Conference Program

12:30–2:00 PM and 2:30–3:30 PM
Technology, Accessibility
& Transportation
Symposium
MO157 An Innovative Model of Technology
Strategies That Promote Aging in Place
in Low-Income Housing Settings
12:30 PM | Crystal B (West Tower, Green Level)
This expert panel will provide a model of innovative and
evidence-based technology-driven strategies that promote
aging in place for older adults in low-income housing. Learn how
this model has been successfully implemented through a
Minnesota Department of Human Services Live Well at Home
grant. Strategies include Healthsense, It’s Never 2 Late, Caregiver
Tablets, and CARES Dementia Training.
Presenters: Catherine Berghoff, Vice President of Innovation and
Care Solutions, Avinity; Joseph Gaugler, PhD, Long-Term Care
Professor in Nursing, University of Minnesota School of Nursing;
John Hobday, Founder and CEO, HealthCare Interactive®, Inc;
Jack York, Founder, It’s Never 2 Late.
Symposium
MO159 Building a Community-Based Sustainable
Telehealth Intervention Program for Seniors
12:30 PM | Columbus GH (East Tower, Gold Level)
The impact of a low-cost telehealth intergenerational program
with community-dwelling older adults will be discussed. The
purpose of the program is to raise awareness of wellness within
skyrocketing healthcare costs, and reduce 30-day hospital
readmission and ER visits. Information to replicate the study will
be provided.
Presenters: Mae Carpenter, MS, Commissioner, Westchester
County Department of Senior Programs and Services; Jean Coppola,
PhD, Associate Professor, Pace University; John Migliaccio, PhD,
President, Maturity Mark Services Co.; Colette Phipps, MSW,
Research Analyst, Westchester County Department of Senior
Programs and Services; David Putrino, PhD, Director of Telemedicine
and Virtual Rehabilitation, Burke Medical Research Institute.
MO161 Quantifying the Positive Effects of Music and
Memory iPods and iPads for Dementia Care
12:30 PM | Haymarket (West Tower, Bronze Level)
This session will discuss the implementation and findings from a
pilot study to assess engagement of Music & Memory and iPads
for individuals with dementia residing in six Wisconsin-based
Assisted Living Communities. The study was conducted by
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Center for Health Systems
Research and Analysis.
Presenters: Debra Dodds, MA, Team Gerontologist, Generation
Connect; Jay Ford, PhD, FACHE, FHIMSS, Associate Scientist, Center
for Health Systems Research and Analysis, University of Wisconsin-
Madison College of Engineering; Julie Hyland, Director, Wisconsin
Music & Memory Student Program, Music & Memory; Michael
Potteiger, Entrepreneur Studies, Founder, Generation Connect.
2:30–3:30 PM
Highlighted Session
MO163 Influencers in Aging: Innovation and
the Future of Aging in America
2:30 PM | Columbus GH (East Tower, Gold Level)
Sponsored by Next Avenue.
For the past two years Next Avenue has recognized 50 remarkable
people who are redefining what it means to grow old in
America. Join us for a conversation with some of the 2016
Influencers in Aging. They will discuss the future of aging in
America and the role innovation will play.
Presenters: Michael Adams, MA, JD, Chief Executive Officer,
Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE); Bob Blancato,
MPA, President, Matz, Blancato & Associates; Susan Donley,
Publisher and Managing Director, Next Avenue; Terry Fulmer, PhD,
RN, FAAN, President, The John A. Hartford Foundation; Sarita
Gupta, Executive Director, Jobs With Justice.
2:30–3:30 PM | 60-Minute Workshops
Aging in Community
MO165 Age-Friendly Silicon Valley:
Organizing and Moving Political Will
2:30 PM | Crystal C (West Tower, Green Level)
In 2015, using the Ecological Model of Aging, Santa Clara County
and its 15 diverse cities embarked on a regional initiative to guide
individual cities and the county to join the World Health Organization
Network of Age Friendly cities. Learn how the multidisciplinary
team developed a community organizing model engaging
seniors, stakeholders and elected officials in the process.
Presenters: Tracey Gott, MA, Recreation Supervisor, City of San Jose;
Vanessa Merlano, MS, RD, Older Adults Injury Prevention Health
Education, Santa Clara County Public Health; Diana Miller, MA,
Seniors’ Agenda Project Manager, Santa Clara County Social Services;
Mary O’Meara, MA, Recreation Superintendent, City of San Jose.
MO167 Creating a New Normal:
Sustainability Lessons From an
Adult Day Service Plus Program
2:30 PM | Atlanta (West Tower, Gold Level)
A common pitfall of evidence-based interventions is the
difficulty of integrating them into everyday practice. We will
describe the implementation of the Adult Day Service Plus
Program in two centers in which the Normalization Process
Theory served as a framework for planning, adaptation, integration
and evaluation. Emphasis will focus on processes necessary
to embed this multifaceted care management program into
routinized practice.
Presenters: Linda Samia, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, University
of Southern Maine; Elizabeth Weaver, MS, LSW, Project Manager,
Dementia Capable Service Expansion, Southern Maine Agency
on Aging.
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