Updates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office (MMCO) is pleased to announce the
following update:
- Training Opportunity: Supporting
Family Caregivers of Older Adults through Times of Stress and
Isolation
Training Opportunity
Supporting Family Caregivers of Older Adults through Times
of Stress and Isolation
Date/Time: Thursday, April 30,
2020, 12:00pm–1:30 pm EDT
This webinar will offer strategies for supporting caregivers
and their loved ones, up-to-date information on facilitating access to
health and social supports from which caregivers might benefit, and
practical tips for addressing the specific needs of caregivers
experiencing social isolation and stress-related conditions. Speakers
will also include strategies that are relevant in virtual settings.
Featured Speakers:
- Erin
E. Emery-Tiburcio, Ph.D., ABPP, Co-Director of Rush Center for
Excellence in Aging at Rush University Medical Center
- Kathy
Kelly, Executive Director, Family Caregiver Alliance/National Center
on Caregiving
- Bryan
Godfrey, LCSW; Care Management Social Worker, UNC Geriatrics
Specialty Clinic
Intended Audience:
This webinar is intended for a wide range of stakeholders,
including frontline workers; staff at health plans, including Medicare-Medicaid
Plans (MMPs), Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs), and managed
LTSS plans; and other health care and community-based organizations who
are interested in strategies and programs for supporting caregivers of
older adults.
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