The Center for At-Risk Elders

The Center for At-Risk Elders was thrilled to attend this year's annual Omega Home National Conference this week. Abbie Hunt Bryce Home graciously hosted the conference in downtown Indianapolis. It was a wonderful opportunity to spend time with old friends and meet new ones. https://www.omegahomenetwork.org/conference/

The Center for At-Risk Elders is celebrating CQI Week, our quarterly quality improvement efforts as we strive to achieve our fundamental goal of Onward Towards Excellence!

Delaware’s first elder abuse sanctuary aims to tackle ‘untalked-about crisis’ The senior living campus near Wilmington is creating a statewide network to give victims “a place where they’re safe from that abuser.”

Family caregivers: FSSA has thrown another '11th hour curveball' in Medicaid program transition Families of medically complex children say the state has thrown another eleventh-hour curveball, with less than two weeks before the state implements a major change to a Medicaid program.

Shortage at nursing homes have left an increasing number of patients in hospitals Complex patients who need long-term care are struggling to find care in skilled nursing facilities. Researchers say staffing shortages play a huge role.

We love our volunteers! Caleb Leo Callan (Ball State University grad, class of 2023) eagerly shares his technology and telecommunications skills with us this spring and summer as an office volunteer. He shares, "You guys do such important work and I am proud to be part of it."

The Center for At-Risk Elders team celebrated IU McKinney School of Law student extern Adam Hall on Monday for completing an intensive program supporting our legal efforts on behalf of clients. Adam shared that he learned so much from our advocacy work. We are so proud of him. Adam plans to continue his legal advocacy by working within the juvenile justice system. We wish him great success.

CARE Program Director Erica Reichert and CARE Client Advocate Andrew Funk represented The Center for At-Risk Elders at Night Light, an event supporting Abbie Hunt Bryce Home.

Listen to the newest episode of the Pursuing Quality Long-Term Care podcast. Consumer Voice Executive Director Lori Smetanka speaks with Marcella Goheen, a family member and advocate, about how families can individually and collectively, through family councils, be a strong voice for quality and for change in nursing homes. https://theconsumervoice.org/news/detail/latest/podcast-episode-on-family-caregivers

The Ida B. Wells Society Investigative Reporting Internship Program is back!

This summer, we will match student and recent graduate journalists into paid, full-time internships at top news outlets in the U.S.

Apply to intern at The Associated Press, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Indianapolis Star, The Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, NPR, The New York Times, ProPublica, USA Today, or The Washington Post!

Students from traditionally underrepresented groups and those attending HBCUs and MSIs are especially encouraged to apply.

Apply by Feb. 18:
https://idabwellssociety.org/training/ida-b-wells-societys-summer-2024-news-internship-program/