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2015 LeadingAge Conference and Expo
by Ron Whalin, ORANJ President My wife and I and two other residents of Fellowship Village attended the LeadingAge National Conference and Expo in Boston October 31-November 3. Because we are residents of CCRCs, there was no cost for registration. On Monday,…
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Lantern Hill CCRC now under construction
EricksonLiving has 18 retirement communities in 10 states. Lantern Hill, which is now under construction, will become the third Erickson community in New Jersey — along with Cedar Crest and Seabrook (see members page). While it may be three years until a Lantern Hill Residents…
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Making of a Mandate: 2013 update
On Monday, October 22, 2007, the Governor of NJ appeared at Seabrook Village, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), to sign a bill that required CCRCs to include at least one resident of the community as a full board member…
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Success in Trenton: S425/A3989 Signed into Law
Residents inclusion on Boards of Trustees has graduated from a hope to a reality. On October 22, 2007 Governor Corzine signed S425/A3989 into law at Seabrook Village, a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Tinton Falls, NJ. The ceremony was…
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S425/A3989 Passes Hurdles, Needs only Governor’s Signature
On Monday, June 11, the full Assembly passed the bill A 3989, bringing the long campaign of ORANJ to within a whisker of victory. ORANJ is the organization representing over 10,000 seniors residing in Continuing Care Retirement Communities in NJ.…
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Current Legislation: A1148, S425
ORANJ seeks changes in NJ state laws pertaining to CCRCs to give residents a real voice in governance of their communities. A1148 in .html format (best for viewing) A1148 in .pdf format (best for printing) Two identical 2006 bills that…
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Senate Resolution 27
Testimony by Charles Germany, immediate past president of ORANJ, to Assemblywoman Pou’s committee on Assembly Bill A-3018, (now A-1148) I come on behalf of the Organization of Residents Associations of New Jersey (ORANJ) to testify in support of Senate Resolution…