RIC Event: Innovations in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) Caregiver Support Programs: Building and Leveraging Support Systems Webinar

Event Start Date: September 19, 2022 - 12:00 PM EDT
Event End Date: September 19, 2022 - 1:30 PM EDT

You can view the webinar recording below. Supporting documents such as webinar slides, transcript, and additional resources are available to download by scrolling to the attachments section below.

Video Recording:

https://youtu.be/NSls-mx0W8A

Podcast:

This webinar is also available as a podcast on SoundCloud and iTunes.

Description:

Individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are almost three times as likely to have Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) as people eligible for Medicare only,1 and 20 percent of all dually eligible individuals aged 65 and over are diagnosed with ADRD.2 The tools, resources, and strategies presented in this webinar will be directly related to the needs of dually eligible individuals and their caregivers.

This webinar explores innovative ways that health equity and caregiver support are addressed across ADRD programs supporting dually eligible people living with ADRD. The event speakers review various strategies and lessons learned from existing programs for ensuring caregivers have the supports they need to care for a person living with ADRD, and speakers also describe strategies for health plans to consider to support providers in their work with caregivers.

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to meet the following learning objectives:

  1. Identify unique challenges and needs for caregivers of those living with ADRD
  2. Deliver innovative strategies and share examples of programs to support caregivers
  3. Provide strategies that support the unique needs of diverse or underserved communities and address health equity
  4. Share lessons learned from implementation of caregiver support programs over the past 5-10 years

Featured Speakers:

  • Dr. David B. Reuben, MD, Chief, Division of Geriatrics at the University of California, Los Angeles; Director, UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care (ADC) Program
  • Dr. Debra Cherry, PhD, Clinical Psychologist and Executive Vice President, Alzheimer’s Los Angeles
  • Linda Wade-Bickel, RN, BSN, MBA, Senior Director, Population Health & Clinical Operations, Health Net
  • Anita Chacon Terry, RN, BSN, CCM, PHN, Manager, Care Management, Health Net
  • Ed Mariscal, MS, Director, Public Programs and Long-Term Services & Supports, Health Net

Intended Audience:

This webinar is intended for a wide range of stakeholders, including frontline workers, Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) providers and provider organizations (nursing facilities, adult day programs, assisted living facilities, home health care, and community-based agencies), and staff at Medicare-Medicaid Plans, Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans, managed LTSS plans, and consumer organizations interested in strategies and best practices for building and expanding Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) caregiver support programs.


Attachments:

Webinar Slides

Webinar Transcript

Questions and Answers


1Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. (2017). National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease: 2017 Update. Strategy 2.H: Improve Care for Populations Disproportionately Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias, and Population Facing Care Challenges. Retrieved from https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/national-plan-address-alzheimers-disease-2017-update-0#strat-2h.

2The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission. (2017). Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Retrieved from https://www.macpac.gov/publication/data-book-beneficiaries-dually-eligible-for-medicare-and-medicaid-3/.