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- This week's n4a eNews!
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- It's My Vote: I Will Be HeardOrganization
- The National Disability Rights NetworkNon-Profit Organization
- National Association of Home BuildersOrganization
- Sustainable Cities CollectiveNews/Media
- Join tomorrow's Volunteer Collaborative webinar @ 2 p.m. ET.
The Fairfax AAA will tell us about how they have successfully coordinated and consolidated volunteer efforts for aging and disabilities in their community. - Very interesting article on learning about falls prevention.
- Good story on home health aides
- Join us for today's Volunteer Collaborative "What's Working" Webinar, "Creating a Business Advisory Council to help with Financial Sustainability" @ 2 p.m ET.
- Open enrollment opens today!
- Just in case you missed this week's n4a eNews.
- Exciting announcement from n4a!
n4a and Partners Receive Funding to Assist the Aging and Disability Networks Build the Business Capacity for Their Involvement in Managed Long-Term Services and Supports! - Learn about using Letters to the Editor to recruit local volunteers in today's Volunteer Collaborative webinar at @ 2 p.m. ET.
- Interested in learning more about TimeBanking for volunteers?
Join the Webinar TODAY @ 2pm ET. - Very cool! Useful illustration to help remember the needs of kids, people with disabilities and older adults when planning your community!
- n4a CEO Sandy Markwood quoted in this USA Today article on assisted living.
- Some orgs doing great work to make seniors' dreams come true!
- n4a eNews for this week
- Not all of the posts from Sustainable Cities Collective have to deal with livable communities for all generations, but some are just very cool. Does your city have any interesting, fun features like this?! Could your city or town be improved by a lego bridge?
- This is an interesting opportunity from FEMA for communities across the country.
- The Best Practices in Workplace Eldercare Study was conducted to identify current trends and innovations in workplace policies and practices that support employees with eldercare responsibilities.
- Article on importance of care transitions. Too bad no mention of coordination happening between hospitals and AAAs!?
- Some interesting tidbits in this article!
"Fewer than one in five older people globally have access to a pension." - 100 yr old on Leno. "Think positive and exercise every day!"
- Article on hospital readmission penalties
- Article about LGBT aging
- Advocacy on the Airwaves! n4a Board Member Jon Lavin makes the case for averting the sequester on local news program.
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