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February 6, 2022
Our next CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting is on Monday, February 7, 2022 from 9:30AM - 11:30AM.
At this meeting we need to focus the ENTIRE meeting on legislation. We will start with a brief overview of happenings at the Capitol this past week, but then need to get through our still VERY LONG list of bills.
We will have to make some difficult decisions at this meeting and delete some of the bills. To make the task of reviewing the bills more efficient, we need all members to review the bills before the meeting.
- Please review the list of bills and come prepared to share your top bills that you think we should follow and become involved with.
- Remember that we will need volunteers to step forward to follow each of the bills we are tracking.
- Be prepared to get involved in the bill tracking.
Here is a link to our bill tracker web page where you will find the link to the actual bill tracker:
https://coloradocenterforaging.org/legislative-resources/cca-2022-bill-tracker/
View Meeting Agenda - CLICK HERE
2-4-2022 UPDATE TO SUBGROUP LIST: We have updated our Advocacy Planning Subgroup List to include 2022 bills from our CCA bill tracker. We have also consolidated some of the Subgroup Topics and renamed them. Please review and share any suggestions - View CCA Advocacy Planning Subgroup List - CLICK HERE
Zoom Link for the meeting is further down the page.
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Review Bills & Be Prepared to Vote
Generally, the CCA Advocacy Committee will discuss a bill and decide whether to keep it on our list for consideration of a position at the next meeting. Remember, you must be a Member of the Colorado Center for Aging to vote on bills. The bills will be considered for a position of Support, Strongly Support, Oppose, Amend, or Monitor. The committee also may take a position of Support with Amendments or Oppose with Amendments.
Please review the bills before the meeting
and come prepared to discuss.
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Colorado Center for Aging is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting
Topic: CCA: Advocacy Committee Meeting
Time: Feb 7, 2022 - 9:30 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Questions about CCA Advocacy Committees
Jeanette Hensley - email - 303-249-5598
Co-Chair of CCA Advocacy Committee
Rich Mauro - email - Direct: 303-480-6778
Co-Chair of CCA Advocacy Committee and Senior Policy and Legislative Analyst Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG)
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Questions about joining CCA
Contact our Executive Director or a Board Member:
Andrew Davies - Executive Director - Colorado Center for Aging - email
Work: 303-832-4535 - Cell: 970-217-6761
Colorado Center for Aging Board of Directors - CLICK HERE
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Interesting Articles Focused on Advocacy Issues | |
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Homesharing Can Lower Housing Costs, Increase Companionship
"Sue Ronnenkamp, 64, worked in health care and aging services for over 40 years. Her last job was with a start-up company focused on the Medicare Plus market in Pennsylvania, but she lost that position in a lay-off ..." - READ MORE
Source: https://www.nextavenue.org/
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Pandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers
Strand Patients Without Necessary Care
"Frail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies. Several trends are fueling the shortages: Hospitals and other employers are hiring away home health workers with better pay and benefits. Many aides have fallen ill or been exposed to covid-19 during the recent surge of omicron cases and must quarantine for a time. And staffers are burned out after working during the pandemic in difficult, anxiety-provoking circumstances ..." - READ MORE
Source: https://khn.org/
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Colorado is planning a shift to an “endemic response” to COVID-19,
possibly as soon as summer
"As Colorado shifts toward an endemic response to COVID-19, the state health department is looking to the private sector for help in rethinking strategies to deal with the presence of the virus forever, and appears to be trying to shed its central role in limiting its spread in the process ..." - READ MORE
Source: https://coloradosun.com/
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Ways Family Mediation Can Help Resolve Elder Care Conflicts
"After Laura Bushman Schneider's father died three years ago, she started to worry about her mother, who was living alone for the first time and showing signs of mild cognitive impairment. Schneider, who lives near her mother in Long Island, has good relationships with her two sisters and brother, but they're scattered around the country in New Jersey, Maine and California ..." READ MORE
Source: https://www.nextavenue.org/
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Open Boards and Commissions
There are over 300 boards and commissions to which the Governor makes appointments. Boards and commissions are a critically important way for Coloradans to engage in their state government, help improve their communities and create a Colorado for All.
Website: https://www.colorado.gov/governor/boards-commissions
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Through March 23, 2022
Buried In Treasures Workshop Series
Join us for a 16-week course to help improve your life and create more living space for you and your family. This group meets once per week for 2-hours and offers a supportive environment for people ready to make a change in their life. This group is for adults age 60+ living in the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Gilpin, and Jefferson Counties through funding support from DRCOG and Next50 Initiative. For more information or to make a referral, please contact Jordan at 866-217-5808 or email JordanL@jcmh.org by Wednesday, November 10th.
View Event Flyer - CLICK HERE
Source: https://www.jcmh.org/
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February 7, 2022 - Monday, 9:30AM - 11:30AM
CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting
On Monday, February 7th the CCA Advocacy Committee will meet. Our CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting eNewsletter with agenda is sent out on the Sunday before a Monday morning meeting. We will be meeting every Monday until the session ends. Sometimes meetings are cancelled due to a Federal Holiday - LEARN MORE
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February 8, 2022 - Tuesday, 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Colorado Aging Caucus Meeting through the lens of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
You are invited to the Legislative Caucus on Aging (LCOA) on February 8th, from 12 noon to 1 pm (virtual). This event will focus on the intersection of age and race, with a special emphasis on the occurrence and impact of dementia on the diverse population in Colorado. Partners in hosting this event include the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado and the Strategic Action Planning Group on Aging.
Learn More & Register - CLICK HERE
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February 8, 2022 - Tuesday - 1:00PM ET
State Policies to Strengthen the Direct Care Workforce - Webinar
Funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation and the RRF Foundation for Aging, NASHP’s RAISE Family Caregiver Resource and Dissemination Center is hosting this webinar on February 8, 2022 at 1:00PM Eastern Time to discuss state policies to improve the quality and supply of the direct care workforce, which are featured in the newest section of its RAISE State Policy Roadmap for Family Caregivers. The webinar will provide an overview of state policies and will feature a national leader as well as leaders from Arizona and Colorado who will share their policies and innovations to strengthen the home and community-based services workforce.
Register Today - CLICK HERE
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February 10 & 11, 2022 - Thursday & Friday
Collaboration In Aging – In-Person Event with CEUs
Westin Downtown Denver, 1672 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80202
This is the collaboration of three organizations, Mavericks of Senior Living, Greater Denver Placement & Referral Alliance (GDPRA) and Colorado Assisted Living Association (CALA), to solve challenges we face in senior care by working together to incorporate new perspectives and think differently about solutions. Senior care is one of the most exciting, interesting, and meaningful places to be. It is undergoing a massive transformation worldwide, accelerated by COVID. Our vision is to have a diverse group of senior care professionals, family members and older adults collaborate to elevate our industry and bring new ideas to how we think about senior care.
Website: https://www.collaborationinaging.com/
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February 14, 2022 - Monday, 9:30AM - 11:30AM
CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting
On Monday, February 14th the CCA Advocacy Committee will meet. Our CCA Advocacy Committee Meeting eNewsletter with agenda is sent out on the Sunday before a Monday morning meeting. We will be meeting every Monday until the session ends. Sometimes meetings are cancelled due to a Federal Holiday - LEARN MORE
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February 14th & February 16th
Colorado Center for Aging 2nd Annual Voices on Aging Week
Our "Voices on Aging" Event offers insight and discussion on timely topics impacting older Coloradans. This event is an initiative of the Colorado Center for Aging to connect diverse communities across the state. The event will feature two presentations over two days. The $25* registration cost includes both sessions as well as the recordings emailed to all registrants following the week’s events.
- February 14 – 9:30AM – 11:00AM - How do we Advance Advocacy & Collaboration on Issues Impacting Older Coloradans
- February 16 – 2:00PM – 3:30PM - Keynote Address: Recent Advances in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease - Our Keynote Speaker, Dr. Potter will discuss current approaches to the development of novel Alzheimer’s disease therapies.
- *Ticket purchases are non-refundable
Register & Buy your Tickets Today
https://coloradocenterforaging.org/cca-news/voices-on-aging-week-feb-2022/
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March 28 - 29, 2022
18th Annual Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference
You are invited to attend the 18th Annual Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference, March 28-29, 2022 at the Westin Denver Hotel. Co-Hosted by the CU Anschutz Multidisciplinary Center on Aging, the VA GRECC, and CU Anschutz Division of Geriatrics, this conference brings together clinicians, service providers, researchers and community members in a unique learning environment of education and knowledge exchange providing the latest information of work being done in the aging sector.
Click here to register: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/center-on-aging
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The CCA eNewsletters that go out on Sunday afternoons are archived on the CCA website. You can find all past newsletters at this link - CLICK HERE | |
CCA Advocacy Committee Meetings in 2022 | |
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Our next CCA Advocacy Committee will be on Monday, February 7th. We will be meeting every Monday from 9:30AM to 11:30AM* until the legislative session ends. Note that sometimes meetings are cancelled due to Federal holidays or other events.
*During the active legislative session the Monday meetings may go to 11:30AM
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