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

New Spending Package Includes Sweeping Retirement Plan Changes (SECURE Act)

On 01/30/2020 By Perry Shulman

The $1.4 trillion spending package enacted on December 20, 2019, included the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act, which had overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives in the spring of 2019, but then subsequently stalled in the Senate. The SECURE Act represents the most sweeping set of changes to retirement legislation in […]

Startup’s Artificial Intelligence Wristband predicts health care risks to elderly

On 01/16/2020 By Steven Fleischer

Owlytics Healthcare product line is just getting into the US. I’m not sure of the distributor, but I’m sure it can be found. Seems like senior living centers, home health care agencies, GCMs, rehab facilities, etc. should check out the product line to see if remote monitoring can keep our clients from having events requiring […]

Federal Agency Ignores Judge’s Medicare Ruling to Detriment of Countless Elders in Nursing Homes

On 01/12/2020 By Jack Halpern

Nursing homes have been terminating Medicare coverage of those that do not show improvement in health. My Elder shares what you need to know. Read more… Photo Credits Martin Van-Denheuvel and K-Mitch Hodge

Nursing Homes Use Guardianship as Tool to Profit

On 01/07/2020 By Jack Halpern

For some families, the golden years are turning nightmarish, thanks to state laws that some nursing homes are using to try to gain guardianship – and financial control – of their older patients. For more details, go to my blog: Nursing Homes Use Gardianship as Tool to Profit.

My Grandmother’s Favorite Scammer

On 12/15/2019 By Perry Shulman

In an article from Sunday’s New York Times Opinion Section (12/8/19), the reporter discusses how his very patriotic 88 year old grandmother was defrauded and lost her life savings. She believed that she was helping the government stop a multi-million dollar international money laundering scheme. We all have to be vigilant in protecting our family […]