News Roundup – 3/18/2022

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month. March is also National Kidney Month.

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March is:

• Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
• National Nutrition Month
• World Down Syndrome Day (March 21)
• Brain Injury Awareness Month

April begins Autism Acceptance Month

General News Sources:

• Despite Seniors’ Strong Desire to Age in Place, the Village Model Remains a Boutique Option
• More Want Rent Control As It Gets Harder To Afford Food, Medicine, More
• As President Biden proposed, Medicare needs the ability to negotiate drug prices
• More employers are moving retirees to Medicare Advantage as they seek to reduce costs
• Advocates oppose bill to change senior care reforms
• Grassroots effort helps grandparent caregivers in Tennessee
• OpEd: Long-term care should be covered by Medicare. Until then, here are actions we can take
• Meet the Underdog of Senior Care (NYT)
• Older Americans Aren’t Bragging About Their Legacy
• Samuel L. Jackson on aging, ‘fighting the fear’ of Alzheimer’s
• Maryland Woman Pleads Guilty to Trying to Get Benefits
• Medicaid Spending on Home, Community-Based Services Up by $116B
• Let your family know your end-of-life wishes
• Court ruling will help Georgia motel residents
• Elder Care 101: Lifestyle Basics for Senior Citizens to Live a Comfortable Life
• Social Security & You: ‘Welfare’ for Disabled Kids With Wealthy Parents

Caregiving News:

• It’s compassionate for dementia caregivers to omit unnecessary facts
• Elderly care: Who’s taking care of grandma?
• Support for the Spousal Caregiver Should Not Be Delayed
• I, CAREGIVER: Educating the caregiver
• How the latest in telehealth is simplifying everyday life for seniors and caregivers
• Supporting Employees with Caregiving Responsibilities
• Walmart is an early mover with digital mental healthcare for caregivers—but the price of its new app could be too steep

Health and Healthcare Related News:

• CMS eyes ‘full-court sprint’ to nursing home staffing minimums rule (KHN Morning Briefing)
• Video Series: Hypothyroidism: Challenges in Optimal Patient Management
• Good End-of-Life Care Out of Reach for Many Black Nursing Home Residents
• If your loved one faces life-ending illness, hospice can offer care, support
• Six things that can help you manage urinary incontinence
• Blood test as possible diagnostic tool for Alzheimer’s disease
• Benefits of Pets in Assisted Living
• Will the “Long-Term Care Tax” be Coming to Your State Soon?
• Early intervention vital following traumatic brain injury
• Veterans Affairs completes a deep study of how it treats those with post-traumatic stress disorder

Special Needs News:

• Pandemic Medical Innovations Leave Behind People With Disabilities
• Autism and Psychosis: Is There a Connection?
• 5 Individualized Education Plan meeting tips for parents
• East Tennesseans push for equality on Disability Advocacy Day
• How the Auto Industry Assists Drivers With Disabilities
• Virtual schools can serve students with special needs—and do it well
• What Is Borderpolar? What to Know from the Expert Who Helped Discover the Mental Illness Term
• Psychosurgery and Mental Illness
• Kids with special health care needs can take small steps toward dental visits
• ‘Start Here’: A guide for parents of special needs kids (Youtube video)
• Tools To Help Special Needs Students
• East Tennessee photographer with Down Syndrome creating book for people with disorders

Events, Webcasts & Podcasts:

• Eight Part webinar series on Alzheimer’s beginning March 18, 2022 (Alzheimer’s Foundation of America)
• Trauma and Burnout in Autism: A Conversation, March 22, 12pm to 1pm ET
• CMS: The Many Facets of Advance Care Planning, March 23, 2022, 2pm ET
• Free Professionalism CLE by Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, March 24, 12:15pm to 1:30pm
• Disability Policy Seminar, March 28-30, 2022
• Older Adults’ Equity Collaborative (OAEC) Webinar on Services for Diverse Communities, March 31, 2022, 3:30-5:00 PM ET
• 2022 National Elder & Dependent Adult Abuse Symposium, April 27-29, 2022
• ACL Webinar Series: Engaging Community Health Workers in Evidence-Based Programs
• 2022 National Voices of Medicare Summit & Senator Jay Rockefeller Lecture, Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• 2022 NAELA Annual Conference, May 13-14, 2022, Scottsdale, Arizona
• TBA Elder law Forum, July 15, 2022
• Elder Abuse Conference (Oregon AG), October 20-21, 2021
• National Conference on Guardianship, Dallas, TX, October 22-25, 2022
• CareFreeMe – Virutal Study for memory loss patients considering retiring from driving

Government Sources:

• President Biden Announces Key Appointments to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
• Evidence to support VA pension, DIC, or accrued benefits claims
• NIH: Imaging technique shows Alzheimer’s impact on brain connections
• NIH: How proteins connect common neurodegenerative diseases
• NIH: Use of melatonin supplements rising among adults
• NIH: Finding the ‘Tipping Point’ to Permanent Kidney Damage
• NIH (Aging): Inside the brain: The role of neuropathology in Alzheimer’s disease research
• Health.Mil: Ringing in Your Ears Might Be a Sign of Hearing Loss
• AHRQ: Implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program in long-term care facilities across the US.
• GAO: Women Remain Underrepresented in Management Positions and Continue to Earn Less Than Male Managers

Retirement and Financial News:

• Here’s what to know about managing your debt in retirement
• Labor Department wants to investigate crpto in retirement accounts
• How doctors view retirement
• Ways to Help Protect Your Retirement Against Inflation with a Plan Built to Last
• Required Minimum Distribution Confusion in 2022
• How to Eliminate Tax on Some Roth IRA Conversions
• Wealthy Clients can turn mortgage into a big tax deduction
• Handling Excess IRA Contributions
• The Woman’s Guide To Collecting Social Security
• Bucket List Living emerges as financial planning trend
• Roth Conversions and Contributions: 10 Principles to Understand
• Building Wealth Should Be a Family Affair
• The basics of long-term care insurance
• As Cryptocurrency Wealth Grows, Some Donors Find It Difficult to Give
• Monitoring Concurrent Life Expectancies (Ed Slott)
• Use points to plan vacations for spring or summer, travel expert says: They’ll never ‘be more valuable than they are today’
• How to Better Understand the Psyche of the Seller
• Nearly Half of Americans Say They Pay Too Much in Taxes
• Getting the Family Business Owner To Act on Succession Planning
• Pressure Mounts on DOL For Fiduciary Rule Updates

Legal News:

• CMA Alert | March 10, 2022
• Podcast: Celebrity Estate of Pat Bowlen and the Future of the Denver Broncos
• How To End A Domestic Partnership In Texas?
• Powers of Attorney, Wills, and Trusts
• Fifth Circuit: Remand to Determine Disability was Not a “Second Bite at the Apple” for Insurer
• The Power of Attorney and Other Ways to Protect Your Interests
• How to choose a legal decision-maker as you get older – 3 things to consider

Not New, But Worth Remembering:

• Genworth Cost of Care Survey
• VA: Geriatrics and Extended Care
• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15th
• VA Mental Health Resource Page

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