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The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is hosting a webinar on Home and Community-Based (HCBS) Measurement Tools. This webinar is the fourth event in ACL's HCBS quality informational webinar series. Presenter will discuss background and progress updates on the HCBS Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey, the Experience of Care (EOC) Survey and the Functional Assessment Standardized Items (FASI), and how these tools can be used at state and local levels.

Presenters include:

- Jean Close, CMS

- Kerry Lida, CMS

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is hosting a webinar to discuss the facts behind the opioid public health crisis and offer possible solutions. Rural Americans are twice as likely to die from opioid misuse as their urban counterparts, and adults ages 45 and older comprise nearly half of these deaths.

The Elder Justice Initiative at the Department of Justice is hosting a webinar entitled, “Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Member Recruitment and Retention: Building Trust and Traction”. Presenters will discuss real-world solutions from Denver's Forensic Collaborative for At-Risk Adults, an elder abuse case review MDT. Learning objectives include:

Understanding the best practices for recruitment and ongoing engagement of team members.

Exploring real-world examples of relationship- and trust-building strategies.

Health Management Associates and the AARP Public Policy Institute are hosting a webinar on the findings of the new report on Emerging Innovations in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) for Family Caregivers. This report shows that health plans are increasingly recognizing and supporting family caregivers for individuals with LTSS needs. Representatives from Athem Inc., a health plan that is helping family caregivers in LTSS settings, will also share real-world experiences during this webinar. 

West Health convening an innovation summit focused on solving America’s healthcare cost crisis. The goal of this gathering is to fuel the best ideas, innovations and practical policy solutions to change the trajectory of the cost of healthcare in America. The Summit will include leaders from many sectors of healthcare including policymakers, healthcare providers, health systems, researchers, economists, insurers, government, industry and advocacy groups and patients.

On Friday, January 26, CMS held a question and answer session for states related to Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) implementation with a focus on state issues and concerns. Applied Self Direction will hold a follow-up webinar to share information from the January 26 CMS call and offer some perspective on next steps for states, MCOs, Medicaid providers, and other stakeholders. This webinar is open to the public. There is no cost to attend, but attendance is limited to the first 500 registrants. 

The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center is hosting a webinar on The Memory Ensemble™, an eight-week improvisational theater intervention program for people with early stage dementia. This is a seven-year partnership between the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’ Disease Center, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and the Lookingglass Theatre Company.

Kaiser Health News is hosting an event on living well with dementia. This event will take place on Tuesday, February 13 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET at the Barbara Jordan Conference Center in the Kaiser Family Foundation offices at 1330 G Street NW, Washington, DC. This will be a discussion about improving care and services for people with dementia and supporting their caregivers. It’s an opportunity to learn from experts in the field about the challenges and difficulties facing the patient, the caregiver, the community and policymakers.

The Center for Health Care Strategies is hosting a webinar to explore early efforts to address social determinants of health (SDOH) through Medicaid accountable care organization (ACO) programs. Eleven states have launched Medicaid ACO programs, and at least 11 more are pursuing their own models. Some of these states are beginning to use their ACO programs to address SDOH, such as living environment and access to healthy food, that ultimately affect health outcomes.

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is hosting a webinar for Adult Protective Services (APS) agencies and community-based organizations in the aging and disability networks to learn about tools and approaches to address elder financial exploitation. During this webinar, presenters will discuss how federal agencies are teaming up to help law enforcement agencies and financial institutions more effectively respond to financial exploitation and how you can join the fight.