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  • Grand Rounds for Evidence-Based Program Providers
    Contains 49 Product(s)

    This 60-minute monthly workgroup from NCOA's Center for Healthy Aging will offer participants an opportunity to learn how Administration for Community Living (ACL) grantees are offering evidence-based programs since the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us to collaborate with others across the country, and ask questions to help your organization work towards offering and/or improving your evidence-based program virtual delivery. Find all Grand Round sessions here - https://connect.ncoa.org/grand-rounds-sessions

    This 60-minute monthly workgroup from NCOA's Center for Healthy Aging will offer participants an opportunity to learn how Administration for Community Living (ACL) grantees are offering evidence-based programs since the COVID-19 pandemic. Join us to collaborate with others across the country, and ask questions to help your organization work towards offering and/or improving your evidence-based program virtual delivery.

    Find all Grand Round sessions here - https://connect.ncoa.org/grand...

  • Medicaid Opportunities for Evidence-Based Program Sustainability
    Product not yet rated Contains 4 Product(s)

    NCOA has utilized responses from its 2022-23 Business Acumen and Sustainability Assessment to create a new series of themed webinars for Evidence-Based Program grantees. Assessment results indicated that Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) and Falls Prevention grantees are seeking to increase their market intelligence regarding state Medicaid transformation initiatives that may generate new earned revenue streams. Community-based organizations (CBOs) can benefit from a broader understanding of the healthcare transformation drivers that are opening doors for expanded coverage of optional Medicaid benefits to support population health and quality improvement. Grantees around the country are finding success with contracting for evidence-based programs (EBP) with state agencies and/or Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs). Though each state’s coverage of optional benefits is unique, this webinar series will explore common denominators to approaching state agencies and MCOs. In addition to addressing fundamental information about Medicaid benefit structure and policies, this four-part webinar series will offer both fundamental education about Medicaid programming and real time experience from CBOs on their journeys to Medicaid reimbursement.

    NCOA has utilized responses from its 2022-23 Business Acumen and Sustainability Assessment to create a new series of themed webinars for Evidence-Based Program grantees. Assessment results indicated that Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) and Falls Prevention grantees are seeking to increase their market intelligence regarding state Medicaid transformation initiatives that may generate new earned revenue streams. Community-based organizations (CBOs) can benefit from a broader understanding of the healthcare transformation drivers that are opening doors for expanded coverage of optional Medicaid benefits to support population health and quality improvement.  

    Grantees around the country are finding success with contracting for evidence-based programs (EBP) with state agencies and/or Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs). Though each state’s coverage of optional benefits is unique, this webinar series will explore common denominators to approaching state agencies and MCOs. In addition to addressing fundamental information about Medicaid benefit structure and policies, this four-part webinar series will offer both fundamental education about Medicaid programming and real time experience from CBOs on their journeys to Medicaid reimbursement. 

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  • Sharing Best Practices for Outreach to Beneficiaries with Limited English Proficiency
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 12/12/2023 at 2:00 PM (EST)

    Description – In our topical December BEC/MIPPA technical assistance call, we will hear best practices from four featured Benefits Enrollment Centers on some of their best practices and strategies on being able to perform successful outreach to beneficiaries with limited English proficiency

    Title: Sharing Best Practices for Outreach to Beneficiaries with Limited English Proficiency 

    Featured Speakers: Gabriel Smith – Program Associate, Darren Hotten – Associate Director... 

    Description – In our topical December BEC/MIPPA technical assistance call, we will hear best practices from four featured Benefits Enrollment Centers on some of their best practices and strategies on being able to perform successful outreach to beneficiaries with limited English proficiency 

    In this webinar, participants will be able to: 

    1. Learn about and formulate strategies for best practices on performing outreach to LEP beneficiaries 
    1. Identify barriers that exist for beneficiaries to receiving benefits 
    1. Achieve an understanding of the term cultural humility  


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    Gabriel Smith (Moderator)

    Program Associate, Center for Benefits Access

    NCOA

    After graduating with his second Master's Degree from George Washington University in May of 2023 in Health Administration (the first was in Public Health in 2018), Gabriel joined NCOA in June of 2023 as a Program Associate for the Center for Benefits Access, Midwest Region, with a focus on Medicare. He has started the long journey recently to becoming SHIP certified. In his spare time, he is an avid cook and a big college football fan. 

    Darren Hotton

    Associate Director of Community Health and Benefits

    NCOA

    Darren Hotton has over 20 years of experience helping Medicare beneficiaries, family members, and caregivers navigate the Medicare and Medicaid landscape. He was the Director of Utah Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIP), Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), and Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) for 18 years. Darren's mission is to empower, educate, and assist older adults to access all benefits, and age well on their own terms.

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    James Rudyk

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  • Looking Beyond ACL: Expanding Federal Funding Opportunities Through Creative Grant Prospect Research
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 12/12/2023 at 1:00 PM (EST)

    Expansion and sustainability of community-based services is critical to meet the needs of aging Americans. The Administration for Community Living provides dedicated funding support older adults, however, more resources are needed to fill the gap.ences here that would briefly describe what the webinar is about.

    Expansion and sustainability of community-based services is critical to meet the needs of aging Americans. The Administration for Community Living provides dedicated funding support older adults, however, more resources are needed to fill the gap. This grant writing webinar will help participants understand how to prospect for “non-traditional” sources of federal funding (e.g. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Defense, Health and Human Services, and Health Resources and Services Administration) for service delivery to older adults. Discussion will focus on:

    • Strategies for translating program and project descriptions into creative word searches that yield new opportunities;
    • Tips for leveraging free and subscription grant and foundation databases and email list-serves to identify funding opportunities; and,
    • How to vet identified opportunities for alignment with organizational strategic and programmatic goals and objectives, interests and capabilities.

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    Cheryl A. Townsel, S.M., GPC

    President/CEO

    Townsel Consulting, LLC

    Cheryl A. Townsel, S.M., GPC, is the President/CEO of Townsel Consulting LLC (Townsel Consulting | Townsel Consulting, LLC). She is a Grant Professional Certified (GPC) credentialed grant professional with over 30 years of diverse experience in healthcare and not-for-profit management. As a grant professional she has helped not-for-profit organizations win over $20M in grant funds to serve vulnerable populations including seniors and individuals living with disabilities. Her grant professional experience includes serving as an external contract reviewer for several federal agencies (e.g., Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Administration for Community Living (ACL) and others. She is a founding member and officer of the Michigan Chapter of the Grant Professionals Association.


  • Senior Center Summit: Reframing Aging
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Product(s)

    Join us for a fun and interactive summit where we look at how we communicate about senior centers. We will provide information, resources, examples, and activities that you can use to enhance the image of your center and be an agent of change in combatting ageism in your community.

    Americans are living longer and healthier lives but the way we think about aging has not changed, rather ageism and implicit bias towards age continues to impact our society. NCOA and the National Center to Reframe Aging are dedicated to ending ageism by advancing an equitable and complete story about aging in America. The center is the trusted source for proven communication strategies and tools to effectively frame aging issues. It is the nation’s leading organization, cultivating an active community of individuals and organizations to spread awareness of implicit bias toward older people and influence policies and programs that benefit us all of us as we age. Join us for a special presentation to learn more about the National Center to Reframe Aging and the power of framed messages and research-based communication strategies

    In this session, participants will be able to: 

      • Demonstrate a strong understanding of the evidence-based communication strategies of reframing aging.
      • Understand how strategies from the National Center to Reframe Aging have successfully been applied in multiple sectors to advance age-inclusive policies. 
      • Apply tools from the National Center to Reframe Aging to current advocacy work to change attitudes towards aging.

  • Senior Center Summit: Introduction to Reframing Aging
    Product not yet rated Contains 3 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 12/11/2023 at 1:00 PM (EST)

    Join us for a fun and interactive summit where we look at how we communicate about senior centers.

    Join us for a fun and interactive summit where we look at how we communicate about senior centers. We will provide information, resources, examples, and activities that you can use to enhance the image of your center and be an agent of change in combatting ageism in your community.

    In this session, participants will be able to: 

    • Explore and overcome challenges of senior centers.
    • Discuss ways everyone can practice to be an influencer.
    • Outline next steps to promote reframing aging in positive ways. 


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    Dianne Stone (Moderator)

    Associate Director of Network Development and Engagement, Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC

    National Council on Aging

    Dianne Stone has more than 20 years of experience with senior centers and aging issues, primarily as the Director of the Newington Senior and Disabled Center in Newington, Connecticut. Stone has also worked, volunteered, and held leadership positions with a variety of organizations in Connecticut, including Connecticut AgeWell Collaborative, the ADA Coalition of Connecticut, Connecticut Medicaid Oversight Council, and the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity. She joined NCOA in January 2022, as a member of the Center for Healthy Aging, where she is primarily focused on supporting senior centers throughout the country through the ACL-funded Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC. 

    Hannah Albers

    Program Director

    National Center to Reframe Aging

    Hannah Albers is Program Director of the National Center to Reframe Aging, led by the The Gerontological Society of America on behalf of ten leading aging organizations. She is trained as a facilitator of the reframing aging principles. Hannah’s passion for bolstering the supports needed to create communities in which all of us can thrive is what drives her work in aging services and her enthusiasm for the reframing ageing principals. Hannah is excited to bring her skills of group facilitation, strategic planning, grant and board management, and process improvement to the National Center as it continues in its mission, grows its reach, deepens its engagement, and work towards sustainability. Hannah graduated from Valparaiso University with a degree in International Business and Global Service.

    Claire M. Côté

    Field Representative

    Connecticut State Unit on Aging (SUA)

    Claire’s career as an advocate and human services professional spans over two decades in Connecticut in both the private and public sectors.  Prior to coming to the State Unit on Aging in September of 2019, she worked within municipal senior and social services and oversaw a Senior Center where she saw many programs and services supported by the Older Americans Act “in action”.  Claire became a FrameWorks Institute-certified Reframing Aging Facilitator in early 2020. She continues to support access, education, empowerment and supported living and she loves celebrating aging in her professional work at the state level…now, with a “Reframing” twist! 

  • Guarding Your Health and Wealth: Medicare Scams and How to Defend Against Them
    Contains 3 Component(s) Recorded On: 11/01/2023

    Join us for this webinar as a panel of experts will delve into the world of Medicare scams and help equip you with tools to protect yourself and your loved ones.

    Join us for a webinar that sheds light on a rising concern across the nation. In this webinar, our panel of experts will delve into the world of Medicare scams, unveiling the latest tactics used to deceive and defraud unsuspecting individuals and equip you with the knowledge and tools to protect yourself and your loved ones.

    In this session, participants will be able to:

    •            Gain insight into the most popular Medicare scams and how they operate.

    •            Learn how to differentiate legitimate Medicare communications from fraudulent ones.

    •            Empower yourself and your loved ones to confidently navigate the Medicare landscape.

    Register now to secure your virtual seat in this webinar. Your health and wealth deserve the best protection – let us show you how!

    Emily McDonald (Moderator)

    Director, Corporate Partnerships & Engagement

    National Council on Aging

    Emily McDonald leads the programmatic content and customer service strategy and execution across NCOA’s economic security product portfolio. She has 10+ years of experience working in multi-community, rapid-cycle innovation programs for older adults. Prior to joining NCOA she worked at the Center for Social Development at Washington University. Emily received her degrees from Trinity University and the School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis.

     

    Marissa Whitehouse

    Senior Medicare Patrol Program Manager, Healthcare Information & Counseling

    Administration for Community Living, US Department of Health and Human Services

    Marissa Whitehouse is the Senior Medicare Patrol Program Manager within the Administration for Community Living’s Office of Healthcare Information & Counseling. Her earlier work includes acting as Senior Program Specialist within the National Council on Aging’s Center for Healthy Aging and as Program Administrator developing MS’s ADRC program at the Mississippi Department of Human Services. She holds a graduate certificate in Gerontology from University of Southern California,  a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Clemson, and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Mississippi State University.

    Ari Parker

    Senior Medicare Advisor

    Chapter

    The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and television stations around the country rely on Ari Parker to guide them on the latest changes in Medicare. He has helped thousands of Americans understand Medicare by breaking it down into simple, bite-sized pieces. Ari's short book on Medicare, It's Not That Complicated, is an Amazon bestseller.

    A graduate of Stanford Law School, he leads Chapter's nationwide team of 50+ licensed Medicare advisors. He lives with his wife, a professor of astrophysics, and their two dogs in Phoenix, Arizona.

  • Medicare in 2024: Changes Affecting Low-Income Beneficiaries
    Contains 3 Component(s) Recorded On: 10/31/2023

    Join us as we discuss Medicare in 2024 and how it affects low-Income beneficiaries.

    Numerous changes are on the horizon for low-income Medicare beneficiaries in the coming year.

    In this session, participants will be able to:

    1. Discuss what clients with the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS/Extra Help) can expect to pay for their prescription drug plan in 2024, and coverage considerations.
    2. Share trends in the landscape of benchmark drug plans being offered to individuals with LIS
    3. Analyze what the Medicare Savings Program landscape looks like, including new flexibilities offered by states.
    4. Discuss the impact of the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act on the low-income subsidies and cost burden faced by people with Medicare.


    Darren Hotton (Moderator)

    Associate Director of Community Health and Benefits

    NCOA

    Darren Hotton has over 20 years of experience helping Medicare beneficiaries, family members, and caregivers navigate the Medicare and Medicaid landscape. He was the Director of Utah Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIP), Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), and Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) for 18 years. Darren's mission is to empower, educate, and assist older adults to access all benefits, and age well on their own terms.

    Gabriel Smith (Moderator)

    Program Associate, Center for Benefits Access

    NCOA

    After graduating with his second Master's Degree from George Washington University in May of 2023 in Health Administration (the first was in Public Health in 2018), Gabriel joined NCOA in June of 2023 as a Program Associate for the Center for Benefits Access, Midwest Region, with a focus on Medicare. He has started the long journey recently to becoming SHIP certified. In his spare time, he is an avid cook and a big college football fan. 

  • Programs of Excellence: Raising the Visibility of Your Senior Center through Marketing and Public Relations
    Contains 3 Component(s)

    This webinar features the Marketing and Public Relations category. This award category highlights the innovative ways senior centers have reached their communities—through marketing campaigns, branding, positioning, and outreach that has raised the visibility of the center, attracted new participants, or brought in new partners.

    Every year NCOA’s National Institute of Senior Centers honors outstanding efforts made by senior centers across the nation to offer innovative, creative, and impactful programs for older adults. Each program is proof of the important work that happens at senior centers. And these programs serve as models for senior center staff across the country to implement in their communities. Join us for our Programs of Excellence webinar series where we highlight each category with a presentation by a subject matter expert and the winning programs.

    This webinar features the Marketing and Public Relations category. This award category highlights the innovative ways senior centers have reached their communities—through marketing campaigns, branding, positioning, and outreach that has raised the visibility of the center, attracted new participants, or brought in new partners. Special emphasis is placed on those efforts that helped to get people back into the senior center after pandemic closures.

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    Dianne Stone

    Associate Director of Network Development and Engagement, Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC

    National Council on Aging

    Dianne Stone has more than 20 years of experience with senior centers and aging issues, primarily as the Director of the Newington Senior and Disabled Center in Newington, Connecticut. Stone has also worked, volunteered, and held leadership positions with a variety of organizations in Connecticut, including Connecticut AgeWell Collaborative, the ADA Coalition of Connecticut, Connecticut Medicaid Oversight Council, and the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity. She joined NCOA in January 2022, as a member of the Center for Healthy Aging, where she is primarily focused on supporting senior centers throughout the country through the ACL-funded Modernizing Senior Centers Resource Center and NISC. 

    Christina K. Crain, M.S.W.

    Executive Director

    Stamford Senior Center

    Christina Crain is the Executive Director of the Stamford Senior Center, serving in that role since 2014. The Stamford Senior Center's mission is to provide affordable opportunities for older adults to be active and healthy in both mind and body and remain connected to their community in a safe, diverse and welcoming environment. Prior to becoming the Executive Director of the Stamford Senior Center, Chris served as Director of Programs for the Southwestern CT Agency on Aging, implementing programs to keep older adults in the community with home and community based services. Chris has 25 years of experience in aging services and over 23 years of experience working in non-profit management, developing programs that enhance the quality of life for older adults. Chris holds a Master of Science degree in Social Work from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree with a Major in Psychology from the University of Connecticut Chris is a passionate advocate for older adults, raising their visibility and the value they provide to their communities. She currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Mayor's Advisory Council on Older Adults in Stamford, CT.

    Jackie Thomas

    Senior Content Strategist

    National Council on Aging

    As the Team Lead for Digital Content Strategy at NCOA, Jackie Thomas plans, executes, and oversees a multi-channel content strategy, empowering the organization's audiences by connecting them to relevant, life-changing resources and tools on NCOA’s websites, including ncoa.org and benefitscheckup.org. Passionate about making an impact and helping people find the right information to help them age well, Thomas brings the organization's mission of improving the lives of millions of older adults to life through a proactive story-telling approach. Interested in contributing as a guest writer? Let her know!

    Jessica Migneault

    Assistant Director of Senior Services

    Town of Hopkinton

    Jessica Migneault is the Assistant Director of Senior Services for the Town of Hopkinton, MA.  Joining the department in July of 2021, she has worked to create and rebuild programs and opportunities for seniors in a post-pandemic world.   She coordinates a broad range of programs to meet the social, recreational, emotional, physical, mental health, cultural, and educational needs of seniors. Prior to working with Hopkinton Senior Services, Jessica spent over a decade working for a federally subsidized housing authority that provides housing to low income seniors and disabled adults.  She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Rhode Island in Human Development and Family Studies with additional focus on  Community Settings and Grief Counseling as well as a Masters of Public Administration from Anna Maria College in Worcester, MA.  

  • Dissemination and Implementation of Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs: Reach and Effectiveness
    Contains 1 Component(s)

    The purpose of this webinar is to describe the implementation of chronic disease self-management programs by the Administration for Community Living grantees during 2014-2022. Specifically, we will be examining reach and effectiveness measures, two important components of the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework.

    The purpose of this webinar is to describe the implementation of chronic disease self-management programs by the Administration for Community Living grantees during 2014-2022. Specifically, we will be examining reach and effectiveness measures, two important components of the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. We characterize the programs implemented, attendees, and program sites, as well as specific measures of disease management for select programs. Join this webinar to learn about who is and who is not participating in CDSME programs and to identify ways to increase reach in your community.


    In this webinar, participants will be able to:

    • Describe the geographic areas where chronic disease self-management programs have been offered most frequently during 2014-2022.
    • Identify the individual characteristics of the people reached by chronic disease self-management programs during 2014-2022.
    • Describe the indicators of effectiveness for select chronic disease self-management programs.


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    Jennifer S. Brach, PhD, PT, FAPTA

    Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development

    University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

    Jennifer S. Brach is a professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. Her areas of interest include community-based participatory research, aging, gait, exercise, physical activity, and physical function. She is responsible for teaching research methods in physical therapy courses in the DPT program and the Methods of Inquiry course in the PhD program.