Justice in Aging is hosting a webinar on Dementia Training Requirements for Health Care Professionals, with specific reference to the report on a 50 state survey, commissioned by the Alzheimer's Association, on statutes and regulations.
The Bridge Model is a person-centered, social work-led, interdisciplinary model of transitional care that emphasizes collaboration among hospitals and community based service providers in order to ensure a seamless continuum of health and community care across settings. The Bridge Model National Office is hosting an upcoming webinar, “Doing Your Homework on Hospitals.” It is open to the public and will take place on Tuesday, September 22 from 2:00 – 3:00pm CT (3 – 4pm ET, 12 – 1pm PT).
The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center will present a webinar on September 1st. The webinar will focus on the issue of Dementia Friendly Communities. Participants will learn about concepts related to Dementia Friendly Communities and examples of implementing these concepts into the community. Emily Farah-Miller and Annette Sandler will present at this webinar.
The CMS Office of Minority Health is hosting a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Medicare & Medicaid and the 30th anniversary of the 1985 Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Black and Minority Health, commonly known as the Heckler Report. This is a full day conference featuring speakers and expert panelists presenting on the status of underserved populations since the first Heckler Report was written. The event will feature keynote speakers, Andy Slavitt, MBA, CMS Acting Administrator at CMS; and Dr. Michael McGinnis, MD, of the Senior Scholar Institute of Medicine.
Falls Prevention Awareness Day is happening on September 23 this year. The National Council on Aging is hosting a webinar featuring new resources and tools for organizations to use in their falls prevention programs. NCOA in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Health, will present strategies, products, and activities.
The National Council for Independent Living is hosting Liberation to Leadership: The Role of CILs in Transforming Communities, a brand new national onsite training. The event will be held in Berkeley, California September 15-17, 2015. The cost for the event is $150 but it includes a tour of the Ed Roberts Campus at the University of California at Berkeley. Registration closes on August 25,2015.
Every generation can learn from those that came before and those that follow. In this spirit we launched a generational planning study to help share wisdom across the generations. In the third and final part of this three-part series, we will focus on the importance of planning for a long-term-care event. Currently only a third of adults plan on taking responsibility for their care as they age.
Participants in this web seminar will be able to:
• List the four ways to pay for long term care;
The conferece features two tracks: Operation & Practice and Policy & Strategy. The Operation & Practice track will cover the foundations of participant direction and FMS.
The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is hosting a webinar to address the needs of Americans with disabilities that face food insecurity. A distinguished panel of experts will speak about the current status of food insecurity among this populations, the role of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for people with disabilities, and offer recommendations for strengthening SNAP benefits.The release of the new FRAC Report, SNAP Matters for People with Disabilities will accompany this webinar. There will be closed-captioning on the webinar for the hearing impaired.
