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Join NASHP | National Academy for State Health Policy webinar, July 15 at 2pm ET, to learn more about state efforts in Minnesota and Arizona to work with Tribes to improve the long-term services and supports delivered to American Indian/Alaska Native elders & their caregivers. The webinar speakers are: - Patricia Sutton (Navajo/Diné, Cheyenne/Tsitsistas, and Arapaho/Hinónoʼeitíít), Tribal Liaison, Division of Aging and Adult Services, Arizona Department of Economic Security - Elaina Seep, Policy Specialist, National Resource Center on Native American Aging - Dr. Jasmine Grika (Cheyenne River Sioux/Red Lake Nation), Tribal Collective Supervisor, Transitions, Tribal, Transformations Division, Minnesota Department of Human Services - John A. Anderson, Money Follows the Person Tribal Initiative Project Lead, Minnesota Department of Human Services FFI and to register: https://ow.ly/PIO850Sx6Av

Teams from hospitals, health systems & ambulatory sites of care | American Hospital Association has launched recruitment for its sixth #AgeFriendly Health Systems Action Community convening in September. Teams are invited to join this free, seven-month, virtual action community to implement the Age-Friendly Health Systems evidence-based framework that improves health outcomes for older adult patients. Find out more and enroll through September: https://ow.ly/bHpi50StZ85 View the Invitation to Join Guide: https://ow.ly/kLm450StZ84 IHI The Catholic Health Association of the United States

📑 ANNUAL REPORT | Last year marked a turning point in our mission to improve the care of older adults. With the help of our grantees and partners, we expanded the number of care settings using the 4Ms Framework to more than 3,800, influenced policymakers to introduce the GUIDE Model for dementia care, and supported the dissemination of tools to discuss palliative care. We're paving the way for inclusive, evidence-based care. Let's keep pushing boundaries for the well-being of older adults everywhere. Explore it here: https://bit.ly/JAHF_AR2023 #AgeFriendlyCare #PivotalMoments #OlderAdults

ARTICLE | EDC feature on "Bringing a Comprehensive Approach to Dementia Care" roundtable conversation on resources and recent innovations in the field including the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. In this roundtable discussion, EDC’s Kristin Lees Haggerty leads a conversation about how the National Dementia Care Collaborative at EDC and Best Programs for Caregiving are working to advance the GUIDE Model’s goals and improve the current state of dementia care. The GUIDE Model - launched by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - is an eight-year demonstration project to transform support for caregivers and people living with dementia. Kristin Lees Haggerty's guests are EDC’s Gary Epstein-Lubow, a geriatric psychiatrist, and two experts from the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging: David Bass, senior vice president of research and education, and Morgan Minyo, a research scientist. Read: https://ow.ly/KNFY50SthCP

WEBINAR 7/10 | Join The Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program Coordinating Center (GWEP-CC) webinar on "What Matters and Patient Priorities Care." Hear from: - Tim Farrell, MD, who will present on the importance of 'what matters' in implementing age-friendly care and talk about the University of Utah Health journey in achieving the highest level of Age-Friendly recognition at Level-2. - Angela Catic, MD and Lea Kiefer, MPH who will speak about the continued expansion of Patient Priorities Care, including the Implementation Toolkit and My Health Priorities. Learn more and register: https://ow.ly/WPxX50StgAx IHI #GWEP #AgeFriendly

APPLY BY 7/12 | FELLOWSHIP: The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the Journalists Network on Generations are accepting applications — from journalists who represent general-audience or ethnic/community news outlets in the U.S. and who are covering/wish to cover issues in #aging — for the 15th year of the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program. By 2030, one-fifth of the country’s population will be age 65+, with the fastest growing segment being ethnic minorities. The effects of this demographic shift permeate every aspect of American life — with important social, economic, and health implications. This program's goals are to educate journalists about issues in aging, better allowing them to spread a new awareness to general audiences and ethnic or targeted communities (such as LGBTQ, disability, or gender-focused groups); and to disseminate accurate information about new scientific findings, policy debates, innovations, and evidence-based solutions. Additionally, the program is structured to build three bridges: to connect working reporters with experts in the field; to link journalists new to the complex issues of aging with experienced age-beat reporters; and ultimately to channel reporters’ enhanced knowledge — fortified by current research — to their communities, in their own languages. Learn more & apply: https://ow.ly/WTs350Si4qX Association of Health Care Journalists | Next Avenue | KFF Health News

🎉 Congratulations to CHI Memorial Center for Healthy Aging for achieving recognition as an #AgeFriendly Health System — Committed to Care Excellence in its ongoing efforts to ensure age-friendly care for all #OlderAdults. Read more: https://ow.ly/4PcP50SqolK

📑 NEW RELEASE | Administration for Community Living released the 2023 Profile of Older Americans, an annual summary of critical statistics related to the older population in the U.S. The profile illustrates the shifting demographics of #OlderAdults & has a section on #caregiving. Explore it here: https://ow.ly/iOsm50Sqo5n

READ | Leadership roles may help empower CNAs, enhance job satisfaction and reduce feelings of not being a valued team member while improving the quality of care delivered to residents. CNAs will have more opportunities to lead & facilitate the implementation of the 4Ms Framework. Read more from McKnight's Long-Term Care News, "Optimizing CNAs in age-friendly delirium care": https://ow.ly/MrJr50SqnI6

👩��� WEBINAR | Join American Geriatrics Society GWEP-CC for its webinar Monday, July 10 at 2pm ET focused on What Matters and Patient Priorities Care. Timothy Farrell, MD, will present on the importance of What Matters in implementing #AgeFriendly care & University of Utah Health's journey in achieving its recognition. Angela Catic, MD and Lea Kiefer, MPH will speak about the continued expansion of Patient Priorities Care, such as its Implementation Toolkit and My Health Priorities. Register here: https://ow.ly/T9Mw50SphjN