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May 23, 2017
Registration is Now Open for the Consumer Voice Annual Conference
The Consumer Voice Annual Conference is back in Washington, DC from November 5-8, 2017, and we can't wait to see you there!
Register now!
At the 2017 Conference, attendees will enjoy:
- Plenary and workshop sessions addressing the latest issues affecting long-term care consumers
- A visit to Capitol Hill for a planned plenary session
- Hearing from key federal and state experts about important policy initiatives and best practices
- Networking with your peers from around the country
The 2017 Conference will include plenaries and sessions addressing such topics as:
- Residents' perspectives on quality care and quality of life
- The revised nursing home regulations, guidance, and new survey process
- Care coordination as the lynchpin to quality care
- Development of quality elder care guidelines for in-home care
- Preventing and responding to sexual assault in long-term care
- The relationship between resident satisfaction and quality of life
- Ombudsman Volunteer Program Management
- 30 years after OBRA ’87 – a look at nursing home quality
….. and much, much more. You don’t want to miss it! Check out a preliminary agenda here.
And don't forget - we're back at the Renaissiance Capital View Hotel in 2017!
For more information about the agenda, pre-conference intensives, group discounts and registration rates, click here.
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May 31st Webinar on LTCOP Volunteer Management
Register today for the May 31st webinar on LTCOP Volunteer Management: Model Materials and Sharing Best Practices. This 90-minute webinar is applicable to all staff representatives who recruit, train, and work with volunteer Ombudsman program representatives. We’ll share the new model volunteer intake and risk management materials (e.g., application form, interview questions, code of ethics, acknowledgement form) and highlight recruitment ideas.
Speakers include Amity Overall-Laib, Director, National Ombudsman Resource Center; Carol Scott, Ombudsman Specialist, National Ombudsman Resource Center; and Lenè Garrett, Volunteer Recruitment Specialist, Oregon Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.
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Hawaii State Ombudsman Recieves Advocacy Award
Hawaii State Long-Term Care Ombudsman John McDermott is a recipient of the 2017 HARA Shining Light Award. Each year HARA honors certain individuals and organizations who have demonstrated an understanding of issues important to seniors and have been strong advocates for seniors. The award will be presented at the 2017 HARA/Kokua Council Legislative Review on Wednesday, May 24th at the Hawaii State Capitol.
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CMS Provides Update on Special Focus Facility Initiative
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided an update on the Special Focus Facility (SFF) Initiative. The update provides a list of nursing homes that have had a history of serious quality issues and are included in a special program to encourage improvements. CMS provides tables with facilities in five different categories 1.) New Additions; 2.) Not Improved; 3.) Improving; 4.) Recently Graduated and 5.) No Longer in Medicare and Medicaid. The website is part of an effort from CMS to address the problem of chronically under-performing nursing homes. Read the update here.
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Materials Available from Webinar on Financial Abuse and Medicaid Denials
Materials are now available from Justice in Aging's recent webinar on Elder Financial Abuse and Medicaid Denials. For low-income older adults who rely on Medicaid for their long-term care, financial exploitation can be devastating. In some cases, older adults who are victims of financial abuse have been denied Medicaid eligibility because their abuser will not turn over their bank records. Losing Medicaid eligibility can mean some older adults can no longer pay for their nursing home care and can be threatened with eviction or involuntary discharge. This webinar covered how to identify victims of elder financial abuse, what problems exploitation can cause with Medicaid eligibility, and how legal services attorneys can help clients receive Medicaid benefits. View the slides and issue brief and watch the recording.
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Law Enforcement Training on Elder Financial Exploitation
The Department of Justice's Elder Justice Initiative is offering a law enforcement training opportunity. A one-day seminar on financial crimes against seniors is offered in collaboration with the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). The course will address the problem of financial exploitation of seniors with topics including working with senior victims, examining documents like bank records and powers of attorney, and resources for investigation and community awareness. Applications for this training are due by July 1, 2017. For more information, click here.
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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:
How to Prevent, Detect and Report Financial Exploitation in Nursing Homes - This fact sheet, geared towards consumers, provides tools to protect yourself from financial exploitation.
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In this Issue
Registration is Now Open for the Consumer Voice Annual Conference
May 31st Webinar on LTCOP Volunteer Management
Hawaii State Ombudsman Recieves Advocacy Award
CMS Provides Update on Special Focus Facility Initiative
Materials Available from Webinar on Financial Abuse and Medicaid Denials
Law Enforcement Training on Elder Financial Abuse
Spotlight on Resources
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Consumer Voice 41st Annual Conference
November 5-8, 2017
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Calendar of Events
Wednesday, May 31: LTCOP Volunteer Management: Model Materials and Sharing of Best Practices, 3:00pm ET, NORC Webinar
Thursday, June 15: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
November 5-8, 2017: Consumer Voice 41st Annual Conference, Arlington, VA
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