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The Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging is the local host for Regional Networking Meetings of the American Society on Aging. Meetings are held four or five times a year.
PAST ASA REGIONAL NETWORKING FORUMS
Changing Demographics: What the American Community Survey Reveals about Cuyahoga County's Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
9am (sign-in & networking); 9:30am to 10:30am (presentation)
Kresge Room, Kethley House, 11900 Fairhill Road, Cleveland 44120
Mark Salling, PhD, Director of Northern Ohio Data & Information Service at Cleveland State University, will discuss the recent American Community Survey, what it shows about changes in Cuyahoga County demographics of older adults and individuals with disabilities, and compare to state and national statistics relevant to delivery of health and social services. Download flyer
Medicare Part D Update for 2012
Friday, September 30, 2011
2:30pm sign-in; program begins at 3pm
Kresge Room, Kethley House, 11900 Fairhill Road, Cleveland 44120
Semanthie Brooks, Director of Community Advocacy, and Lee Fisher, Benefits Enrollment Center Supervisor, of the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, will share the latest information on Medicare Part D changes for 2012. Download flyer
The Ohio Department of Aging's Plans to Advance Ohio's Aging Network
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
10:00am sign-in; program begins at 10:30am
Community Room at McGregor, 14900 Private Drive, E Cleveland 44112
Bonnie Kantor-Burman, Director of the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA), will share ODA's plans for changes to PASSPORT and the Area Agencies on Aging that are intended to improve quality and the efficiency of operations. She will also discuss ODA's vision for Ohio's Aging Network and its role in care coordination and managed care.
One continuing education contact hour available for social workers and nurses.
Questions? Call 216. 373.1686 or e-mail info@benrose.org
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Check back soon for photos and video highlights!

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| Balancing the Long-Term Services and Supports System in Ohio |
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011
8:30 am registration
9am to 10am program
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Northeast Ohio ASA Networking Event, featuring Roland Hornbostel, Deputy Director of Programs and Policy for the Ohio Department of Aging. One continuing education credit available for social workers and nurses. Download flyer
Missed the program? Check out the slide show here!
Photo highlights!
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| Medicare Part D: Helping Beneficiaries to Make the Right Choices in 2011 |
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October 28 , 2010
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SEMANTHIE BROOKS, MSW, LISW, LEE FISHER, BS, and JACQUELYNE AVERYHEART, NCBA trainee, shared the latest information on policies and practices affecting the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit, as well information on accessing benefits.
Missed the program? You can check out the summary here.
Want more information on Medicare Part D and other benefits? Visit the Benefits Enrollment Center.
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| The Impending Caregiver Crisis: Proposal for a National Initiative |
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August 5, 2010 |
RICHARD C. BIRKEL, PhD, MPA, Executive Director, Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, joined us for an informational program and networking opportunity.
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An ASA Regional Networking Meeting was held April 7, 2010. The program, Creating Integrated Service Systems Through Information Technology, featured CORINDA CROSSDALE, LMSW, Director, Office for the Aging/Adult Services, Monroe County , NY, and JOHN PIERCE, JD, PhD, Retired Deputy Director, Office of Information Management, Department of Human Services, Allegheny County , PA, who joined us for an informational program and networking opportunity.
Download a printable flyer here.
If you missed the program, check out the materials below:
Crossdale Presentation
Pierce Presentation A
Pierce Presentation B ____________________________________________________________
On January 26, 2009, more than 100 people came to Kethley House to hear a panel discussion on the Ohio Unified Long-Term-Care Budget. Speakers included Roland Hornbostel, Ohio Department on Aging; Dr. Robert Applebaum, Miami University; and Ron Hill, Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging.
If you missed the January 26 panel discussion, check out the presentations here: Local Implications for Ohio's Unified Long-Term Care Budget (R. Hill)
Long-Term Care: Where Have You
Been, Where Are You Going? (R. Applebaum)
Ohio’s Unified Long Term Care Budget (R. Hornbostel)
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