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Register for the Virtual Job Fair!
Please join us for the Virtual Job Fair on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 (4:00–5:00 p.m. ET), hosted by the ADvancing States Alumni Leadership Network and NASDDDS, in partnership with Arnold Ventures. This event connects qualified job seekers with employers in the fields of home and community-based services (HCBS) and long-term services and supports (LTSS).
The 2026 HCBS Conference Sponsorship Application is Now Open!
ADvancing States is pleased to announce that sponsorship applications for the 2026 Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Conference is now open. Sponsors will have the first opportunity to secure prime exhibit space, elevate their brand through high-visibility sponsored activities, and engage directly with decision-makers shaping the future of HCBS and long-term services and supports (LTSS).
Foundational Leadership in HCBS Training Program
ADvancing States, in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health, is proud to announce the launch of the Foundational Leadership in Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Training program.
ADvancing States to Assume Stewardship of the Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA)
ADvancing States has announced that it will assume stewardship of the Long-Term Quality Alliance (LTQA) on October 31, 2025. LTQA will become an initiative of ADvancing States, continuing the Alliance’s mission to improve the quality of care and quality of life for older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers across long-term services and supports (LTSS).
ADvancing States Releases Issue Brief on Information and Referral/Assistance Technology
ADvancing States is pleased to publish findings from the Aging and Disability 2023 Information and Referral/Assistance (I&R/A) National Survey. The third issue brief in the series explores the use of technology in several key areas including service delivery modalities, telephony systems, the resource database, information systems/software, taxonomy, and social media.
Latest ADvancing States News
Webinar: Supporting Brain Health and Caregiving at the State Level
ASTHO will hold a webinar showcasing the recently released report, "From Policy to Practice: Supporting Brain Health and Caregiving at the State Level." This webinar will highlight how the report was developed and ways that state health departments…
Webinar: Shaping Caregiving Narratives and Preventing Abuse
In recognition of National Family Caregivers Month, the National Center on Elder Abuse, USC Family Caregiver Support Center, and Hollywood, Health & Society are hosting a webinar to highlight the power of storytelling to explore and elevate…
Webinar: Staff Fear of Retaliation as a Barrier for Reporting Abuse and Neglect in Nursing Homes
Staff in nursing homes often stay silent after witnessing abuse or neglect, fearing retaliation from supervisors, managers, or coworkers. A recent review of state investigation reports demonstrates the ways in which staff fear of retaliation results…
Webinar: The Unique Role of Community Health Workers in Dementia Efforts
ASTHO and the BOLD Public Health Centers of Excellence will hold a webinar highlighting a new BOLD report and new ASTHO e-learning module. Speakers will explore how community health workers (CHWs) can leverage their unique core competencies to address…
2026 Home and Community-Based Services Conference
SMAC Template Toolkit: Consumer Protection Language Advocates Need to Know
Over five million people are enrolled in Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), a type of Medicare Advantage Plan designed to serve individuals who are dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid. Each D-SNP must enter into a contract with the state…
Webinar: Social Isolation and Elder Financial Exploitation
Social isolation can contribute to financial exploitation. Older adults are at higher risk of social isolation due to changes in health and social connections that often accompany aging. This webinar will feature emerging research and innovative…
Webinar: Evidence-Based Kinship Navigator Programs
The Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network is holding a webinar exploring three evidence-based kindship navigator program models. Kinship navigator models connect kin caregivers and their families, most of whom are not involved with the child…
Webinar: Building the Roadmap for Home-Based Primary Care
The Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy is holding a webinar examining how Medicare can better support the health and social needs of homebound beneficiaries.
Topics covered in this webinar will include the current state and impact of home…
National Family Caregivers Month
November is National Family Caregivers Month, an opportunity to empower caregivers with easy access to the right tools, support, and community.
In recognition of this year’s National Family Caregivers Month, the Caregiver Action Network has…
The Ruby Slipper Effect: Redefining Challenging Interactions and Empowering Callers
Join the National I&R Support Center for the webinar: The Ruby Slipper Effect: Redefining Challenging Interactions and Empowering Callers. This webinar is scheduled for Monday, November 17, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Eastern time.…
November Age-Friendly Public Health Systems (AFPHS) Training: National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative
As part of the Age-Friendly Public Health Systems initiative, Trust for America’s Health will hold a webinar exploring the National Rural Age-Friendly Initiative.
Older adults comprise nearly 20% of the rural population in the United States and…
On-Demand Webinar: Addressing Today’s Healthcare Workforce Challenges
WellSky recently released an on-demand webinar summarizing findings of a cross-generational survey of over 1,200 professionals on the perceptions, attitudes, and expectations of employment in healthcare.
This webinar covers the following topics…
Webinar: From Numbers to Action: Using Data to Strengthen the HCBS Direct Care Workforce
This webinar will demystify how states can leverage what they have today, pinpoint what they need next, and connect datasets across systems to forecast demand for direct care workers and guide smarter investments and policy change to build the…
Fall 2025 NAMD Conference
The National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) has opened sponsorship opportunities and registration for their Fall 2025 Conference in November. The NAMD Conference gathers Medicaid Directors, senior staff, federal partners, health plans,…