Administration for Community Living

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The Administration for Community Living is hosting Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Stakeholder Day on March 3, 2020. TBI Stakeholder Day is an opportunity for members of the TBI community to come to Washington, DC to discuss important issues around TBI services, supports, and systems and to learn from other stakeholders, brain injury survivors, family members, support networks, and state and federal representatives.

ACL is also hosting a brown bag lunch during Brain Injury Awareness Day on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2020.

The Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC) coordinates activities related to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation across the federal government. Council members include the leaders of federal departments, agencies, and entities administering programs related to abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. EJCC has announced that they will hold an upcoming meeting on Tuesday, December 3 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET. 

This webinar will provide an overview of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and the program's data collection, known as the National Ombudsman Reporting System (NORS). Participants will learn how this data is used to inform policy and practice. The webinar will also provide an introduction to the AGing Integrated Database (AGID), an online query system based on ACL-related data files and surveys. AGID includes NORS data and can display different levels of focus and aggregation, from individual data elements to full database access.

Person-centered planning and coordination play a key role in the provision of long-term services and supports. 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. This meeting is the fourth meeting of 2019.

ACL is sponsoring a webinar as part of the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center webinar series. ACL awards grants in order to help states and other organizations strengthen dementia capable systems to support people living with dementia and those who care for them. This webinar will feature two ACL dementia grantees who have implemented and sustained programs developed through the grants.

Resources for Integrated Care is hosting a conversation that will provide a platform for questions and discussion on how health plans and providers can improve health outcomes for individuals with disabilities who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. The discussion will also highlight strategies to improve coordination, including the role of interdisciplinary teams. This conversation encourages participation from stakeholders who provide services to dually eligible individuals in order to identify and address gaps in care coordination.

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.