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This webinar, hosted by the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center, offers an in-depth exploration of the comprehensive resources provided by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center (NPRC). These resources are designed to empower individuals living with paralysis, as well as their families and caregivers, to live independent, healthy, and fulfilling lives.

The National Center on Law & Elder Rights (NCLER) is hosting a virtual training session focused on preventing tax foreclosure, particularly among low-income and older homeowners. This training will emphasize the importance of ensuring that these individuals have access to all available exemptions and discounts, as many older adults who are at risk of tax foreclosure have not taken advantage of these resources.

Join the American Society on Aging (ASA) for an upcoming webinar providing an overview of hearing loss and balance disorders in older adults, including signs, symptoms and treatment options to help improve quality of life. This webinar will cover tips to assess the conditions and effective communication strategies to integrate into care settings. Participants will learn to identify common symptoms of hearing loss 

Participants in this webinar will learn to:

An upcoming webinar hosted by Resources for Integrated Care (RIC) will examine the challenges associated with traditional care silos and their impact on comprehensive care coordination. This webinar will focus on strategies to improve behavioral health condition management in persons with I/DD who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.

The Aging and Disability Business Institute is hosting a webinar featuring the 2023 recipients of The John A. Hartford Business Innovation Award, Western New York Integrated Care Collaborative, along with the runners-up, Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging and Region IV Area Agency on Aging in Michigan. This webinar will provide insights into their award-winning programs, focusing on their strategies for developing health care contracts and partnerships, the challenges they encountered, and the outcomes they successfully achieved.

The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is hosting an upcoming briefing to highlight the Elder Index, an online research tool used to calculate financial adequacy for older adults in specific locales across the country. Developed in collaboration with The University of Boston at Massachusetts and supported by the RRF Foundation for Aging, this briefing aims to advance economic security for older adults from diverse backgrounds, including older adults of color, low-income, women, LGBT, and rural populations.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are hosting an upcoming webinar to provide an overview of the recently announced “States Advancing All-Payer Health Equity and Development (AHEAD) Model.” The AHEAD Model team will discuss the goals and key components of the Model, including statewide targets, hospital global budgets, and primary care transformation. The webinar will provide additional details on the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) application process, followed by audience Q&A.

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The Administration for Community Living (ACL) invites participation in a virtual joint meeting of the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council (FCAC) and the Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (SGRG). This virtual meeting will focus on analyzing public comments on the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers and will provide updates from federal agencies on the progress of implementing this strategy. Registration is not required, and the meeting will offer ASL interpretation and closed captioning for accessibility.

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is seeking public input on a proposed rule to establish the first-ever federal regulations for adult protective services (APS) programs. Stakeholders are invited to attend an informational webinar with ACL on September 18, where the proposed rule will be overviewed, and the process for submitting comments explained.

ADvancing States is excited to announce the availability of intensive technical assistance to states to implement strategies to improve LTSS rebalancing, with an emphasis on dual eligible integration. This technical assistance is available through the support of the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF).

We will provide technical assistance to two states over an 18-month period beginning in January 2024 to implement initiative(s) related to 1-2 of the following strategies: