzoTouchstream Solutions
Suzanne KowalcykG.R.A.P.E. Office
Julie ConlonUnited Oxygen
Barbara DodgeEdwards Jones
Kim KennaExecutive Director
Sandra SwansonLMT
Seeking New Newsletter Committee Members! Call the G.R.A.P.E. Office
Connecting and Enriching Senior Resources
Connecting and Enriching Senior Resources
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Partnership for the Elderly. It is published by the G.R.A.P.E. Board of
Directors to communicate appropriate G.R.A.P.E. business, decisions and positions, and to keep membership informed
about aging-related issues.
G.R.A.P.E. is an organization of professionals and interested persons who aspire to improve the
quality of services for older people. We accomplish this by sharing expertise, knowledge and skills, and by acting as their advocates in ways deemed
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G.R.A.P.E. members are encouraged to submit ideas, pictures and articles, with subjects relating to elder care. We also solicit calendar events, announcements, and employment opportunities. Pictures should be submitted digitally to the G.R.A.P.E. office. Articles are subject to revision by the GRAPEvine Newsletter Committee. Please do not include politics, religion, or advertising in your submission. We are not responsible for errors or omissions. The information provided here does not constitute legal advice. Opinions and viewpoints expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of G.R.A.P.E. or its membership. Items for the newsletter must be submitted no later than the 15th of the month. Items may be submitted to the G.R.A.P.E. office at [email protected]. We have the right to determine the size of the image and cannot guarantee its quality. All images should be clear.
