engAGED is hosting a virtal summit about social isolation and engagement among older adults. During this event. speakers will present recent research on the topic and discuss best practices. Attendees will learn about innovations to combat social isolation during COVID-19 and strategies for addressing social isolation in diverse communities. Registration for this event is open to the public at no cost.
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Senator Bob Casey (ranking member, Senate Special Committee on Aging) is hosting an upcoming Virtual Aging Conference. This event will focus on how COVID-19 has impacted nursing home residents and how to expand access to long-term services and supports. This free event is open to the general public.
BellAge* is hosting two upcoming webinars for state officials to learn more about the customizable CV19 CheckUp service. During the webinars, Florida Department of Elder Affairs Secretary Richard Prudom will discuss Florida's launch of their CV19 CheckUp service in mid-August.
The Nation Center on Law and Elder Rights is hosting a webinar to highlight the changes that the Social Security Administration (SSA) has made to its policies and procedures during COVID-19. The webinar will outline the current status of SSA's policies and procedures, with an emphasis on local offices. Participants will also learn tips advocates can use when interacting with SSA on behalf of low-income older adults.
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During the pandemic, supportive home environments for older adults are more important than ever. This webinar will provide strategies for supporting home modification during these unique times. Presenters will emphasize the specific challenges to service delivery that rural communities face and discuss how to address issues such as older housing stock and wide-ranging geographic distances.
The Social Security Administration is hosting an upcoming National Disability Forum on COVID-19 and SSA Programs: Serving Our Beneficiaries Through Unprecedented Times. During this virtual event, advocates will share best practices for adapting service models during the pandemic. Speakers from government agencies will also discuss how they have modified operations during the pandemic.
Morning Session 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
The Social Security Advisory Board is hosting a virtual policy forum called Representative Payees: Opportunities to Improve Service Delivery. During this forum, attendees will learn about an independent study by researchers from the Virginia Tech Center on Gerontology and the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging. Panelists will discuss topics including capability determinations, the selection process, training, oversight, and the need for ongoing research and evaluation.
This conference provides geriatric health professionals throughout the continuum of care with clinical and practical topics relevant to health practice with older adults. These topics were selected because they represent areas of need as identified by participants and faculty who provide health care to older adults. Some topics represent increasing clinical concerns in the geriatric population. Other topics represent areas that have important policy and cost implications for health care providers and ultimately affect the way services are provided to older patients.
The National Council on Aging is hosting a webinar about how to identify socioeconomic conditions that can impact the mental health of older adults. The webinar will particularly focus on the effects of discrimination and racism. Participants will learn about actions that can be taken to address these conditions.
Presenter: Joel E. Miller, Executive Director and CEO, American Mental Health Counselors Association and Chair of the National Coalition on Mental Health and Aging
The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center is hosting a webinar about the challenges people living with dementia and their care partners experience when receiving services during and after a hospital stay. During this webinar, participants will learn about how these challenges can be mitigated through well-planned hospital-to-home care transitions. The webinar will highlight Hospital2Home, a care transitions model that helps people living with dementia transition safely back to the community through intensive care coordination.
