FRIA on Brian Lehrer Show!
Executive Director Betti Weimersheimer and FRIA Policy Advocate Karlin Mbah were interviewed by Brian Lehrer on his show on WNYC radio on January 27.
They discussed the long term care provisions in the national health care reform bill and how their impact on New Yorkers. You can listen to the segment by clicking on the following link: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/2010/01
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FRIA volunteer and founding board member, Ethel Paley was featured as NY1 "New Yorker of the Week" for her passion and commitment to the elderly. Ms. Paley speaks on how she created FRIA to be one of the first "citizen watchdog" associations formed in the aftermath of the 1974 NYC nursing home scandals. www.ny1.com
FRIA continues to benefit from Ms. Paley's weekly volunteer work on FRIA's telephone Helpline and her participation on its Board of Directors.
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FRIA has been mentioned as a resource for elder care information in a recently published article by Daniel G. Fish in the New York Law Journal. Entitled "Attorneys Working with Professionals," http://www.nylj.com.
To find information on Medicare Part D you can access Selfhelp's manual. It includes lists of plans for 2010 and other updates, etc.
NY Times New Old Age Blog - A great forum to learn more about current issues in aging and blog with caregivers, professionals and others interested in issues of older Americans!
