Webinar

Applied Self Direction's next session in their virtual conference series will feaure Alison Barkoff, ACL's Acting Administrator. This session will focus ACL's priorities for the next year and will explore how self-direction will be supported under her leadership. There will be time for questions following the presentation. Registration is free and limited to the first 300 registrants.

 

This session will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 3:00p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.

 

Join CMS's upcoming webinar for information on Medicare updates, Older Americans Month, Mental Health Awareness Month and Medicare coverage of screenings and counseling, andMedicare and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.

 

This webinar will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET.

 

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Join NADRC's webinar to discuss the importance of person-centered support for people living with dementia and their families. This webinar will present foundational person-centered principles and provide examples of how to plan for people who are living with dementia in the community and other settings.

 

Applied Self Direction is hosting a panel on May 6, 2021 to discuss the value of a self-direction model in the wake of the pandemic. This event is an opportunity for people to share their personal experiences with self-direction, whether you are a participant, family member, FMS provider, or a supporter of the model. Andy Burness, President at Burness, will facilitate this discussion panel and present his theory of change for public interest communications.

Applied Self Direction's next session in their Virtual Conference Series will be held on May, 2021. Lynn Breedlove will discuss how self-direction is working around the world including how other countries perceive the underlying values of self-direction and their impetus for creating self-direction programs. The session will examine the supports available in other countries to help people be successful in self-direction and discuss whether any of these support strategies would be “value-added” for self-direction in the U.S.

This webinar will share highlights from a new NASHP report, Paying Family Caregivers through Medicaid Consumer-Directed Programs: State Opportunities and Innovations, that explores states’ approaches to consumer-directed programs supporting older adults and people with physical disabilities. During the webinar, state officials from Virginia and Connecticut will describe how they have developed consumer direction programs that support older adults and people with physical disabilities and their family caregivers. 

 

This webinar will address how care management for individuals with diabetes has adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will feature speakers sharing how they used telehealth to provide education and support. These speakers will describe the best practices they discovered in connecting people with housing, food, medication, and more. The event will also include a speaker with diabetes who will share their experiences during the pandemic.

 

This webinar will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET.