Programs to Keep Older Adults Connected to Energy and Utility Services
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The Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Regulation: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going
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ACL and CMS are hosting a webinar to review the criteria for home and community-based settings, the scrutiny process, and what is required of states to comply with the rule. The webinar will also explore how ACL and CMS are collaborating to ensure successful implementation of the rule and how ACL is encouraging engagement as states work toward implementation and beyond.
Primary Care At Home–How One Area Agency On Aging Is Bringing Back The House Call
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Join this webinar to learn how to integrate medical care with home and community-based programs. This webinar will discuss the requirements of creating a new program, explain how to support better outcomes for patients while reducing costly hospitalizations and emergency room visits, and address provider shortages and health disparities using non-physician providers in the home setting.
Award-Winning CBOs Discuss Their Innovative Programs and Partnerships with Health Care
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Annaully, the John A. Hartford Foundation Business Innovation Award recognizes community-based organizations that are working to improve health outcomes and quality of life for older adults and people with disabilities. The runners-up for the 2021 Business Innovation Award were Daybreak’s Rapid Response Case Management Pilot (RRCM) and the Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of Southwest Washington’s (AAADSW) Community Paramedicine program. These programs worked with multiple community partners to improve the health and quality of life of individuals who are use emergency services.
Building a Continuum of Care for People with Serious Illness: State Strategies to Support Patient Engagement
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People who are more engaged in their care are shown to have better outcomes, use fewer resources, and report more satisfaction with the care they receive. This webinar will discuss initiatives in the state of Washington that support patient engagement, as well as review new tools from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) that can help states track and measure what matters most to people with serious illness.
2022 Annual Disability Statistics Conference
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Register today for the 2022 Annual Disability Statistics Conference and State of the Science on Disability Statistics Conference. This two-day hybrid event will review the latest disability statistics and advancements in disability statistic science. It will also share the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium, Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, and State Reports for County-level Data.
This event will be held on March 10-11, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.
Senior Nurition Program Anniversary Awareness Webinar
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ACL's Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) is hosting a webinar to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Senior Nutrition Program. During this event, ONHPP will share details about the March anniversary and discuss the toolkit being developed to celebrate the program. ACL has chosen “Celebrate. Innovate. Educate.” as this year’s anniversary theme.
This webinar will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET.
Developing Volunteer Opportunities To Help Older Adults Stay Engaged
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During this webinar, AmeriCorps will be discussing ways that volunterism can benefits older adults and boost civic engagement throughout the Aging Network. Erie County Department of Senior Services and Area Agency on Aging, Region One will share how they created volunteer opportunities that help older adults stay engaged and connected. Speakers will share tips and strategies for Aging Network organizations looking to develop similar opportunities for older adult volunteers.
Partnering to Fight Hunger: Breaking-Down Silos and Incorporating Lived Expertise
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This webinar will highlight opportunities to address food insecurity by connecting state partners and centering lived expertise, while discussing recent national exploration done by the Center for Health Care Strategies. It will feature insights from community members with lived expertise as well as state officials from Oregon and Indiana about opportunities to coordinate across Medicaid and SNAP to address food insecurity. Attendees will learn ways to incorporate the experiences of community members into program and policy decision-making.
Broadband Internet Access: Implications for the Health of People with Disabilities
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The University of Michigan IDEAL Rehabilitation Research Training Center (RRTC) is partnering with ICPSR to host a webinar to discuss new research findings and current policy implications related to broadband internet for the health of adults with disabilities.
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