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Engaging Families to Accelerate Boosters for Residents of Long-term Care Facilities

Event Description: 
ACL and the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care are hosting a webinar about COVID-19 booster shots for residents of long-term care facilities. The webinar will discuss the influence family members have on residents’ decisions to get booster shots and share strategies for ACL’s networks to effectively engage families on this topic. Speakers from CMS and the White House COVID-19 Response Team will be on the call to share the latest guidance on boosters. 

Addressing Housing Issues Facing Older Adults Following A Natural Disaster

Event Description: 
This training webcast will discuss common housing issues faced by homeowners and renters after experiencing a natural disaster. It will addressing how advocates and providers working with older adults can assist them pre-disaster to prevent future problems. Speaker Natalie N. Maxwell from the National Housing Law Project will explore the topic and provide post-disaster resources to older adults and advocates to address housing recovery needs.
 

Preventing Cybercrime and Cyber Scams

Event Description: 
This webinar will discuss tips for older adults and caregivers to recognize and avoid cyber scams. Cybercrime Support Network staff will provide information about how to prevent cybercrime and offer free resources that can assist. Older adults, caregivers, legal service professionals, social workers, service coordinators, bank and credit union staff, faith leaders, librarians, and law enforcement officers are all welcome to attend.
 

Preventing Cybercrime and Cyber Scams

Event Description: 
This webinar will discuss tips for older adults and caregivers to recognize and avoid cyber scams. Cybercrime Support Network staff will provide information about how to prevent cybercrime and offer free resources that can assist. Older adults, caregivers, legal service professionals, social workers, service coordinators, bank and credit union staff, faith leaders, librarians, and law enforcement officers are all welcome to attend.
 
Presenters:
  • Cindy Liebes, Chief Program Officer – Cybercrime Support Network

Strengthening Service Delivery through Trauma-Informed Care Training

Event Description: 
Over a full lifetime many individuals may experience traumatic events. Trauma-informed care is a critical approach to engaging with individuals that recognizes and responds to the impact and risk of trauma. Having a workforce that is trained on trauma-informed care can help diminish the potential for triggers and improve both quality of care and quality of life. Program leaders from Texas Health and Human Services will describe a three-part training series on person-centered, trauma-informed care for Texas’ aging service providers.

Advancing Competitive Integrated Employment Through Managed Long-Term Services & Supports

Event Description: 
This webinar will focus on the use and benefits of value, performance, and outcome-based payment methodologies to help advance competitive integrated employment (CIE) within managed long-term services and supports (MLTSS) programs. Presenters will include a representative from Inclusa Inc., Moving to a Different Drum LLC, and Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council, as well as a self-advocate who will share their experience with MLTSS to achieve meaningful employment.
 

Alzheimer’s Disease: Beyond Signs and Symptoms

Event Description: 
This live and interactive webinar workshop will discuss the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as risk factors and medication used to delay cognitive decline and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Speakers will also talk about how caregivers are emotionally and financially affected by the disease and explore behaviors, unmet needs, and ways to build relationships based on respect, empathy and maintaining one’s dignity.
 

Dementia Training for Law Enforcement Personnel: Building Partnerships to Enhance Community Safety

Event Description: 
As the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia increases, law enforcement agencies across the country are increasingly called upon to respond to dementia-related incidents: wandering, abuse, domestic disturbances and more. By collaborating with local dementia support organizations, law enforcement entities can better identify, understand and support the needs of people living with dementia and those who care for them.

Caring for Those with Complex Needs

Event Description: 
Health Affairs is hosting a virtual forum on complex health and social needs. This webinar will discuss key points from their series of articles on Health Affairs Forefront, and talk about how to elevate the voices of patients, caregivers and advocates who know the practical and policy challenges of caring for this population.
 
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