The report illustrates the national impact of the SMP program, based on OIG’s analysis of data collected annually from programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This presentation will illustrate how implementing dementia awareness in one of the world's most renowned tourist destinations transcends community outreach, fostering a worldwide impact.

Pension Regional Counseling Programs (PRCPs) provide individuals with many pension-related access services, including advice, outreach, referral, location of lost plans, and representation in administrative proceedings. All services are provided regardless of age or income.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is seeking input to inform a possible revision of the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Manual. Comments are sought on a variety of topics, including whether OMB should consider adding “care workers” as a detailed occupation (and how the occupation should be named and described). 

On behalf of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Mathematica is issuing a call for measures as part of CMS’ process to make updates to the Home- and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set. Anyone can suggest measures for addition or removal.

With this funding, the Puerto Rico Ombudsman Office for the Elderly will be able to expand their ability to continue to assist older adult survivors by expanding their project from 15 senior centers to up to 51 senior centers, providing these vital community centers with emergency shelf-stable meals and solar panels, as well as cisterns for 19 centers.

Please join the Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR) webinar on climate change, health, and disability with presenter Marcalee Alexander, M.D., editor-in-chief, The Journal of Climate Change and Health; president, Sustain Our Abilities; and affiliate faculty, Climate and Health Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Peter Hunt, Ph.D., scientific program manager, Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, will moderate.

This national webinar — the second hosted by the Grassroots Project — provides an opportunity to hear from community organizers and disability advocates about building coalitions by collaborating with local, state, and regional partners. This webinar will give attendees greater insight into strategies and tools for building coalitions that are sustainable and adaptable, as well as the challenges that inevitably present themselves.

Join ACL’s National Caregiver Support Collaborative (NCSC) for a webinar on caregiver assessment best practices and state efforts to implement assessments in the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP), Native American Caregiver Support Program (NACSP), and related programs.

ACL is awarding grants to three University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDDs) to begin a new five-year cycle to further generate knowledge to support the independence and inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in all aspects of community life.