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Complex Care Management for People Living with Dementia

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People living with dementia are at a higher risk for institutionalization. For those who live alone, the risk is even greater. Community based supports and services can help people age in place for as long, and as safely as possible. In this presentation, case studies will show how complex chronic care management bridges medical and social care services for at risk populations, and specifically, for people living alone with dementia who have limited resources.

Coordinating Care to Reduce Crisis

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Join Netsmart's live webinar to discuss how eliminating gaps in care between agency and state providers positively impacts the crisis continuum and helps optimize consumer health outcomes. Listen as this panel of experts share how they took a holistic approach when working with multiple organizations to provide a more person-centered, integrated network designed to help reduce crisis and coordinate care.

Unfair and Unequal: Covid-19 and People with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

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Join the Lurie Institute and the Community Living Policy Center for a webinar discussion between disability community members, self-advocates, and policy researchers. This conversation will elevate the policy and lived experience impacts of COVID-19 among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Leaders and experts from the disability community will consider lessons learned, future federal policies, and ways that policies that promote Home and Community-based Services can provide more equitable social justice during this pandemic.
 

Catalyst 2021: Informational Webinar 2

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CTIA Wireless Foundation launched Catalyst 2021, a $175,000 grant program for emerging companies and nonprofits using wireless technology to improve health and well-being in the United States. Catalyst's ideal candidate has the potential and infrastructure to make a real impact but faces barriers to accessing capital. Organizations whose leadership primarily comprises BIPOC, women, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
 

Catalyst 2021: Informational Webinar 1

Event Description: 
CTIA Wireless Foundation launched Catalyst 2021, a $175,000 grant program for emerging companies and nonprofits using wireless technology to improve health and well-being in the United States. Catalyst's ideal candidate has the potential and infrastructure to make a real impact but faces barriers to accessing capital. Organizations whose leadership primarily comprises BIPOC, women, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
 

Person-Centered Practices Self-Assessment

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In this webinar, the NCAPPS team will share a new tool to help leadership measure progress in developing a more person-centered system, the Person-Centered Practices Self-Assessment. The tool’s creator will provide an overview of the tool, and staff and people with lived experience from one state will share their experiences putting the tool to use.

Presenters:

  • Mary Lou Bourne, founder of The Learning Community for Person Centered Practice and developed the organization’s first PCP Mentor Trainer requirements

Policy Solutions to Support Family Caregivers

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The webinar will review the current state of informal or family caregiving in the United States, describe the research on factors that impact caregiver stress, and discuss various policy solutions at the local, state and national level. According to AARP, over 43 million adults currently provide unpaid care to family members or friends in the United States, with an estimated economic value of approximately $470 billion in 2017. Almost 40% of all caregivers find their caregiving situation to be emotionally stressful.

Fraud Watch Webinar

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The AARP Fraud Watch Network is working to empower consumers to spot and avoid scams and to provide support and guidance to victims and their families when fraud happens.  Join Kathy Stokes, Director of Fraud Prevention Programs at AARP, for an interactive discussion about how to spot and avoid the latest scams and fraud. Research has shown that if you know about a specific scam, you are 80% less likely to engage with the scammer, and if you do engage, you are 40% less likely to fall victim. By the end of the webinar, participants will:

2021 Call for Quality Measures Webinar

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On Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar that will provide an overview of the 2021 Call for Quality Measures timeline and measures evaluation process for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measure development, submission, and expectations that align with CMS priorities. This webinar is intended to assist with the development of measures for future MIPS performance periods.

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