The Long Term Care Council's Executive Planning Committee have finalized the minutes for their last meeting!

Read about plans for our full membership meeting this March, as well as future quarterly meetings and plans for the Digest.

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Also in the Digest, we have News from the Glenn Highland Meadows and the Adirondack Health Institute, education programs from Hudson Mohawk AHEC, assistance paying for childcare and navigating benefits info, and shareable resources for youth, people with mental illness, and more!

Glenn Highland Meadows' brand new state of the art Memory Care Center is Open for residents!

Our Memory Care Center offers a secure environment for 30 residents at the Assisted Living Level to enjoy their lives to the fullest. All staff receive specialized training, and we have a great team of people who are passionate about care for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Our brand-new space features plenty of natural light, resident centered activity spaces throughout the building, and a huge secure outdoor patio and garden area for residents to enjoy at their leisure. Call 518-832-7868 for more information.

• The Glen is holding an Open House for our Independent Living Program 2/24 and 3/24 (see attached flyer)
• We’d love to show you our beautiful 28-apartment addition with larger, more open-concept floorplans
• The Glen also recently renovated our lobby and dining room, and created a brand-new bistro with pizza oven
• And coming soon… brand-new wellness center!

Information from the Adirondack Health Institute!

AHI and the Adirondack Rural Health Network have published a resource guide for professionals and other stakeholders who wish to improve and maintain their health through cultural and community-based programs

Click here to read!

AHI is hosting their annual Food Justice Summit in Tupper Lake! Join them to attend a series of talks on food security, food as medicine, and other aspects of health that impact all of us in the Adirondacks

March 2nd!

Events from the Hudson Mohawk Area Education Center!

Creating an LGBTQ-Affirming Practice

March 2nd!

Providing Care to Transgender Adolescents and Young Adults

March 7th!

March Events!

The National Training and TA Center presents a training on culturally responsive health services for Black and Indigenous People of Color.

March 2nd!

Adirondack Health Institute hosts a Substance Use Disorder and NARCAN Training!

March 2nd!

New York State's Office for Mental Health presents a roundtable discussion on dismantling stigma for those with mental and behavioral health disorders.

March 2nd!

NYSARC, the Alzheimer's Association, and others provide a training on how to navigate online benefits and health insurance information, applications, and other resources.

March 21st!

New York State's Youth Justice Institute is hosting a Lunch and Learn on how to connect youth to community support systems and avoid creating a dependence on insufficient system resources.

March 28th!

March programs at the Conkling Center!