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June 12, 2018
Resources Available to Equip and Empower Advocates
Consumer Voice has a multitude of great products and resources available to equip and empower staff, volunteers, family members and long-term care consumers!
- Early bird registration is open for our 42nd Annual Conference October 22-24 in Alexandria, Virginia. Learn about the latest issues affecting long-term care consumers; hear from key experts about important policy initiatives; and network with your peers from around the country.
- Visit the Consumer Voice Online store for our new "Speak Up" buttons in honor of this year's Residents' Rights Month theme and to get copies of our popular Residents' Rights Posters and Fact Sheets.
- Plus, we have brand new residents' rights resources:
 
Residents' Rights bookmarks are laminated 2.5" x 8" bookmarks highlighting several essential residents' rights. The bookmarks are in large, easily readable print. They are perfect to give to volunteers, residents or other advocates!
 
Our new Residents' Rights poster series are a useful visual reminder of residents' rights, including a photo illustrating the right and quotes from residents. See all five posters in the series here.
Save more by purchasing posters and bookmarks together here.
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Consumer Voice's Robyn Grant Speaks About Bed Rails on the Nursing Home Abuse Podcast
Consumer Voice Director of Publicy Policy Robyn Grant was interviewed on The Nursing Home Abuse Podcast regarding bed rails in nursing homes. She spoke with nursing home abuse attorneys Rob Schenk and Will Smith about the dangers of bed rails. The discussion including information on how bed rails can cause entrapment, suffocation and falls; what to do if your loved one's bed has bed rails; alternatives to bed rails; and the regulations in place to protect residents. Listen to the podcast/read the transcript here. Find more information about the dangers of bed rails on the Consumer Voice issue page.
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CMS Webinar on Emergency Preparedness for Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding a webinar on Tuesday, June 19th at 1:00pm ET on Emergency Preparedness for Providers. The national webinar will address topics and questions related to the new CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule, the 1135 waiver and Lessons Learned (observations) within the past year. Register for the webinar here.
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EJCC Meeting Addresses Elder Abuse and Opioids
At the Elder Justice Coordinating Council's spring meeting, experts discussed the overlap between elder abuse and opioid addiction. Dr. Laura Mosqueda told the story of a hospice patient she treated. The patient was in pain so Dr. Mosqueda prescribed morphine, but the patient was still in pain. When Dr. Mosqueda tested the patient's blood, no morphine was in her system. Instead, someone had been stealing the patient's medication. Unfortunately, stories like this are becoming increasingly common. The meeting was attended by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, and Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Jay Clayton.
"We know that some older adults abuse opioids themselves and that many others also experience abuse, neglect, and exploitation by others as a result of opioid addiction," said Azar. "Across HHS, we're looking at approaches to help communities across our country that are suffering from addiction, including ways to support (Adult Protective Services) as they develop effective ways to prevent, detect and remediate the harm caused by opioid abuse."
For more information, read the full report from the meeting from ACL Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging Lance Robertson.
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is This Friday
The purpose of WEAAD is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect. Around the world, events will be held this Friday to raise awareness for this important issue. Put your event on the map and find ways to get involved on the WEAAD website.
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Spotlight on Resources
The Consumer Voice and the National Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC) have a multitude of resources available online covering a wide range of long-term care topics. Visit the Consumer Voice website and the NORC website to explore all the available resources. Take a look at this week's highlighted resource:
Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Misappropriation Fact Sheet
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In this Issue
Resources Available to Equip and Empower Advocates
Consumer Voice's Robyn Grant Speaks About Bed Rails on the Nursing Home Abuse Podcast
CMS Webinar on Emergency Preparedness for Providers
EJCC Meeting Addresses Elder Abuse and Opioids
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is This Friday
Spotlight on Resources
Calendar of Events
Wednesday, June 13: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Celebration: Leveraging National Resources to Build Strong Support for Older Adults, 4:00pm ET, Webinar from Elder Justice Initiative
Friday, June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Tuesday, June 19: National Emergency Preparedness Webinar for Providers, 1:00pm ET, Webinar from CMS
Tuesday, June 26: Ending Nursing Home Violence Between Residents: Prevention, Intervention, and Advocacy, 3:00pm ET, NORC Webinar
October: Residents' Rights Month, Speak Up: Know Your Rights and How to Use Them
October 22-24: Consumer Voice Annual Conference, Alexandria, Virginia
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CORRECTION: In last week's article on the U.S. House of Representatives Seniors Task Force Holding a Nursing Home Briefing on Capitol Hill, it was incorrectly noted that Toby Edelman spoke about a federal study indicating that the average resident needs 4.1 hours of direct care to meet their basic clinical needs. Richard Mollot made these comments.
Find the corrected article here.
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