Aging Concerns Unite Us (ACUU)
Aging Concerns Unite Us conference is New York’s premiere professional development conference for aging service professionals. Over 480 people attended last
year. The aging services industry looks to this conference for learning on a broad range of subjects: innovative programs, best practices and policies to support healthy living for aging New Yorkers.
If you work in aging services in NY and want to expand your horizons and network, YOU should attend ACUU!
year. The aging services industry looks to this conference for learning on a broad range of subjects: innovative programs, best practices and policies to support healthy living for aging New Yorkers.
If you work in aging services in NY and want to expand your horizons and network, YOU should attend ACUU!
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Individuals and groups that have attended ACUU:
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State Agencies such as:
Exhibitors:
Innovative vendors that provide aging services ranging from transportation to meals, in-home care to caregiving support, as well as administrative resources like data management, billing and service verification software, and other essential support services. |
The 23rd ACUU Conference was held on June 11 & 12 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany, NY.
ACUU provides an opportunity for professionals to become inspired by exception industry leaders, learn practical ideas to improve your programs and to connect with colleagues and make new connections!
Click here for printable Schedule at a Glance
Tuesday, June 11
ACUU provides an opportunity for professionals to become inspired by exception industry leaders, learn practical ideas to improve your programs and to connect with colleagues and make new connections!
Click here for printable Schedule at a Glance
Tuesday, June 11
Morning: Opening General Sessions
Partnerships are exploring Age-Friendly Health Systems in NYS
Mark L. Kissinger, Special Advisor to the Commissioner of Health; Department of Health Nora O’Brien-Suric, President; Health Foundation for Western & Central NY
Mark L. Kissinger, Special Advisor to the Commissioner of Health; Department of Health Nora O’Brien-Suric, President; Health Foundation for Western & Central NY
Click Here For Tuesday's Workshops
- A1 - Live from DC: A Federal Aging Policy Update - Amy E. Gotwals, Chief, Public Policy and External Affairs, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (A1 - Presentation Slides)
- A2 - Innovations in Nutrition - Go & Dine - Jim Strusienski, Assistant Project Director- Nutrition, Erie County Department of Senior Services; Deborah Ritano, Commissioner, Albany County Department for Aging and Ryan Gadzo, Research Analyst, Erie County Department of Senior Services (A2 - Presentation Slides)
- A3 - HCBS “Settings Rule” and the Impact on Adult Day Services - Madeline S Kennedy, Medicaid Policy Advisor, NYS DOH; Catherine Holmes (invited), NYS OPWDD; Amy Davis, President, New York State Adult Day Services Association and Anne Hill, Executive Director, New York State Adult Day Health Care Council (A3 - Presentation Slides)
- A4 - Age-Tastic! Evidence Based Health and Wellness 8 week program! - Jackie Berman, PhD, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Research and Clinical Services, NYC Department for the Aging and Mebane Powell, LMSW, PhD, Assistant Director of Research, NYC Department for the Aging
- A5 - Creating the Livable Communities Legacy – Colette Phipps, LMSW, CDP, Program Coordinator, Research & Development, Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services and Jennifer Schwartz-Crawford, LMSW, ASW-G, CDP, Program Specialist (Aging Services), Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services (A5 - Presentation Slides)
- A6 - Difficult Decisions About Post-Acute Care - Lynn Rogut, Director, Quality Measurement and Care Transformation, Quality Institute, United Hospital fund; Carol Levine, Director, Families and Health Care Project, United Hospital fund and Kristina Ramos-Callan, Program Manager, United Hospital fund(A6 - Presentation Slides)
- A7 & B7 - Ready Seniors! Disaster Preparedness Workshop for Senior Care Providers – Devin Kerins, Individual & Community Preparedness Officer, FEMA Region II; Jennifer Throwe, Aging Services Program Specialist, Administration for Community Living; Rhonda Schwartz, Aging Services Program Specialist, Administration for Community Living and Nancy Dingee, Director, Office for Aging, Schoharie County (This workshop is a two part workshop; you are strongly encouraged to attend both workshops) (A7 & B7 - Presentation Slides)
- B1 - Experiences and Outcomes from participating in 2 National Learning Collaboratives - Nikki Kmicinski, Director of Business Development, New York Integrated Care Collaborative (B1 - Presentation Slides)
- B2 - The Statewide Elder Abuse Interventions Enhanced Multidisciplinary Team Initiative: What It Means for NYS, Your Community, the Clients You Serve, and You - Paul Caccamise, Vice President for Program, Lifespan of Greater Rochester; Risa Breckman, LCSW, Executive Director, Weill Cornell Medicine/NYC Elder Abuse Center, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; Kellie Engelmeier, BSW, E-MDT Statewide Coordinator, Lifespan of Greater Rochester and Peg Horan, LMSW, Senior Case Consultation Coordinator, Weill Cornell Medicine/NYC Elder Abuse Center (B2 - Presentation Slides)
- B3 - Using Digital Media in the Age of Information to Drive Advocacy, Improve Engagement, and Increase Program Participation - Kelly Mateja, Assistant Director of Communications, NYSOFA; Reza Mizbani, Public Information Officers, NYSOFA and Alex Hyatt, Public Information Specialist 2, NYSOFA (B3 - Presentation Slides)
- B4 - AARP and Age Friendly New York State: Livability for all New Yorkers - Randy Hoak, Associate State Director, AARP Upstate West and Kat Fisher, Associate State Director, AARP Upstate East (B4 - Presentation Slides)
- B5 - Using Legal and Financial Planning to Get Care at Home - Jane-Marie Schaeffer, Esq., Attorney, Herzog Law Firm, Kym Hance, Client Care Services, Herzog Law Firm, Nadia I. Arginteanu, Esq., Trust Counsel, NYSARC Trust Services and Sarah Szewczyk, Director of Marketing, NYSARC Trust Services (B5 - Presentation Slides)
- B6 - All Aboard!: Joining the Dementia Friendly America Movement – Dr. Mary Ann Spanos, OFA Director, Chautauqua County and Dana Corwin BSN, RN, Director of Aging Health Services Chautauqua County, NY Connects Coordinator, Chautauqua County New York (B6 - Presentation Slides 1) (B6 - Presentation Slides 2)
- C1 - Community Partnerships Providing Transportation Services to our Senior Population - Bill Wagner, (panel facilitator) Director, Getthere Mobility Management programs, Rural Health Network of South Central New York; Lucia Esposito, Aging Services Program Coordinator, Broome County Office for Aging and Tamie MacDonald, Director, Otsego Office for Aging and Bonnie Radley, Coordinator of Aging Services at Delaware County Office for the Aging (C1 - Presentation Slides)
- C2 - Aging Safely at Home -- What Your Clients and Their Caregivers Need to Know - Lynda G. Shrager. OTR, MSW, CAPS, President, CEO , At Home For Life and Jane Ginsburg, Executive Director, Alzheimer’s Association, NYS Coalition (C2 - Presentation Slides)
- C3 - Shedding light on family, friends, and neighbors assisting abused elders - Leslie Mantrone, LMSW, Helpline Service Specialist, NYC Elder Abuse Center at Weill Cornell Medicine; Philip C. Marshall, Founder, Beyond Brooke – Advancing Elder Justice and Nancy Oatts, Principal, Nancy Oatts Design (C3 - Presentation Slides)
- C4 - Unlikely Secrets of High Performing Teams - Abby Strauss, President, Maverick & Boutique (Workshop Materials - link will take you to an external site)
- C5 - Rural Connections: Cultivating Innovative & Strategic Partnerships - Mary Moller MSW, CAS, Program Specialist, Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease at Albany Med; Dr. Gail Wentworth, Professor and Chair Early Childhood & Psychology Dept., SUNY Cobleskill and Ann Thayer, Program Manager , Alzheimer’s Association of NENY (C5 - Presentation Slides)
- C6 - Help senior SHINE with good health – Dr. Mary Ann Spanos, Chautauqua County OFA Director and Carey Skelton, MS MPH RDN CDN, Consulting Registered Dietitian, Chautauqua County Office for Aging (C6 - Presentation Slides)
- C7 - Your Personal “Die-Alogue” - Mary Mosteller, Director of Development and Public Relations, CareFirst (Hospice) (C7 - Presentation Slides)
ALL DAY: tRADE SHOW
Wednesday, June 12
Morning: General Session
Welcome and Opening Remarks
A Changing Landscape - Integrating Health Care and Social Service Delivery in New York State
The health care landscape in New York State is rapidly changing, and AAAs and other CBOs are a critical part of that transformation. This general session will discuss the “alphabet soup” of MRT, DSRIP, VBP, BIP and more, and how NYSOFA and Aging-NY and NYSOFA are responding through innovation, partnership, systems change, and ground-breaking training for the aging network. Come to this session to hear the dialogue among leaders in the state and the nation, and how you can help lead the charge toward making New York an Age-Friendly state that is a model for the nation in integration and collaboration to address social determinants of health and other long-term services and supports needs of older New Yorkers.
Presenters:
Sandy Markwood, Chief Executive Officer; n4a
Laurie Pferr, Deputy Director, Policy, Planning, Program and Outcomes; NYSOFA
Marisa Scala-Foley, Director, Aging and Disability Business Institute; n4a
Sharon Williams, Chief Executive Officer; Williams Jaxon Consulting, LLC
- Assemblymember Harry B. Bronson, NYS Assembly, District 138
A Changing Landscape - Integrating Health Care and Social Service Delivery in New York State
The health care landscape in New York State is rapidly changing, and AAAs and other CBOs are a critical part of that transformation. This general session will discuss the “alphabet soup” of MRT, DSRIP, VBP, BIP and more, and how NYSOFA and Aging-NY and NYSOFA are responding through innovation, partnership, systems change, and ground-breaking training for the aging network. Come to this session to hear the dialogue among leaders in the state and the nation, and how you can help lead the charge toward making New York an Age-Friendly state that is a model for the nation in integration and collaboration to address social determinants of health and other long-term services and supports needs of older New Yorkers.
Presenters:
Sandy Markwood, Chief Executive Officer; n4a
Laurie Pferr, Deputy Director, Policy, Planning, Program and Outcomes; NYSOFA
Marisa Scala-Foley, Director, Aging and Disability Business Institute; n4a
Sharon Williams, Chief Executive Officer; Williams Jaxon Consulting, LLC
Click here for Wednesday's workshops
- D1 - Dynamic Duos to Support Access and Wellness: AAAs and ILCs –Sharon R. Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Williams Jaxon Consulting, LLC and:
- Independent Living of the Genesee Region, Rae Frank, Executive Director and Dominique Johnson, NY Connects Independent Living Specialist along with Office for the Aging, Amy Swanson, Specialist-Aging Services-Genesee County OFA with Tess Philips, Deputy Director-Wyoming County OFA
- Nikki Stewart, EdD, Director of NY Connects, NYC with Kerry Keys, CIDNY, Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York
- Nicole Walker, NY Connects Coordinator, Steuben County and Amanda Pinter, Region 1 NY Connects Coordinator, Western NY Independent Living. (D1 - Presentation Slides 1) (D1 - Presentation Slides 2)
- D2 - Senior Scams - Gary S. Brown, Statewide Elder Abuse Coordinator, Office of the New York Attorney General and Leita C. King, MSW, Scam Prevention Coordinator, Lifespan (D2 - Presentation Slides) (D2 - Video Link - Link will take you to an external site)
- D3 - Tip Sheet and Screening Tools for Elder Abuse in Healthcare Settings - John Cochran, Deputy Director, NYS Office for the Aging and Art Mason, Director, Upstate Elder Abuse Center at Lifespan, Lifespan of Greater Rochester (D3 - Presentation Slides)(D3 - Handouts)
- D4 - Community Collaborations: A Multi-Agency Approach to Caring for People with Memory Loss - Natalie Turner, Case Manager, Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease at Albany Med; Erica Salamida, Director of Education and Outreach, Alzheimer's Association of Northeastern New York and Jennifer Harvey, Education Specialist, Eddy Alzheimer’s Services (D4 - Presentation Slides)
- D6 - Meeting the Needs of LGBT Older People and Older People Living with HIV - Aaron Tax, Director of Advocacy, SAGE (D6 - Resources - Link will take you to an External Site)
- E1 - Combatting Health Care Fraud in NYS - Maria Alvarez, Executive Director, New York StateWide Senior Action Council and Jean Stone , Volunteer NYS Senior Medicare Patrol Program, New York StateWide Senior Action Council (E1 - Presentation Slides)
- E2 - A Community Approach to Elder Abuse: The Elder Justice Navigator Project - Nicole K. Parshall, Esq., Staff Attorney and Elder Justice Navigator Project Director, Center for Elder Law and Justice and Kayleah M. Feser, LMSW, Social Worker, Center for Elder Law and Justice (E2 - Presentation Slides)
- E3 - Moving Forward: The Changing Landscape of Case Management - Denard Cummings, Director, Bureau of Social Determinants of Health, NYS Department of Health (NYSDOH), Bureau of Social Determinants of Health, New York State Department of Health, Office of Health Insurance Programs; Meghan Shineman, Director of Healthcare Integration, Department for the Aging and Dr. Mary Ann Spanos, Director, Chautauqua County Office for Aging (E3 - Presentation Slides)
- E4 - NYS Paid Family Leave: Helping Your Care for Them - Tiffany Battles, LMSW, Empire State Fellow New York State Workers’ Compensation Board (E4 - Presentation Slides)
- E5 - NYSCRC - Caregiver Simulation Exercise Overview – Doris Green, NYSCRC Director, New York State Caregiving and Respite Coalition, managed by Lifespan and Sharon Cackett, NYSCRC Education and Outreach Specialist, New York State Caregiving and Respite Coalition, managed by Lifespan (Either date) (E5 - Presentation Slides)
- E6 - Opioid Use and Older Adults - Ann Olin, MA, CASAC-T, Program Manager, Geriatric Addictions Program (GAP), Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Clara De Sanctis Johnson, Program Coordinator, Opioid Overdose Prevention Initiative, Office of Drug User Health, NYS Department of Health and Paul L. Caccamise, LMSW, ACSW, Vice President for Program , Lifespan of Greater Rochester (E6 - Presentation Slides)
All Day: Trade show
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Sponsorships & Exhibitors
Connect with key decision makers in aging on June 11 & 12, 2019 at the ACUU conference in Albany! Click here for brochure to learn about the options & benefits for sponsorship and exhibitors. Thank you to our sponsors and exhibitors! About ACUU “Aging Concerns Unite Us” is an award-winning collaborative conference that provides quality educational programming to leaders in the field of aging and those serving people with differing abilities. ACUU provides the business community an outstanding opportunity to engage the aging network and key decision makers with a showcase event for the latest products and resources that will help them better serve their clients. Don't miss the opportunity to connect with this market! The Benefits of Sponsorship
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AGING CONCERNS UNITE US (ACUU) CONFERENCE 2019
June 11 & 12
Desmond Hotel and Conference Center
660 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, New York 12211
(800) 448-3500 or (518) 869-8100
Welcome to The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center. The Desmond Hotel was voted the "2018 Best Local Hotel" among Albany hotels.
The Desmond is a family owned and operated property that has been providing superb accommodations,
outstanding service and a unique guest experience since 1974.
The ACUU Conference group room rate is $133.00 per night
provided reservations are made prior to May 28, 2019
or until room block is full (whichever comes first).
Use the group code "AGE" to receive the room rate above and identify yourself as an ACUU Conference attendee.
Reservations will continue to be accepted from attendees after May 28th, at the prevailing room rates, subject to availability.
Hotel overnight reservations are the sole responsibility of each attendee.
Need additional hotel information? We have the following area hotel who will provide free shuttle pick up/drop off service to/from the Desmond during the meeting dates.
SureStay Plus Albany Airport
200 Wolf Rd
Albany, NY 12205
T: 518-458-1000
In addition to the free shuttle service, SureStay Plus Albany Airport has the following amenities: free shuttle to Wolf Road restaurants and shopping, free WiFi, indoor heated pool, and offer a full hot breakfast to all overnight guests.
Reservations may be made online by following this link: https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.55086.html?groupId=N71SG0H6
SureStay Plus Albany Airport
200 Wolf Rd
Albany, NY 12205
T: 518-458-1000
In addition to the free shuttle service, SureStay Plus Albany Airport has the following amenities: free shuttle to Wolf Road restaurants and shopping, free WiFi, indoor heated pool, and offer a full hot breakfast to all overnight guests.
Reservations may be made online by following this link: https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.55086.html?groupId=N71SG0H6
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Our conference partners make our annual event possible.
Thank you to our 2019 Sponsors!
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Diamond Sponsor:
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Conference Bag Sponsors:
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Lunch Sponsors:
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Silver Sponsors:
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Exhibitors:
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Hunger Solutions New York
LIFE, Inc. Pooled Trust Services LPI, Inc MVP Healthcare New York Relay Service New York State Adult Day Services Assoc. New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute NYS Department of Public Service New York State Office of Aging |
NYSCRC
New York StateWide Senior Action Council Therap Services, LLC Trualta Inc. U.S. Food and Drug Administration VNSNY Choice Health Plans
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