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Some older adults may face a difficult combination of chronic pain coupled with alcohol and opioid addiction. This webinar from ASA’s Healthcare and Aging Network (HAN) will examine older adult opioid and alcohol addiction in a bio-psychosocial context. Presenters will offer new insight and effective tools for aging care to help Aging Life Care professionals evaluate the presence of opioid and-or alcohol addiction and support addiction recovery and humane pain management for older adults. 

As state waiting lists grow for Intellectual & Developmental Disability (IDD) programs, states are pursuing new solutions to build their provider networks, and providers are exploring new ways to help clients gain access to a system with ever-shrinking resources. This webinar will examine the various ways states are addressing their Medicaid challenges - and how potential Medicaid changes could impact you and your IDD program.

This webinar explores the connection between falls and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in older adults. It is the first in a two-part collaborative series between the National Council on Aging and the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA).

CMS is hosting a webinar focused on how tribal programs work collaboratively with states or counties to provide effective elder abuse and neglect services. This webinar will feature tribal officials and elder justice experts. These presenters will discuss best practices, successes, and potential pitfalls.

In 2017 ACL issued a funding opportunity for the Innovations in Nutrition Programs and Services grant. This grant was designed to support systematic testing and documentation of innovative and promising practices that would enhance the quality, effectiveness, and proven outcomes of nutrition services and programs within the aging services network.