The Administration for Community Living is hosting a webinar on Title VI. Every three years, Tribal Communities, Native Alaskan Villages and Native Hawaiian Organizations have an opportunity to reapply for their Title VI Grants for elder services. Reapplication is necessary in order to continue providing services. ACL is holding a webinar to offer assistance with the process as Title VI grant applications are due on December 5, 2016.
The Administration for Community Living’s Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP), in collaboration with health care consultant Tim McNeill, is hosting a business acumen webinar on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' proposed expansion of bundled payments for cardiac care and care coordination. This webinar will answer questions about the proposed rule changes and how community-based organizations can play a role in new payment models. Participants are also encouraged to ask any other business acumen-related questions.
The National Quality Forum’s (NQF) published the last interim report, "Addressing Performance Measure Gaps in Home and Community-Based Services to Support Community Living: Priorities for Measure Development." It details the findings and milestones in the home and community-based services (HCBS) Quality project performed under contract with the US Department of Health and Human Services. The HCBS Committee will meet via the web on Thursday, August, 4, 2016; the meeting is open to members and the public.
Legal Responses to Elder Abuse: The Role of APS, Legal Aid, and Protection and Advocacy" webinar will explore best practice models of collaborations between legal provider, adult protective services, and protection and advocacy networks in responding to difficult legal issues arising from elder abuse.
The National Legal Resource Center (NLRC) has upcoming webinars in their series of National Elder Rights Training Project sessions. Additional sponsorship for the webinars is provided by the Administration for Community Living (ACL). "Capacity and Vulnerability to Elder Abuse" will discuss legal standards of capacity necessary for valid transactions involving wills, contracts, Powers of Attorney, and guardianship or conservatorship. The speakers will discuss cognitive capacity, consent, and undue influence.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL), Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP), in collaboration with consultant Tim McNeill, invites you to the Business Acumen webinar entitled, “Where Do I Begin” scheduled for Tuesday, May 17th from 1:00 – 2:30pm Eastern Time. This question and answer webinar will include examples of the types of services being sold by community based providers, their price ranges, and what community based providers need to have in place to be successful in working with health care providers.
The Administration for Community Living is hosting a webinar to help participants create compelling communications for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
The Administration for Community Living (ACL), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and the National Institute on Health (NIH) are partnering to sponsor the 4th annual webinar series on Dementia Resources & Research. Their goals are to inform the Aging, Public Health, and Dementia Research networks about federal resources to help people with dementia and their family caregivers, improve coordination of the federal resources available to them, and to encourage awareness of dementia research participation opportunities. The webinar series is free and is now open for registration.
