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This webinar, held in recognition of National Minority Mental Health Month, will review best practices for serving older adults of color and from different cultural groups. During this event, participants will learn tools such as how to integrate family into decision making and ways to address the challenges of time and transportation in accessing care.

The Adult Protective Services Technical Assistance Resource Center (APS TARC) is an ACL resource center that works to enhance APS programs around the country. APS TARC is hosting an upcoming webinar focused on promising practices from the Massachusetts Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC). DPPC used money from an ACL grant awarded in 2015 to expand access to trauma and victim services for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are victims of sexual assault.

The national Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Conference is hosted annually by ADvancing States. This event highlights best practices from across the country in home and community-based services. The conference includes federal, state, and local policymakers as well as those who administer, manage, and deliver waiver and other HCBS programs. This year's conference takes place at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland.

Many organizations want to expand their businesses and work with new partners or payers. To do so, an organization must first understand its current financial health, understand the true cost of services and use that information to prepare for contract discussions. Preparing for a contract with a managed care organization is a unique scenario that requires additional consideration and preparation.

Consumer Voice is hosting its first-ever summer Hill Day this year on July 18. Participants will meet with members of Congress and advocate for better quality care and quality of life for nursing home residents and other long-term care consumers. Consumer Voice will provide briefs, talking points, and other information to help participants deliver a strong message and share their concerns on topics, such as preserving the revised federal nursing home regulations and increasing funding for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.

According to a report from the ADvancing States MLTSS Institute, “By 2050, 20% of the total U.S. population will be 65 or older...The number of people age 85 or older will grow the fastest over the next few decades, constituting 4% of the population by 2050, or ten times its share in 1950." The likelihood of a person needing support with ADLs increases with age. An estimated one-third of individuals age 65 or older have some kind of functional limitation. By age 85, two-thirds will have functional limitations.” How will we accommodate for the growing aging population?

The National I&R Support Center will host a webinar on Promoting Access to Transportation Options with the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center. Transportation is one of the most frequently requested services in I&R conversations, and is a foundation for community living. At the same time, I&R specialists may be challenged to connect individuals to transportation options.