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Volunteer transportation programs provide many older adults and people with disabilities with an opportunity for socialization and personalized services. NADTC is hosting a webinar to discuss risk, liability and insurance as it relates to volunteer transportation programs. This webinar will review the importance of identifying risk management strategies when starting or growing a volunteer transportation program in the community.

This webinar is the second ina  three-part technical assistance webinar series highlighting innovative strategies and approaches that states are taking to effectively implement the federal settings criteria for home and community-based services (HCBS).This webinar will 

The Aging and Disability Business Institute is cohosting a webinar with Scripps Gerontology Center to discuss the new data collected during their second RFI survey. This data provides information on contracting between community-based organizations (CBOs) and health care entities and reveals how the contracting landscape has changed over the past year.

ACL is partnering with the University of Minnesota’s Research and Training Center on HCBS Outcome Measurement (RTC/OM) to host a webinar about the development of a database designed to help users better understand and use home- and community-based services (HCBS) outcome measurement tools. The database provides users with information related to measures including: psychometric qualities (when available), administration mode, person-centeredness, respondent, target disability population, current usage, and NQF domain and subdomain coverage. The webinar will describe

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) provides a very basic income to over 8.2 million people, including 2.2 million Americans age 65+. Getting access to SSI can help low-income older Americans escape deep poverty and avoid or move out of homelessness.

Caring for older adults with schizophrenia requires special attention to how needs and treatments may change. This webinar will discuss how to identify common symptoms of schizophrenia among older adults, identify promising practices related to treatment options and care coordination, and offer practical strategies for meeting beneficiary needs.

The SMVF TA Center works with states and territories to strengthen their behavioral health systems for service members, veterans, and their families. Proper screening of service members, veterans, and their families (SMVF) enables community providers to connect with those individuals, inform treatment planning decisions, and help SMVF access care and benefits.

The Elder Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC) coordinates activities related to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation across the federal government. Council members include the leaders of federal departments, agencies, and entities administering programs related to abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation. EJCC has announced that they will hold their final meeting in 2018 on Thursday, December 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET.