The National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging is hosting a webinar on senior nutrition as March is National Nutrition Month. This webinar will feature various March activities that will spotlight the importance of nutrition and the value of senior nutrition programs. Whether nutrition education, advocacy, or awareness-building, the role that aging professionals can play in helping to maintain the health and independence of older adults will be covered.
Mathematica's Center for Studying Disability Policy is sponsoring a policy forum and live webinar on aligning community practices with trends in rehabilitation. Research shows that only a small percentage of people with disabilities are in the workforce. Additionally, people with disabilites face obstacles when looking for full employment. An employment program, Pathways to Careers, helps people with disabilities prepare for the workforce.
Health Management Associates is hosting a webinar on Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) network adequacy. HMA experts, Sarah Barth, Principal; and Karen Brodsky, Principal, will teach attendees about the challenges of maintaining an adequate network and provide a framework that plans and states can follow to ensure MLTSS members receive quality care. This webinar is recommended for executives of Medicaid managed care plans; Medicaid directors and staff; state officials for public health; and providers of home and community-based services and other MLTSS services.
Easter Seals Dixon Center is hosting a webinar on caregiving and intimacy. This webinar is the second in a series of webinars on military relationships and intimacy. Presenter Amy E. Taklif, MSW, LSW, will expand on the first webinar by providing straightforward information and practical advice for those who struggle with intimacy and sexuality issues within their caregiving (or “care partner”) relationship.
The Viscardi Center is hosting an Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) webinar. In 2014, updates to Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act added further impetus to these shifts by strengthening federal contractors' responsibilities to take affirmative action to recruit and retain qualified people with disabilities. One major component of these updates is the requirement that federal contractors invite applicants and employees to voluntarily self-identify as people with disabilities.
The Stay-at-Work/Return-to-Work Policy Collaborative is hosting a policy webinar to provide information about how workers can keep their jobs after they develop a career-threatening medical condition.
The National Consumer Law Center, in partnership with Pro Seniors and Justice in Aging, is hosting a webinar on recognizing and remedying elder financial abuse in Medicaid denials. Speakers Jennifer Goldberg, Directing Attorney, Justice in Aging; and Amy Kurlansky, Attorney at Law, Pro Seniors Inc, will cover the topics of power of attorney abuse, breach of fiduciary duties, and Medicaid hardship waiver applications.
