The ACL-funded ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center has released a new online curriculum for community-based organizations to train entry-level respite providers.

The webinar presenter is Dr. Julia E. Moore, executive director of The Center for Implementation, a social enterprise that trains, supports, and empowers individuals and organizations in applying theory and evidence-informed change methods to improve outcomes.

Join the ACL-funded National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) to learn how cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) programs are helping people living with dementia.  ACL’s Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative grantees are expanding their services by providing these small-group, evidenced-based programs. Through virtual and in-person sessions held over seven weeks, participants strengthen their retained cognitive abilities and decrease depressive symptoms, while gaining confidence and social connection and improving their well-being.

The report illustrates the national impact of the SMP program, based on OIG’s analysis of data collected annually from programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This presentation will illustrate how implementing dementia awareness in one of the world's most renowned tourist destinations transcends community outreach, fostering a worldwide impact.

Pension Regional Counseling Programs (PRCPs) provide individuals with many pension-related access services, including advice, outreach, referral, location of lost plans, and representation in administrative proceedings. All services are provided regardless of age or income.

On behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Mathematica is issuing a call for measures as part of CMS’ process to make updates to the Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set. Anyone can suggest measures for addition or removal.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking input to inform a possible revision of the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual. Comments are sought on a variety of topics, including whether OMB should consider adding “care workers” as a detailed occupation (and how the occupation should be named and described). 

With this funding, the Puerto Rico Ombudsman Office for the Elderly will be able to expand their ability to continue to assist older adult survivors by expanding their project from 15 senior centers to up to 51 senior centers, providing these vital community centers with emergency shelf-stable meals and solar panels, as well as cisterns for 19 centers.

Please join the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) webinar on climate change, health, and disability with presenter Marcalee Alexander, M.D., editor-in-chief, The Journal of Climate Change and Health; president, Sustain Our Abilities; and affiliate faculty, Climate and Health Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Peter Hunt, Ph.D., scientific program manager, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, will moderate.