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Join NCOA for their 6th annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day Symposium. The symposium will spotlight the needs of older adults who are frequently overlooked in conversation about mental health. Attendees have the option to attend sessions on a range of topics, including the impact of COVID-19 on older adult mental health, the link between chronic pain and mental health, and supports for caregivers caring for older adults with mental health needs.

The event will take place on Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET

The National Center on Law & Elder Rights will host a webinar titled “Advance Planning Basics: An Overview for Advocates”. The webinar will provide advocates with an overview of common advance planning tools, including powers of attorney, health care proxies, and supported decision-making agreements, explore tools for describing personal goals, values and wishes to create guidance for decision support, share strategies to help older adults select and empower trusted supporters for health care, personal and financial matters, and other information and resources.

On Thursday, March 16, 2023, KFF will host an hour-long web briefing focused on how state Medicaid programs are approaching the unwinding of the Federal continuous enrollment provision. The web event will feature a presentation of findings from KFF’s 21^st annual survey of state Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, and renewal policies, conducted with Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families. A panel of federal and state experts will provide their perspectives.

The Center for Medicare Advocacy will host a webinar on Medicare skilled nursing facility coverage, quality and more. Also, and Senior Medicare Patrol will provide a fraud update.

The webinar will take place on Thursday, March 23, 2023, 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET.

Join WellSky for a webinar addressing the future of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and how Community Care Hubs (CCHs) across the country are forming to centralize the delivery of social care. The webinar will examine new Medicaid waivers and contract requirements, encourage the creations of CCHs, review best practices for collaboration between managed care organizations, community based organizations and CCHs and more. 

The webinar will take place Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. 

Join NCAPPS for a webinar exploring the dignity of risk. Dignity of risk is the idea that taking reasonable risks is essential to supporting autonomy for people with disabilities, balancing the need for autonomy while keeping a person's health and welfare in mind. Participants will hear from providers, national experts, people with lived experience, and state representatives as they examine best practices for addressing and assessing risk through a person-centered lens. 

Speakers 

Join NCAPPS for a webinar all about the importance of self determination in Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). The webinar will explore strategies and resources to assist HCBS providers on how to expand their self-determination processes and deep dive into the NCAPPS Human Services Provider Agency Toolkit for Self-Determination. 

Speakers 

• Kenny Bedtka 

• Sahra Hussein 

• Jeff Keilson 

Join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the first round table in a series that look at innovative approaches to statewide dementia care. This webinar will feature best practices and implementation tips from Rhode Island. The series of roundtables will give attendees an opportunity to learn from other states on their dementia care strategies, caregiver supports, implementation strategies, and offer an opportunity to connect with and learn from colleagues across the country doing similar work. 

Join USAging for their annual policy briefing. The briefing will be an opportunity for stakeholders and aging advocates from across the country to connect, learn about the latest policy developments, and meet with Representatives and Senators in Washington D.C. The briefing will be held at the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill. 

The event will take place Tuesday, April 25, 2023 beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET. 

Starting Tuesday, May 9, 2023 join engAGED and Commit to Connect for the Social Engagement virtual summit. The summit will run from Tuesday, May 9 to Wednesday, May 10 bringing together national, state, and local leaders for sessions highlighting innovative programs, new research, and tools and resources for the aging and disability network. Sessions will dive deep into social engagement with rural communities, supporting social connectedness, the needs of unpaid caregivers, and share innovative solutions and spur ideas for your community.