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The Administration for Community Living has partnered with the CDC, HRSA, and National Institute on Aging for a webinar series on aging. As part of this series, they are hosting an upcoming webinar on how social isolation and loneliness affect older adults’ health and well-being. Specific focus will be placed on how COVID-19 has impacted older adults and the effects of health disparities. This webinar will also discuss social isolation and loneliness in the context of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

The National I&R Support Center at ADvancing States is hosting a webinar on benefits access and enrollment during COVID-19. This webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

The Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren is hosting an upcoming virtual meeting. This is the third meeting of the Advisory Council. The meeting is open to the public, and registration is not required to attend. The webinar link will be posted on the SRG webpage prior to the meeting.

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.

The UMaine Center on Aging is hosting a virtual clinical geriatrics colloquium on age-friendly health systems. The colloquium will discuss principles of Age Friendly Health Systems, review the 4Ms Framework, describe the role of social determinants of health. Participants will also discuss other relevant topics such as the risks associated with prescription opioids, and how to prevent social isolation. 

Regular registration fee: $30.00 | Maine Gerontological Society (MGS) member fee: $20.00 | Students: Free

This webinar will describe how Medicaid buy-in programs can allow working persons with disabilities to buy into Medicaid if their incomes surpass program eligibility limits.

The Virginia Governor's Conference on Aging (VGCOA) is hosted by the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services and the Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging. VGCOA has postponed their meeting until 2021, but is now offering free monthly webinars. The next webinar in the series focuses on the issue of social isolation in long term care facilities.

*The link to register is at the bottom of this page.

The panel will be compromised of the following experts:

Melissa Andrews

President & CEO, LeadingAge Virginia

HHS has announced the launch of the next decade of Healthy People. Healthy People 2030 identifies national objectives to improve the health of the country over the next ten years. HHS is hosting a virtual launch event where they will unveil the goals and objectives of Healthy People 2030 and discuss the development process. Participants will hear from HHS speakers will cover topics including 2030 data, social determinants of health, and health equity.