Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of Elders

For nearly 50 years CARIE has advocated on behalf of older adults and administered many programs and services across the city, Commonwealth and country to provide direct assistance to vulnerable older adults and their caregivers. Our work to empower residents of long-term care facilities, address complex questions on aging services and resources through our CARIE LINE, educate consumers about their health insurance options, and advocacy to improve the system to better serve vulnerable older adults, comes at a significant cost.

Recently, a confluence of circumstances including rising costs and reduced government funding along with decreased philanthropic support for organizations serving older adults has made the funding gap too large to overcome.

Thus, it is with deep regret that we announce that CARIE’s last day of service to older adults will be on Wednesday, November 26th. We sincerely thank all those that have supported CARIE over the past almost 50 years and particularly want to thank the staff and volunteers who made an impact to better the lives of older Americans.

CARIE Board of Directors

Watch out for Medicare scams this Open Enrollment season!

Protect yourself and your loved ones, report fraud to SMP at 1-800-356-3606 or www.carie.org

Our Summer 2025 Impact Report is here! Dive into the highlights and see the difference we’re making in communities across Pennsylvania.�

View this report, and all our past reports, at: https://www.carie.org/pasmpimpactreports/

Beware of Urinary Catheter Scams!

Many Pennsylvanians are being billed thousands for catheters they never needed.

Check your Medicare Summary Notices for suspicious charges.

Report anything unusual to PA-SMP at 1-800-356-3606 or visit

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Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians — including 500,000 Philadelphia residents —won’t receive SNAP benefits in November if the federal government shutdown continues.

In this article, Brian Gralnick, CARIE's Executive Director, discusses the dire effect this will have on food security in the region -- "Consequences will be devastating. Without federal government dollars, ending or even addressing hunger in the region will be as successful as draining the Delaware River using Eagles helmets."

SNAP benefits jeopardized by federal government shutdown Most SNAP households have elderly people, children, or individuals with disabilities.

Check out CARIE’s PA Senior Medicare Patrol Program Director, Dan Milloy, discuss Medicare Fraud, Open Enrollment and CARIE’s work as Pennsylvania’s SMP!

07 October 2025 Senior Scam Talk with CARIE Local, Live & News Breaking! You hear talk from community stakeholders, lawmakers, deal brokers, along with the most local news for the Tri-State on 103.7FM. First News (6a-9am) starts the day, and

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It’s Day 5 of 2025! This week we are featuring responses to the prompt of, “What does it mean to you to have a week without driving?”

For Day 5, we have responses from Kelsey, CARIE's Director of HR & Administration and from Millie, CARIE's Montgomery County Long Term Care Ombudsman Manager!

What does a week without driving look like for you?