Self-direction allows consumers to direct and manage their own personal care services. Resources for Integrated Care is hosting a webinar to discuss the importance of care coordinators, person-centered care planning, and assisting members with management tasks required for self-direction.
The Administration for Community Living has announced the first meetings of the advisory councils established by the Recognize, Assist, Include, Support and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act and the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (SGRG) Act. The RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council is responsible for providing recommendations on effective models of family caregiving and support to family caregivers, as well as improving coordination across federal government programs.
The Adult Protective Services Technical Assistant Resource Center (APS TARC) is hosting a webinar on ACL's protection and advocacy systems. Jennifer Johnson and Ophelia McLain of the Office of Program Support, Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities within the Administration on Disabilities in ACL will provide an overview the four protection and advocacy systems funded by ACL: developmental disabilities, assistive technology, traumatic brain injury, and voting. Protection and advocacy programs are designed to advocate for people with disabilities.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is working with ACL through the National Quality Forum (NQF) to address performance and quality measurement in person-centered planning through several web meetings.
ACL is hosting a series of webinars to obtain feedback on the draft updates to the National Voluntary Consensus Guidelines for State APS Systems. ACL published the Guidelines in 2017 to provide the APS field with guidance about effective practices based on findings from published studies as well as experiences from the field.
ACL is hosting a webinar about the value of intergenerational programming. During the webinar, presenters will describe the role intergenerational programs play in building healthy communities, discuss the federal programs and initiatives that focus on boosting older adult community engagement, highlight new research on the health benefits of volunteering, and share how intergenerational programs promote community engagement in boosting resilience.
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This webinar will provide an overview of the new National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS) and will provide details of the process for States, Tribes, and Territories to apply for the first round of technical assistance. States can access the application for technical assistance online. This form must be completed and submitted by February 12, 2019.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is observing Brain Injury Awareness Month by holding Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Stakeholder Day on March 12, 2019. ACL’s TBI Stakeholder Day is an opportunity for members of the TBI community to discuss important issues related to TBI with other stakeholders, brain injury survivors, family members, support networks, and state and federal representatives.
This webinar will highlight publicly available tools for communities which would enable them to start or enhance oral health program for older adults. During this webinar, presenters will discuss issues of oral health and older adults and provide an overview of available tools. These tools include a searchable database of vetted, low-cost, community-based oral health services and a step by step guide on how to develop and operate cost-effective, sustainable oral health programs for older adults.
ACL is hosting a three-part technical assistance webinar series highlighting innovative strategies and approaches that states are taking to effectively implement the federal settings criteria for home and community-based services (HCBS). The third and final webinar in this series will review creative examples of state policy reforms, reimbursement/rate restructuring, and meaningful stakeholder engagement activities to facilitate
