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Unwinding the Public Health Emergency: Strategies for Advocates to Protect Beneficiaries

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The unwinding of COVID-19 will likely remove many of the flexibilities beneficiaries have relied on and will reinstitute the regular redetermination process that states use to determine financial eligibility. The re-determination process can cause confusion for beneficiaries, providers, and caseworkers and millions of redeterminations are expected during the unwinding.

LGBTQ+ Elders 2022 Conference

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The 11th Annual LGBTQ+ Elders in an Ever-Changing World Conference will be held virtually on Friday, June 24, 2022. This one-day event will focus on interdisciplinary practice and community engagement for people working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning + older adults and caregivers. This year’s keynote speaker is award-winning filmmaker Stu Maddux, who will present “Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Resilience in LGBTQ Older Adults.”

Parenting with Co-Occurring Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

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This webinar will focus on the experiences of parents with co-occurring mental health and developmental disabilities. Individuals will talk about their families, the strategies they used, and assistance they received to become successful parents, as well as the discrimination they have faced.
 
After the completion of the webinar, participants will be able to:

Caregiver Support Webinar

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This webinar will discuss the role of caregivers in home settings and long-term care facilities, the impacts of caregiver burnout, compassion fatigue, and grief, and the importance of self-care for caregivers. The goal of this webinar is to educate attendees about the various reponsibilities and needs of the caregiver community to better support them.
 
This webinar will be held on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
 

Person-Centered Healthcare Delivery: Centering Patient Experience in Accessing Care from Home

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During this webinar, individuals with disabilities will interview a panel of physicians on the most person-centered ways of delivering healthcare to people with disabilities. The webinar will include tips for patients, their families, and healthcare providers on how to make the best of telehealth and home visit opportunities. Panelists will share examples from existing programs, reflect on experiences and challenges, and discuss how to implement culturally responsive practices and equitable opportunities through telehealth and home visits.
 

Serving Hispanic and Latino Older Adults and Caregivers: Creative Approaches for Social Engagement and Connection

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This webinar will focus on social engagement among Hispanic and Latino older adults and caregivers. During the webinar, MHP Salud will share cultural considerations when working with Hispanic and Latino older adults and caregivers as well as strategies to help organizations implement social engagement opportunities. Ventura County Area Agency on Aging, Berks County Area Agency on Aging and the Centro Hispano Daniel Torres will then highlight social engagement programs and services they offer and discuss how other organizations can develop similar programs.


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