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Saturday, September 27, 2008 |
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| 7:30-8:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:30-9:15 a.m. |
Opening Business Session (Commonwealth Ballroom B-C)
- Introductions
- Welcome to Massachusetts
- President’s Report
- Patricia A. Polansky
- Director’s Update
- Martha Roherty
- Treasurer’s Report
- Charles Johnson
- Eric Risteen, Chief Operating Officer, NASUA
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| 9:15-10:30 a.m. |
Designing Consumer Directed Programs for the Senior Population
Moderator: Irene Collins, Vice President, NASUA
Kevin Mahoney
Cindy Padilla, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Aging & LTC Department |
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| 10:30-10:45 a.m. |
Break |
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| 10:45-11:30 a.m. |
The Use of the Aging Services Network in Community Development Activities
Moderator: James Toews, Vice President, NASUA
Mary Jean McDermott, HESSCO Elder Services
Mary Rackza, HESSCO Elder Services |
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| 11:30-12:00 p.m. |
Aging Services Network: Moving From Good to Great
Moderator: James Toews, Vice President, NASUA
Martha Roherty, Executive Director, NASUA |
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| 12:00-1:00 p.m. |
Lunch – Commonwealth Ballroom A |
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| 1:00-2:15 p.m. |
Federal Policy Update
Moderator: Sharon Gire, Executive Director, Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
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| 2:15-2:30 p.m. |
Break |
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| 2:30-3:45 p.m. |
Economic Security: A Frame to Guide Program and Policy Development
Moderator: Charles Johnson, Treasurer, NASUA
- Ramsey Alwin, Director of the National Elder Economic
Security Initiative ™, Wider Opportunities for Women
- Jan Mutchler, Professor of Gerontology, Associate Director for Social
and Demographic Research, Gerontology Institute University of
Massachusetts, Boston
- Ann Hartstein, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Older Americans, Inc.
- Michael E. Festa, Secretary, Executive Office of Elder Affairs,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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| 3:45-4:00 p.m. |
Break |
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| 4:00-5:00 p.m. |
State Planning with the Use of GIS Mapping
Moderator: Carol Sala, Secretary, NASUA
- Laurie Koburger, Florida Department of Elder Affairs
- Sylvia Cohen, Florida Department of Elder Affairs |
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| 5:00-6:00 p.m. |
How Far Can States Take Long-Term Care Reform?
Moderator: Patricia A. Polansky, President, NASUA
- Dennis Smith, Senior Fellow in Health Care Reform, The Heritage Foundation |
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| 7:00-9:00 p.m. |
Reception and Dinner for State Unit Directors
The Daily Catch
Two Northern Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts |
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Sunday, September 28, 2008 |
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| 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. |
Regional Roundtable Discussions (Otis) |
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| 12:00 p.m. |
HCBS Conference Begins |
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| 6:30-9:00 p.m. |
NASUA Board Meeting and Dinner |
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