News & Events
AmeriCorps in Eldercare Settings can help you “do more with less”!
In these tough economic times, many providers of aging services are “doing more with less” and yet are still determined to provide the best possible care for their residents and clients. The Foundation for Long Term Care (FLTC), an award-winning research entity, can help further your mission through a grant awarded from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) for its AmeriCorps in Eldercare Settings or ACES project. Read the full article to find out how thirty eldercare agencies are leveraging the experience and passion of baby-boomer and graduate student AmeriCorps volunteers in the regions of New York City, the greater Capital Region of New York and Connecticut as well find out how to get involved in the ACES project yourself. Learn more in this download.
SAGE’s National Conference and Expo for LGBT Older Adults
This November 11-13th, SAGE will be hosting a historic conference in
New York City for, by, and about LGBT older adults. Titled “The Future
of Aging is in Our Hands: A National Conference and Expo for LGBT Older
Adults,” the conference will bring together hundreds of LGBT
older adults and aging practitioners from around the country to explore
solutions that address the challenges that often shape our lives, and
to celebrate “past, present, and future” of LGBT aging.
SAGE’s National Conference and Expo for LGBT Older Adults will be
taking place at the CUNY Graduate Center on Fifth Avenue between
34th and 35th streets in Manhattan.
A detailed agenda will be available in August 2010, including information
on registration costs, travel, lodging, and more. For regular
updates, and for a downloadable flyer for outreach, please
visit our website
or email us at conference2010@sageusa.org.
Howe Named New Gerontology & Geriatrics Education Editor
The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) – the educational branch of The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) – has named Judith L. Howe, PhD, as the next editor of Gerontology & Geriatrics Education (G&GE), effective January 2011. Read the full press release.
Listening Session Report Now Available
To better understand the future training and education needs for workers delivering care and services to older adults in our state, a collaboration was formed in 2006 between the Presidents Circle of the State Society on Aging of New York (SSANY) and the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA). This project used a collaborative approach among state government, academia, providers and consumers to make the Listening Sessions a success. Download the full report.
Caregiving Resources
Caregiving without Regrets:
3 Steps to Avoid Burnout and Manage Dissapointment, Guilt and Anger
by Vicki Rackner MD
Vicki Rackner MD offers the ultimate caregiver prescription—the knowledge
that you are not alone, a roadmap for getting and staying connected, and
the magical elixir of hope. Get more information.