Building Partnerships, Building Capacity: Connecting Grantees in Falls Prevention and Home Modification to Support Aging in Place and Community Living
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Partnerships play a critical role in falls prevention and home modification services to support aging in place and community living. This webinar is designed to connect ACL grantees (funded by the Administration for Community Living to implement evidence-based falls prevention programs) with grantees of the Older Adult Home Modification Program (funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide home modifications for older homeowners). Participants will learn about each group of grantees and how partnerships can build capacity and augment their grant-funded efforts. Examples of partnerships that support home modification and falls prevention services will be highlighted, and an ACL grantee and HUD grantee will share first-hand accounts of how partnerships strengthen their work and address challenges in their communities. Dedicated time in breakout rooms will enable participants to connect with other grantees in their geographic region and lay the groundwork for future collaboration. Resources to support partnership building, home modification, and falls prevention service coordination will also be shared.
Objectives: At the end of the webinar, participants will:
- Identify partners to engage with the goal of expanding falls prevention and home modification interventions
- Be prepared to develop partnerships that improve home modification and falls prevention service coordination
- Understand common challenges related to implementing falls prevention and home modification programs in diverse communities across the country
Kathleen Cameron
Senior Director, Center for Healthy Aging
National Council on Aging
Kathleen Cameron, BSPharm, MPH, has more than 25 years of experience in the health care field as a pharmacist, researcher, and program director focusing on falls prevention, geriatric pharmacotherapy, mental health, long-term services and supports, and caregiving. Cameron is Senior Director of the NCOA Center for Healthy Aging, where she provides subject matter expertise on health care programmatic and policy related issues and oversees the Modernizing Senior Center Resource Center.
Donna Bethge
Aging Services Program Specialist
Administration for Community Living
Donna Bethge is an Aging Services Program Specialist in the Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs at the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Administration on Aging. She serves as the lead for the Falls Prevention grant program and as the Program Officer for the Chicago Housing Authority’s grant. Before joining the team at ACL, Donna worked in the Aging Network in Maryland for 10 years with Area Agencies on Aging and an assisted living community, developing and implementing programs for older adults, as well as supporting and promoting evidence-based programs. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Organizational Management from Northern Kentucky University.
Taneka Blue
Program Administrator and Government Technical Representative for the Older Adult Home Modification Grant
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dr. Taneka Blue is a national board-certified Occupational Therapy Practitioner and Certified Aging in Place Specialist, licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and Florida within the United States for 18 years of clinical practice. She provides evidence-based comprehensive services in various practice settings and partners with pediatric and aging clientele with diverse developmental, physical, cognitive, and performative deficits that impede wellness and quality of life. She is an experienced advocate partnering with caregivers, individuals, and organizations to establish solutions to practical life and environmental challenges. Dr. Blue currently serves as the Program Administrator and Government Technical Representative for the Older Adult Home Modification Grant within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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