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CDC’s Public Health Grand Rounds Presents: “Healthy Aging: Promoting Well-being in Older Adults”

Americans are Living Longer and in Greater Numbers

The population of older Americans is growing and living longer than ever. As a group, they are living active lives and contributing to the economy. The added years to the lifespans have resulted in a longer middle age—extending the period when workers are at their most productive and creative.

This webinar will discuss the new tools for older adults and their caregivers that are available on the recently revise toothwisdom.org. They will also present on how to create consumer-friendly resources for an older adult population. Toothwisdom.org is a project of Oral Health America that serves older adults and caregivers by providing information about oral health in aging and connecting individuals with affordable dental clinics.

This webinar will take place on Thursday, September 28, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET.

The National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center is hosting a webinar to discuss how HIPAA and its Privacy Rule permits the sharing of patient information with family members, friends and caregivers, as well as the components of the HIPAA right-of-access and ways in which it enables individuals and their caregivers to be more involved in their own care. This webinar aims to help participants:

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) is hosting a briefing on Thursday, September 20 at 11 am ET to learn about NCQA’s new Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) programs, as well where they are in LTSS measurement. NCQA experts and guest speakers will provide a deep dive on NCQA's various programs and share how states are using them to maximize quality expectations and streamline managed care processes.

This webinar will discuss the successful cross-sector partnerships of the Eastern Virginia Care Transitions Partnership (EVCTP) and Virginia Area Agencies on Aging Cares (VAAACares). These organizations are bringing community-based organizations (CBOs) together with traditional payers and providers, and are serving as models for achieving the Triple Aim of better care, better outcomes, and lower costs.

The National Center on Law and Elder Rights is hosting a webinar about what has been learned from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) financial alignment demonstrations in 13 states. These demonstrations are intended to improve health outcomes and reduce healthcare spending for dual eligible individuals, those with both Medicare and Medicaid coverage.

The CMS Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) is hosting a webinar on evidence-based self-management programs.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is offering a webinar on hurricane and emergency preparedness. Older adults face unique challenges when a natural disaster occurs, and recovering from these emergencies often depends on prior planning and preparation. Presenters include Kathlen Otte, Regional Administrator for HHS Regions 1 and 2, and Rhonda Schwartz, Aging Services Program Specialist, ACL.

As the number of older adults facing malnutrition is increasing, one in two older adults are currently at risk. This webinar will discuss the impact of malnutrition on health care costs, health outcomes, and overall quality of life.

The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) will be holding their second Transportation I&R webinar on Wednesday, August 23, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. This webinar will include a discussion of how communities can address the challenge of providing better access to comprehensive transportation information. Information about transportation options for older adults, people with disabilities, and family caregivers is often scattered among several organizations, requiring numerous phone calls to piece together the complete picture.