States and stakeholders are working to implement the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Settings Rule, as the rule’s requirements go into place when the transition period comes to a close next month. Join the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and ACL on Tuesday, February 21, for two important webinars on the HCBS Settings Rule to learn more about implementation and strengthening stakeholder advocacy.

In commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division is joining with the Women’s Bureau, the Office of Disability Employment Policy, and Veterans' Employment and Training Service for a conversation with stakeholders around barriers to workplace leave for family caregivers.

Yesterday, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) announced a proposed rule that will make it easier for child welfare agencies to license relatives to foster children whose parents cannot care for them.

Join the Amputee Coalition Youth Engagement Program, in collaboration with Ailm Medical, for the first of two webinars providing takeaways to evolve in your digital society and harness the rewards of meaning, humor, creativity, and support within your virtual world.

Join this Housing and Services Resource Center (HSRC) webinar for insights into the important role of partnerships — between transportation and housing, aging and disability networks, and health — in addressing housing stability and access to services for older adults, people with disabilities, and those experiencing homelessness.

On this panel, staff from the Office of Recovery discuss the roles of families — including caregivers of children with serious mental illness — and Family Peer Specialists in the recovery journey and how SAMHSA will prioritize the inclusion of family voice in decision-making.

The Fall Prevention Center of Excellence (FPCE) at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, University of Southern California has launched a new Home Modification Toolkit as part of a project funded by ACL to promote aging in place by enhancing access to home modifications.

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) at ACL has opened two new funding opportunities under the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (RERC) Program: RERC on Physical Access and Transportation; and RERC on Technologies to Support Aging Among People with Long-Term Disabilities.

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs will host a call to discuss the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). Effective February 11, 2023, Secretary Becerra will renew the COVID-19 PHE for 90 days. Based on current trends regarding COVID-19, HHS is planning for this to be the final renewal and for the COVID-19 PHE to end on May 11, 2023.

This webinar will provide an overview of the OAEC’s work to elevate cultural competence in the aging network through active engagement with professionals, caregivers, and older adults. This event will reflect on the accomplishments of this collaborative by introducing attendees to the resources and tools generated by the OAEC and look ahead by stimulating conversation on the future of equity in the aging network.