Webinar

In recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, join ACL, engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults, the National Indian Council on Aging, and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe Title VI program for a webinar focused on social engagement interventions for American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian elders. Attendees can expect to learn about social engagement programs and approaches and how Title VI Native American aging programs are creatively addressing social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep elders engaged.

The Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities National Training Center (MHDD-NTC) is hosting a webinar to discuss how to focus on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities’ mental health and well-being during disaster and emergencies.

Attendees can expect to learn:

The University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability is hosting a four-part virtual release of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium. Expert panelists will present on the Compendium, Supplement, and State Report web-based tools which simplifies finding and using disability statistics for legislative advocates and other individuals who work in the disability field. The series topics include:

NASHP’s RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center is hosting a webinar to discuss how family caregiving impacts state Medicaid programs and how Medicaid programs can potentially support family caregivers. NASHP will present findings from their research on Medicaid support for family caregivers and presenters will discuss innovative state policies and practices to support family caregivers. This webinar will also provide an update on the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the issue of social isolation into stark relief. State and community agencies across the country have responded to increased social isolation among older adults and people with certain health conditions though a variety of initiatives. Providing telephone reassurance and check-in calls is one key strategy that is being widely used across the country.  

ACL and CMS are hosting a webinar discussing the experiences of home and community-based services payers and providers in altering their service delivery models in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Presenters will also discuss how they have addressed social determinants of health (SDOH) This webinar is part of a monthly webinar series highlighting HCBS promising practices.

This webinar will be held on Thursday, November 12 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.

NCOA’s Center for Benefit Access is hosting a webinar to provide an overview of the changes occurring in Medicare in 2021. Speakers will discuss the overall landscape of Medicare Advantage and Part D plans in the coming year, coverage expectations for beneficiaries, tips on how to help people maximize their Medicare savings, and current issues.

This webinar will be held on Friday, November 6 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET.

ASA, in partnership with the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC), is hosting a webinar to discuss the unique challenges caregivers face in providing care for individuals with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar will highlight two ACL dementia grantees who have shifted their work in caring for clients in innovative ways.

Presenters: 

Christine Jensen, Ph.D., Director, Health Services Research, Riverside Center for Excellence in Aging and Lifelong Health

The Aging and Disability Business Institute, a collaboration between the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) and ASA, is hosting a webinar providing an overview of the Detroit research study, “Dying Before Their Time”, which explored the reasons for premature death of people of color. Dr. Herbert C. Smitherman Jr. of the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University will highlight findings from data gathered over 20 years and discuss strategies to trigger systemic change in community public health.