Conference Program

1:00–2:30 PM
Business & Leadership
TH207 Understanding How Families Access
and Use LTSS
1:00 PM | Columbus EF (East Tower, Gold Level)
Whether the need for long-term care emerges suddenly due to
medical crisis or gradually as a result of illness or aging, consumers
face many challenges as they seek out appropriate and
affordable care options. This session explores findings from a
study of how consumers identify LTSS care options, the information
sources they rely upon, and how adequately consumer
needs are being met.
Presenters: Sandy Markwood, MS, CEO, National Association of
Area Agencies on Aging (n4a); Eileen Tell, MPH, Principal and CEO,
ET Consulting LLC; Steve Vandegrift, CEO, Pipeline Success.
TH209 When I’m 65: Educating and Engaging
Communities About Retirement Realities
1:00 PM | Comiskey (West Tower, Bronze Level)
Following the introduction of the When I’m 65 documentary
and engagement program at the AiA16 conference, the
Investor Protection Institute will present program developments
and resources accessible to ASA members. Program
developments include engagement videos developed by states
and other updates on what various states are doing to implement
the program.
Presenters: Don Blandin, MPA, President and CEO, Investor Protection
Trust; Kerry Hannon, Contributing Editor/Columnist/Author, The
New York Times, PBS Next Avenue, Forbes; Cindy Hounsell, JD,
President, Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER).
Caregiving
TH211 Innovation in Direct Care Worker Training
1:00 PM | Columbus AB (East Tower, Gold Level)
Three organizations funded by CMS/CMMI’s Health Care
Innovations Award implemented robust training programs for
direct care workers caring for complex/high-risk patients.
Preliminary data indicate positive effects on direct care workers’
reported skillset and confidence to perform their jobs. This
session will describe the training programs, elaborate on
preliminary outcomes, describe implementation successes and
challenges, and discuss implications for replication.
Presenters: Corinne Eldridge, Executive Director, California
Long-Term Care Education Center; Jennifer Satorius, MSW,
Research Scientist; Lynne Snyder, PhD, MPH, Senior Research
Scientist; both of NORC at The University of Chicago.
Symposium
Clinical Care & Transitions
TH213 Patient-Centered Medical Homes and
Community-Based Organization Partnership
in Caring for Older Adults
1:00 PM | Wrigley (West Tower, Bronze Level)
This symposium will highlight a white paper, “Patient-Centered
Medical Homes (PCMHs) and the Care of Older Adults” by the
Hartford PCMH Change Agents Program. PCMHs are now
recognizing the need for connecting to community-based
organizations that have access to long-term service supports,
self-management programs, care transitions programs and
dealing with social determinant needs. The approach to partnership
will be explored.
Presenters: Joan Hatem-Roy, MSW, LICSW, Assistant Executive
Director; Jennifer Raymond, MBA, Director, Evidence-Based
Programs; both of Elder Services of Merrimack Valley, Inc.; Robert
Schreiber, MD, CMD, Medical Director, Evidence-Based Programs,
Hebrew SeniorLife.
TH215 The POLST Paradigm: Care Across
the Continuum Toolkit
1:00 PM | Water Tower (West Tower, Bronze Level)
The POLST Paradigm: Care Across the Continuum Toolkit is a
resource for hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and primary care
offices that work with persons who are seriously ill or frail and
potentially near death. Learn best practices in how to implement
the POLST Paradigm to improve care in your facility and your
community.
Presenters: Mercedes Bern-Klug, PhD, Associate Professor, University
of Iowa School of Social Work; Jane Dohrmann, MSW, Director,
Honoring Your Wishes, Iowa City Hospice; Amy Vandenbroucke, JD,
Executive Director, National POLST Paradigm.
Diversity & Cultures of Aging
TH217 Cultural Diversity and Caregiving:
Improving Quality in Elder Care
1:00 PM | Columbus CD (East Tower, Gold Level)
The rates and quality of elder care vary across cultures. Learn how
cultural perceptions of the caregiving role, use of support services
and clinical presentations of cognitive and psychological changes
have different effects on quality of care, and how decisions are
impacted by cultural and social expectations, traditions and stigma.
Presenters: Vini Kalra, Graduate Student, Illinois School of Professional
Psychology; Kevin Kukoleck, PsyD, Director, Northwest
Suburban Intern Consortium; Dorothy Nguyen, MA, PsyD(c),
Doctoral Student, Illinois School of Professional Psychology; Emily
Sproule, Northwest Suburban Intern Consortium.
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