CMA Webinar on Medicare for individuals under 65

 

Free Webinar

Best Practices and Tips for Education, Resources, and Community Collaboration
to Assist Medicare Individuals Under Age 65

Special Guest Presenter: Ben Belton, Social Security Administration

January 19, 2017, 2:00–3:00pm EST

 

Posted on behalf of Barbara Finch, Children & Adult Network Director

Santa Barbara County Department of Social Services

 

Community Based Organizations and Health Care Partnerships

Through support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is collaborating with the Nonprofit Finance Fund and the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities to identify and disseminate best practices for partnership models between community-based organizations (CBOs) and health care systems, especially those that serve low-income and vulnerable populations. As you are well aware, it is increasingly clear that CBOs play a valuable role in helping patients access much-needed social services.

We are inviting partners to share this request for information (RFI) survey with relevant organizations that have formed such partnerships, to help advance what we know about these critical relationships. The survey is designed to: (1) identify promising models and challenges for building effective partnerships; (2) inform funding and policies; and (3) advance effective partnerships across the nation. Ideally the survey will uncover a wide variety of partnership models between non-profit and for-profit CBOs (e.g., housing organizations, workforce development agencies, food banks, early childhood education providers) and health care systems (e.g., health systems, hospitals, providers, and insurers, state and local public health entities), so we encourage a broad array of organizations to complete the questionnaire – feel free to share this with any relevant organizations.                  

Key RFI findings will be synthesized and shared widely through publications, webinars, and other. Using RFI responses, we will select up to five partnerships to showcase nationally as case studies.

We encourage you to share this with your partners who are engaged in such work and can contribute to an emerging knowledge base.  Please complete the RFI by Friday, January 27, 2017.  We'll be posting a blog on this next week, so if its easiest to perhaps tweet this to your followers as a way of promoting this among interested partners, let us know and we'll give you a heads up on this! 

Posted on behalf of Kathleen Riel, Program Manager

Independent Living Resource Center, Inc.

Serving the Tri-Counties of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo

 

 

 

Healthcare Coverage Event

 

 

 

Posted by Monica Ray, Associate, Population Health

Cottage Health

 

Friendship Center News - January 2017

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Sharing The Care Since 1976  About Us For Caregivers Programs Make A Donation Events Contact Us CONNECTIONS Weekly Classes For those in early stages of memory loss, lunch included. MONTECITO Mondays 10 am - 2 pm    Call 805-969-0859 GOLETA    Thursdays 9:30 am - 1:30 pm Call 805-845-7442    Support Group Meetings MONTECITO Caregivers Group3rd Mondays  2 - 3:30 pm  w/Luciana Mitzkun Veterans Group   3rd Mondays  2 - 3:30 pm  w/Carol Metcalf     GOLETA Caregivers Group  1st Wednesdays  10 -11:30 am  w/Barbara Davies Early Stage Group 2nd & 4th Wednesdays  1:30 - 3 pm w/Joe Wheatley      Family caregivers receive support and counseling, respite care available during meetings.  Please call in advance to arrange.   Montecito 805-969-0859 Goleta 805-845-7442    Stay Connected      Top 5 Reasons for Choosing Adult Day Services The U.S.population over the age of 65 has grown 3 times faster than the population under 65, with a 30-year life-expectancy increase in the past 100 years. We are living longer, but not necessarily healthier. Risks of suffering from chronic, limiting conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis, and dementia increase with age. As more people live into their 80s and 90s, more people require custodial care, supervision, and assistance performing activities of daily living. Nearly half of our six million adults over age 85 need assistance performing everyday activities such as keeping the house, preparing meals, bathing, and getting around in and outside the home. In response to their gradual loss of independence, family members step up and become caregivers, assuming responsibility for guarding their health, safety, and dignity. Family caregivers (unpaid) provide 83% percent of the help provided to older adults. They also help mitigate other factors associated with increased dependency, such as loss of social outlets, loneliness, depression, and apathy. Many seniors have in their closest relative not only their sole caregiver but also their single source of social contact. CONTINUE READING Click for tickets and full event information! brainfitness for life      The Brain Fitness For Life seminar is based on research on the brain's ability to change, adapt, and rewire itself. This cognitive-enhancing program is open to all those who are interested in learning strategies on how to strengthen the brain and develop healthy brain habits.   6-week series . Wednesdays . 10 am - noon   Next series: Feb. 1 to Mar. 18   All Saints-by-the-Sea . 86 Eucalyptus Lane . Montecito   Contact Luciana @ 805 969-0859 to reserve your spot. Limited to 14 participants. Cost: $150 Open House and Book Signing Wednesday, January 18 1 - 3 p.m. 89 Eucalyptus Lane, Montecito Please join us for cookies, treats, and tea at our open house and book signing. Our Family Services Director, Luciana Mitzkun will be presenting her latest book Ahead of Dementia   Proceeds will benefit Friendship Center. SHINE ONLY. No need to RSVP. Come as you are! Friendship Center | 805-969-0859 | www.friendshipcentersb.org 89 Eucalyptus Lane . Santa Barbara . CA . 93108 820 N Fairview Ave . Goleta . CA . 93117  Copyright © 2017. All Rights Reserved.

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Pilot project to help seniors get assistance at home

To ensure vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities continue to receive at-home medical services, CenCal Health is launching a pilot project with Doctors Assisting Seniors at Home (DASH) to serve its members. The program helps seniors and persons with disabilities feel comfortable and safe living in their own home knowing that medical care is a phone call away. To learn more, visit https://www.noozhawk.com/article/pilot_project_to_help_seniors_get_assistance_at_home.

Dementia: Current Trends and Future Directions

The Alzheimer's Association, California Central Chapter is planning for our Dementia:  Current Trends and Future Directions conference, to be held at the Ventura Beach Marriott on June 8, 2017. Our planning committee would like to invite you to take a short survey to help us identify topics that have value and importance for you.

Click on this link to be taken to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G6FMXPJ

We invite you to share this survey with your colleagues. Please complete the survey by Friday, January 6, 2017 and thank you in advance for your opinion.

Posted on behalf of Donna K Beal, MPH, MCHES, Vice President of Program Services and Advocacy, Alzheimer's Association California Central Chapter

CMS Issues Dementia Guidance

Last week, guidance was released for home- and community-based settings that serve persons at risk for wandering, including those with dementia. In the guidance, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) clarified that settings (primarily residential and adult day settings) serving Medicaid beneficiaries at risk for unsafe wandering may employ various kinds of secured egress for the safety of those beneficiaries, as long as a person-centered approach is used for every individual, and safety restrictions are documented in the person-centered service plan.

The guidance also offers best practices and examples of how to ensure individuals' integration in their internal and broader communities. The Association has been working closely with CMS on this important issue since the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Final Rule was released in 2014, conducting a series of meetings to ensure that CMS understands the nature of dementia, wandering, and the need to balance safety and autonomy in HCBS settings. These conversations culminated in formal comments and reports by the Alzheimer's Association and the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL). We are pleased to see that recommendations from all of these documents are reflected in the new CMS guidance. The Association's comments can be found here;", the CEAL reports here, and CMS' guidance here.

Posted on behalf of Donna K Beal, MPH, MCHES, Vice President of Program Services and Advocacy, Alzheimer's Association California Central Chapter