Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Guides on Housing & Home Equity

For many older adults, their home is their largest source of wealth. They may need to tap into that source of wealth to pay for their living expenses in retirement and ultimately, their long-term care. So how can older adults utilize their home equity to cover expenses and protect this source of wealth as they age? The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) developed the following four “just in time” guides to assist older adults in navigating this question.

• Loss of a spouse/partner: Losing a spouse or partner can affect every aspect of a person’s life, including housing. This guide helps homeowners consider their options and determine whether staying in their current home makes the most sense.
• How to navigate a change in health: Whether a homeowner is currently going through a medical crisis or facing one, it is important for them to consider housing options that provide care and support. This guide helps homeowners assess their needs, navigate available housing options, and gives them the confidence to make the right decision for their situation.
• How to leave home to children/heirs: Many homeowners want to hand down their home to their children or other heirs when they die. Planning ahead can simplify the process, lessen costs, and potentially decrease family conflicts. This guide helps homeowners evaluate the different ways to pass down their home and discusses benefits and risks. 
• Using home equity to meet financial needs: Owning a home is most people’s greatest asset and can be a resource for greater financial security. This guide describes the benefits and risks associated with financial products that the homeowner may use to meet retirement shortfalls, pay for long-term supports and services, and age in place.

To view the "just in time" guides, click HERE

Gold Standard of Optimal Aging Award Ceremony

Join us at the Gold Standard of Optimal Aging Award Ceremony to honor older adults who live engaged and fulfilling lives. Organized annually by the UofL Trager Institute, this event aims to foster an age-friendly culture within our community. Consider becoming a sponsor, or simply come celebrate with us. For more information, visit www.tragerinstitute.org/gold-standard.

Friday, September 22nd 
11:30am-1:30pm EST

The Olmstead
3701 Frankfort Ave

To Register, Click HERE

Suicidal thoughts, much like mental health conditions, can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background. In fact, suicide is often the result of an untreated mental health condition. Suicidal thoughts, although common, should not be considered normal and often indicate more serious issues.

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month —a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. We use this month to shift public perception, spread hope and share vital information to people affected by suicide. Our goal is ensuring that individuals, friends and families have access to the resources they need to discuss suicide prevention and to seek help.

If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Suicide Prevention Training

QPR--Question, Persuade, Refer--are the three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis and can save lives. QPR's mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing one of the most effective and widely taught suicide prevention training. This training is important because, regardless of your background, quality education empowers all people to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.

Thursday, September 7th
or
Thursday, September 13th 

2:00-4:00pm EST
Humana Neighborhood Center
1918 Hikes Lane 

For more information, or to reserve your spot call 502.479.6580

Americorps 9/11 day of Service

Join Americorps Seniors for a day of service and remembrance

For more information call RSVP at 502.574.1530 or FGP at 502.574.1529

September Activity Calendar

Here are some virtual highlights for September:

• Health Condition Programs – Digestive health
• Get to know your gut health on September 07 at 1 PM ET, with Dr. Mark Miller
• Medicines explained: Gut health on September 07 at 1:30 PM ET, with Christine Ayers (CenterWell Pharmacy)

• Additional Programs
• Foods to boost digestion on September 11 at 10 AM ET
• Meditation moment: Stress relief on September 21 at 1 PM ET
• Better bladder control on September 20 at 11 AM ET

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

To view the full September calendar click HERE

Call for Presentations Open

The call for presentations for the 2024 Optimal Aging Conference has officially begun! We are thrilled to invite submissions about academic research, practice applications, product innovation, personal testimonies, and more that align with the theme, Aging and Health Equity.

The submission period closes on October 31st, 2023

Five Great Reasons You Should Submit a Proposal:

1. Participate in an innovative, interdisciplinary conference advancing new perspectives on aging
2. Engage with individuals from different disciplines and professions united by the belief that aging is an opportunity
3. Connect with colleagues in a collaborative environment with a variety of socialization and networking sessions 
4. Discover ways we can innovate, impact, investigate, and integrate the aging experience
5. Explore Louisville! We are an Official Age-Friendly City and Hub of Long-Term Aging Care

For more information or to submit a proposal, 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!

Shredding and Electronic Recycling Event 

Saturday, Sept 30th 
7:00am-12:00pm EST

Middle Town Kroger
12501 Shelbyville Rd

Documents for Shredding Should Include:

• Bank Account
• Numbers
• Social Security Numbers
• Birth Dates
• Pin Numbers
• Other Personal Info

Standard size paper clips and staples attached to documents are acceptable.
NO CARDBOARD PLEASE

Items Available for Recycling:

• Cell phones & batteries
• Circuit boards
• Copper yokes
• CPU chips
• DVD/CD drives
• Hard drives
• Laptops and batteries
• Memory devices
• Networking equipment
• Power supply cables
  
  

For more information, call 502.588.0037 or click HERE

Annual County Walk

Calling all community members, leaders, and organizations! Let’s get moving during the month of September by participating in the Annual County Walk Challenge for Health and Wellness. Join us for some friendly competition as Kentucky counties compete against each other to rack up the most steps or minutes in movement over the course of September.

Individuals and teams are welcome to walk, run, bike, or swim their way to better health while having an opportunity to socialize, build relationships, increase county pride, and improve the health of the community. In fact, you can submit minutes in movement for any of your favorite physical activities!

This is an annual event created by the UofL Trager Institute Optimal Aging Clinic and Kentucky Coalition for Healthy Communities (KCHC)

Notice of Funding 

Direct Effect (Tier 1) grants are offering up to $25,000 to nonprofit organizations for projects that clearly impact individuals living with paralysis, their families, and caregivers. Approximately 30 grants will be awarded to fund a wide range of activities. For more information, see the list of previously funded projects. Priority Impact (Tiers 2, 3, & 4) grants are offering three increasing levels of funding. Each tier is targeted to focus on a priority issue for the community of individuals living with paralysis and their families and caregivers as follows:

Tier 2 — Grants of up to $30,000 for the following priority areas:

• Assistive technology
• Disaster preparedness
• Respite/caregiving

Tier 3 — Grants of up to $40,000 for the following priority areas:

• Nursing home transition
• Racial equity*
• Rural unserved and underserved populations**

Tier 4 — Grants of up to $50,000 for the following priority areas:

• Employment
• Nursing home transition

*The aim of the Reeve Foundation’s new Racial Equity Grants Program is to fund projects that explicitly benefit people and communities that are racially diverse and/or historically underserved living with paralysis and/or promote racial equity for people living with paralysis. Please review the full program details and rationale for detailed information prior to submitting an application. **The aim of the Reeve Foundation’s new Rural Unserved and Underserved Populations Grants Program is to fund projects that explicitly benefit people living with paralysis in unserved and underserved rural communities. Please review the full program details and rationale for detailed information prior to submitting an application.

 The online application submission deadline is Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at 11:59 PM ET. The PRC is not able to provide individual pre-award assistance either by telephone or email. However, questions about the application process can be submitted to QOL@ChristopherReeve.org.

All questions submitted via email will be collected, aggregated, and answered in a questions and answers document posted on the website. The deadline for emailed questions is Tuesday, September 12, 2023.

Recipe of the Month 

Eggplant Rollups

Upcoming Education & Events

All domain workgroup meetings have been postponed until further notice

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IN-PERSON TRIAD Meeting

September 12th , 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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Walk for Awareness

Sickle Cell Association of Kentuckiana

Saturday, Sept 9th 
9:00am EST

Thurman-Hutchins Park
3734 River Road 

To Register, Click HERE

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Reach Out and Play

Come play the classic games you grew up with at this community board game event and bring your friends and family too, everyone is welcome! Join AARP, the proud sponsor of Ageless Innovation's Reach Out and Play initiative, for an afternoon of play with classic board games—reimagined. Bring your family and friends, and create meaningful social connections together through the power of play. All participants, including guests, must be at least 5 years old. Registration is FREE, but you must register to attend. Space is first come, first served.

Sunday, Sept 10th 
2:30pm EST

To Register, Click HERE

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Promising Practices For Promoting Person-Centered Communication And Care Coordination

This webinar will highlight key takeaways from discussions among health plans that participated in the Integrated Care Community of Practice focused on care coordination of dually eligible individuals. Health plans will share their promising practices for promoting person-centered care coordination, with an emphasis on communication-focused strategies that health plans and providers serving dually eligible individuals can use to overcome common barriers to care coordination. Communication strategies highlighted in this webinar will address both accessible member communication as well as impactful communication across care coordination staff and team members.

By the end of this webinar, participants should be able to:

• Understand and implement actionable strategies for member outreach and engagement;
  Identify approaches to structuring interdisciplinary care team communication and information sharing to promote care coordination; and 
• Recognize strategies for facilitating continued member engagement during transitions of care.

Wednesday, Sept 13th 
12:00-1:00pm EST

To Register, Click HERE 

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Fair Rights Friday

Have you been discriminated against?
Come Meet the HRC to Learn More About
Housing & Employment Discrimination
and Your Protections under Federal and
Local Statutes.

Friday, Sept 15th
9:00am-12:00pm EST

The Edison Center
701 W. Ormsby Ave

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Care of Older Adults

Presented by Project ECHO & KCHC

Building Vaccine Trust and
Improving Access in Geriatric
Populations

Amy Harrington, DNP, RN,
CNE, CEN Kentucky Department for Public Health Immunization  Branch Physician/Nursing Home Administrator

Friday, Sept 15th 
12:00-1:30 pm EST

To Register, Click HERE

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National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters (NACSD) and National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters (NACIDD) Joint Virtual Public Meeting

The NACSD and NACIDD will meet virtually to discuss recommendations regarding the specific needs of older adults and people with disabilities, respectively, related to disaster preparedness and response. The meeting will include American Sign Language translation and communication access real-time translation (CART).

Members of the public and expert stakeholders are invited to observe the meeting through Zoom, which requires preregistration. Anyone may submit questions and comments by email to the NACSD (NACSD@hhs.gov) and NACIDD (NACIDD@hhs.gov) prior to the meeting. If time allows, the board members will address written questions or comments during the meeting.

The NACSD and NACIDD chairpersons will review questions and comments received from the public. Relevant questions and comments will be shared during the public meeting and will be summarized in the final meeting report.

Tuesday, Sept 19th 
1:00-2:00pm EST

To Register, Click HERE

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Let’s Commemorate the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: The Power of Independent Living & Employment

The month of September marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehab Act). As we commemorate the milestones that have been achieved, join us for a webinar that will focus on the power of the Independent Living movement in advancing employment. The National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) and the RAMP Center for Independent Living will jointly reflect on successful strategies they adopted over the years to move people with disabilities out of institutions and to help them obtain and retain competitive, integrated employment.

Tuesday, Sept 19th 
3:00-4:00pm EST

To Register, Click HERE

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Expanding Dementia Capability in Indian Country: A case example from Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.

Limited availability of dementia services in Tribal communities has resulted in many community members voicing their concerns about the need for assistance and education. To help fill this void, the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA) is currently implementing services and supports for people living with dementia and their caregivers through ACL’s Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative (ADPI). The ITCA project is providing dementia specific evidence-based training, community-based education, resources, and music strategies in Tribal communities. In this webinar, participants will learn how the ITCA ADPI project is empowering Tribal staff and community members to become involved in providing dementia education and awareness in their communities. In addition, the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, a collaborative partner to ITCA, will share information about the Walk with Me music program and how it can be used to increase the quality of life for someone living with dementia. Banner will explain how the Walk with Me CD was adapted to create education that is both experiential and impactful, and how music can be used as an important connection for people living with dementia and their caregivers

Wednesday, Sept 20th 
3:00pm-4:00pm EST

To Register, Click HERE

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Music in the Park

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

Thursday, September 21st 

 11:00am-1:00pm EST 

Petersburg Park
5008 E Indiana Trail

Call 502.964.5151 to RSVP

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The True Cost of Aging: The Equity in Aging Collaborative and The Elder Index

For nearly two years, members of the Equity in Aging Collaborative have worked to create a national and community-driven strategy to elevate the use the Elder Index - a tool to capture financial inadequacy in partnership with The University of Boston at Massachusetts, to explore the true cost of aging around issues of food security, SSI modernization, and economic security for all older adults- with a specific focus on communities of color, women, LGBT, rural, and low-income older adults. This briefing will highlight the Collaborative's capacity building efforts and specific policy issues that tell the story of aging in America

Thursday, Sept 21st 
12:30-2:00pm EST

To Register, Click HERE

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Volunteer Possibilities for Boomers and Beyond

This special informative program is open to all adults 55 years and older to come explore the many ways your talents, skills and interests can be shared to help others, meet new people, have fun and produce positive community change.  In addition, while volunteering, this free membership program offers additional benefits!”

Thursday, Sept 22nd
1:00-2:30pm EST

Jeffersontown Branch (LFPL)
10635 Watterson Trail

For more information, contact the RSVP Office at 502.574.1530 

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Wilderness Road Health Fair

Tuesday, Sept 26th 
11:30am-1:30pm EST

Wilderness Road Community Center 
8111 Blue Lick Road 

Call 502.964.5151 to Register

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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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