CEI Spring 2012 PDF - Center for Elders` Independence

Life Times Newsletter
Spring 2012
Sister stays connected without the stress
Join us as we celebrate!
“I appreciate them so much!” says
80-year-old Anne Trochez, referring
to the staff at the Center for Elders’
Independence Eastmont PACE Center.
“CEI is a godsend for people like my
sister who are having trouble taking
care of themselves.” Not long after
her sister, 88-year-old Sophia Correa,
lost her husband 10 years ago, Anne
became Sophia’s primary
Calling all CEI supporters, staffers,
caregivers, long-time friends and
new acquaintances! Thank you! Your
talents, generosity, professional and
volunteer services have helped the
Center for Elders’ Independence
assist many frail East Bay seniors to
live independently and with dignity
at home, and given peace of mind to
thousands of their family members.
This year, CEI proudly celebrates our
20th Anniversary, and we invite you to
share this important milestone with us.
making appointments,” Anne says,
adding, “It’s been perfect – helps her to
be involved in the community,” instead of
just sitting in her room.
She adds that the operator of the B&C
where her sister currently lives also
appreciates the care Sophia receives
from CEI and “thinks it’s such a good
program. She’s very impressed with
Anne Trochez (right)
appreciates the
services her sister,
Sophia Correa, gets
from CEI’s Program
of All-inclusive Care
for the Elderly at the
Eastmont PACE Center.
caregiver, taking on responsibility for
finding suitable housing near her own
East Bay home, arranging medical
appointments and transportation,
making sure her beloved oldest
sister had company and whatever
she needed to be comfortable as her
health gradually declined. Sophia’s
four children visit when they can, but
live too far away to be involved in her
day-to-day care.
While Anne was pleased with the first
residence she found for Sophia, “It just
offered ‘board and care,’” she says, “no
activities, no transportation.” The B&C
owner recommended CEI because some
of the other residents there are CEI
members. “I was pleasantly surprised
at how much CEI does, picking her up,
how well they follow up” on any
concerns she or Anne reports to CEI
staff, a reminder that supporting and
coordinating with caregivers – family
as well as other community providers
– is an integral and socially valuable
aspect of PACE “all-inclusive” care.
After Sophia enrolled five years ago,
Anne saw improvement in her sister’s
health. “They diagnosed Sophia’s
allergies, which have gotten better, and
gave her a special supplement so her
appetite picked up…I noticed my sister
was shuffling when she walked and
they made sure she had a safe walker
that she can use when she goes out so
she doesn’t fall. That really helps me
feel more secure when I take her to
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Angelique Ogden serves up a PACE
Maker, CEI’s signature cocktail.
On Friday, May 4, 2012, at the Terrace
Room in Oakland’s Age-Song at Lake
Merritt (former Lake Merritt Hotel),
overlooking the Necklace of Lights, we
plan a festive evening with a formal
dinner, musical entertainment, a silent
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visit our other sister.” Anne still visits
Sophia two or three times a week and
takes her to all the family gatherings,
“so she can know her grandchildren.”
The sisters grew up in Watsonville
with four other siblings, raised by
parents who had immigrated from
Mexico. Their father was a farm
laborer and for a time, the children
joined him working in the fields,
except for Anne, the youngest.
“Sophia still introduces me as her
‘baby sister’!” she laughs. “It’s
important to stay close to them,
don’t abandon them,” she says of
her siblings and the other seniors she
sees at her sister’s B&C home.
Anne is grateful* that Sophia’s
medical care is well managed by CEI’s
interdisciplinary team. “It’s really
freed me up and made me feel so
much better! I used to have so much
guilt and stress if I could not see her
every day, but now, if something
comes up, I know she has come to CEI
and I know people are watching out
for her every day. It’s a really good
feeling.”
~ Elinor Davis
*Anne expresses her gratitude
with a donation during CEI’s
annual holiday fundraising appeal,
which we very much appreciate! If
you would like to support services
and activities that directly benefit
CEI participants, you may donate
online at cei.elders.org, or call
Lenore McDonald, Director of
Development, at (510) 433-1150.
Every gift benefits seniors and lets
them know they are not forgotten.
located on the Highland Hospital
campus and now we have four
locations and serve 540 participants.
It’s been an amazing 20 years.
Note from Peter Szutu
This year, CEI is celebrating 20
years of providing services to East
Bay seniors that help them stay
out of institutions and live in their
communities. I have been so lucky
to be part of this journey. We began
as a small ADHC with 40 participants
And the journey is far from over.
Health care reform is changing
how we provide care in California.
It will reward providers for better
outcomes and punish them for poor
outcomes. The PACE model has a
40-year history of success: When
we provide quality care at the right
time, in the right setting for the right
reason, we can avoid the financial
consequences of needing expensive
institutional care. Better outcomes
for the participant also means a
better bottom line for CEI. PACE
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organizations understand this as a
given, and now this concept is being
put forward by healthcare reform.
Other managed care plans will
begin to look more and more like
PACE, if they stay in the market.
To respond to the coming competition,
we at CEI are improving quality and
learning to better document our
excellent care outcomes. We are
also in heavy-duty growth mode so
we don’t get lost in the shuffle. We
are working hard on community
partnerships and we are deep into
planning a new PACE center located
in Hayward.
How can you help? You can help by
spreading the word about PACE and
referring those seniors who need
our services.
And you can come to our 20th
Anniversary Gala on May 4th at
AgeSong at the Lake Merritt Hotel.
Please join us as we honor Alameda
County Supervisor Nate Miley, and
Family Bridges CEO Corinne Jan,
for their visionary leadership and
commitment to serving seniors.
Come celebrate with us!
CEI hosts another
successful Senior
Health Policy Forum
Over 250 enthusiastic and committed
senior service providers, senior
advocates, and policymakers attended
the second Bay Area Senior Health
Policy Forum – again sponsored
by CEI and On Lok Lifeways, our
sister PACE in San Francisco – on
November 30, 2011. CEI’s CEO
Peter Szutu and On Lok CEO Bob
Edmondson jointly moderated
the daylong Forum dedicated to
protecting, strengthening and
enhancing the safety net for Bay
Area seniors. The safety net is
defined as local, state, and federal
services and programs designed
to meet the health and social
needs of the poor, uninsured, and
underserved.
I look forward to seeing you there.
~ Peter Szutu
Join us as we celebrate!,
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auction and a lively program to
recognize our special honorees –
Alameda County Supervisor Nate
Miley and Family Bridges CEO
Corinne Jan – for their visionary
leadership, and commitment to
seniors.
CA State Assemblymember Nancy
Skinner (right) and CHHS Secretary
Diana Dooley provided a State
perspective at the 2011 Senior
Health Policy Forum.
The event highlighted the importance
and urgency of bringing interested
stakeholders together to support
the Forum’s mission to inspire,
educate, and engage advocates,
providers and policymakers,
especially following recent
dramatic cuts in programs and
supports for California seniors
On Lok CEO Bob Edmondson, CA
HHS Secretary Diana Dooley, and
CEI CEO Peter Szutu.
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Sister stays connected without the stress,
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Years
Please come and celebrate with
us. As a non-profit organization,
CEI relies more and more on your
generosity to help us deliver medical
care, medications, social activities,
transportation, hot meals and
home care to frail, elderly East Bay
residents who choose not to move
to nursing homes. Watch for your
invitation in the mail, or RSVP now on
our website at www.cei.elders.org.
If you have a question or need
assistance, please contact Lenore
McDonald at 510-433-1160, Ext.
8835 or lmcdonald@cei.elders.org.
Sponsorships are always welcome!
~ Lenore McDonald
Center For Elders’ Independence Locations
Editor: Dianna Garrett
Designer: David Caggiano
Writer: Elinor Davis
Downtown Oakland
Berkeley
East Oakland
Administrative Offices
1955 San Pablo Ave.
Oakland, CA 94612
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Saturday
1497 Alcatraz Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94702
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Eastmont Town Center
7200 Bancroft Ave.
Suite 275 & Suite 188
Oakland, CA 94605
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday - Friday
510 - 17th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Monday - Friday
(510) 433-1150
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Thank You to Our Donors
Make a Donation to CEI
OUR THANKS to the following individuals, corporations and organizations who have helped CEI serve East
Bay seniors by making a contribution to CEI. Hundreds of our caregivers, business partners, volunteers,
employees, funding organizations and individuals like you are also helping CEI celebrate our 20th Anniversary
this year. We are grateful. There is still time! Contact Lenore McDonald at 510-452-8835 or lmcdonald@
cei.elders.org to purchase your tickets and submit an item for our silent auction – and plan to join us. Watch
for a full account of all the festivities and a complete list of all our donors and sponsors in the upcoming Fall
issue of LIFE TIMES. We hope to see you on May 4 at CEI’s 20th Anniversary Gala at AgeSong – Lake Merritt
in Oakland. Thank you again.
CEI could not do the vital work that we do without the assistance of
community members who also care about seniors. There are many
ways you can help:
ABC Security
AJE Partners
Almassi Interpreting Services
American Baptist Homes of the West
Alameda County Supervisor Nate
Miley
AltaMed Health Services
Asian Health Services
Ann Trochez
Anne and Daniel Bookin
Arnold Banta
Art & Christie Castillo
Ascension Benefits & Insurance
Solutions
Asian Health Services
Bella Casa Care Home
Butterfly Direct Marketing
California HealthCare Foundation
Calvin Freeman
Cindy Houts
Clara Hill
Community Economics
Crystal Rivers
Curls Bartling
Daily Digital Imaging
Daniel Ashbrook
Dave R. Latimer
David & Aileen Kim Coker
Davis Properties Company
Debra Weberling
Dev Mahadevan
Dianna Garrett
Earl & Janet Ellisen
East Bay Asian Local Development
Corporation
East Bay Assisted Living
Each dollar we receive helps us provide healthcare services to seniors
in East Bay communities so they can stay as autonomous as possible.
Please consider a tax-deductible donation today!
East Bay Korean American Senior
Services Center
Ecologically Sound Medical Services
Ed & Susie Stark
Edward Door
Elliot Wenger
Family Bridges
Felicia Reid
Gloria and Eddington Lee
Harriet Pennekamp
HCP National Insurance Services
Helen Chu
Hill & Company Communications
Island Advertising Specialties
Jack Sawyer
Janet Khan
John & Barbara Taylor
Joseph Prevratil
Kaiser Permanente East Bay Area
Karyla Shelton-Benjamin
Lenore McDonald
LifeLong Medical Care
Lorenza Delarosa
LTP Management
Mama’s Royal Cafe
Marcie Cohen
Martin Brown
Marty Lynch
McKesson
Michael G. Smart
Michael Harris
Monique Dorning
Murphy Burr Curry
Nader Shabahangi
Nelson Eldred
Northern California Cornea Associates
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Nutrition Solutions
Oakland East Bay Symphony
On Lok Lifeways
Payden & Rygel
Permaul Family
Peter & Karen Campbell
Peter Szutu
Pleasanton Nursing & Rehabilitation
Center
Pyatok Architects
Rene Lewellyn
Richard Clark
Robert Edmondson
Robert Half Technology
Robin James
Royal Ambulance
Sea Ranch Lodge
Stark Miller & Associates
Suhr Risk Services
Susan Castellanos
Teamwrkx International
Thomas J. Long Foundation
The California Endowment
Theresa Nelson & Associates
TQ’s Unocal 76 Station
Unison Media Group
Victor Agmata
Wells Fargo Foundation
William Webster
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Make a tax-deductible donation in the envelope provided.
Consider a Memorial or Honor gift.
Check to see if your employer will make a matching gift.
Find out about including CEI in your will (check the box on
the envelope).
Use the envelope provided or send your donations to:
CEI - Donations
510 - 17th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Donation Wish List
• Wii systems
• Radios with ear phone jacks
• DVD games
• Picture frames
• Board games
• Sewing machines
• Video camera
If you want to donate any of these items,
please call Lenore McDonald at (510) 433-1150.
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Melanie Bella and David Ishida provide a federal perspective at the 2011
Senior Health Policy Forum.
Senior Health Policy Forum,
continued from page 3
and the need for stakeholders to
work together to protect these vital
services.
Belva Davis, award-winning Bay
Area journalist and author, emceed
a series of dynamic morning plenary
presentations from individuals
working on senior issues at the
federal, state, and local levels:
Melanie Bella, Director, Medicare-
Medicaid Coordination Office,
CMS; David Ishida, Regional
Administrator, Administration on
Aging; Nancy Skinner, California
Assemblymember; Diana Dooley,
Secretary of CA Health & Human
Services Agency; Jean Fraser,
Chief of San Mateo County Health
System; Anne Hinton, Director, San
Francisco Department of Aging &
Adult Services; Wright Lassiter, CEO,
Alameda County Medical Center;
and Lee Pullen, Director, Santa Clara
County Department of Aging &
Adult Services.
Senior Health Policy Forum,
continued from page 6
In the afternoon, attendees
participated in five concurrent
work-shops: Engaging our Stakeholders in Policy Change; Federal
and State Strategies to Reform
Healthcare Financing and Delivery;
New Approaches to Senior Housing
with Services; Connecting Your
Community through Social Media;
and, Innovative Partnerships –
Local Responses to the Changing
Environment.
stakeholders to communicate over
the next year to share their progress
in addressing the Forum’s priority
areas. For senior health news and
information related to the forum
goals and activities, and how you
can get involved, check out the
Senior Health Policy Forum website:
In the concluding presentation,
workshop facilitators reported
the priority issue(s) and action
recommendations identified in
each workshop. Three summary
priority areas emerged providing
a directional focus for the Forum
in 2012: engaging and activating
stakeholders, building partnerships
with managed care and others,
and embracing new technology.
Mr. Edmondson and Mr. Szutu
encouraged attendees to pursue
the priority areas and related
action recommendations and noted
they would continue to explore
opportunities to enable Forum
Continued on page 7
shpf.elders.org.
Thank you to CEI
Board Members for their
vision and service
The Senior Health Policy Forum
energized advocates and provided
networking opportunities.
Michael Harris
Chair, Nominating Committee
Chair, Consumer Advisory
Committee
Refer a Friend to CEI
Do you know a friend, family member, client or neighbor who
could benefit from the services CEI provides? We’d like to
hear from you.
Participants in CEI’s PACE program must be:
• 55 years of age or older
• A resident of Northern or Central Alameda County or West
Contra Costa County
• Able to live in the community safely
• Meet the level of care requirements as ceritfied by the
California Department of Health Care Services
If your friend or family member is eligible for Medi-Cal and
Medicare, all CEI services are covered at no additional cost.
Medi-Cal beneficiaries who have a share-of-cost remain
responsible for their individual share-of-cost. We also accept
private-pay clients.
For a FREE information kit, call:
(510) 433-1150
(510) 433-1165 (TDD for the hearing impaired)
From left, Marty Lynch, Eileen Kunz,
Nina Maruyama, Ingrid Lamirault,
and Robert Trevorrow.
Joanne Handy (left), David Sayen,
and Kathleen Kelly.
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Family Bridges CEO Corinne Jan and
David Nolan.
Grant Chappell
Chair, Fund Development
Committee
8 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday - Friday
Eddie Hill, JD, MBA
Sue Londerville, MD
Chair, Professional Medical
Advisory Committee
Marty Lynch, MPA, MPH, PhD
Secretary
Dev Mahadevan, MBA, MPH
Flo Raskin, MBA, MPH
Treasurer
Chair, Finance Committee
Joanna Kim-Selby
Michael Smart, MPA, MSW
Chairperson
Darryl Stewart
Peter Szutu, MPH
President & CEO
William Webster, Esq.
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510– 17th Street, Suite 400
Oakland, CA 94612
Mission Statement
The Center for Elders’ Independence provides high quality,
affordable, integrated health care services to the elderly,
which promote autonomy, quality of life and the ability
of individuals to live in their communities.
A Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly serving the East Bay
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