Welcome to the Orion Resource Group

The Orion Resource Group is a membership organization of senior and elder care specialists who work for the benefit of their clients and loved ones. Our members are professionals with expertise who possess a deep passion and caring for what they do and empathy for those they serve. Read More.

Welcome!

The Orion Resource Group is a membership organization of senior and elder care specialists who work for the benefit of their clients and loved ones. Read More.

The Five Orion Commitments

Foster understanding and appreciation of elders in society.

Establish standards and a profession for caregiving.

Attract youth to the elder care industry.

Streamline the navigation and selection of appropriate elder care services.

Eliminate elder abuse and neglect.

Navigating The Elder Care Universe

The Orion Resource Group is dedicated to creating awareness and making a positive contribution to society, with an overarching goal to help elders thrive with dignity, respect, and a superior quality of life. We uphold our mission with five commitments that focus on key societal considerations around aging. Read More.

Recent Articles

Panel Discussion at Orion Meeting 3/14

On 03/21/2018 By Lynn Lavender

Thank you to the Manhattan program committee and Sonya Mittleman for the opportunity to be part of the panel along with Paul Tramontozzi, Mike LaMagna and Joe Lawliss. For those not in attendance, much of the information presented can be gotten from the 2018 Consumer Guide; 6 Ways to Finance Chronic Healthcare. All the contributors […]

FRAUD IN THE FAMILY

On 03/13/2018 By Perry Shulman

The theme of this article appearing in the February 2018 edition of the AARP Magazine is that in many cases, the people one knows best are most likely to cheat or swindle them. Click below to retrieve the article: https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-2018/family-fraud.html Submitted by Perry A. Shulman, CPA Chair, Elder Abuse Focus Committee March 12, 2018 […]

Medicaid Excess Income Spend Down

On 01/11/2018 By Peter Strauss

Happy new year to all! My friend Valerie Bogart of the Evelyn Frank Legal Assistance Program at NYLAG just advised: New “Pooled Trust Notification Bill” Passed! “Starting June 2018, new applicants for Medicaid – and people already receiving Medicaid who have a spend-down – must be given notice in plain language that explains the availability […]

Medicare Fights Fraud

On 01/09/2018 By Mira Weiss

IMPORTANT MEDICARE NEWS: Ring in the new year with a new medicare card. Read more..

Finra Fights Elder Fraud

On 12/21/2017 By Perry Shulman

Starting February 5, financial brokers will have two new tools to try to stop elder financial abuse. On that day, Finra is enacting rules to make it easier for brokers to bring an outside party into a situation where financial abuse or exploitation of an elderly person is suspected, and to allow brokers to delay […]