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The Aging and Disability Business Institute is hosting a webinar about how compliance programming for federal and state regulations is a critical healthcare industry enterprise across the delivery system spectrum—from hospitals to Medicare Advantage plans to Federally Qualified Health Centers. Therefore, providers will often seek out subcontractors and partners that can deliver on compliance expectations and help mitigate compliance risks.

The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center is hosting a webinar about legal services and people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD). Legal services are often an unmet need among this population and their caregivers. The state of Delaware has broadened the scope of legal services offered to include a program tailored to meet these needs and provide fast-track access for the ADRD population. The Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) is offering legal services from dementia-competent elder law attorneys via a voucher system.

A national survey of Area Agencies on Aging is conducted every two to three years. The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) has released their 2017 survey report. They surveyed 622 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), with 412 completing the survey, to discover what services they commonly offer, how AAAs address funding, and what their policy priorities are.

More attention is being place on the impact of oral health on overall health, and as older adults are aging with more natural teeth, expectations of maintaining oral health are higher than ever before. This webinar, a part of Oral Health America's Wisdom Tooth Project Webinar Series, will discuss promoting oral health for older adults.

Americans with disabilities brave significant barriers to accessing health care services and preventing their ongoing health conditions. The Living Well with a Disability (LWD) program seeks to address this health disparity through peer-led programs designed for adults with disabilities.

Justice in Aging will host a webinar on how to protect older Americans’ rights through legal assistance. Penelope Hommel, Co-Director of The Center for Social Gerontology, and Sarah Halsell, a Legal Assistance Developer, will present the webinar entitled “Development and Implementation of Statewide Standards.” The webinar will focus on establishing and implementing statewide legal standards that define and protect high-impact and high-quality care. The webinar will take place on July 12th, 2017, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.

As states have shifted long-term services and supports (LTSS) from fee-for-service to managed care, processes that affect member outcomes become very important for community-based partners to meet state and MCO requirements. Improving operations in areas such as person-centered care and care transitions can increase efficiency and improve the quality of care, outcomes, member satisfaction and quality of life.

The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center will host a webinar detailing how to create a friendly, dementia-capable community. The Orange County Department of OC CARES, located in North Carolina, succeeded in creating a better community for their most vulnerable members over the past year and a half and would like to discuss the challenges and successes of their programs. They will explain the core requirements of a dementia friendly and capable community and how to undergo a trial-and-error with these clear core objectives in mind.

The National Disability Institute will host a webinar exploring assistive technology (AT) programs and how it can be used to help individuals build their finances. This webinar will define assistive technology, give examples of assistive technology resource programs, and also discuss ways to access the programs across the nation. 

This webinar will take place on July 12th, 2017, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

Lori Stiegel and Mary Joy Quinn, experts on elder abuse and undue influence, will host the webinar entitled “Elder Abuse: The Impact of Undue Influence.” Often, perpetrators of elder abuse exert undue influence to control the decisions made by their victims. Recognizing the signs of undue influence—including the psychological process between abuse and guardianship—will help legal and aging network service providers enhance older victims’ access to justice and ever help prevent abuse. The webinar will be held on June 27th, 2017, 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.