Seeger’s Keynote Speech is available on YouTube
Here’s the YouTube link to Dan’s speech at NaCCRA . It’s the same talk that he gave at the ORANJ Plenary meeting this month.
October 2022 Plenary Meeting – A Report with Links
On October 19, ORANJ had its first post-Covid meeting at Fellowship Village. Ron Whalin, president of ORANJ, would have been presiding, but as he explained in email the following day, “I wanted to start the fall meeting with a bang. I tripped on a curb while running out to greet a bus. Someone brought a wheelchair […]
Beyond Plastics: Reuse, Recycling, and Paper
The focus of the October 12 ORANJ Zoom meeting was the use of plastic containers for takeout. Meryl from Medford Leas had learned of a company that would collect reusables from restaurants, sanitize them, and return them to the restaurants for reuse. The company was not local and was serving restaurants, not CCRCs. Still, the […]
NJ Senior Art Show Images
The website of the New Jersey Senior Art Show has a gallery showing the art that is on display at Meadow Lakes this month. If you can’t make it to Meadow Lakes, you can at least see the art by seniors at https://njseniorarts.com/gallery/ Guests are welcome at Meadow Lakes Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm from Oct 1 […]
ORANJ Plenary Meeting Details
On October 19, 2022 there will be a Plenary Meeting at Fellowship Village in Basking Ridge. Meeting information, registration forms , and driving directions have been sent to the presidents of each member Residents Association. If your resident association has not received (or has lost) the registration form, send Maggie a request by emailing oranjccrc@gmail.com […]
Welcoming Suggestions
Maggie Heineman here, Thanks once again to Andy Kleppe for writing the recap of our monthly Zoom conversation. On September 14 there were 18 participants from the following 13 Resident Associations: Cedar Crest, Friends Village, Laurel Circle, Lion’s Gate, Meadow Lakes, Medford Leas, Monroe Village, Oaks, Pines, Seabrook, Stonebridge, Wiley Mission, Winchester Gardens. Andy assigned […]
2022 Occupancy Survey – HIGHLIGHTS
The ORANJ Research Page has the results of the 2022 Occupancy Survey along with these highlights which summarize the results. ORANJ is indebted to Jim Gallagher, chair of Research for conducting the survey and analyzing the results. Published annually since 2005, except for the two pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. The 2022 survey reports […]
August 10 Zoom Recap: “What’s on Your Mind”
Our August 10 Zoom Conversation: “What’s on Your Mind” was well attended. Participants came from 15 of the 25-member resident Associations. The 15 are listed at the end of this summary. We hope that this recap by Andy Kleppe, will encourage even more participation in the September 14 Conversation. The president of The Pines resident […]
Workforce Crisis in the Senior Living and Health Care Industry
On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, two representatives of LeadingAge NJ/DE and two representatives of Fellowship Senior Living were invited to attend the monthly Zoom conversation that brings together representatives from Resident Associations of CCRCs in New Jersey. The links below provide information about participants. LeadingAge NJ/DE Leaders: James McCracken, Meagan Glaser, Fellowshp SL Leaders: Brian […]
ORANJ Response to 2022 Bills Concerning Refundable Contracts
On June 7, 2022 Gary Baldwin, Legislative Committee Chair and VP for the Southeast Region of ORANJ, submitted an op-ed to the Star Ledger with the ORANJ position in opposition to Bills re CCRC/LPC Refundable Contracts. On June 8, 2022, residents of these 13 New Jersey CCRCs/LPCs attended a Zoom Conversation about the bills and […]