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In celebration of Older Americans Month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is hosting a series of four webinars on elder fraud prevention and response networks. Elder justice professionals, networks, intermediaries, financial institutions, and law enforcement are welcome to attend one or all event sessions, either live or on demand.

Join the National I&R Support Center for the webinar On the Front Lines of Health Care Fraud with the Senior Medicare Patrol. Medicare-related fraud can harm the health, finances, and well-being of beneficiaries. While a long-standing challenge, the pandemic, and now the unwinding of Medicaid continuous coverage, are fertile ground for fraud and scams. Join this webinar to learn about the Senior Medicare Program (SMP) and its mission to prevent, detect, and report healthcare fraud affecting Medicare.

USAging's Sara Tribe Clark will host a webinar on the Eldercare Locator and Disability Information and Access Line, two national call centers that connect people with local aging, disability, and caregiver resources throughout the United States. The webinar will cover various modes of contact, including phone, email, online chat, text, and website access, and will provide links to resources and outreach materials.

There is still time to register for engAGED and Commit to Connect’s 2023 Social Engagement Virtual Summit. This event will bring together national, state and local leaders for interactive sessions highlighting the latest research, innovative programs, and tools and resources for the aging and disability networks. The focus of this summit will be on improving social engagement for older adults and people with disabilities living in rural communities, and will also explore how to best support the caregivers of these individuals.

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the Office on Women's Health (OWH) are hosting a live Q&A session on women's health and aging to kick off National Women's Health Week. The event will feature experts who will discuss popular women's health topics, including menopause, sarcopenia, and cognitive health.  

The American Society on Aging is hosting a two-part webinar series on ageism in healthcare. Despite the highest healthcare spending years of American's lives happening after age 65, ageism is still prevalent in healthcare practices today. This can manifest in subtle ways, such as not speaking directly to older patients, or more significant ways such as assuming a treatment plan based solely on age. The webinar aims to address ageism in healthcare and teach healthcare providers and professionals how to make the system more age-friendly.

Applications are now open for the American Society on Aging’s third cohort of their ASA Rise Fellowship, a program designed to prepare diverse talent to become the next generation of aging leadership in the field of aging. The first segment of the ASA Rise Cohort consists of eleven weekly sessions focused on developing inclusive leadership skills. Fellows will be educated on various topics including unconscious bias, aging issues specific to communities of color, antiracism, and allyship.

Join the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) for an interactive workshop on the importance of understanding the impact dementia and related illness has on a person’s ability to communicate. This session will help reframe typical “problem behaviors” sometimes exhibited by individuals living with dementia as expressions of need and explore the many ways individuals with dementia commonly communicate their needs.  Participants will learn to:

1. Define the stages and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.

The U.S. Administration for Community Living, the Health Resources and Services Administration, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the National Council on Aging (NCOA) are collaborating to host the 6th Annual Older Adult Mental Health Awareness Day. This virtual symposium is scheduled to take place on May 11, 2023, and is designed for public health practitioners, mental health providers, aging network professionals, healthcare professionals, and anyone interested in ensuring the mental health of older adults.

Join the Administration for Community Living (ACL) for the second session of their 3-part series on community-based housing options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).