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The Administration for Community Living’s (ACL) Office of Nutritional and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) will host a business acumen webinar entitled “A Chronic Care Management Business Model: Moving from Planning to Implementation” as part of their TIM Talks series hosted by Tim McNeill, an independent health care consultant. The webinar will teach participants how run, bill, and market a care management program. The webinar will be held June 22, 2017, 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET.

The AARP Public Policy Institute and the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) are hosting a variety of speakers to explain the effects and implications that the American Health Care Act will have on the Medicaid program. The event will be held in Washington, DC on June 22, 2017, 8:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. ET.

Alisa Brownlee from the ALS Association and Mary Ward, a Dole Fellow, will deliver presentations on how to cope with and take control of the effects of ALS for military and veteran caregivers. Prior sessions have been recorded and can be found here. The Easterseals Military and Veterans Services will host this webinar on June 22nd, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Wendy Strobel Gower of Diversity Partners, Michelle Day of Frederick County, MD, and Lanae Green of Region 16 in Burlington, IA, will present a webinar to teach workforce development professionals how to best assist job seekers with disabilities. They will discuss the requirements of Section 188 and strategies in how to build a more inclusive workforce development system at the local level by affirmatively recruiting and offering services to job seekers with disabilities. They will also highlight information from the Diversity Partners online modules.

The second event in the ACL’s HCBS quality webinar series, which provides a forum for external and internal stakeholders to share developments and collaborate on HCBS quality, will be on June 28, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. ET.

The American Society on Aging is hosting a webinar on how to assist older survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Bonnie Brandl and older survivors will present on the best ways to identify indicators of abuse and the safety needs of victims of elder abuse. Participants will also learn the most practical resources and strategies to respond to this increasingly prevalent issue.

The webinar will be held on June 13, 2017, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET

Justice in Aging will be hosting a webinar covering the basics of the Social Security program. It is designed for legal services and other advocates who are just beginning in the field and those who want to learn more about the provisions of the program. The webinar will cover a wide range of topics including the rules surrounding Social Security, general information on how the program functions, and who is eligible for claim benefits.

The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 3^rd Global Summit will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2017 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. The event’s discussion will be led by national and international prevention leaders, focusing on elder abuse and financial exploitation.

It will be held at the Securities and Exchange Commission Building, located at 100 F Street NE Washington, District of Columbia, 20002.

Many Texans may want to work but are concerned about the impact of earnings if they are receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid benefits. However, the Social Security Administration provides work incentives that could allow you to keep all or some of your benefits while you work.

Justice Clearinghouse is hosting a webinar that will be highlighting issues of elder abuse. During this webinar, Paul Greenwood will discuss ways to overcome barriers to successfully investigate and prosecute cases of elder abuse. Greenwood is head of the Elder Abuse Prosecution Unit, and a Deputy District Attorney of the San Diego County Attorney’s Office. He has been involved in the prosecution of over 600 felony cases involving both physical and financial abuse of elders and dependent adults.