Thank You!

A sincere Thank You to everyone who made Fan Fair 2023 a huge success. 240 fans were handed out during the event and resource fair. 300+ remaining fans were distributed at external sites. Thank you to every sponsors, community donor, volunteer and attendee who made this event so special. 

Fans are still available at select locations.

To view a listing of distribution sites, click HERE

Caregiver Survey

Survey completion time: 8-10 mins.

To complete the survey, click HERE

Help Prevent Medicare Fraud 

Medicare loses an estimated $60 billion each year due to fraud, errors, and abuse. Every day, these issues affect people across the country andncan lead to identity theft and cost you money.

• 3 Tips to Help Prevent Medicare Fraud
• Tips for Beneficiaries
• Tips for Families & Caregivers
• Tips for Health Care Providers
• Consumer Tools from ACL’s SMP Resource Center
• SMP Locator: Find a local SMP by state/territory
• My Health Care Tracker: A tool that provides a place to record services received and take notes at appointments; explains how to compare services, tests, and medical equipment in the tracker to Medicare statements; and includes a list of important contacts like Medicare and Social Security

To contact the Local SMP, Click HERE 

In 2024 people with Medicare may qualify for even more savings through the Extra Help program. This program helps some people pay their Medicare drug coverage (Part D) costs, like premiums, deductibles, coinsurance, and other costs. In 2024, the program will expand and you may qualify.

How does Extra Help lower my costs?

In 2024, everyone who qualifies for Extra Help will pay:
• $0 for your Medicare drug plan premium.
• $0 for your plan deductible.
• A reduced amount for both generic and brand-name drugs.
If you get any level of Extra Help now, and meet the qualifications for next year, you’ll get these cost savings automatically—you don’t need to reapply.

How do I find out if I qualify for Extra Help?

In most cases, you must live in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, and have income and resources below a certain limit. The income limit is based on your income
from the previous year.

• Your annual income must be below $21,870 for an individual, or $29,580 for a married couple in 2023.
• Your resources must be below $16,600 for an individual, or $33,240 for a married couple in 2023.

o Resources include money in a checking, savings, or retirement account, stocks, and bonds. Resources don’t include your home, one car, burial plots, up to $1,500 for burial expenses if you’ve put that money aside, furniture, and other household and personal items
These limits can change each year. Even if you don’t qualify for Extra Help now, you can reapply for Extra Help any time, if your income and resources change.

How do I apply for Extra Help?

Some people qualify automatically, but if you don’t, it’s easy to apply for Extra Help:

• Visit Social Security online at ssa.gov/extrahelp 
• Call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213. TTY users can call 1-800-325-0778.

After you apply, Social Security will review your application and send you a letter to let you know if you qualify for Extra Help. Once you qualify, you can choose a Medicare
Low-income Subsidy drug plan. If you qualify for Extra Help and don’t select a plan, Medicare will select a
plan for you.

Where can I get more information?

• Visit Social Security at ssa.gov/extrahelp or call 1-800-772-1213 (TTY: 1-800-325-0778) if you have questions about the Extra Help program or need help filling out the application.
• Visit Medicare.gov/extrahelp or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) to learn about Medicare drug plans, Extra Help, and other ways to lower your prescription drug costs. TTY users can call 1-877-486-2048.

Alzheimer's Association Community Caregiver Summit

Please join families from West Louisville for a Community Caregiver Summit at ElderServe. Hear the latest on Alzheimer's research and treatments, learn more about The Alzheimer's Association and the programs and support groups they offer, and find ways to take of yourself and others affected by dementia.

This summit is free for attendees and breakfast and lunch will be provided.

Friday, July 28th 
9:00am-3:00pm EST

To Register, Click HERE

July Activity Calendar

Here are some virtual highlights:

• Health Condition Programs – High blood pressure
• Strategies to help control high blood pressure on July 6 at 1 PM ET, with KenQuisha Moorman, NP from JenCare
• Medicines explained: High blood pressure on July 6 at 1:30 PM ET, with Christine Ayers (CenterWell Pharmacy Streamed)

• Additional Programs
• Tips and tricks to help reduce sodium on July 10 at 10 AM – Noon ET
• Meditation moment: Brain health on July 11 at 10 AM ET
• Habits to help fight Alzheimer's on July 19 at 11AM ET
• Train your brain on July 17 at 10:30 AM ET

Humana Neighborhood Center is located at 1918 Hikes Ln, Suite 101.

To view the full July calendar click HERE

Advanced Planning for People Living with Dementia 

Advance planning empowers people to make their own decisions about important topics like finances, health care, and living arrangements before the need arises. Despite this, most older adults have not created advance directives.

The following advance planning guides were created to support people living with dementia and their family members or other care partners in knowing what to plan for and how to get started.

The guides cover four topics:

1) health care planning

2) financial planning

3) care planning

4) supporting someone living with dementia in making decisions.

To learn more about the National Alzheimer's and Dementia Resource Center click HERE

CenterWell Activity Center Calendars

• To View the Outer Loop Schedule Click HERE
• To View the South 2nd Street Schedule Click HERE

Everyone is welcome!

Funding Opportunity 

Employment of People with Disabilities 

Applications Due: July 31st 

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a new funding opportunity for conducting interventional research to support its programs. They seek applications for research to be conducted under five priority areas:

• Eliminating the structural barriers for people with disabilities in the labor market, particularly for people of color and other underserved communities, that increase the likelihood of people receiving or applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
• Increasing employment and self-sufficiency of individuals with disabilities, including people of color and underserved communities (whether beneficiaries, applicants, or potential applicants of the SSDI or SSI programs).
• Coordinating planning between private and public human services agencies to improve the administration and effectiveness of the SSDI, SSI, and related programs.
• Assisting claimants in underserved communities to apply for or appeal decisions on claims for SSDI and SSI benefits.
• Conducting outreach to people with disabilities who are potentially eligible to receive SSI.

SSA intends the projects to have a project period of up to five years, with the first year intended to put any necessary data agreements into place, recruit additional partners, and conduct any other implementation planning activities. If the project is able to meet these milestones in the first year, funding may be continued to field and evaluate the project for up to four years. If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact Grants.gov at 800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov.

Recipe of the Month 

Orecchiette with Mixed Greens and Goat Cheese

Upcoming Education & Events

All domain workgroup meetings have been postponed until further notice

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IN-PERSON TRIAD Meeting

July 11th, 2023

Lunch & In-Person Networking 11:30am

Meeting 12:00-1:00pm

 LOCATION 

Our Mother of Sorrows Cafeteria

770 Eastern Parkway

Louisville, Ky 40217

Please RSVP HERE or Call 502.574.5092

Lunch Provided by:

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The Three Legs of the Stool: A Framework for Person-Centered Community Mental Health Services That Do No Harm

This webinar will showcase a framework for community mental health services developed by the Ashland County, Ohio Mental Health and Recovery Board. Using a three-legged stool model, the Mental Health and Recovery Board has operationalized person-centered practices throughout the County service system. The primary principle of the framework is borrowed from the Hippocratic Oath: Do no harm. The three legs, or sets of values, are: 1) Recovery and Resiliency, 2) Trauma-Informed Care, and 3) Medication Optimization. In this webinar hosted by the National Center on Advancing Person-Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS), a panel of current and past leadership and people with lived experience of community mental health services in Ashland County will tell the story of how the framework’s principles and values have been operationalized. Panelists will provide information and inspiration for advocates, administrators, and service providers interested in how community mental health services can promote quality of life and wellbeing at the local level.

Thursday, July 6th 
3:00pm EST

To Register, Click HERE

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Let's Explore the Emergence of Artificial Intelligence Work Tools

Come join DETAC as we begin a dialogue to examine the new frontier of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the potential opportunities and challenges within the labor force for people with disabilities. New AI features and products such as Virtual Reality (VR) have the potential to increase accessibility both within the workforce and our communities. At the same time, there are concerns surfacing about new tools not being designed for people with disabilities in mind and safeguarding privacy. In collaboration with ODEP who funds the Partnership on Employment and Accessible Technology (PEAT) and a guest speaker from the field of AI (Floreo), we will explore new tools that are changing the way we interact with the world and how it could shape the future of work for people with disabilities. 

Tuesday, July 11th 
3:00-4:00pm EST

To Register, Click HERE

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HCBS Webinar: Getting the Services You Need from the Waiver – Safeguards

The webinar will review Appendix G – Safeguards in the HCBS Waiver application and the protections this appendix provides for participants. The presentation will cover the part of the waiver application where the state outlines its process for responding to critical incidents, safeguards it has in place around the use of restraints and seclusion, and its protocols for medication management, if applicable. The webinar will also cover how stakeholders can have an impact on the application and why the protections outlined in Appendix G are important.

Thursday, July 13th 
3:30-5:00pm EST

To Register, Click HERE

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40203 Forum

Free and Open to the Public

2 Hour Discussion on Health, Crime and Humanity

Sat, July 15th 
1:00-3:00pm EST

Grace Hope Presbyterian Church
702 E Breckinridge St

For more information, contact Angela HERE

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Music in the Park

Live Music, Lunch, Health Vendors, Ice Cream for Ages 55+

Thursday, July 20th
11:00am-1:00pm EST 

Russell Lee Park
3701 Southern Ave

Call 502.964.5151 to RSVP

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ADA Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, July 20th 
5:30pm EST
SouthWest Branch LFPL
9725 Dixie Hwy

For additional information, contact Donna HERE

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Old Tyme Ice Cream Social

Join us for a hand-dipped scoop of Ehrler’s Ice Cream, on us! Enjoy a little music, meet a new friend or two and learn about what we're doing in the community. 

Come for the ice cream; stay for the fun! 

Sunday, July 23rd

Shively City Hall and Park
3920 Dixie Hwy

3:00-5:00pm EST

To Register, Click HERE

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Successful Public Health Approaches in Dementia Caregiving: Vermont

In each episode of this virtual roundtable series we will highlight the story of one state that has successfully implemented a state-wide, innovative, and integrative approach to advancing its dementia caregiving goals. The session will begin with an overview of the state’s efforts in dementia caregiving, followed by a Q&A with attendees about key takeaways and ideas for action in their states and communities. This series offers a great opportunity for knowledge exchange, peer-learning and idea generation. In this episode, we will present the story of Vermont

Wednesday, July 26th 
11:00am EST

To Register, Click HERE

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"The Power to Heal"

As we celebrate the birth of the Medicare program as a transformative force for racial and health care justice, our country's health care needs another transformation--not just for seniors but for all ages. We demand the passage of an Expanded and improved Medicare for All.

Join us as we renew the struggle to win national, not-for-profit, single payer health care for the nation.  Remove the profiteers and make health care a human right. 

Sunday, July 30th 
2:00pm EST

LFPL Main Branch
301 York Street 

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Alli Woosley

OADC Coordinator

Louisville Metro Government

Department of Resilience & Community Services

The Edison Center

701 West Ormsby Street, Suite 201, Louisville, KY 40203

502.574.5092

allison.woosley@louisvilleky.gov 

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