Navigating the aging journey presents a multitude of hurdles from an elder’s viewpoint: Negotiating the intricacies of healthcare, managing uncertain financial terrains, sifting through vast amounts of information, handling legal matters, combating social isolation, coping with caregiver fatigue, making housing choices, and accessing suitable services. To effectively clarify and address these challenges requires targeted approaches. These include analyzing financial and insurance landscapes, differentiating care needs, making well-informed choices, crafting a personalized aging plan, and establishing connections with support networks and services.  These strategies aim to empower elders to sustain autonomy and functionality for as long as feasible.

Session II
2024 CMS Changes to Medicare Advantage Programs To Promote Elder Healthcare Equality

The CY 2024 final rule made several changes to the Medicare Advantage plans rules and regulations that are aimed at ensuring patient health equity, quality and safety. These changes were made in response to the concerns of patients, families, and healthcare providers. This presentation describes each of these improvements to the Medicare Advantage Plans which benefit patients, while correlating the case manager’s role.

Session III
Frail Elder Waiver Program:
What Professionals, Elders and Their Loved Ones Need to Know

Aging in place, staying at home and getting care within the community is what all of us want. The Frail Elder Waiver Program is a home-and-community-based program designed to accomplish exactly this for elders aged 60 and over who would otherwise need nursing facility care. The initial eligibility requirements can be confusing, and the annual certification process that used to be simple has become more and more detailed and frustrating. This seminar will discuss the many benefits of the Frail Elder Waiver Program to elders and their families and describe facets of eligibility and the application and redetermination processes. It will also consider strategies and next steps when faced with a denial.

These speakers are supported by Spano, Dawicki & Witt

Session IV

A Glimpse into Tomorrow: Ambient Tech and Aging

This speaker is supported by Minute Women Home Care.

 

Closing Session
Creating Positive Connections by “Being Present” using Integrative Health Therapies

This interactive presentation will discuss patterns of energy existing in the human body that have been recognized by civilizations throughout history. Carol and Pat will share their many years of energetic study with many years working in healthcare to provide valuable tools about how to understand and apply easy energetic techniques to create positive connections with patients, clients, families, colleagues. Attendees will learn to “pay attention” to “being present” with energy awareness techniques to quiet thoughts so that you are mindful of how they affect your interactions with others. Attendees will understand that awareness of the effect of our thoughts on your energetic system can affect how to better be “present” for those we serve and help. Attendees will learn energy techniques, resources, and interventions to enhance communication. We will discuss integrated health therapies and tools that can enhance energetic awareness that can be referred to patients, clients, families, and colleagues.

Carol Corio is supported by ComForCare