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Join Applied Self Direction for the next webinar in their “from your desk” series. This session will discuss Medicare Advantage and new ways to take advantage of what the program has to offer to expand access to self direction. The session will also examine ways that Medicare dollars can be used to expand self directed services for older adults. 

The webinar will take place on Thursday, March 16, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.

Join Applied Self Direction for the next webinar in their “from your desk” series. The next webinar in the series is on veteran directed care, its expansion, and updates to the program at the federal level. Speakers will hear about important partnerships between ACL and the Veteran’s Health Association. 

Speakers 

• Daniel Schoeps Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care; US Department of Veterans Affairs 
• Pat Brady The Lewin Group 

Disaster readiness begins with planning, but for professionals and consumers alike, taking steps to be prepared for an emergency or disaster isn’t always easy. The COVID-19 pandemic, recent natural disasters, and other emergency situations have offered many lessons for disaster preparedness and response. In 2022, ADvancing States’ National I&R Support Center held a contest to identify promising practices in the field, recognizing how vital I&R/A services are to communities experiencing disasters.

This session is also part of the Applied Self Direction virtual conference. The session will feature a panel of speakers discussing emerging workforce practices for self-direction including: a tool that enables connections between disabled people and their families seeking staffing support to professionals and community members, collaborating with universities to create educational opportunities and credits for working as a direct care worker, and an e-learning skills-training platform for self-direction workers. 

This session from Applied Self Direction’s ongoing virtual conference series will discuss how Medicaid can pay for the proportional room and board costs for  a live-in personal care worker. The session will explore how the caregiver’s free housing can in effect act as a rent subsidy for a Medicaid recipient who otherwise cannot afford housing and can offset wages otherwise owed to the caregiver for providing personal care to the Medicaid recipient.

This virtual session will take place on Tuesday, March 7 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.

The National Core Indicators — Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD™) is a voluntary effort by State Medicaid, aging, and disability agencies to measure and track their own performance. The indicators provide a tool for states to assess the performance of state programs and delivery systems of services to older adults and individuals with physical disabilities. Register for this webinar to see the latest data and gain a better understanding of how publicly-funded services impact the quality of life of your consumers.

March 9, 2023 is National Slam the Scam Day. As part of a campaign by the Social Security Administration the day is meant to bring awareness to the prevalence and pervasiveness of internet scams. The Social Security Administration will be sharing details and resources on scam prevention leading up to the day. 

Click here to learn more about scam prevention.

Join CMS for a webinar that will provide an overview of the 1915(i) HCBS State Plan Option. The webinar will include discussions of effective approaches to development of 1915(i) programs, information on additional needs-based criteria required for specific services, an overview of maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements, and more. At the conclusion of the presentation there will be a Q+A portion of the webinar. 

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. 

Nominations are now open for the National Council on Aging Trailblazing in Aging award. There are three categories for the 2023 award, they are Innovators, Change Agents, and NISC Founders. If you know someone who is a trailblazer in aging, nominate them today. 

Nominations are due Friday, March 17, 2023. 

Click here to submit your nomination.

Join NCOA for a webinar on the role of evidence based programs and service delivery in community care hubs. The webinar will focus on the role of community-based organizations (CBOs) and their integral role in program and service delivery. 

The webinar will take place on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.