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This webinar will provide an overview of frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) disorders and how they differ from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Presenters will discuss the symptoms, approaches to care and importance of support for the family system. An individual living with FTD and his wife will also share their experiences and strategies for maintaining quality of lifeThis webinar will provide an overview of frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) disorders and how they differ from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

The Aging and Disability Business Institute is hosting a webinar to describe the partnership between Peninsula Regional Medical Center and MAC, Inc., (Maintaining Active Citizens) Area Agency on Aging (AAA) and its Living Well Center of Excellence. Presenters will discuss the value this partnership brings to the AAA, the healthcare system, providers and, most importantly, to the people being served.

The CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO), in collaboration with The Lewin Group and the American Geriatrics Society, is holding a webinar discussing Interdisciplinary Care Teams for Older Adults.

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The National Center on Law and Elder Rights (NCLER) is hosting a webinar on the Medicare Savings Program (MSP). The presenters will provide an overview of the eligibility requirements for MSPs, how to help clients enroll in MSPs, and the benefits of the different MSP programs. This webinar will also describe the MSP programs, including, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB), Specified Low-Income Beneficiary (SLMB), Qualified Individual (QI), and Qualified Disabled Working Individual (QDWI).

The Kaiser Family Foundation is hosting a webinar on payment and delivery system reforms in Medicare. Presenters will explore the latest evidence on savings and quality among various payments models (including ACO, medical home, and bundled payment models). They will also discuss future directions that CMS may consider to lower costs and improve care in the coming years.

Consumer Voice is hosting a webinar about nursing home closures and advocacy strategies you can employ during a closure. Presenters will share best practices, including how to minimize transfer trauma during a closure and the importance of a relocation team. They will also talk about how you can use their Nursing Home Closures Toolkit to handle the next closure in your state.

This symposium will provide tools for your community to meet the challenges of caring for a growing population of older adults. Presenters will discuss tools communities can use to advocate and plan community-based health and long-term services and supports. The symposium will take place at the Capitol View Conference Center 101 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC. If you cannot attend in person, you may also register for the webcast.

This event will take place on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET.

The CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO), in collaboration with the Lewin Group and the American Geriatrics Society, is hosting a webinar on Interdisciplinary Care Teams for Older Adults. The presenters will discuss common challenged and best practices for Interdisciplinary Care Teams (ICT) working with older adults. They will also address the importance of clinical, psychosocial, long-term care, behavioral, and community-based support for older adults, particularly Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries.

Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy is hosting a webinar to discuss how the SourceAmerica Pathways to Careers program promotes competitive integrated employment, give an employer’s perspective on partnering with Pathways and hiring its participants, present interim evaluation outcomes, and report on SourceAmerica’s plans to expand the customized employment service model.