Caregiver Conference: Coping with the Challenges of Caregiving
Event: Caregiver Conference: Coping with the Challenges of Caregiving
Date: April 20, (Tuesday) ♦ 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Place: Dowling Center For Intergenerational Policy & Practice
RSVP: Moriah Farrell at 631.390.5000 or elder@genserlaw.com
CONFERENCE AGENDA
♦ Preserving Your Assets: Advance Planning & Crisis Management
Presented by: Jennifer B. Cona, Esq., Genser Dubow Genser & Cona
♦ Keeping Your Loved One at Home: Breaking Through the Home Care Myth
Presented by: Denise Tripodi, Personal Touch Home Health Services
♦ Paying for Home Care: Demystifying Medicaid Eligibility
Presented by: Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Esq., Genser Dubow Genser & Cona
♦ Caring for the Caregiver: Finding A Balance
Presented by: Dawn Friedland-Perez, Lic., Wisdom of the Aged
RSVP by April 12th to Moriah Farrell at 631.390.5000 or moriah.farrell@genserlaw.com
Don’t miss the opportunity to nominate a caregiver for the "Caregiver of the Year" award. Click here for a nomination form.
Speakers:
Jennifer B. Cona, elder law attorney, is the managing partner of the law firm Genser Dubow Genser & Cona LLP. As director of the firm’s Elder Law department, Ms. Cona practices exclusively in the field of Elder Law and Trusts and Estates, including representing elderly clients and their families in connection with Medicaid planning, preservation of assets, estate planning, estate litigation, probate and administration of estates, disability planning and guardianships.
Denise Tripodi is the Administrator of Personal Touch Homecare’s Suffolk County region. In this capacity, she is responsible for the operations of the agency throughout Suffolk County. Ms. Tripodi is also a Certified Geriatric Care Manager. She serves on the board of New York State Community Health Care Services and is an active member of many geriatric and health organizations.
Melissa Negrin-Wiener, elder law attorney, is a partner in the law firm Genser Dubow Genser & Cona LLP. She manages the Government Benefits Department while concentrating her practice in the areas of Medicaid eligibility planning, asset protection planning, disability matters, guardianships and estate planning. Ms. Negrin-Wiener supervises the preparation of Medicaid Applications for nursing home care, home care and community benefits.
Dawn Friedland-Perez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, holds a Masters of Social Work and has over a decade of experience in long term care, supportive counseling, training and development. Prior to starting her own company, Wisdom of the Aged, which offers counseling and advocacy to seniors and their families, Ms. Friedland-Perez worked as a director, social worker and discharge planner in several long term care facilities. She is certified in Geriatric Care Management.
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Genser Dubow Genser Dubow & Cona is recognized as a leading elder law and estate planning firm on Long Island. The firm provides a full range of services and has been featured in many publications including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsday, L.I. Business News, Kiplinger’s, Reader's Digest and many others. GDGC attorneys are frequent contributors to Newsday’s Act II “Ask the Expert” column and have appeared as guests on WNBC-TV, CNN-fn, News 12, News 55, Channel 21 "Act II With Newsday" and many radio stations including WOR, WCBS AM and WFAN.
The mission of the Center for Intergenerational Policy and Practice at Dowling College is to raise public awareness of the inter-relatedness of the needs of all generational groups through education, advocacy, and practice in order to enhance the quality of life for all generations. Dr. Susanne Bleiberg Seperson is the Director of the Center, which was founded in 2008. For more information, contact her at: bleibers@dowling.edu.
Date: April 20, (Tuesday) ♦ 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Place: Dowling Center For Intergenerational Policy & Practice
Dowling's Rudolph Campus, Oakdale
Cost: Free - Open to the PublicRSVP: Moriah Farrell at 631.390.5000 or elder@genserlaw.com
CONFERENCE AGENDA
♦ Preserving Your Assets: Advance Planning & Crisis Management
Presented by: Jennifer B. Cona, Esq., Genser Dubow Genser & Cona
♦ Asset Protection Trusts
♦ Advance Directives
♦ Crisis Planning with Promissory Notes
♦ Keeping Your Loved One at Home: Breaking Through the Home Care Myth
Presented by: Denise Tripodi, Personal Touch Home Health Services
♦ What is Home Care?
♦ How to Choose an Agency
♦ What to Expect with an Aide in the Home
♦ Paying for Home Care: Demystifying Medicaid Eligibility
Presented by: Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Esq., Genser Dubow Genser & Cona
♦ How Do You Qualify for Medicaid?
♦ What Does Medicaid Cover?
♦ Strategies for Preserving Your Income and Your Home
♦ Caring for the Caregiver: Finding A Balance
Presented by: Dawn Friedland-Perez, Lic., Wisdom of the Aged
♦ Time Management
♦ Taking Care of Yourself
♦ Coping with Caregiver Guilt
RSVP by April 12th to Moriah Farrell at 631.390.5000 or moriah.farrell@genserlaw.com
Don’t miss the opportunity to nominate a caregiver for the "Caregiver of the Year" award. Click here for a nomination form.
Speakers:
Jennifer B. Cona, elder law attorney, is the managing partner of the law firm Genser Dubow Genser & Cona LLP. As director of the firm’s Elder Law department, Ms. Cona practices exclusively in the field of Elder Law and Trusts and Estates, including representing elderly clients and their families in connection with Medicaid planning, preservation of assets, estate planning, estate litigation, probate and administration of estates, disability planning and guardianships.
Denise Tripodi is the Administrator of Personal Touch Homecare’s Suffolk County region. In this capacity, she is responsible for the operations of the agency throughout Suffolk County. Ms. Tripodi is also a Certified Geriatric Care Manager. She serves on the board of New York State Community Health Care Services and is an active member of many geriatric and health organizations.
Melissa Negrin-Wiener, elder law attorney, is a partner in the law firm Genser Dubow Genser & Cona LLP. She manages the Government Benefits Department while concentrating her practice in the areas of Medicaid eligibility planning, asset protection planning, disability matters, guardianships and estate planning. Ms. Negrin-Wiener supervises the preparation of Medicaid Applications for nursing home care, home care and community benefits.
Dawn Friedland-Perez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, holds a Masters of Social Work and has over a decade of experience in long term care, supportive counseling, training and development. Prior to starting her own company, Wisdom of the Aged, which offers counseling and advocacy to seniors and their families, Ms. Friedland-Perez worked as a director, social worker and discharge planner in several long term care facilities. She is certified in Geriatric Care Management.
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Genser Dubow Genser Dubow & Cona is recognized as a leading elder law and estate planning firm on Long Island. The firm provides a full range of services and has been featured in many publications including: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsday, L.I. Business News, Kiplinger’s, Reader's Digest and many others. GDGC attorneys are frequent contributors to Newsday’s Act II “Ask the Expert” column and have appeared as guests on WNBC-TV, CNN-fn, News 12, News 55, Channel 21 "Act II With Newsday" and many radio stations including WOR, WCBS AM and WFAN.
The mission of the Center for Intergenerational Policy and Practice at Dowling College is to raise public awareness of the inter-relatedness of the needs of all generational groups through education, advocacy, and practice in order to enhance the quality of life for all generations. Dr. Susanne Bleiberg Seperson is the Director of the Center, which was founded in 2008. For more information, contact her at: bleibers@dowling.edu.