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2012 WISCONSIN ADULT DAY SERVICES ANNUAL CONFERENCE
October 12-13, 2012
St. Mary’s Adult Day Center, Madison, Wisconsin
Health & Wholeness: Improving Lives Through Adult Day Services
WADSA is looking for exciting and unique presentations that will inspire and address:
Creative Programming: Innovation & Efficiency, Technology, Positive Aging, Health & Wellness Practices, Underserved Populations and Programming for Engagement.
Collaborative Strategies: Business Strategies, Diversified Funding & Reimbursement, Collaboration & Partnerships, Healthcare Continuum Recognition, Fund Development/Marketing, Grant Writing, Academic Partnerships and Intern & Volunteer Alliances.
Organizational Cultural Competency: Advocacy, Education & Research, Early Memory Loss Programs, Person Centered Care, Chronic Illness Protocols, Embracing Diverse Populations, Inclusive Support Services & Life Long Disabilities.
Click "more" below for full RFP application
Are you a business that supports Adult Day Services in Wisconsin?
WADSA - The Wisconsin Adult Day Services Association requests your support for our state conference of leaders in the field of adult day services, being held in Madison, October 12-13, 2012. We are pleased to announce this year’s conference theme will be “Health & Wholeness: Improving Lives Through Adult Day Services.” The conference will be hosted by St. Mary’s Adult Day Center in Madison WI.
Please see the attached PDF for more details on how your business can become involved!
We look forward to seeing you and appreciate your support of ADS in Wisconsin.
About 66 million Americans are now part of the Sandwich Generation, meaning they are responsible for the care of a spouse, relative or another loved one. According to the National Alliance for Caregiving, nearly a third of these people are also still caring for their children. With women having kids later in life, and the life expectancy increasing, experts say more people are now pulling double-duty caregiving.
Back in October, the Today Show came to Milwaukee to shoot a segment on TimeSlips at Luther Manor and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.
It is currently scheduled to air this Friday morning, November 25, 2011, in the 8:30 a.m. hour.
The crew, including reporter Jenna Bush really "got" the person-centered power of the creative storytelling method that is based at UWM. We are hopeful that this will be a positive and supportive spotlight on educating the country about dementia, as well as the power of the arts!
Please tune in and please send an email to let your networks know to do the same...
Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!
Anne
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come and play at www.timeslips.org
Anne Basting
Director
UWM Center on Age & Community
Assoc. Professor Theatre, Peck School of the Arts
Beth Meyer-Arnold wins Ruth Von Behren award at NADSA conference
Congratulations to Beth Meyer-Arnold from Luther Manor Adult Day Services on winning the Ruth Von Behren award at the National Adult Day Services conference. Thank you for all that you have done in Wisconsin and nationally to advance Adult Day Services!
RUTH VON BEHREN AWARD
This award is named for Ruth Von Behren, a former NADSA Chair,
internationally renowned for her
pioneering work in California and throughout the country. The award
was created in 1992 to recognize the
personal achievements and commitment of individuals in the field of
Adult Day Services who have had a
national impact on Adult Day Services. It is given to an outstanding
volunteer or employee of an
organization that directly supports and/or operates an Adult Day
Services program and given to a recipient that has provided recognizable leadership worthy of national
recognition, advances principles of
responsible stewardship and financial integrity; has fostered growth
and change within the industry.
Thanks also to Diana Brown and Denise Misovec, from N.E.W. Curative for assisting with the awards process and program.
The Wisconsin Adult Day Services Association is thrilled to be co-hosting the National Adult Day Services Association Conference this week in Milwaukee from September 22nd to 24th at the Hilton City Center. Attendees will be coming from across America, Mexico, Canada and even internationally! You don't want to miss it!
There are a range of options to choose from including advocacy, research, best practice, diversity, creative arts, and many more! Here is the link to the complete descriptions - www.nadsa.org/?p=794
Haven't registered yet? Don't worry! You can come down that day and register in person!
Another exciting event is that Timeslips interactive website will be launched at the conference! If you can't be at the conference but want to watch the unveiling live - go to this page and register http://www.nadsa.org/?p=1249
It's September, kids are going back to school, Universities are back in session. Don't you also deserve the opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills? The NADSA conference is 3 weeks away and whether you are interested in programming, health issues, leadership, management, marketing or advocacy, there is something there for you!
As an added bonus to WADSA members, The Helen Bader Foundation is providing a new book, Person-Centered Care in Practice: Tools for TransformationPerson-Centered Care in Practice: Tools for Transformation, to all WADSA members free of charge! There is also a wine and cheese reception that will be held following the Friday session where WADSA members can come and receive their book, have it signed by the authors and meet other ADS providers from around our state.
I know many people are concerned with budgets, cuts in reimbursement and how healthcare is changing. This is a great opportunity to capitalize on shared experience, developing your professional network and learning from the leaders in our field on how best to position yourself and your Center for the future.
For more information about the NADSA conference, visit http://www.nadsa.org/?cat=3
See you in Milwaukee!
Kathy Glaser
WADSA President Elect
All WADSA members are reminded that the deadline for submitting scholarship applications for the NADSA conference has been extended to Friday, August 5th! You can still apply to have $250 of your center's registration costs reimbursed if you are one of the lucky winners. All members should have received the scholarship application via email last week.
The discounted early bird rate for the NADSA conference has also been extended to the 5th! This is a tremendous value for WADSA/NADSA members to attend 2 days of training and a fabulous reception for only $249 or a single day of training for only $149. There are many interesting sessions to choose from by visiting nadsa.org and clicking on the training area on the right side of the page or clicking this link to be taken directly to that site.
How the debt ceiling bill could effect your Center
A new message from NADSA, our national association, on this bill and its impact on our most vulnerable citizens.
Debt Ceiling bill could result in cuts in Medicaid and OAA funding for Adult Day Services
Congress has just passed the Budget Control Act Amendment, which raises the national debt and helps cut the deficit. The bill imposes a cap on total discretionary spending for fiscal years 2012 and 2013, which includes the Older Americans Act home- and community-based services programs, such as adult day services. The appropriations committees in the House and Senate still will have to set the specific amounts of funding for OAA programs. Medicaid will be affected by the second round of spending cuts contained in the Budget Control Act Amendment. The bill sets up a special commission to reduce the federal budget deficit by $1.5 trillion over ten years. The commission could decide to cut Medicaid, and we need to contact our members of Congress to persuade them not to do so. If the commission fails to come up with a plan or Congress fails to pass a commission plan by the end of this year, the Budget Control Act Amendment provides for automatic spending cuts to be triggered. Fortunately, Medicaid would be exempt from this trigger mechanism. We are telling Congress that the budget should not be balanced at the expense of frail seniors and persons with disabilities. (post courtesy of NADSAnews)
NADSA continues to advocate on our behalf in the federal arena. Stay tuned on this issue and visit the nadsa.org website to view other public policy efforts.
