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June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Jesse Vanvoorhis, deputy director of Adult and Aging Services, is using the opportunity to draw attention to some troubling trends. Vanvoorhis has been directly involved with Adult Protective Services for at least the last six years and has worked in social services for 19 years. He points to a significant increase in elder abuse reports.
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Dear Collectors! Please Save the Date! https://mentalhealthsf.formstack.com/forms/2025virtualhdconferencereg June 12 and 13, 2025 I will be speaking at 2:15 on Thursday. This event is FREE! Please support the MHASF and looking forward to seeing you there xoxoxo The 2025 Virtual Mini-Conference on Hoarding Behavior brings together experts in the field of Hoarding Disorder (HD) to discuss new research, share clinical insights, and explore approaches in treating HD. This conference is for individuals with lived experience, their family members, mental health professionals, researchers, clinicians, and any other parties interested. This event is hosted by the Hoarding Behavior Program at The Mental Health Association of San Francisco and funded by the City of San Francisco's Department of Disability and Aging Services. Here is the link to sign the petition to save the critical programs that help low income and senior collectors! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-the-hoarding-behavior-program-at-the-mental-health-association-of-san-francisco/
In this episode of Voices in Leadership, host Melissa Andrews, President and CEO of LeadingAge Virginia, talks with Amy Strite, President and CEO of The Span Center. Amy shares insights into the Span Center's mission to support older adults, individuals with disabilities, and their caregivers across several Virginia communities. With a reach of over 111,000 lives each year, the organization offers a vital network of services that improve quality of life. Amy reflects on her professional journey, her deep commitment to advocacy, and her leadership approach. The discussion also explores key issues in aging services, including diversity, equity, and inclusion, effective leadership, and the evolving future of care for older adults.Voices in Leadership is produced by Association Briefings.
A live and interactive discussion with one of the leading voices in elder care policy that will provide insights into the complex world of aging services during this period of policy uncertainty. Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute and author of Caring for Our Parents will provide a comprehensive analysis drawing on his expertise in tax policy, elder care, and healthcare.https://howardgleckman.com/Caring for Our Parents: Inspiring Stories of Families Seeking New Solutions to America's Most Urgent Health Crisis Hardcover – May 26, 2009 by Howard Gleckman (Author)Summary Generated by https://notebooklm.google.com/ Gleckman began by addressing **Social Security**, highlighting President Trump's promise not to cut benefits directly. However, he cautioned that the administration's actions, such as limiting access through closed offices and phone line difficulties, are already impacting beneficiaries and applicants, particularly those seeking disability benefits, where waiting times are expected to exceed a year. More critically, Gleckman stressed the looming **insolvency of the Social Security trust fund within the next nine years**, which could lead to an automatic 23% cut in benefits if no action is taken. He criticized the political stalemate on this issue, noting that inaction is akin to "taking Social Security off a cliff".Turning to **Medicare**, Gleckman noted Trump's similar pledge not to cut benefits directly. However, he anticipated potential cuts to providers, which could further strain access to care. A significant focus was placed on **Medicare Advantage (MA)**, with the administration recently announcing a substantial 5.3% increase in payments to MA plans. Gleckman pointed out the inconsistency with the stated goal of cutting government spending. He discussed the possibility of MA becoming the default Medicare option, as suggested by Project 2025. While acknowledging potential benefits of coordinated care in theory, Gleckman raised concerns about network limitations, complexity, and prior authorizations in current MA plans. He also touched upon the negotiation of drug prices initiated by the Biden administration and the uncertainty of Trump's future stance on this, while noting the current administration's decision to not cover GLP-1 drugs for weight loss under Medicare and Medicaid.The **Older Americans Act (OAA)** and the **Administration for Community Living (ACL)** were also highlighted as being at risk. Gleckman predicted budget cuts for OAA programs like Meals on Wheels and adult day programs. More alarmingly, he discussed the announced plan to **abolish the ACL** and divide its functions among other HHS offices, along with the firing of half of its staff, including grant program administrators. This could severely disrupt the functioning of vital community-based services due to a lack of federal oversight and support. Gleckman also noted the potential impact of federal employee layoffs in the Washington D.C. area on the tax base and consequently on local senior service programs.Gleckman concluded by emphasizing the **unpredictability of the Trump administration** due to its impulsive and chaotic management style. He urged communities to proactively work together to support older adults and their caregivers during these uncertain times. He echoed the sentiment that individual storytelling and engagement with lawmakers are crucial for conveying the real-world impact of potential policy changes. The interactive nature of the discussion allowed participants to voice their concerns and ask questions, highlighting the community's eagerness to understand and navigate the evolving landscape of aging services.
Ria Overholt, Community Services Director for Missoula Aging Services stops by the Trail1033 studio to chat with Mike smith about March for Meals and the current state of funding for the meals on wheels program. March for Meals is an annual month-long fundraising campaign to raise money for Meals on Wheels in Missoula county. Missoula Aging Services (MAS) promotes the independence, dignity and health of older adults and those who care for them. Last year, more than 123,000 meals were delivered to older Missoulians through Meals on Wheels. Now is the time for Trail1033 listeners to join forces with MAS to celebrate more than 50 years of success and to protect this critical program that continues to enable independence, and improve health by combating food insecurity, malnutrition, and social isolation. The annual March for Meals commemorates the historic day in March 1972 when President Nixon signed into law a measure that amended the Older Americans Act of 1965 and established a national nutrition program for Americans 60 years and older. Visit missoulaagingservices.org to donate and learn more about volunteering, or to get help for yourself or a loved one or neighbor.
In this episode, hosts Brad and Michael along with guest and partner Jay Reyero, explore the critical role of compliance when adding anti-aging services like exosome therapy to your practice. They break down how legal business structures ensure the right person makes medical decisions, who can approve new treatments, and how FDA and medical board regulations shape treatment offerings. Tune in to learn the risks of non-compliance and how to protect your practice and patients.Tune in to learn the risks of non-compliance and how to protect your practice and patients. Watch full episodes of our podcast on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@byrdadatto Stay connected for the latest business and health care legal updates:WebsiteFacebookInstagramLinkedIn
In this episode, we chat with Melissa Andrews, president and CEO of LeadingAge Virginia, about her unique journey from art history major to a prominent leader in aging services. Melissa reflects on her early career as an assistant curator at the Hebrew Home in Riverdale, NY, and how it shaped her passion for serving older adults. She discusses the evolving landscape of aging services, addressing workforce and regulatory challenges, and highlights efforts to develop future leaders through programs like the Leadership Academy. Melissa also shares insights into her leadership style, rooted in humor and compassion, and emphasizes the importance of embracing change to drive organizational growth. VSAE ConneXions is produced by Association Briefings. Show notes Melissa Andrews joined the LeadingAge Virginia staff as President & CEO in 2016. Melissa leads the overall affairs of the association and foundation, working closely with the Boards of Directors to advance the missions and elevate the conversation about aging in the Commonwealth ultimately impacting elders' lived experience through policy and systems change, direct service expansion, and regulatory reform. Melissa also serves as President & CEO of PositiveAge, a LeadingAge Virginia foundation, transforming the aging experience in Virginia by securing funds to build coalitions and develop innovative solutions to promote positive aging. Prior to joining the LeadingAge Virginia team, Melissa spent 14 years at LeadingAge (national) developing her expertise in not for profit board governance and strategic planning. Melissa was a class of 2010 LeadingAge Larry Minnix Leadership Academy fellow, holds the BoardSource© Certificate of Nonprofit Board Education, and in 2013, Melissa received The Coalition for Leadership in Aging Services' Certified Aging Services Professional national certification. She is also a Dementia Friends Virginia Master Trainer.
From Sparks to Light - Inspiring Stories for Challenging Times
This is part 8 of a special series focusing on the community of Honoring Our Experience, and their work with long-term survivors of the HIV/AIDS virus.“I was a reluctant activist,” says Vince Crisostomo of the humble beginnings of his advocacy for LGBTQ communities. He'd done his share of sitting by the bedsides of friends and community members as they succumbed to the deadly virus, but it would be a few more years until he would step into a role he has now occupied for more than 30 years.An invitation to return to his native Guam on World AIDS Day changed all that. They were looking for a gay Chamorro who was HIV positive to speak. “Oh my God that's me,” he thought, but he dismissed it outright. Surely there was someone else, he mused to a friend. But it was his time. A time to lean into the moment. He didn't want to regret the chances he didn't take. Now, more than three decades later, he has committed his life to the healing power of community.Vince Crisostomo is a gay Chamorro (Pacific Islander) long-term HIV/AIDS survivor He is passionate about bringing health care to all and social justice equity to people of every sexual identity, HIV status, gender, race and age. Vince is currently SFAF's Director of Aging Services and is seated on the SF Human Rights Commission's LGBTQI+ Advisory Committee and California State Equity on Aging Committee.As you listen to this episode, consider:Where are the opportunities to step forward, even reluctantly, to make a difference?What kind of world do we want to “age in to?” What is one thing we can do to work towards that vision?Vince talks about making optimistic choices? What is one optimistic choice you can make today? Learn more about Honoring Our Experience here.To learn more about Robert Maggio, the composer of "Where Love is Love," our theme music, please check out his website.To learn more about Suzanne, visit her website. To learn more about the inspiration for this podcast, please check out Suzanne's memoir, Estrellas - Moments of Illumination Along El Camino de SantiagoFollow Suzanne on Social Media Instagram @suzannemaggio_author Facebook @ Suzanne Maggio author Threads @suzannemaggio_author
All Home Care Matters and our host, Lance A. Slatton were honored to welcome Pamela Mills as guest to the show. About Pamela Mills: Pamela Mills, Associate Director of Care Management for Corewood Care holds master's degrees in Counselor Education and Management of Aging Services. She holds certifications as a care manager through the National Academy of Certified Care Managers and as a Certified Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Trainer with the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. She is also an advanced professional with the Aging Life Care Association. With over 30 years in the field of aging services, Pamela guides people living with cognitive change, through the journeys of caregiving and receiving, where each person can feel independence, comfort, joy, and achievement. In addition to spending time with family, Pamela enjoys kayaking, photography, volunteering, and tending to the flock of backyard fowl and household animal companions. About Corewood Care: Corewood Care, founded in 2016 by Mary O'Donoghue, is an expanding home care and care management agency serving older adults in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Mary's background as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) and her personal experience with her father's early-onset dementia have deeply influenced her approach, making Corewood a trusted partner in the community. Initially, Corewood was a one-person operation, with Mary herself providing care to the first clients. She collaborated with local schools to recruit younger adults passionate about senior care. These individuals offered light assistance and companionship, making it easier for clients to transition to more comprehensive care when needed. Corewood's innovative approach of integrating care management services—initially seen as a risky move—proved beneficial, setting the agency apart in the industry. Mary's collaborative attitude fostered partnerships with other care managers and home care agencies, enhancing Corewood's reputation and credibility. As the company grew, so did its team. Her CNA training helped her build strong relationships with the care team. Additionally, the Company is committed to caregiver satisfaction, highlighted by benefits like 401k plans, contributes to a positive work environment and better care for clients. Corewood Care stands out for its personalized, relationship-driven approach, its collaborative spirit within the industry, and its proactive, forward-thinking strategies that keep it ahead of industry trends.
Jane Mack is the CEO of Friends Services Alliance, a Blue Bell-based organization that advises non-profit senior living programs across Pennsylvania. She is an expert in aging services and has been a pivotal figure in the industry for decades. Under her leadership, FSA experienced remarkable growth and innovation. Jane's contributions have earned her prestigious recognitions, including the Nonprofit Female Executive of the Year at the Stevie Awards and induction into the McKnight's Hall of Honor. As she approaches retirement in early 2025, Jane shares her insights on the future of senior services and offers valuable advice for those seeking information on aging services. Whether you're planning for your own future or caring for a loved one, resources are available to help navigate the journey of aging. For more information visit fsainfo.org. Her Story is hosted by Kathy Romano and airs Sunday mornings at 7am on 93.3 WMMR-FM. Follow Her Story on Instagram for a first look at this week's guests.
This week's special policy panel, featuring experts Marvell Adams Jr. and Toni Gingerelli, discussed policy change and support for caregiving youth. They highlighted the significant gap between the estimated 5.4 million youth caregivers and the likely much larger actual number, emphasizing the need for better data collection through school-based assessments and self-reporting to understand this hidden population's challenges and experiences. The discussion, featuring Marvell Adams Jr. and Toni Gingerelli, covered the impacts of youth caregiving, such as educational disruptions and mental health struggles. They emphasized the need for recognition, resources, and inclusive policies, praising the national strategy to support family caregivers while calling for more inclusivity of youth caregivers. The conversation highlighted the urgent need for equitable, innovative, and collaborative policy solutions to better serve caregiving youth. About: Marvell Adams Jr. is the CEO of Caregiver Action Network (CAN), dedicated to serving caregivers, marginalized communities, and older adults. Inspired by Alzheimer's disease since high school, he holds a Bachelor's in Political Science and a Master of Healthcare Administration specializing in Aging Services. CAN aims to improve the quality of life for millions of family caregivers supporting loved ones with chronic conditions, disabilities, or diseases. Website: www.caregiveraction.org/ Facebook: @CaregiverActionNetwork Instagram: @caregiveraction Linked In: @caregiver-action-network YouTube: @CaregiverAction TikTok: @caregiveraction Antoinette 'Toni' Gingerelli, Director of Policy and Advocacy for the National Alliance for Caregiving, translates research into policy for America's 53 million family caregivers. She oversees operations for Act on RAISE, Caregiver Nation Network, and the direct care workforce policy portfolio. Previously Chief of Staff for NJ State Senator Vin Gopal, Toni holds a Master of Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and is an advocate for gender equity. Website: https://www.caregiving.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NA4Caregiving/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caregiver_nation/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-alliance-for-caregiving/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NA4Caregiving YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheNationalAllianceforCaregiving Support the Show. Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver Sisterhood of Care, LLC Website: www.confessionsofareluctantcaregiver.com Like us on Facebook! Tweet with us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Watch us on Youtube! Pin us on Pinterest! Link us on LinkedIn! Tune in on Whole Care Network
This week's special policy panel, featuring experts Marvell Adams Jr. and Toni Gingerelli, discussed policy change and support for caregiving youth. They highlighted the significant gap between the estimated 5.4 million youth caregivers and the likely much larger actual number, emphasizing the need for better data collection through school-based assessments and self-reporting to understand this hidden population's challenges and experiences.The discussion, featuring Marvell Adams Jr. and Toni Gingerelli, covered the impacts of youth caregiving, such as educational disruptions and mental health struggles. They emphasized the need for recognition, resources, and inclusive policies, praising the national strategy to support family caregivers while calling for more inclusivity of youth caregivers. The conversation highlighted the urgent need for equitable, innovative, and collaborative policy solutions to better serve caregiving youth.About:Marvell Adams Jr. is the CEO of Caregiver Action Network (CAN), dedicated to serving caregivers, marginalized communities, and older adults. Inspired by Alzheimer's disease since high school, he holds a Bachelor's in Political Science and a Master of Healthcare Administration specializing in Aging Services. CAN aims to improve the quality of life for millions of family caregivers supporting loved ones with chronic conditions, disabilities, or diseases.Website: www.caregiveraction.org/Facebook: @CaregiverActionNetworkInstagram: @caregiveractionLinked In: @caregiver-action-networkYouTube: @CaregiverActionTikTok: @caregiveractionAntoinette 'Toni' Gingerelli, Director of Policy and Advocacy for the National Alliance for Caregiving, translates research into policy for America's 53 million family caregivers. She oversees operations for Act on RAISE, Caregiver Nation Network, and the direct care workforce policy portfolio. Previously Chief of Staff for NJ State Senator Vin Gopal, Toni holds a Master of Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School and is an advocate for gender equity.Website: https://www.caregiving.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NA4Caregiving/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caregiver_nation/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-alliance-for-caregiving/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NA4Caregiving YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheNationalAllianceforCaregiving Support the Show.Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver Sisterhood of Care, LLC Website: www.confessionsofareluctantcaregiver.com Like us on Facebook! Tweet with us on Twitter! Follow us on Instagram! Watch us on Youtube! Pin us on Pinterest! Link us on LinkedIn!Tune in on Whole Care Network
What does AI and electricity have in common? Joe Velderman, Vice President of Innovation at Cypress Living, shares insights on consumer technology expectations and practical application of artificial intelligence in aging services. Plus, how sales and marketing in senior living is directly impacted by tech.Free resource: Responsible Use of AI in Aging Services Produced by Solinity Marketing.Become a sponsor of Bridge the Gap.
Welcome to another episode of Passive Income Pilots, where we delve into the burgeoning world of assisted living investments. Join hosts Tate Duryea and Ryan Gibson as they discuss the impact of the demographic shift known as the "Silver Tsunami" with Dwayne Clark, founder of Aegis Living. Dwayne shares his extensive experience in building a premier brand in the senior housing industry and provides insights into the challenges and triumphs of caring for the aging population.Timestamped Show Notes:(00:00) - Introduction by Tate and Ryan, discussing the demographic trends boosting assisted living investments.(01:00) - Tate shares a personal story highlighting the immediate relevance of senior care.(02:00) - Ryan introduces Dwayne Clark, highlighting his accomplishments and the ethos of Aegis Living.(04:00) - Dwayne Clark joins the conversation, detailing his journey from the criminal justice field to senior housing.(05:00) - Discussion on the inception of Aegis Living and the challenges of funding and growing a business in senior housing.(07:00) - Dwayne reflects on the sacrifices made to establish Aegis Living, including personal financial risks.(10:00) - Exploring the demographic changes affecting senior housing and the concept of the "silver tsunami."(13:00) - Insights into the supply constraints in senior housing exacerbated by COVID-19 and its impacts on the market.(15:00) - Dwayne shares his philosophy on integrating community history and elements into the design of Aegis facilities.(17:00) - Detailed explanation of different types of senior living and care options available.(20:00) - Discussion on the investment aspects of senior housing and the importance of choosing the right management.(24:00) - Dwayne addresses how families can finance senior living through home equity and other means.(28:00) - Advice for individuals on how to discuss and plan for aging parents' future care needs.(32:00) - Ryan and Tate reflect on the operational excellence at Aegis Living.(35:00) - Dwayne discusses the role of adversity in shaping his career and approach to senior living.(38:00) - Closing thoughts on the current economic climate and its effect on the real estate and senior living sectors.Resources Mentioned:Aegis Living Website: Visit Aegis LivingDwayne Clark's Personal Website: Explore HereDwayne's upcoming book Where's Your Purse: A Guide for Children with Aging Parents details managing aging parent care.Remember to subscribe for more insights at PassiveIncomePilots.com!Join our growing community on FacebookCheck us out on Instagram @PassiveIncomePilotsFollow us on X @IncomePilotsGet our updates on LinkedInHave questions or want to discuss this episode? Contact us at ask@passiveincomepilots.com See you on the next one!Legal DisclaimerThe content of this podcast is provided solely for educational and informational purposes. The views and opinions expressed are those of the hosts, Tait Duryea and Ryan Gibson, and do not reflect those of any organization they are associated with, including Turbine Capital or Spartan Investment Group. The opinions of our guests are their own and should not be construed as financial advice. This podcast does not offer tax, legal, or investment advice. Listeners are advised to consult with their own legal or financial counsel and to conduct their own due diligence before making any financial decisions. The hosts, Tait Duryea and Ryan Gibson, do not necessarily endorse the views of the guests featured on the podcast, nor have the guests been comprehensively vetted by the hosts. Under no circumstances should any material presented in this podcast be used or considered as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of any offer to buy, an interest in any investment. Any potential offer or solicitation will be made exclusively through a Confidential Private Offering Memorandum related to the specific investment.
Dana Weaver is the CEO of Weaver Solutions who coaches Executives in Aging Services where families want their loved ones to live and their teams are collaborative, efficient, innovative and adaptable and they create thriving environments where people want to live, work, and receive support.Here's where to find more:www.weaversolutionsllc.comFacebook & Instagram: @weaversolutionsllcLinkedin: @weaver-solutions-llc___________________________________________________________Welcome to The Unforget Yourself Show where we use the power of woo and the proof of science to help you identify your blind spots, and get over your own bullshit so that you can do the fucking thing you ACTUALLY want to do!We're Mark and Katie, the founders of Unforget Yourself and the creators of the Unforget Yourself System and on this podcast, we're here to share REAL conversations about what goes on inside the heart and minds of those brave and crazy enough to start their own business. From the accidental entrepreneur to the laser-focused CEO, we find out how they got to where they are today, not by hearing the go-to story of their success, but talking about how we all have our own BS to deal with and it's through facing ourselves that we find a way to do the fucking thing.Along the way, we hope to show you that YOU are the most important asset in your business (and your life - duh!). Being a business owner is tough! With vulnerability and humor, we get to the real story behind their success and show you that you're not alone._____________________Find all our links to all the things like the socials, how to work with us and how to apply to be on the podcast here: https://linktr.ee/unforgetyourself
We talk about KAFASI (Kenosha Area Family and Aging Services) and their many programs with Executive Director Ron Tatum and AmericCorps Senior Project Director Rebecca Stevens. We give special emphasis to Meals on Wheels. (Next week they are doing a special event to draw attention to this life-changing program.)
In this revisited episode, we are joined by OPG's Director of Aging Services, Sam van Kalkeren. Sam discusses how to help a loved one faced with a dementia diagnosis. He gives excellent information on how to communicate with a loved one to ensure their voice is heard as they navigate this difficult path. Sam talks about the benefits of having a care partner and what type of support they can offer the family. It is vital to have a care partner if the ailing family member lives out of state. We touch on what happens when someone with a dementia diagnosis gets a psychiatric admission and give excellent tips on keeping the loved one safe. This episode contains great information to help your aging parent handle cognitive decline. IN THIS EPISODE [2:20] How does a child support a parent facing cognitive decline? [5:20] What are the benefits of having a care partner? [8:52] What is the best way to communicate with someone with dementia? [10:40] What does Sam recommend to children when they first hear the diagnosis? [12:04] How do family members help someone struggling with dementia avoid being taken advantage of financially? [14:24] What happens when someone goes into the hospital with a psychiatric admission? [20:25] How do you help a family member who doesn't want to accept their diagnosis? KEY TAKEAWAYS Have hard conversations about how the ailing parent wants to live the rest of their life. Do they want a DNI (do not intubate) or DNR (do not resuscitate)? Know all medications and have everything laid out to help the parent. Form a relationship with a care partner if you are out of state or need additional support. Those with dementia need a lot of support. Some people can continue to live at home, work, and speak for themselves, but the proper support needs to be in place. If your loved one goes into the psychiatric emergency department, they may get scared and become aggressive. If they are sedated due to that behavior, it can be difficult to go back to inpatient care. An impatient home may not want to take the patient back if they display aggressive behavior. It's important to have a care partner to help avoid the loved one being put in a psychiatric department. RESOURCES: Beyond the Balance Sheet Website https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-van-kalkeren-msn-rn/ BIO: Sam van Kalkeren, MSN, RN, CDP, is OPG's Director of Aging Services. He has been working as a psychiatric RN since 2012 and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner. Sam has worked with all age populations suffering from mental illness, from pediatrics to geriatrics. He has experience working with clients suffering from substance use and co-occurring disorders, complex mental health diagnoses, neurocognitive disorders, and personality disorders. Most of his nursing career has been in the inpatient psychiatric setting. Sam joined OPG from Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Before Tufts, he was the Patient Care Director for the geriatric and adult inpat
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In the studio today is David Leon, Director of Workforce Programs at the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), and Kate Kaegi, Project Manager for the DIF. In recognition of Disability Awareness Month, the second podcast of our DIF series includes David and Kate explaining how Virginia's DIF grant was initiated, implemented, and adjusted to best reach their initiatives of placing 750 individuals with disabilities in STEM and healthcare careers, registered apprenticeships, and State, County, and City jobs. Learn about the challenges they navigated and what they recommend when applying for a DIF grant. Listen Here Full Transcript: {Music} David: Don't be afraid to apply for a diff grant. It is an amazing opportunity to infuse energy and enthusiasm into your workforce. It is a chance to stretch, learn new skills, try new programs. You get to see staff flourish and more importantly, get some really cool outcomes for the clients we serve. Kate: I was a little intimidated with the idea of RSA, but what I have found is this RSA is there to help us. They want us to succeed. David: You can accomplish some great things. Speaker1: Manager Minute brought to you by the VRTAC for Quality Management, Conversations powered by VR, one manager at a time, one minute at a time. Here is your host Carol Pankow. Carol: Well, welcome to the Manager Minute. Joining me in the studio today is David Leon, director for workforce programs at the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, or DARS, and Kate Kaegi, project manager for the DEP. So David, how are things going at DARS? David: They are great. We are plugging along, working on our grant. A colleague has a SWITZI grant, so it's been neat to really try a bunch of new things here in Virginia. Carol: Very cool. So how are you Kate? Kate: I am doing spectacular. Thank you for having me here today. Carol: You bet. So, David, you and I had a chance to visit in a podcast on work incentives counseling in April of 22. And just so you know, you were one of my top five downloads. And when I think of Virginia, I always think of you and all the amazing things that have been cooking all the time. You guys always have something in the hopper and this is no different. So I started a series of podcasts focused on the diff grants and career advancement, and you are the second in my series and happened to fall in October with a nod to Disability Employment Awareness Month. So I want to just give our listeners a little snippet again about the diff grant. And so this particular round, the grant activities are geared to support innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities. And the Career Advancement Initiative model. Demonstrations were funded in federal fiscal year 2021. They were intended to identify and demonstrate practices supported by evidence to assist eligible individuals with disabilities, including previous served participants in employment who reenter the program to do the following. They were looking at advancing in high demand, high quality careers like science, technology, engineering and math, or those Stem careers to enter career pathways in industry driven sectors through pre apprenticeships, registered apprenticeships and industry recognized apprenticeship programs to improve and maximize competitive integrated employment outcomes, economic self-sufficiency, independence and inclusion in society, and to reduce reliance on public benefits like SSI, SSDI, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and State or local benefits. Now, I remember reading in the announcement some of that sort of I thought it was disturbing data that provided the base for why RSA picked this particular area and chose to fund it. And they based it on the program year 2019, RSA 911 data. And some of the things that they said were participants that were exiting the program in competitive integrated employment reported a median wage of 12 bucks an hour and working like 30 hours a week. And the top ten most common occupations were reported. They were like stock clerks and they were order fillers, customer service reps, janitors, cleaners. I call it the whole Food, Filth and Flowers. So I know through this initiative they were trying to do more. So let's dig into what you guys have cooking in Virginia. David, tell our listeners a little bit about yourself. How did you get to VR? David: Thanks, Carol. Started as a job coach years ago. We won't say when. It'll make me feel old, and I worked for a private nonprofit. I then assisted in Virginia, working with individuals, exiting a training center and moving towards community living. From there, I came back to the Richmond area to work for a community service board and again was a job coach and then worked within a sheltered work and day services program before coming to DARS, where I started with the Ticket to Work program and now have that the work incentives and a few grants and the workforce programs. Carol: You and I have very similar backgrounds. I too was a job coach. I did work in a sheltered workshop for a while as well and all of that. It's always interesting how people find their way to VR. Kate, how about you? Why don't you tell our listeners a little bit about yourself and how you got to VR? Kate: I kind of fell into this. A lot of times, similar to other people. Unexpectedly, I found out about East Carolina's rehab program and that they had a scholarship for people who wanted to get their master's. And I'm like, Oh, free money. So I jumped into that. Absolutely loved it. I did my internship at the Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitative Center. It was called something or a different title when I started back in the day. As I tell my kids, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, I was there, started off there as an evaluator and then kind of moved across the state, became a rehab counselor in the field, have done transition counseling, substance abuse counseling, went back to Boca Vale for a little bit, even dipped my toes into the world of job coaching and worked with David for a period of time at the CSV, came back to DARS, worked with the Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and also, as an aside, also had joined the military during that timeframe on the reserve side. So I'm out of that at this point. So I have quite an eclectic background. As a supervisor once said that I couldn't make up my mind what I wanted to do, but it was all overall 24 years of work working with individuals with disabilities in a variety of areas. So it really kind of dovetailed well for me to work in the first dif grant that we received prior to this grant where I was a VMA or Virginia Manufacturing Association liaison for our grant. And when we were working on this Phase two grant, it was just pulling from what we've learned previously and growing from there. And so here I am. Carol: I love it, it positions you really well for the work under this new grant. Very cool. Thanks for sharing that. So, David, why don't you paint us a picture of Virginia DARS How many staff do you have? About how many people are you all serving? David: Okay, DARS comprises the Division of Rehabilitative Services, the Disability Determination Services, Aging Services. We have roughly 28 to 30 offices around the state and are currently serving just around 18,000 clients. If you include Pre-ETS in those totals. Carol: that's a bunch., holy cow. I didn't realize you guys were that big. David: Yeah, and that doesn't include however many cases DDS is handling or our aging or the other units. But that's a little bit about DARS, and I like to say we stretch from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to almost as far west as Detroit. If you go down to Bristol, Virginia, which is technically a little further than Detroit. So lots of types of environments and communities and very unique challenges in different areas. Carol: Yeah, so you're definitely facing different geographical issues and I'm sure probably even economic differences. You know, if you're talking the coast versus maybe more of a rural area. So I'm sure there's probably some challenges there with even getting providers or how you're providing services. David: It's interesting. One of the things we've been able to see in, for instance, Southwest Virginia, there is an economic center that's only 16 miles away from an office. But to get there, you go over three mountains and it could take two hours. So are those jobs really accessible to someone without a vehicle? On paper from Richmond, it might look like, why aren't we placing folks in this community out of that office? Well, it's a two hour drive each way, and that's the only way to do it. You mentioned at the beginning those top ten job areas. And one of the things we're really trying to challenge ourselves with now is giving people the information to make an informed decision about a career choice. But if they choose a career that might not look as great, what is the best potential version of that job? What is the job within that sector that actually could become a career? So at the beginning when we were starting to work on this, our agency had been in order of selection for years with categories closed and with the pandemic. That all changed. But the clients we were seeing didn't change and their goals didn't change. I think that's going to be a longer term conversation. But if we can do things to promote the best version of a position. And so I'll just give you one example. And our commissioner, other folks would probably say, why do we have so many folks who want jobs in food service or in this? Because typically they're low paying. Typically there's a lot of turnover. It's hard to become stable. One of the first projects we worked on in this grant was a partnership with a school nutrition program, and we've been able to help a few individuals enter into work in a kitchen at a school where they have the same hours. Monday through Friday. They have the opportunity for benefits. In one case, we couldn't find transportation. That school system was allowing the individual to take the school bus for that person. That's a really stable job and it's somewhere they can grow and thrive for years. So I do want to just say we have to think a little bit differently about what Kate or I or others might think of as a career. How do we find that best option for someone where there is room for growth, but equally important room for that time for stability to get to mastery, to then look at other skills and hopefully down the road they'd come back, not because they lost that job and need it again, but because they've learned so much that they want to go on to the next thing of their own accord. Carol: Yeah, I like that you said that because I remember that when we visited before talking about that best version of that job. So not to mean that no one can work in kind of food, filth and flowers. I know I say that and it sounds sort of condescending and it's not meant to be. But we typically relied on kind of those occupations, really entry level. But I like that you're taking a spin on that and really looking deeper because we need folks to work in those occupations too. And there's people that love doing that work. But how like you say, can you do the best version of that? So you have benefits and you're looking at those long term like working in a school district, you can get retirement and all these different really awesome things that go with that. So, Kate, I'm going to switch to you. So big picture, break it down for us on your grant proposal and what you're hoping to accomplish with I know you had said you have three core components. Talk a little bit about that. Kate: Sure. I do want to make a caveat that I love about this grant is it is a demonstration grant, meaning we have the opportunity to try out innovative products and projects across the state. I just want to put a caveat on that to keep that in your mind as I'm going forward here. So our main goal is to place 750 individuals with disabilities in federal, state, county, city jobs and or registered apprenticeships or also Stem and health careers. So we have those three main components on that. And when we looked at this grant and David worked on the development and the proposal for this, we really wanted to touch individuals that had been kind of missed in the first grant. And this I think, is something as we're doing a grant, you're learning all the time. And we wanted to make sure that we were hitting those unserved and underserved across the state. So individuals that aren't as plentiful in different areas. So say like Winchester has a large Hispanic population, does that reflect the number served in the actual DARS office? How do we get Spanish speaking individuals more involved in DARS? How do we get women who may only recognize those areas that you talked about that flower filth? And because that's what they're aware of, that's the work they've done in the past. So I just need another job in that area. How can we open up some possibilities? Have you thought about the IT field? Have you thought about advanced manufacturing and can you see yourself doing that? So providing those opportunities, it's a way for us to look at those unserved and underserved across the state. And we're defining that as we're going and we're looking at the census data, we're looking at who we're serving within each state. And then we're also looking at our plans, the plans that the rehab counselors are creating. What are those plans? What is the main goal? Overall we see a lot of customer service because it's kind of a catch all. What does that mean? Is that customer service as a helpdesk technician as opposed to just somebody as a receptionist? So we're really helping both the VRC, the counselor, and the candidate explore possibilities like that. Carol: I like that. I just love what you guys are doing and really fundamentally getting down, digging in and really focusing on those folks that have been underserved or unserved and just taking that twist on the occupation because there's a wide range like within customer service, you have the job from here to here. Kate: Exactly. Carol: Yeah, that is very cool. Now, I know you all had some really weird hiccups in the beginning when you were starting out with this particular grant. So what were some of those kind of hiccups and how did you overcome that? And Kate, I'll probably shoot to you first on this. Kate: So part of the thing that I didn't mention was is that the roles that our team players have. So we have a liaison with Department of Labor and Industry, specifically the registered apprenticeship side. So they have their foot in the DOLI world and the foot in the DARS world. We also have a team member who has their foot in the Department of Human Resource Management Liaison, and then also her toes are also dipping in the DARS. So we've had some different team members on that. We also have a quick response, counselor, somebody who can go in and respond to immediate needs of employers, of an individual that might be working with them, that has a disability, that might need some help, whether that's in a registered apprenticeship or on that particular job. During the first year we hired and we had everybody up and running and we had two team members, one had a medical emergency and had to move away from the position because there was some driving involved. And then unfortunately, we had Lisa Hanky, who passed away unexpectedly on us. So, you know, you get all getting that hiring going and then all of a sudden we lost two individuals, so we had to restart that process. David: But Kate, if I can add to that, and I believe this is true for everyone in our round of this DIF funding, I believe we were told two days before the beginning of the project, it was about a day after that that, you know, many agencies coming out of the pandemic have had challenges with staffing and we had those challenges in our procurement division. So getting contracts signed, getting those staff replaced. But the other thing that has been a challenge and we're finally coming out of. We created three positions that this agency has never had, and it had meant that we had to learn how to provide quality support to two other state agencies in the context of working with DARS and similarly with our quick response counselors. So we created these positions that we had an idea of how they could work. But once someone got into those roles and was learning the other agency, we've had to be flexible in understanding how they can actually benefit our clients and our agency. And that has been a learning process. Carol: You guys bring up a really good point because I think sometimes when folks are applying for the DIF grant, you're not recognizing off the get-go That first year can be a struggle because like you said, you found out two days before and then you get the money. And then as we know with any state government, it takes time to hire and like to get through all those processes. And so RSA may be on one hand going like spend the money and you're like, we're trying, but we've got to get through all our HR processes and all this crazy stuff. So it takes a little bit to get rolling in that first year. And I know we often on the TA world are talking with people as they're applying for grants going just know as you're going into it that first year, you're probably not going to spend the amount of funds you projected originally because there's just is a time factor and getting through all of that. Kate: Absolutely. That was the one thought that David and I, if you know, we apply for another one down the road, maybe making that first year a little bit less intensive and spreading it out from year 2 to 5 because that's where the major work will be done. Carol: Yeah, that's smart. Very smart. So I know you guys were talking about some challenges. What are some other particular challenges that you're experiencing right now? Kate: Well, I'll get started on that piece. One of the things we have found similar to the staffing, the challenge that we had when we first started of hiring individuals, we're finding a turnover in staff in DARS. And so we are having a lot of younger counselors that have, in some cases don't have a rehab background. They might have a social work background. So we have a lot of training that we're doing and then redoing on that. We're having a training coming up in October for the VOC rehab counselors and we're getting kind of back to basics. What makes a good referral for our Pathways Grant, looking at those possibilities of not just that receptionist job, let's look at helpdesk. What are the opportunities that are out there? And so that has been kind of a challenge, is just retraining. And I think this is kind of normal across the board. But these rehab counselors are busy. They have a lot more documentation they have to put in Aware. There's a lot more individuals coming through their door because we have the rapid engagements, so they are overwhelmed. And how can we dovetail our services to best support them, how to make the referral process as easy as possible for them, what supports make the most sense for them? So that's been one of the interesting challenges. Carol: So, Kate, have you guys done anything around just the way in which your staff or the support of those counselors, do you have like other staff that are kind of wrapped around them, whether you call them maybe a rehab tech or some sort of a case aide or whatever it might be that can help the counselors with sort of all the documentation requirements and that kind of thing. Have you done some work in that? Kate: Actually, here in Virginia, we do have support. We have vocational evaluators, placement counselors and what they call employment service specialists that run the job club and things like that. And they can help support with some of the paperwork. But similar to other states that actually have like a rehab tech that would do some of the counseling or the that kind of thing, not as much. And each office is run a little bit different. That's part of the appeal. And what I mean by that is, is some of the offices might not have a vocational evaluator, some might have a placement counselor that might be covering more than one office so that there is enough differences on that piece. But yeah, that has been a struggle for keeping all of that work and getting it done for them. Carol: Yeah, You're definitely joined by your colleagues across the country on that. I keep hearing that over and over. David did you have anything else you wanted to add to that about any of the particular challenges? David: Yeah, I think we wrote this knowing we needed to do some things better and serve certain populations differently to get to where people had the same outcome regardless of gender, race, ethnicity. And that is still a challenge. We are learning that we have a long way to go to effectively serve those folks who have English as a second language. And when we started the project, we started with like a counselor advisory board to help not only create buy in, but inform us what the counselors needed. We have now shifted to an advisory board geared towards helping us do better with the Hispanic Latino population, and that English is a second language. So we're hoping over this next year, working with members of our state who are representative of those groups will actually help us figure out what services are going to be most likely to bring people in for help. What supports we will need to think about providing for those individuals to be successful. And again, it goes back to how do we help people see for themselves greater opportunities and careers than they might have. Carol: So are you linked in then with your like your WIOA partners on your adult basic ed side? Like under that, you know, the English as a second language, Like they're more expert than us in working with that group? Kate: Absolutely. One of our key partners is the Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center, who teach the adult ed, they help support them across the state when we get further along I'll talk about some of the projects that we're working with with them. Carol: Yeah, that's excellent. I love that. So I know you guys are seeing some exciting results. What kind of exciting results are percolating up? Kate: So one of the things that we found as we're moving forward is we actually had working with adult Ed, we had a program that we were doing Intro to IT, where we're starting a basic starting platform for accounting fundamentals, and we were ready to go. We had seven individuals in this first cohort, and one of the things we found was the individuals that we met, even though we just came through Covid with all of the tech training, we had individuals they knew enough to get on to Zoom and to do some items, but we really needed to step back and do some basic tech training. So, they had enough gaps in their knowledge that they couldn't move forward without some major help. So what happened on this is, is we stepped back and started to do some digital literacy training and they moved forward with that. And each of those individuals are now moving forward with the accounting fundamentals this summer. So stepping back, we're actually looking at what we're calling digital work skills training, which is really exciting opportunity for individuals to get started with North Star digital literacy. We're working on goal setting some soft skill development just to get them started on that end. So we have individuals that would typically not be able to go to a virtual training actually get started there. And what we're finding with that end is, is that we have some individuals, you know, those customer service people who just want to do clerical, they're getting introduced to IT. And so we've had a few individuals that have moved on to our next training, which we call the Max Career Lab. And Max Potential is an employer here in Virginia. And I think they go into other states as well, several other states. And what they are, they're a temp agency for IT employment. So they hire individuals to work with Dominion, to work with, you know, with all these employers doing various IT. But they have a unique hiring model. They actually have an opportunity where individuals come in and they go through a career lab five day, three hours a day, 15 hours of a career lab. Then they do an interview. During those five days, they do an overview of data analytics, networking, all these different career areas. So they'll do an hour and a half of overview of the career, and then they do an actual interactive activity that they break out in groups for. So it's a great way to explore the IT field. So we've hired them to actually run career labs for us. They do the 15 hours, then they get homework and then they have an interview assessment. So the interview is just like a typical interview that they run, but they follow up with what activities that they're interested in. So this has been a wonderful way for us to explore different IT areas and to help individuals determine what area of IT they want to do. Here in Virginia, we're blessed. We've got Nova, we've got a lot of IT careers, but counselors and vocal evaluators don't always know how to direct somebody into the right avenue because technology is always changing. You know, cybersecurity, cybersecurity, that's always a great one, right? Because we're right here in Nova. However, not everybody wants to do cyber. Have you thought of data analytics? Have you thought of the different networking positions? Have you thought of machine learning? You know what, all is out there? And so it's an opportunity for us to do a hands on career exploration and next steps with an actual employer running the sessions for us. Carol: That's cool. Yeah, I hadn't heard about a career lab before like that. That is very intriguing because so many people learn much better, you know, by actually experiencing seeing what that's about because it can sound cool. You read about something like the cybersecurity was the big deal, but then you get into it and you're like, Oh, I don't really want to do that, you know? So giving them that opportunity, I think that's fabulous. Kate: Yes, and we have had our first cohort. We had 25 people sign up. We had 22 complete the whole piece. That includes the interview. Of that group we had six individuals. So they compare the group together, but they also compare them to the other public groups that they have across the board. So of those individuals, six are encouraged to look at direct work experience. The rest have been encouraged to do a few other activities, like maybe develop more professional skills or develop more tech training, possibly, you know, accounting fundamentals. We had one that decided they did not want to do IT training. And I'm thinking, what a great opportunity you now know what you don't want to do. And for us, that can be great, right? So we're looking at some other options for that young man. It has been a wonderful opportunity. We're now in our second cohort and our hope is, is to keep continuing this as we're going through this grant and to see how we can set this up once the grant is over. Carol: Very cool. Have you had any surprises kind of as you've started this. I know you're in year two. Are there any surprises? David: I think there are always surprises. This is right. Staff and surprises some of the opportunities that have come up. I don't think we anticipated. So we've shifted to take advantage. One of the big pieces of this grant is our focus on state hiring and the individual we hired for that aspect worked diligently during the first six months with them on an alternative hiring process through the legislation, had a go live date, whether we were ready or not. And what we didn't understand is during the first year, this process, it wasn't available to current state employees who may be disabled. That created a lot of issues for folks who were upset that they couldn't access this to move up within state government. We weren't able to change that ourselves, but it was changed in legislation. And starting in July of this year, we were allowed to offer a certificate of disability to someone who was currently employed and that has seen an increase. We've had roughly 1500 people request certificates of disabilities. I think part of what was surprising is what a great opportunity that has become as a referral source for DAR's. Roughly 300 individuals have chosen to get more information and receive VR services, and we are seeing that as a really nice piece of the process. Additionally, I think we finally had our first individual who went from what we call part time wage employment to full time classified, which was one of the intents of the process we developed. So it's nice to begin to see that work. But for Kate and I, we have to remind ourselves some of this might take two, three, four years before we really actually see these things that could be possible in action. And I think the other big surprise there is just how great of a partner our Department of Human Resource Management has been. They recently allowed us to present to 120 hiring managers and we will be a regular part of their monthly recruitment network action meetings. They've bought into our use of windmills training. They advertise it every month and we are co-sponsoring a job accommodation network training in October for them that they will heavily market to state hiring managers. So I think that's been really great. And then the other surprise, it turns out that our division of registered apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Industry is moving to a new state agency. So we will see what that does. You know, you think things are pretty stable and static in certain ways, but they can change. That's been a surprise. But it's not a good or bad. It just, you know, might be a chance to actually work with more of our partners more directly. Kate: And David, another surprise that we had was the use of data. We have been doing some trainings with the field and they you know, when you bring numbers involved, people get a little, oh, I don't know if I want to touch this, but what we found was the counselors, the evaluators, the placement, they enjoyed looking at this data. They ate it up. So the use of data as a tool to look at who we're serving, how are we serving them, has been an eye opener. At least it was a surprise for me. Now I'm a vocational evaluator, so I love data and I thought I was, you know, unique. But I'm not you know, everybody is, you know, surprisingly likes that data. Carol: Yeah.. Well, and definitely how you present it to the field, you know, if you're just like blah, blah, blah, whatever, they really are interested because it's the culmination of their work, you know, so they see what's happening. It really helps to paint that picture and then they can react and respond and do things in a different way in response to that data. So I think that's smart that you guys are doing that. Now. I know you both had talked about shifting the conversation around employment and shifting that whole narrative on barriers to advancement and employment. Talk a little bit about that. Kate: So one of the things that the counselors are really good at is, is when somebody comes in the door and they say, hey, you know, I need help finding work. But when we look at the definition of what we do, it's getting and but it's also keeping or advancing in your career. So what is that advancement look like? So if you have somebody coming in who I need a job right away, maybe this is where somebody is going to go for a stock clerk. But what about the idea of doing a quick training so that they can get a credential in the Certified logistics associate and then moving from there, maybe when they do that interview, now that they have that credential, maybe they can ask for a little bit of a raise. And what is the next step on that piece? So we've definitely looked at that. How do we make, as David said, the most of the career that you're looking at or the other areas that we've already talked about? Let's look at other areas. David: One of the things that actually came from one of our offices that they wanted was we've heard more and more about attrition and attrition from application to plan, but also attrition from plan before employment or before successful closure. And we have created a group called Work Wise, which is designed for individuals who have just become employed to meet once a week in the evening, talk about their jobs, have an opportunity with a staff person to talk through issues, challenges. It's been really a powerful group, and I've been pleasantly surprised at how the individuals who choose to participate in a couple of cases did not want to stop going when their case was closed because of how valuable it was to in close to real time talk through things that were happening at work with someone with a VR counseling background. And that has been a really powerful group because it's also given folks to learn from each other and get to that stability and confidence to maybe also look for future opportunities. I know we're getting ready to also hold a salary negotiation training for folks. So again, let's help people think through and have those skills now that they may use now or they may use later when an opportunity to move up comes around. And similarly, we've started a group that we're calling money wise where we've partnered with a local credit union with that hope of how can we help make sure folks maximize their the benefits they choose to take advantage of from an employer. How do we help someone make sure that if there's a 401 match and it's X amount, that they do that much at the very least, Right. Those things that everyone is told, Well, if there's free money from an employer, you take it or if there's tuition assistance or some other thing, maybe there are things to plant some seeds. So someone would continue to move forward. Carol: I can see how so much of this work that you are doing is so foundational and will be of benefit to, you know, your other colleagues across the country with the things you've uncovered and the things that you are working on, these different classes and groups and all of that. I'm sure other people are going, Gosh, I want to do that too. I think this will be amazing to help plant the seeds across the country. Now, David, I know you were concerned about implementing something that could withstand the test of time. And I know DIF grants are meant it's a demonstration grant. You're trying something out, but you want to also be able to carry forward these ideas into the future. So how are you guys structuring this to make that happen? David: We really are thinking about sustainability and to Commissioner Hayfield's credit, that's been one of the things that she and Dale Batten have really stressed to us. It's great to do great work in a period of time, but how can we make sure that the things that have the potential to be value add or transformative continue and don't just end the day the funding stops? And we've really thought through many of the activities that we are creating, we are working on from at the beginning. What would this look like when there's no funding? How will we continue these? It's part of our partnership with Valray. We're working to get some of these pieces put into Canvas and set up through that learning management system. But within some of the positions, you know, one of our hopes is that the DHRM VR liaison could become its own full time non restricted position at the end. Similarly, we would hope that for the others, or at least those activities become a part of multiple staff strategically throughout the state. And that's one way we're looking at it. Kate: And yeah, we're looking at the train, the trainers, also the tools that we're using. One of the pieces for vocational evaluators would be English language acquisition and knowledge. So there are assessments that are out there that can test somebody's English language, which is important for us to know if we're working with individuals and we're trying to place them on the job. So how do we get the tools necessary into the hands of the individuals and trained up for that so that that can be moving forward? So we're being proactive for these individuals that we hope to come into our doors a little bit more often. Carol: That's excellent. So what do you guys see as your next steps? Where are you going from here? The point you're at right now, what are the next steps? Kate: So a lot of our programming that we're doing right now is in partnership with adult ed. We see a great marriage between DARS and Adult Ed because Adult Ed works with a lot of individuals with disabilities already. They're adult educators. They can provide a little bit more support for our learners for credential training. They've got different things that are across the state. I'm working with our rehab center, Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation to really figure out how can we marry these? Right now I'm coordinating all these trainings. Is there a way that the center can provide this? And this gives the center an opportunity to look at a virtual environment? What does this look like? We're not sure what it looks like, but we're giving a try to see for that next piece so that max potential with the employer, can that be run through Wilson so that it is open and able to run after the grant is over. Carol: So for our listeners that would want to apply for a grant, but they've been afraid to do so. What advice would you give to other people? David: Don't be afraid to apply for a grant. It is an amazing opportunity to infuse energy and enthusiasm into your workforce. It is a chance to stretch, learn new skills, try new programs and get some great outcomes. If there are things you've wanted to try and you don't necessarily have the budget to do or don't seem to fit a demonstration grant is a phenomenal opportunity, and when I came into this agency under grants and special programs, usually we had to worry about things like a match component. And if you have the chance to apply for a grant where there isn't a match and you are willing to be patient with that work, you can accomplish some great things. You get to know your partners better. You get to see staff flourish and stretch and more importantly, get some really cool outcomes for the clients we serve. Carol: Love that infuse that energy and enthusiasm. I wrote that down. That was a great. You're like giving a commercial for the RSA DIF Grants, that's awesome. Kate: One thing I would add on this too is when I first came in eight years ago on the other grant, I was pretty much kind of a newbie in the grant world, and I was a little intimidated with the idea of RSA. But what I have found is, is RSA is there to help us. They want us to succeed. And if you have a solid grant application and know what you want to do, they will help you give you some ideas. They invited other states to meet with you to kind of talk about different things. So they have been very good about sharing knowledge and they want to see us succeed. Carol: That sounds so great. Well, I am going to definitely tell our listeners like they should reach out to you too, if they've got some questions to reach out to David and Kate, because you all have a lot of very cool stuff cooking, and I'm sure you're willing to talk to others about what you've been doing as they're thinking about maybe applying some of this, even though they may not have a DIF grant, but applying some of the things that you're learning into their own work in their states? Kate: Absolutely. We're here. Carol: Excellent. Well, I appreciate you both. Thanks for spending time with us. And I look forward to circling back with you a little bit in a couple more years as time flies on this grant and see where you're coming in at and those good results. So have a great day. David: Thank you very much. Kate: Thank you. {Music} Speaker1: Conversations powered by VR, one manager at a time, one minute at a time, brought to you by the VR TAC for Quality Management. 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Senior Advisor of Trilogy Connect Scott Townsley talks about stagnation in senior living and how we prepare for the avalanche of aging consumers. About Scott Scott Townsley has more than 30 years' experience in the senior living and senior care field. He formed Trilogy Connect, LLC after serving as the managing principal of Third Age, Inc. – one of the largest firms dedicated to consulting and strategy for senior living organizations. He was also a principal within the senior living practice of CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP. Scott has worked with hundreds of organizations across the country as they have grappled with how to successfully navigate and drive change. He is known for his willingness to ask provocative questions and probe traditional thinking. Scott has previously served as a Lecturer, Adjunct Associate Professor and Professor of the Practice with University of Maryland, Baltimore County's Erickson School, where he taught graduate courses on Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. He has also served as the Chair of the Advisory Committee for UMass Boston's graduate program in the Management of Aging Services. In 2016 he co-founded the Center for Innovation - a 501(c)(3) that sponsors The Green House Project. Key Takeaways Innovation in senior living is incremental. There is a disconnect between what the consumer is looking for and where we need to go in the sector. Getting back to the way things were pre-Covid is not the answer. There is innovation, but not on a significant scale. One of the reasons is the gravitational pull of the status quo. We're facing an avalanche of aging consumers and we are not structurally prepared. We need investment in common areas, hallways, living units and pricing plans.
The co-founders of Art Against Ageism talk about the alliance of artists and art activists seeking to combat ageism and promote age positivity. Learn how artistic activism can change people's minds about stereotypes around aging and older adults. About Meg Meg LaPorte helps aging services entities dismantle ageism in creative ways so that their communities can be the best environments for elders to live and thrive. Having written about and reported on all things aging services for more than 22 years, LaPorte is a communications, PR, and marketing specialist who seeks to advance positive age beliefs and reframe society's perspectives about age and aging. Since obtaining her MA in Management of Aging Services from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2014, LaPorte has been devoted to harnessing the power of storytelling, trend spotting, and idea curation to produce potent and compelling communications and marketing campaigns. She currently focuses much of her energy on Art Against Ageism, a nonprofit organization that identifies, amplifies, and creates artistic activism that confronts and tackles ageism, which she co-founded in 2021. About Jordon Jordan Evans is the Co-Founder of Art Against Ageism. He has always had a penchant for creativity and social entrepreneurship. While obtaining his BA in Management of Aging Services at the Erickson School of Aging Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Jordan discovered his passion for aging services, serving the Care Force, and consumers that make this industry so great. He currently serves as HERO Development program manager for KARE. His passion for advocating for older adults, along with his desire to tackle ageism that affects all ages, led him to co-found Art Against Ageism along with Meg LaPorte. Key Takeaways Art has been a common tool for activism, from the civil rights movement to women's rights, to the AIDS movement. Art Against Ageism installations create visual representations of ageism and bring senior living leadership, staff, and residents together for a common cause. Senior living trends include migration and immigration reform, fully integrated intergenerational communities, and desegregation in memory care.
Click here to watch this episode. The Mavericks of Senior Living are overjoyed to sit down and talk to Dr. Amy Dore, trailblazer, creator of the first Bachelors of Science in Aging Services, and Professor at Metropolitan State University. Her expertise and work have led her to create a business and leadership-oriented Aging Services Leadership program that enables those who want to serve older adults with a well-rounded, important education. Join us to learn more about how Dr. Dore created a Bachelor's program and additional programs around Aging Services. #hospice #hospiceproviders #seniorcare #deathandying #seniorliving #agingwell #aging #familysupport #familycaregivers A MAVERICK THANK YOU TO DIGNITY HOSPICE Please join us in thanking our award-winning sponsor for the month of May – Dignity Hospice of Colorado. At Dignity Hospice Care, we build a consistent care team for each patient as well as their family. This unique patient-centered approach has successfully resulted in a higher level of familiarity, care, and comfort for our patients, and it's the reason why we are the preferred provider for so many families across Colorado. 1.855.627.9050www.dignityco.com #dignityhospice
We “Zoomed” in the Honorable Lance Robertson and we will be discussing what are “Listening Sessions” and when do they meet? Though out the State of Oklahoma for our 50+ & Their Adult Children! Oklahoma is developing a Master (or MultiSector) Plan on Aging, a bold commitment to better serving aging Oklahomans today and the decade to come. We would like to provide an overview and really stress the need for stakeholder feedback during the week of May 8th through May 12th, 2023 (listening sessions being held in 5 locations statewide). All sessions are at No Cost held from 1:00pm to 3:30pm: MAY 8- Woodward, OK MAY 9- Tulsa, OK MAY 10- McAlester, OK MAY 11- Lawton, OK MAY 12- Oklahoma City, OK Go to the this link to get the location of each “Listening Sessions” The primary link for what we will be discussing is this one: https://oklahoma.gov/okdhs/services/cap/mpa.html. The Honorable Lance Robertson is the former US Assistant Secretary for Aging and Administrator of the federal agency responsible for 140 million older Americans and people with disabilities, the HHS Administration for Community Living. For a decade prior to federal service, he served as Oklahoma's Director of Aging Services. He is currently a Director with Guidehouse.
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Someone who is socially isolated or lonely is at greater risk for physical or mental health problems--like heart disease, obesity, anxiety, depression, even dementia-- according to the National Institute on Aging. Many seniors who are physically able to age in place do find themselves isolated -- and they may fall between the cracks of services available to them. Maybe they just need a hand with cleaning or groceries or a social visit from a companion who cares. That's the mission of Lori's Hands. The non-profit connects college students with people who are living with chronic illnesses. The students lend a helping hand … as they also bring companionship. We hear from its founder, Sarah LaFave. Plus, we'll drop in as two Morgan State University students, Danaysha Samuel and Tabria Cephas, visit their client, Aloma Bouma. Links: Lori's Hands, Baltimore City Health Dept. Office of Aging Services, Maryland Department of Aging.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today we are joined by OPG's Director of Aging Services, Sam van Kalkeren. Sam discusses how to help a loved one faced with a dementia diagnosis. He gives excellent information on how to communicate with a loved one to ensure their voice is heard as they navigate this difficult path. Sam talks about the benefits of having a care partner and what type of support they can offer the family. It is vital to have a care partner if the ailing family member lives out of state. We touch on what happens when someone with a dementia diagnosis gets a psychiatric admission and give excellent tips on keeping the loved one safe. This episode contains great information to help your aging parent handle cognitive decline. IN THIS EPISODE [2:20] How does a child support a parent facing cognitive decline? [5:20] What are the benefits of having a care partner? [8:52] What is the best way to communicate with someone with dementia? [10:40] What does Sam recommend to children when they first hear the diagnosis? [12:04] How do family members help someone struggling with dementia avoid being taken advantage of financially? [14:24] What happens when someone goes into the hospital with a psychiatric admission? [20:25] How do you help a family member who doesn't want to accept their diagnosis? KEY TAKEAWAYS Initiate the difficult conversation about how the ailing parent wants to live the rest of their life. Do they want a DNI (do not intubate) or DNR (do not resuscitate)? Know all medications and have everything laid out to help the parent. Form a relationship with a care partner if you are out of state or need additional support. Those with dementia need a lot of support. Some people can continue to live at home, work, and speak for themselves, but the proper support needs to be in place. If your loved one goes into the psychiatric emergency department, they may get scared and become aggressive. If they are sedated due to that behavior, it can be difficult to go back to inpatient care. An impatient home may not want to take the patient back if they display aggressive behavior. It's important to have a care partner to help avoid the loved one being put in a psychiatric department. RESOURCES: Beyond the Balance Sheet Website BIO: Sam van Kalkeren, MSN, RN, CDP, is OPG's Director of Aging Services. He has been working as a psychiatric RN since 2012 and is a Certified Dementia Practitioner. Sam has worked with all age populations suffering from mental illness, from pediatrics to geriatrics. He has experience working with clients suffering from substance use and co-occurring disorders, complex mental health diagnoses, neurocognitive disorders, and personality disorders. Most of his nursing career has been in the inpatient psychiatric setting. Sam joined OPG from Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Before Tufts, he was the Patient Care Director for the geriatric and adult inpatient psychiatric units at Carney Hospital in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
On today's show we are talking about changes in Aging Services. The senior housing category is one of the hottest areas of real estate investing. Unlike regular housing that is just bricks and mortar, senior housing is a service offering built on a real estate platform. A recent workshop hosted by Health Dimensions identified 9 areas for aging services evolution in the upcoming year. On today's show we're going to look at a handful of these areas. Later in the week, we will be looking at additional areas. --------------- Host: Victor Menasce email: podcast@victorjm.com
The Director of Public Messaging at LeadingAge, a national organization serving older adults through aging services providers, talks about Opening Doors to Aging Services. The initiative shares research, strategies, and tools for aging services professionals to positively promote this sector to older adults, families, and potential team members. About Gwen Gwen Fitzgerald is a communications professional and community activist. She serves as Director, Public Messaging at LeadingAge, a professional association representing more than 5,000 nonprofit aging services providers and other mission-minded organizations that touch millions of lives every day. As project manager for the Opening Doors to Aging Services initiative, she develops and shares the research, strategies, and tools to guide aging services professionals in introducing the aging services sector to older adults and their families—and, in doing so, to shift perceptions positively. Prior to joining LeadingAge in 2021, she worked with teams to develop communications and marketing campaigns that inspire audiences to act and advance public safety and human rights. After business hours, she is a ceramic artist (hobbyist), dog fanatic, and Board member at Oakwood Arts in Richmond, VA, where she lives with her husband and dog. Key Takeaways Findings from the Opening Doors to Aging study show extraordinary support for caregivers. Words to describe professional caregivers are strong and complimentary—compassionate, dedicated, essential and professional. Aging services professionals should incorporate the role of professional caregivers in all their communications. There is fear and denial of aging—resistance to thinking about the changes coming to our bodies and to our lives. Communication should be upbeat. Opening Doors to Aging recommends eight core communication strategies and a Provider Inspiration Guide with different types of communications channels. A visual design guide recommends words and pictures. LeadingAge created a public service campaign called Keep Leading Life that defines the sector and provider types. The aging services sector does not have a public perception crisis. The study asked, “What are your views of Aging Services?” and “Do you trust aging services providers?” Responses show the public views aging services favorably. Results show 68% have a positive view and 70% would recommend aging services to others.
Someone who is socially isolated or lonely is at greater risk for physical or mental health problems--like heart disease, obesity, anxiety, depression, even dementia-- according to the National Institute on Aging. Many seniors who are physically able to age in place do find themselves isolated -- and they may fall between the cracks of services available to them. Maybe they just need a hand with cleaning or groceries or a social visit from a companion who cares. That's the mission of Lori's Hands. The non-profit connects college students with people who are living with chronic illnesses. The students lend a helping hand … as they also bring companionship. We hear from its founder, Sarah LaFave. Plus, we'll drop in as two Morgan State University students, Danaysha Samuel and Tabria Cephus, visit their client, Aloma Bouma. Links: Lori's Hands, Baltimore City Health Dept. Office of Aging Services, Maryland Department of Aging.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The University professor and nationally recognized expert on senior housing and aging services technologies talks about the Virginian Scholars Program, a partnership with George Mason University offering The Virginian's residents formal, structured education. He also shares the technologies influencing senior living and new affinity communities catering to niche markets. Andrew Carle is adjunct faculty at Georgetown University's Masters in Aging and Health, and advisor and consultant at The Virginian. As Georgetown University faculty, he provides development of and lead instruction for nation's only graduate curricula in Senior Living Administration. Previously, he was an award-winning Professor and Executive-in-Residence for the Program in Senior Housing Administration at George Mason University, establishing the first undergraduate curricula in the nation dedicated exclusively to the senior housing industry. Carle's 30+ years of executive-level senior housing and healthcare experience include Chief Operating Officer and VP - Business Services for multiple "Top-10" senior housing providers, and CEO, COO, and Director of Strategic Planning & Marketing for vertically integrated healthcare systems. As president of Carle Consulting, LLC, his clients have included industry leading senior living providers and organizations, as well as AARP, Apple, Nintendo, and UnitedHealthcare, among others. He served as Senior Consultant - Health Intelligence for J.D. Power and Associates in development of the first national customer satisfaction and certification program for the senior living industry. Awards include “Best of the Best in Aging Services” from Aging News Alert and “Leaders in Aging – Mentor Award” from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. In 2010, Carle was recognized among six "People of Influence" for the senior housing industry by Senior Living Executive magazine. His work has been featured or cited in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, CBS News, CNN, PBS, NPR, and U.S. News & World Report, among others; and in more than 100 senior housing, aging services industry, and technology publications. Key Takeaways The Virginian Scholars program is a formal academic curriculum for older adults, who can earn credit hours and even make the Dean's List and graduate Magna Cum Laude. People who engage in lifelong learning rate higher in all dimensions of wellness and may experience declines in the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other types of cognitive impairment. Niche retirement communities such as Aegis Living Lake Union in Seattle, Washington, the first completely green solar-powered community, and Nalcrest in Central Florida., a community for retired postal workers (no UPS, FedEx or dogs allowed), target residents with commonality. Productivity accelerators are technologies that address workforce issues, such as automating and analyzing data and performing routine tasks through robots. Aggregating data from individual tracking is helpful for prevention and detecting risk factors. Predictive analytics can detect issues months sometimes years early.
Join Travis Condon and Kat Deal on the road at Great Wolf Lodge as they were joined by the Young Professionals of North Central Massachusetts committee chair David Ginisi who is the Chief Marketing Officer for Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts, and committee member Colby O'Brien the Senior Director of Advancement at Making Opportunity Count. Listen to learn why they are trying to help the future of the youth in our region.
This episode of Strength in the Midst of Change features Dr. Angie Perone, who is the Congressional Health Policy Fellow in Senator Tammy Baldwin's office and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine. She earned her PhD in Social Work and Sociology from U-M in 2021 and is a CEW+ Scholar alum. As of July 1, she is also a tenure-track assistant professor at the University of California Berkeley School of Social Welfare, where she will also lead its Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services. Angie shares her insights about caring for aging adults and finding your power as an advocate in your own experience. Make sure to listen to the end to hear her talk about finding your path at and after U-M.
Aging & Adult Services is a division of the Salt Lake County Department of Human Services. Offer a variety of services and programs designed to meet the needs of our community's diverse population of older adults and those who care for them. Rob Ence, Executive Director of the Utah Commission on Agingjoins the show to discuss the latest programs from the department aimed at the older community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
From developing university curriculum for senior living, to designing state of the art assisted living and memory care communities, Andy Carle has done it all. Learn about his newest project at The Virginian, where color-coded wings and multi-themed experiential engagement take memory care to the next level. About Andrew Andrew Carle is adjunct faculty at Georgetown University's Masters in Aging and Health, and advisor and consultant at The Virginian. As Georgetown University faculty, he provides development of and lead instruction for nation's only graduate curricula in Senior Living Administration. Previously, he was an award-winning Professor and Executive-in-Residence for the Program in Senior Housing Administration at George Mason University, establishing the first undergraduate curricula in the nation dedicated exclusively to the senior housing industry. Carle is internationally recognized for defining a new category of senior housing—"University Based Retirement Communities (UBRCs)™" and a new sector of technology—"Nana" Technology™ (technology for older adults). He is co-developer of the innovative GPS shoe ("SmartSole™") for individuals with Alzheimer's at risk of wandering. The shoe was included in exhibition of "100 Most Important Inventions in History" by the National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. His work has been featured or cited in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, CBS News, CNN, PBS, NPR, and U.S. News & World Report, among others; and in more than 100 senior housing, aging services industry, and technology publications. His 30+ years of executive-level senior housing and healthcare experience include Chief Operating Officer and VP - Business Services for multiple "Top-10" senior housing providers, and CEO, COO, and Director of Strategic Planning & Marketing for vertically integrated healthcare systems. As president of Carle Consulting, LLC, his clients have included industry leading senior living providers and organizations, as well as AARP, Apple, Nintendo, and UnitedHealthcare, among others. He served as Senior Consultant - Health Intelligence for J.D. Power and Associates in development of the first national customer satisfaction and certification program for the senior living industry. Awards include “Best of the Best in Aging Services” from Aging News Alert and “Leaders in Aging – Mentor Award” from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. In 2010, Carle was recognized among six "People of Influence" for the senior housing industry by Senior Living Executive magazine. Key Takeaways Healthcare is an integral part of assisted living and memory care, even independent living. For example, special diets for chronic diseases and swallowing disorders. Health Administration students have already decided on a career in helping people—we can teach them the hospitality side and the role of senior living on the continuum of healthcare. The Virginian replaced underutilized life skills stations with large engagement rooms in a multi-themed setting. Intergenerational retirement environments and university-based senior living communities are popular and growing fast. Retirees today are not attracted to “elderly islands” and like the intellectually stimulating environment of a college campus. Technology to streamline operations will be critical. How do we automate? How do we make our labor more productive? How do we make one nurse's aide as productive as three today?
Older-adult health has been increasingly on the radar of public health agencies over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, it prompted new or enhanced partnerships with their sibling agencies. As the population of older adults continues to grow, it is crucial for public health agencies to join partners in the aging network to create systems that support healthy aging. In this podcast episode, Jewel Mullen (alumni-CT) offers perspectives on the value of cultivating partnerships between state public health agencies and state units on aging. In addition, Elizabeth Head (Deputy Director, Injury Prevention Section, Georgia Department of Public Health) and Aline Stone (Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Coordinator, Division of Aging Services, Georgia Department of Human Services) describe their collaboration to improve the health of older adults in Georgia. They share their experience participating in a pilot project with ASTHO and Trust for America's Health to cross reference their state health improvement and aging plans. Guests Jewel Mullen, Former Public Health Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Public Health Elizabeth Head, Deputy Director, Injury Prevention Section, Georgia Department of Public Health Aline Stone, Georgia Alzheimer's and Related Dementias Coordinator, Division of Aging Services, Georgia Department of Human Services Resources Age-Friendly Public Health Systems - Trust for America's Health (afphs.org) Healthy Aging and Brain Health | ASTHO ASTHO Learning: Integrating Healthy Aging into Public Health ASTHO Learning: Healthy Brain Initiative (HBI) Road Map Module
Susan Kohler, longtime CEO of the Missoula Aging Services, says that the trends shaping America's older generations have slowly, but dramatically evolved since World War II.
Join Travis Condon as he speaks with Lori Richardson, President & CEO of Aging Services of North Central Massachusetts and find out why she says they "Leave their egos at the door".
Creating the right culture in your agency means setting the expectation that employers and employees will support each other. After all, feeling supported at work is one of the best employee experiences we can have. In this episode, Robert Love, Executive Director/Administrator at Butte Home Health & Hospice, talks with us about achievements that earned his agency a Fortune BEST Workplace in Aging Services, coming in at #5 in the country in the ‘at home' category. Join us as we discuss: -Building a culture of support -An equal focus on employee satisfaction and patient satisfaction -Curating your online and community reputation as an employer -Strategies for serving others with empathy -Initiatives for keeping the organization an exceptional place to work This discussion with Robert Love was taken from our show Netsmart Care Threads. To hear more episodes like this one, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast player.
Episode 21: In 2018, Dr. Pilcher founded Clear Guidance in order to return to her passion of working directly with clients and their families. Dr. Pilcher presently serves as President of the New England Association of Aging Life Care and is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Aging Life Care.Dr. Pilcher has career-long experience working with people with dementia and their families. Prior to founding, Clear Guidance, she was affiliated with Hearthstone Alzheimer Care Assisted Living where she held a number of management positions; AZA Care Management as a Care Manager/Director of Operations; Overlook CARE as Clinical Director and Executive Director of Care Management and Home Care Links:Clear Guidance What's next?Would you consider seeking help from a care manager? Share your stories with us at info@seniorityauthority.org or find us on your favorite social media platform.Cathleen ToomeyLinkedin:Cathleen ToomeyWebsite:Seniority AuthorityFacebook:Seniority AuthorityInstagram:seniorityauthoritySubscribe to our podcast + download each episode onStitcher,Apple Podcasts,Google Podcasts andSpotify.
Join us for an important intergenerational conversation with LGBTQ Asians and Pacific Islanders and their allies. Our panelists will share QTAPI stories and experiences of the dual pandemics of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19; their histories as Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States; their past and current roles in community organizing and the political process; as well as other issues that are part of the current cultural and political shifts and relevant to the experiences of QTAPI individuals. Meet the Speakers Ignatius Bau was the HIV prevention program coordinator at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum in the mid-1990s, and served as a member of the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS and advisory groups about HIV/AIDS for the federal Office of Minority Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes for Health. He also has served on the board of directors for the Gay Asian Pacific Alliance Community HIV Project, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, National Minority AIDS Project, and Funders for LGBTQ Issues. Cecilia Chung is the senior director of strategic initiatives and evaluation at Transgender Law Center, a health commissioner of San Francisco and an internationally recognized civil rights leader in the LGBT and HIV community. Chung has served as the co-chair of GNP+ and is currently a member of the WHO Advisory Council of Women Living with HIV. Vince Crisostomo is a gay Chamorro (Pacific Islander) long-term HIV/AIDS survivor who believes in the healing power of community and has dedicated more than 30 years to HIV/AIDS activism and LGBTQ communities. He is passionate about bringing health care to all and social justice equity to people of every sexual identity, HIV status, gender, race and age. Crisostomo is SFAF's director of aging services and previously managed the Elizabeth Taylor 50 Plus Network for long-term HIV survivors. He co-chaired the HIV & Aging Work Group and was an active member of the Mayor's Long-Term Care Coordinating Council. Crisostomo has led a number of grassroots HIV advocacy and LGBTQ organizations in the United States and overseas. He was executive director of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Regional Networks on HIV/AIDS, founded the Pacific Island Jurisdiction AIDS Action Group, and served as a United Nations NGO delegate for the Asia Pacific. In 2019, having won the popular vote, he was community grand marshall for San Francisco Pride. In July 2021, he was appointed to the San Francisco Human Rights Commission's LGBTQI+ Advisory Committee. NOTES This is a free program; any voluntary donations made during registration will support the production of our online programs. A complimentary lunch will be provided before the program for in-person attendees. The Commonwealth Club thanks Gilead Sciences, Inc. for its generous support of The Michelle Meow Show. Program presented in partnership with GAPA Theatre, The Connection at the San Francisco Community Health Center, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and The Commonwealth Club of California. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. SPEAKERS Ignatius Bau Former HIV Prevention Program Coordinator, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum; Former Member, President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Cecilia Chung Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives and Evaluation, Transgender Law Center; Health Commissioner, San Francisco Vince Crisostomo Director of Aging Services, San Francisco AIDS Foundation Michelle Meow Producer and Host, "The Michelle Meow Show," KBCW TV and Podcast; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors—Host and Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on October 6th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join us for an important intergenerational conversation with LGBTQ Asians and Pacific Islanders and their allies. Our panelists will share QTAPI stories and experiences of the dual pandemics of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19; their histories as Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States; their past and current roles in community organizing and the political process; as well as other issues that are part of the current cultural and political shifts and relevant to the experiences of QTAPI individuals. Meet the Speakers Ignatius Bau was the HIV prevention program coordinator at the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum in the mid-1990s, and served as a member of the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS and advisory groups about HIV/AIDS for the federal Office of Minority Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Institutes for Health. He also has served on the board of directors for the Gay Asian Pacific Alliance Community HIV Project, Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center, National Minority AIDS Project, and Funders for LGBTQ Issues. Cecilia Chung is the senior director of strategic initiatives and evaluation at Transgender Law Center, a health commissioner of San Francisco and an internationally recognized civil rights leader in the LGBT and HIV community. Chung has served as the co-chair of GNP+ and is currently a member of the WHO Advisory Council of Women Living with HIV. Vince Crisostomo is a gay Chamorro (Pacific Islander) long-term HIV/AIDS survivor who believes in the healing power of community and has dedicated more than 30 years to HIV/AIDS activism and LGBTQ communities. He is passionate about bringing health care to all and social justice equity to people of every sexual identity, HIV status, gender, race and age. Crisostomo is SFAF's director of aging services and previously managed the Elizabeth Taylor 50 Plus Network for long-term HIV survivors. He co-chaired the HIV & Aging Work Group and was an active member of the Mayor's Long-Term Care Coordinating Council. Crisostomo has led a number of grassroots HIV advocacy and LGBTQ organizations in the United States and overseas. He was executive director of the Coalition of Asia Pacific Regional Networks on HIV/AIDS, founded the Pacific Island Jurisdiction AIDS Action Group, and served as a United Nations NGO delegate for the Asia Pacific. In 2019, having won the popular vote, he was community grand marshall for San Francisco Pride. In July 2021, he was appointed to the San Francisco Human Rights Commission's LGBTQI+ Advisory Committee. NOTES This is a free program; any voluntary donations made during registration will support the production of our online programs. A complimentary lunch will be provided before the program for in-person attendees. The Commonwealth Club thanks Gilead Sciences, Inc. for its generous support of The Michelle Meow Show. Program presented in partnership with GAPA Theatre, The Connection at the San Francisco Community Health Center, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and The Commonwealth Club of California. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. SPEAKERS Ignatius Bau Former HIV Prevention Program Coordinator, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum; Former Member, President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS Cecilia Chung Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives and Evaluation, Transgender Law Center; Health Commissioner, San Francisco Vince Crisostomo Director of Aging Services, San Francisco AIDS Foundation Michelle Meow Producer and Host, "The Michelle Meow Show," KBCW TV and Podcast; Member, Commonwealth Club Board of Governors—Host and Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on October 6th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to the Call For Caring On Purpose Podcast with Host Michelle Bolden and Special Guests Becky Kurtz, JD and Karen Nelson. This episode is sponsored by Home Helpers of North Atlanta. Topic: Planning the Caregiver Journey - State/Public Resources Do you know where to start, who to call and what to ask for? In this episode Michelle talks to Becky and Karen on critical services available to caregivers and how to access them. Grab a pen and paper you will want to take notes! Becky A. Kurtz, JD, is the Director of the Area Agency on Aging, Managing Director, Aging & Independence Services Group at the Atlanta Regional Commission. Becky leads service delivery and preparations for the future of the rapidly aging metro Atlanta region, as the director of the area agency on aging within the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). Tens of thousands of older persons, individuals with disabilities and their care partners receive services every year through ARC's EmpowerlineTM , a trusted source for information and a network of service partners serving the 10-county region. Karen Nelson is the Aging and Disability Resource Connection Team Lead at the Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Aging Services. She has worked in Georgia's aging and disability network for more than 20 years. Enjoying the Conversation? Visit the Call For Caring on Purpose show-page at www.up2meradio.com to learn more, share your comments and to listen to other episodes! Thank you for tuning in!
BreAna Moss graciously shares a memory she had years ago with her Grandma Zelma. Grandma Zelma had Alzheimer's and was one of the two powerful forces that influenced BreAna to study Gerontology in college. Whether you have a loved one who has Alzheimer's or are just curious to learn more, stay tuned. Today, I want to give you a peek into BreAna Moss's story. Organizations and Educational Institutions: Erickson School of Aging, Management of Aging Services program, https://erickson.umbc.edu Leading Age, https://leadingage.org Resources/books: Alzheimer's Association, https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimers Enough About Me by Richard Lui Keeping Love Alive While Memory Fades by Dr. Gary Chapman, Dr. Edward Shaw, and Deborah Barr Check out The Value of Wrinkles to hear my story of how I found a career path in the aging services/senior care field. Amazon, and wherever you find books. Or request at your local library! Isabeltom.com for more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thevalueofwrinkles/message
The pandemic highlighted the deficiencies in the ability of older adults, to connect with their families and loved one's, both in our communities and nursing homes. This has led advocacy groups like LeadingAge to pursue an agenda advancing the important role of technology in aging services. LeadingAge is an association of nonprofit providers of aging services, including nursing homes that has its headquarters in Washington, D.C. There are 38 LeadingAge State Partners throughout the U.S. On Apr. 1, 2021 LeadingAge introduced a Blueprint for a Better Aging Infrastructure, which is a series of recommendations that address the economic, social and racial inequities older Americans face by expanding access to long-term care at home and in our communities; increasing affordable housing for older adults; investing in the physical and technological infrastructure of aging services—including high-speed broadband access; and addressing the fundamental need to better support and grow our aging services workforce. In addition, the present administration has put caregiving and the supporting infrastructure as an important part of their agenda. Dr. Majd Alwan. senior VP of technology and executive director of the LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) that develops and evaluates emerging technologies that can improve connectedness and engagement for older adults, joins SeniorsSTRAIGHTTalk to explain the organization's initiatives, the information that is available and how it can be accessed by both members and non-members. There is no doubt that as technology and its supporting infrastructure is available to foster connections between older adults, their families and friends, there will be a significant decline in isolation, loneliness, depression and the negative impact they have on overall mental, psychological and physical health and well-being.
The pandemic highlighted the deficiencies in the ability of older adults, to connect with their families and loved one's, both in our communities and nursing homes. This has led advocacy groups like LeadingAge to pursue an agenda advancing the important role of technology in aging services. LeadingAge is an association of nonprofit providers of aging services, including nursing homes that has its headquarters in Washington, D.C. There are 38 LeadingAge State Partners throughout the U.S. On Apr. 1, 2021 LeadingAge introduced a Blueprint for a Better Aging Infrastructure, which is a series of recommendations that address the economic, social and racial inequities older Americans face by expanding access to long-term care at home and in our communities; increasing affordable housing for older adults; investing in the physical and technological infrastructure of aging services—including high-speed broadband access; and addressing the fundamental need to better support and grow our aging services workforce. In addition, the present administration has put caregiving and the supporting infrastructure as an important part of their agenda. Dr. Majd Alwan. senior VP of technology and executive director of the LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) that develops and evaluates emerging technologies that can improve connectedness and engagement for older adults, joins SeniorsSTRAIGHTTalk to explain the organization's initiatives, the information that is available and how it can be accessed by both members and non-members. There is no doubt that as technology and its supporting infrastructure is available to foster connections between older adults, their families and friends, there will be a significant decline in isolation, loneliness, depression and the negative impact they have on overall mental, psychological and physical health and well-being.
With access to COVID-19 vaccines now more widespread throughout the United States, but still only available under emergency use authorization, employers are wrestling with questions about whether to mandate that their staff received the vaccine. Perhaps, no industry has a more fraught decisions than Aging Services. There remains a significant gap between vaccination rates among staff and residents, and older adults remain one of the most vulnerable populations to COVID-19.In today's episode, we'll review the current state of COVID vaccinations in Aging Services, talk about strategies for increasing vaccination rates, and discuss some of the unintended consequences of not vaccinating.To learn more about ECRI's Aging Services Risk Management, or to request a demo, visit https://www.ecri.org/solutions/aging-risk-management/.
Originally aired on June 14, 2021, edition of RadioACTive Summer Break on KRCL 90.9fm | Salt Lake City, Utah | krcl.org
In part 1, Paul discusses how he got began his journey to designate volunteers as essential workers. Paul shares how he became a champion for volunteers in nursing homes through a nonprofit he built from the ground up. Paul discusses the importance of team, volunteer education and training, skin in the game, and navigating volunteer management challenges. In the next episode, he discusses his ambitious plan to designate volunteers as essential workers. Dr. Paul Falkowski is dedicated to serving the people who live and work in long-term care communities. Paul has a bachelor's degree from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Music and a Master's degree in Gerontology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and went on to earn a doctorate in Gerontology also from the University of Nebraska. He was first attracted to the field of aging through his volunteering in nursing homes providing musical entertainment. In 1993, he formed a nonprofit that recruited and trained some 700 volunteers for Omaha and Lincoln nursing homes over 26 years. In 2003, he contacted the Department of Gerontology at the UNO and was encouraged to pursue a Gerontology graduate certificate. Eighteen years later, he teaches online courses for the Department of Gerontology, conducting research and consulting with nursing homes. He recently developed the course “Volunteer Management and Aging Services” and is working on publishing a study in which he connects volunteerism in long-term care and the nursing home's quality of care measures. Also, he authored “Creating the Volun-Cheer Force: Rethinking the way we use volunteers in nursing homes” and formed VolunCheerLeader LLC to provide support to nursing home managers of volunteers. His passion for volunteerism and improving the care of older adults is unwavering.Timeslips website: https://www.timeslips.org/
"Hi there! Thank you for checking out Making Less into Moore Coaching and Wellness. As long as I can remember, I've wanted to do work helping people. I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Hampton University in 1999. Additionally, I earned a Master's Degree in Management of Aging Services from the University of Maryland Baltimore County in 2015. I've worked in Human Services in different capacities for 20 years, ranging from mental health to aging. I bring a passion for helping people and this experience into the coaching realm. I have completed Anne Arundel Community College's ICF-accredited Associate Certified Coach ACSTH (Approved Coach Specific Training Hours), as well as Master Coach Training Certification from The Transformation Academy. I work with all populations from 13 and older, but specialize in Fathers, Older Adults, and BIPOC populations. In addition, I provide group and corporate services. Please contact me at chris@makinglessintoMoore.com to inquire. Book your appointment today!" https://www.makinglessintomoore.com/about --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/support
Discover what's possible when support includes all ages. Ryan Litchfield is an autism and disabilities self-advocate from Massachusetts. Diagnosed with autism at the age of two, Ryan underwent Applied Behavior Analysis therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. Since his high school days, Ryan has been sharing his life journey with various agencies, communities, and organizations, and he is known by people around him to have a “fighting spirit.” With a Bachelor's degree in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies and a Certificate in Aging Services, Ryan specializes in older adults with disabilities, guiding and supporting them to pursue their goals while promoting compassion, empathy, and kindness. Ryan has also had several blogs published in the Organization for Autism Research (OAR). In today's conversation, we discuss: The services Ryan received growing up His perspective on ABA therapy How autism affects his life Communication breakdowns in social situations The need for research about older adults How professionals can provide better support for their clients To learn more about Ryan Litchfield and his work, please visit his website ryansvoice.blog. Resources: https://ryansvoice.blog/2019/03/09/gerontological-research-needed-to-gain-a-further-understanding-of-autism-in-older-adults/ https://ryansvoice.blog/2020/09/20/autism-and-mental-illness-connected-or-distinct-vlog-2/ ----more---- Are you a self-advocate willing to share your experiences and educate others? Are you a professional seeking to hear directly from autistic voices and improve your practice? Are you a family member hoping to support and empower your loved one? Whatever your role related to autism is, you can join our Global Autism Community to connect and collaborate with people all over the world. Sign up today at community.globalautismproject.org. Let's work together to transform how the world relates to autism. ----more---- We appreciate your time. If you enjoy this podcast and you'd like to support our mission, please take just a few seconds to share it with one person who you think will find value in it too. Follow us on Instagram: @autismpodcast Join our community on Mighty Networks: Global Autism Community Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Global Autism Project ----more---- We would love to hear your feedback about the show. Please fill out this short survey to let us know your thoughts: Listener Survey.
Tia-Maria and Andrea are joined by Troy Dunston, Caregiver Support Program Coordinator with the Bureau of Aging Services and the Pennsylvania Department of Aging. On this podcast, we discuss services that are available to kinship caregivers who are 55 and older. For assistance or more information about KinConnector, call us at 1-866-546-2111 or visit our website at www.KinConnector.org! Learn more about services provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging: https://www.aging.pa.gov/aging-services/Pages/default.aspx Find your local Area Agency on Aging: https://www.aging.pa.gov/local-resources/Pages/AAA.aspx
In 2011, Valoria Walker’s mother was nearing her end of life. While Valoria’s sister was her primary caregiver, Valoria provided respite care when she could. There was a point when her mother’s health was in serious decline and she was moved from the hospital to hospice. She had chosen to end her dialysis treatments and did not want to be on a ventilator. Valoria was there with her. Within a couple of hours, her mother was started on powerful anti-anxiety meds and soon slipped into unconsciousness. Hospice staff explained that “sometimes, they don’t awaken, again.” While her actually passing wasn’t immediate, essentially, her mother was gone and Valoria and her sister would not have another chance to have those final, oh-so-important conversations with their mother. There was no closure. No goodbye. Valoria’s brother missed the whole experience! Not surprisingly, this was a powerful turning point for Valoria; one that would change her life and the course of her work. She began working on Advance Planning Directives, to help others in similar situations have a different experience, to help those who were anticipating their own passing to have a say in what would happen and how the process would progress. Eventually, she found “Doula” training, jumped in, and formed her practice: Doula by Destiny! Her mission is to ensure others don’t have the same kind of experience her family had. Her time now is spent helping others plan for their transitions thoughtfully, so that the individual’s wishes are known and honored. She gets to know and support whole families. She is able to have potentially uncomfortable conversations that loved ones may avoid. She notes that while we seem to be getting better about talking about death – before it happens – there’s still a lot of fear and discomfort associated with it. She wants to reframe how we think about, talk about, and experience it. Listen in as Valoria and host, Laura Prisc, share experiences, insights, and resources that may help you have a different experience when the time comes. Valoria’s Bio: Valoria Walker is an Advance Care Planning Trainer and End-of-Life Doula. She is the founder of her private practice called Doula by Destiny. As COVID-19 continued to spread, Valoria pivoted her business to serve patients and caregivers by providing companion calls and virtual meetings. Valoria partners with organizations to promote the significance of advance care planning for medical emergencies and holistic care at the end of life. Serving as a speaking ambassador to bring awareness of The End-of-Life Doula Movement, her desire is for everyone to achieve comfort and peace at the end of life. Her recent accomplishments include her interview, Parting Gift, published in the October edition of The Oprah Magazine. She is the reigning Grand Prize winner of the 2019 Boom Competition sponsored by AARP. Her plans are to continue supporting individuals in various care settings to stay connected to her calling and the community. She sits as an Advisory Council Member, International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA), and End-of-Life Doula Advisory Council Member for NHPCO. Valoria holds a Master's in Management of Aging Services. She believes receiving a degree is an accomplishment, but having compassion is a gift. Connect with Valoria + Resources: Oprah Magazine – Parting Gift What is a Doula? Article Let’s Talk Aging Article Human Composting? Article Recompose Life – Composting Service
Guest: Yolanda Webb; Dir. Aging Services and Disability, Colorado Department of Human Services In the State of Colorado over 500 residents are spread among the five residence centers operated by the state for senior veterans. This system for senior veterans offering assisted living, memory care and short and long term rehabilitation is one of the principal ways Colorado supports some of the veterans who gave of themselves for national military service. colorado.gov/cdhs/veteranshomes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Guest: Yolanda Webb; Dir. Aging Services and Disability, Colorado Department of Human Services. In the State of Colorado over 500 residents are spread among the five residence centers operated by the state for senior veterans. This system for senior veterans offering assisted living, memory care and short and long term rehabilitation is one of the principal ways Colorado supports some of the veterans who gave of themselves for national military service. colorado.gov/cdhs/veteranshomes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How will Montana’s next governor help promote fraud prevention, improve aging services and broadband connectivity, and work to lower the cost of prescription drugs? Listen to the podcast for responses to these questions as part of the Montana Gubernatorial Voter Guide, sponsored in part by AARP Montana.
The early epicenter of COVID-19 was New York City and it was hit hard. In this recap of episode #21 with Dr. Jeffrey Farber, Marla and I unpack how the leader of The New Jewish Home in New York City took on the enormous challenges of COVID-19. Dr. Farber, president and CEO of The New Jewish Home in New York City, a health system for older adults that serves more than 10,000 clients annually through a diverse portfolio of services across three campuses in Bronx, Manhattan, and Westchester. “Unimaginable” is how Dr. Farber described the initial months of the pandemic. Marla and I discuss how he focused on three critical items each day and how “leading by your core values” was essential to him during this crisis. Find out what those values include for The New Jewish Home and how important he found self-care to be for himself and his team members. Have you ever heard of nature-deficit disorder? Marla will give you the highlights and you will find out why Dr. Farber issued a “doctor’s order” to his team to take time for nature! Find out more about The New Jewish Home here: https://jewishhome.org/ Find out more about Nature-Deficit Disorder: http://richardlouv.com/books/last-child
Susan Ryan sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Farber, president and CEO of The New Jewish Home in New York City, a health system for older adults that serves more than 10,000 clients annually through a diverse portfolio of services that includes short-term rehabilitation, long-term skilled nursing, low-income housing, day programs, and home health and care management programs across three campuses in Bronx, Manhattan, and Westchester. Dr. Farber explores his experiences in New York City amid the early epicenter of COVID-19 and how he addressed the numerous challenges of battling the virus. In so doing, he examines the role of a leader in a time of crisis; the importance of showing up daily, communication strategies and community collaboration important to building relationships, and the necessity of making critical decisions that align with an organization’s core values. Finally, he provides a portrait of the future for eldercare that tackles ageism, shifts mindsets, and seeks to leverage the lessons learned amid a horrific pandemic. Find out more about The New Jewish Home here: https://jewishhome.org/
Senior living visionary Joe McCarron discusses the culmination of his life's work, Wellpoint Community. Wellpoint is a revolutionary concept that combines innovative wellness, learning, meaningful engagement with the wider community and new technology. Joe shares the evolution of senior housing from cottage nursing home industry, to a major asset sector representing a wide range of product classes providers and related service offerings. About Joe Joseph McCarron has over 35 years of extensive executive experience in capital formation, property development and operations management dedicated exclusively in the realm of Senior Living and Aging Services. He is Principal & Founder of Capital Care Associates, LLC providing business and financial advisory services in this industry sector. Joe's business career has extended to representing over $2B of invested capital in Seniors Housing & Care. He is a recognized industry expert representing extensive transactional history and has served in multiple leadership positions for varied business and industry associations. Most recently, Joe was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Wellpoint Community, LLC – representing sponsorship and development of progressively planned and mixed-use lifestyle communities. The Wellpoint Community prototype represents the integrative delivery of lifestyle offerings surrounding wellness programming, healthcare services and active engagement programming. Wellpoint is conceived as responsive to exhibiting trends in aging services and beyond – enabling best practices through innovation while promoting living well and supporting longevity for all ages. The VIA Center for Well-Being, operated by the Cerner Corporation, will serve as the hub of each Wellpoint Community. Via is a center like no other, where residents from Wellpoint and also from the wider community can connect through learning, wellness, coworking, socializing and more. Using the most advanced technology, Via offers a state-of-the-art wellness/medical facility, innovative educational and fitness programming, and coworking spaces that invite people of all ages and interests to collaborate and innovate. It truly is a place that builds community via connection. Key Takeaways: There is a growing convergence of Senior Living providers products and service offerings. Collaboration, integration of program delivery, and advancing technologies are enabling best practices. The Wellpoint Community prototype is defined by preventive and regenerative lifestyle rather than ageism and supportive care alone. The project is intentionally endeavoring to couple hospitality and healthcare services in the delivery of our broad range wellness offerings with a fundamental focus on functional or integrated medical services. Wellpoint integrates a holistic approach to care that encompasses mind-body-spirit. It is programming first supported by customized real estate design and development solutions. It is a living lab for research education and innovation. Emerging and enabling technologies such as telemedicine and smart home technology will prove instrumental to fostering best practices at Wellpoint, enabling efficiencies and economies on all fronts.
This episode is part of a special series in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 brings an enormous set of challenges to aging care facilities around the country. In this episode, we're talking about the role of transparency and notifications following adverse events in aging services. We’ll discuss why these practices are key in building trust with residents and families, as well as how they reduce the burden on caregivers. ECRI offers additional resources in our COVID-19 Resource Center to help providers across the continuum of care. You'll also find our latest free white paper on incident identification and notifications. Interested in learning more? Contact us at (610) 825-6000 or clientservices@ecri.org.
Hear Baptist Village Communities President Bill Pierce talk about the growing ministry opportunities surrounding the aging population in Oklahoma.
Nutrition Specialist Dean Thompson comes by The Trail to talk about March for Meals. The Meals on Wheels program provides nutritious meals and safety checks for homebound adults.
Development Director Kathryn Hungerford of Missoula Aging Services swings by The Trail to talk to Robert Chase about this year's Giving Tree Program.
Dr. Amy Dore, Program Director at Metropolitan State University of Denver, conducted research to determine student knowledge and interest in a career in Aging Services. In this episode, we: Learn her surprising results Discover what some companies are doing to attract workforce Hear Dr. Dore's success for getting students interested in the industry Uncover the enormous variety of job opportunities in Aging Services Explore what can we be doing differently to attract a new workforce of all ages This episode references this Washington Post article: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/maine/2019/08/15/catastrophic-trend-maine-shortage-caregivers/H4yzhXiz151j9cPUPdUn7O/story.html
In this episode, we're talking about postincident investigations, which are a crucial part of a risk and safety program in any healthcare setting. The primary purpose of the initial investigation of an incident or near miss is to collect facts, which the organization will later analyze with the ultimate goal of improving care and services. Thus, thorough investigations are the foundation of efforts to learn from incidents and near misses. Even when an investigation is required (e.g., statute, regulation, an accreditor), aging services providers should optimize the opportunity to learn and improve. When done well, internal incident reporting and initial investigations help to enhance quality and prevent incidents and resulting harm. The facts collected facilitate many postincident response practices. Check out our white paper on Incident Investigation in Aging Services. Interested in learning more? Contact us at 610.825.6000 or email clientservices@ecri.org.
Greg Bearce explains how he entered Aging Services, highlights the learning curve he faced, offers advice to newer senior living professionals, and explores higher level topics like the HumanGood rebranding. Show Notes 2:00 How Greg Bearce entered the Senior Living industry 5:10 How to learn about the industry as a young professional 8:10 The importance … Continue reading "Episode 7: Greg Bearce, HumanGood Chief Regional Officer and USC Professor"
Felicia Saunders, volunteer for Missoula Aging Services, stopped by to talk about their annual jewelry sale coming up this Saturday (June 1st).
Paul Mattessich talks with three guests about the friends, family, and communities providing informal caregiving to Minnesota’s older adult population, the need for culturally responsive support services, and how we can improve how we support Minnesota’s informal caregivers. Guests include: Maureen Kenney, director of Aging Services at the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; Dorothea Harris, program manager of Volunteers of America – Minnesota’s Culturally Responsive Caregiver Support and Dementia Consultation; and Christin Lindberg research scientist at Wilder Research. More information and resources: MINNESOTA: Wilder Foundation Healthy Aging & Caregiving Services: https://www.wilder.org/what-we-offer/healthy-aging-caregiving-services Wilder Research Older Adults and Aging research: https://www.wilder.org/wilder-research/research-topics/older-adults-and-aging Volunteers of America Caregiver Support: https://www.voamnwi.org/caregiver-support Culturally Responsive Caregiver Support and Dementia HELPLINE (available in 4 languages): 952-945-4034 Minnesota Board on Aging Senior Linkage Line: http://www.mnaging.org/advisor/SLL.htm MNHelp.Info - https://mnhelp.info/SpecialTopics/Seniors NATIONAL: National Alliance for Caregiving: https://www.caregiving.org/ Family Caregiver Alliance: https://www.caregiver.org/ AARP: https://www.aarp.org/ Next Avenue: https://www.nextavenue.org/
Rob Edwards of Missoula Aging Services stopped by the Morning Trail to talk about March For Meals. Meals on Wheels delivers over 100,000 meals annually to residents of Missoula County. Rob explains how you, or someone you love, can access the program and how you can volunteer.
Join host Julie Alexandria for a conversation about optimal aging services with guests Marika Rausa, Hana Binder, Rose Gallinoto, and Dr. Marian Hodges.
This episode offers an overview of Aging Services situation in India.
Joe Ryan, Outreach Coordinator for the Division of Aging Services, provides many interesting statistics and other facts about the many ways this agency assists seniors. Approximately 57,000 seniors, defined as anyone over 60 years old, live in Dutchess County, and residents between 40 and 60 years old total about 90,000. Other Hudson Valley counties provide similar services, which include help with legal issues (wills, trusts, etc.), transportation (for medical purposes especially, but for other purposes such as grocery shopping), medical information (long term care, levels of living), free exercise programs, the Brain Games program, and loads more. They also provide assistance to caretakers for the aging. The agency receives about 39,000 calls per year asking for help. The agency’s goal is to keep seniors living independently and at home as long as possible because studies show that seniors live longer in their own environment. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/radiorotary/support
LeadingAge Workforce Innovators is a production of LeadingAge's Center for Workforce Solutions. The show examines promising practices and innovations to meet workforce challenges. In this episode, Gene Mitchell interviews Steve LeVine of Axios (www.axios.com) about the future of the aging services workforce. Workforce Innovators is hosted by Gene Mitchell and produced by Charlie Visconage. Susan Hildebrandt leads the Center for Workforce Solutions.
In this episode, Dr. Charles Morgan, C.E.O. of Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities, introduces the program and discusses issues surrounding homelessness with Nona Ferguson, VP of Economic Stability and Aging Services at the Wilder Foundation.
Guest Professor Rebecca Morgan discusses Elder Law. http://www.stetson.edu/law/faculty/morgan-rebecca-c/Find a service near you: Mississippi Areas on Aging http://www.caremississippi.org/list10_mississippi_Aging_Services_senior_centers.htmHow to start a conversation about end of life wishes https://theconversationproject.org/Elder Consumer Protection videos http://www.stetson.edu/law/academics/elder/ecpp/Mississippi Advance Health Care Directive http://www.health.msstate.edu/healthcenter/forms/advance_healthcare_directive.pdfMississippi Department of Human Services: Vulnerable Person Abuse Hotline 1-844-737-6282Mississippi Department of Health: Division of Health Facilities Licensure and Certification complaint line: 1-800-227-7308 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
LeadingAge Workforce Innovators is a production of LeadingAge's Center for Workforce Solutions. The show examines promising practices and innovations to meet workforce challenges. On this episode, Gene interviews Dan Kopf and Corinne Purtill of Quartz about the future of the aging services workforce. Workforce Innovators is hosted by Gene Mitchell and produced by Charlie Visconage. Susan Hildebrandt leads the Center for Workforce Solutions.
David Sykora and Anneliese Stover, of the St. Louis Area Agency on Aging highlight the importance of aging services, the benefits of eldercare professionals and how the caregiving program covers the city of St. Louis. The post Understanding Aging Services [Episode 24] appeared first on Joseph E. Cordell.
Do you remember when you realized you were a caregiver?Did it seem like it happened “in an instant”?It can happen to us all – even celebrities, like my first guest on this podcast.Lee Woodruff is a writer, a contributing reporter for “CBS This Morning” and a contributing editor for Working Mother magazine. She also is the wife of Bob Woodruff, the journalist who succeeded Peter Jennings as the co-anchor of ABC World News Tonight in 2005.In January 2006, their lives changed “in an instant”, when Bob was critically injured by a roadside bomb while covering the war in Iraq.In an instant, Lee became caregiver for her husband with a traumatic brain injury.My second guest is Danielle Porter, a Music Therapist from Brooks Rehabilitation's Bartram Park campus. Danielle uses music to improve the quality of life for their residents. With her will be Danielle McGrath, Director of Marketing for Aging Services for the Bartram Campus. Together, they are helping their residents to find closer sense of community, so that they can achieve the highest level of recovery and participation in life.
Do you like to ride roller coasters?My husband likes them. He likes all the rides that spin and turn and go upside down.I think he is nuts.Besides, I am riding my own “roller coaster” – the caregiving roller coaster.You know what I mean. Caregiving has its own emotional ups and downs, and its own spins and turns – often sudden, like a roller coaster.My husband says that, to enjoy the roller coaster, you need be prepared for when the coaster turns and spins. That’s how it becomes fun.He’s right. We also must know how to be prepared for riding our caregiving roller coaster. That is how we can feel our reward.On this episode of Toula's Tips for Caregivers, my two special guests will guide you on how to prepare for riding the caregiving roller coaster.Danielle McGrath will be my guest host for this show. Danielle is a frequent guest on Toula’s Tips. She is the Director of Marketing for Aging Services for Brooks Rehabilitation. Danielle will be joined by Dr. Alaina Breitberg, a neuro-psychologist with Brooks Rehabilitation.Alaina and Danielle will talk about managing the difficult emotions and choices we face as caregivers. They will define “Compassion Fatigue”, explain the warning signs and give tips for overcoming the feelings of sadness and anger tat accompany caregiving.
Do you like to ride roller coasters?My husband likes them. He likes all the rides that spin and turn and go upside down.I think he is nuts.Besides, I am riding my own “roller coaster” – the caregiving roller coaster.You know what I mean. Caregiving has its own emotional ups and downs, and its own spins and turns – often sudden, like a roller coaster.My husband says that, to enjoy the roller coaster, you need be prepared for when the coaster turns and spins. That’s how it becomes fun.He’s right. We also must know how to be prepared for riding our caregiving roller coaster. That is how we can feel our reward.On this episode of Toula's Tips for Caregivers, my two special guests will guide you on how to prepare for riding the caregiving roller coaster.Danielle McGrath will be my guest host for this show. Danielle is a frequent guest on Toula’s Tips. She is the Director of Marketing for Aging Services for Brooks Rehabilitation. Danielle will be joined by Dr. Alaina Breitberg, a neuro-psychologist with Brooks Rehabilitation.Alaina and Danielle will talk about managing the difficult emotions and choices we face as caregivers. They will define “Compassion Fatigue”, explain the warning signs and give tips for overcoming the feelings of sadness and anger tat accompany caregiving.
Have you noticed how you have become a better caregiver over time?As you continue to care for your loved one, you learn better ways to provide the care, and to take care of yourself. You listen to my show and my wonderful guests, who share their suggestions and resources.This also is true for the great agencies in Jacksonville who are here to help you.On this Toula’s Tips For Caregivers Podcast, we will learn more. My guests are Elaine Serio, Administrator of the Brooks Bartram Lakes campus, and Danielle McGrath, Director of Marketing, Aging Services for Brooks.Brooks Bartram Lakes already provides exceptional care for seniors and those with memory disorders. Their assisted living facilities offer a safe and engaging environment. Their Green House Residences are the model that others try to follow to care for persons with Alzheimer’s and dementia.But Brooks didn’t stop. They have continued to improve their programs and provide more help for you and your loved one. They want to share with you what they learned about fall prevention strategies, outings and activities, and “adventures in dining.”
Have you noticed how you have become a better caregiver over time?As you continue to care for your loved one, you learn better ways to provide the care, and to take care of yourself. You listen to my show and my wonderful guests, who share their suggestions and resources.This also is true for the great agencies in Jacksonville who are here to help you.On this Toula’s Tips For Caregivers Podcast, we will learn more. My guests are Elaine Serio, Administrator of the Brooks Bartram Lakes campus, and Danielle McGrath, Director of Marketing, Aging Services for Brooks.Brooks Bartram Lakes already provides exceptional care for seniors and those with memory disorders. Their assisted living facilities offer a safe and engaging environment. Their Green House Residences are the model that others try to follow to care for persons with Alzheimer’s and dementia.But Brooks didn’t stop. They have continued to improve their programs and provide more help for you and your loved one. They want to share with you what they learned about fall prevention strategies, outings and activities, and “adventures in dining.”
Alzheimer's Speaks loves raising awareness and sharing resources to improve life for those dealing with dementia. Today our first guest will be Betty Robison, a Gerontology Educator at the Aging Institute the at University of Pittsburgh. She will review prevention tips for wandering and also a wandering profile. I promise this is a discussion you won't want to miss. I just met Betty when speaking out last month in PA and I was amazed and the great information she had to share and will be sharing with us here! Contact Betty Phone 412-864-2092 24/7 Aging Services 866-430-8742 Email Wanderinng Info Sheet Project Lifesafer Our second guest will be Andreas Forsland, founder of Smartstones. The world's first wearable communication device for non-verbal communication amongst a small mobile group. It is specifically designed for the hundreds of millions of parents and caregivers worldwide to mobilize care and support in an emergency, and provide daily reminders and maintain an emotional bond with their loved ones, providing encouragement during a recovery. Contact Andreas Website For more resources on Dementia and Caregiving go to Alzheimer's Speaks websiteSupport this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lisa Ramsey CEO and Founder of MCS, Inc. lisa@medihelper.com Lisa founded Medi-Cal Consulting Services, Inc. from her kitchen table with a DESIRE to be a RESOURCE IN THE COMMUNITIES of California. The experience she gained as a consultant for two major healthcare corporations, and with the additional knowledge she obtained as a Medi-Cal worker in two counties--and over sixteen years of experience makes her one of the leading experts in this field. Lisa provides in-depth training and consulting services to skilled nursing facilities, as well as conducting seminars for seniors and caregivers throughout California to assist in understanding long term care options. Lisa is an advocate for the elderly through active involvement in numerous professional associations, some of which are: Aging Services of California, California Association of Healthcare Facilities (CAHF), California Assisted Living Association (CALA), United Way of the Inland Valleys, and she also serves on the board for Inland Caregiver Resource Center (ICRC), and Riverside Community Health Foundation. Her passion is to empower those struggling with healthcare issues with knowledge of how to advocate by knowing your rights and being aware of what benefits & resources are available.
Laura Miller of Sapphire Daily Money Management combines her 25 years corporate background experience with a determined, resourceful and caring nature. As a consumer and senior advocate she is constantly contacting government agencies, credit card companies, banks, retail companies and charities on behalf of Sapphire clients. Laura is an active member of the American Association of Daily Money Managers.APN interviews a wide variety of experts in the field of aging services. Our programs invite you to join us in the process of discovering all that progressing through the life course entails...in a fun, and yet experienced way. Join Adult Placement Network every Monday at noon PST for Aging Resourcefully!
Laura Miller of Sapphire Daily Money Management combines her 25 years corporate background experience with a determined, resourceful and caring nature. As a consumer and senior advocate she is constantly contacting government agencies, credit card companies, banks, retail companies and charities on behalf of Sapphire clients. Laura is an active member of the American Association of Daily Money Managers.APN interviews a wide variety of experts in the field of aging services. Our programs invite you to join us in the process of discovering all that progressing through the life course entails...in a fun, and yet experienced way. Join Adult Placement Network every Monday at noon PST for Aging Resourcefully!
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