Legislative Education Series hosted by MA4
Learn about Area Agencies on Aging and Senior Centers and their impact on your communities.
April 4, 2023: Missouri Adult Protective Services and AAAs
Join us on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 12:00 noon to 12:45 and learn about Missouri’s cutting edge partnership between Adult Protective Services and Area Agencies on Aging.
Tim Jackson, Administrator, Adult Protective Services, DHSS; Kristi Siler, Bureau Chief, Adult Protective Services, DHSS; and Julie Peetz, Executive Director, ma4, will discuss the successful partnership between Missouri’s APS and AAAs and the significant impact of this partnership to improve the lives of vulnerable adults in our state. Use the Register Now or QR code to register now:
Session 4: Nursing Home Residents & Advocacy
Missouri Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Watch our 4th session (2/7/23) and learn about nursing home residents’ rights and advocacy and Missouri’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program.
Panelists included: Jenny Hollandsworth/DHSS, Missouri Long-Term Care Ombudsman; Lindsay Luebbering/DHSS, Missouri Long-Term Care Ombudsman; Becky Harris/DHSS, Accountant Supervisor; Angela Barnes/MARC, Regional Ombudsman Program Director; Emily Smith/Aging Matters, Regional Ombudsman Program Director; Christina Kanak/Care Connection, Reginal Ombudsman Program Director; Moderated by Julie Peetz/ma4 Executive Director
Session 3: Senior Services Growth and Development Program
Please watch our 3rd session (January 10, 2023) with important information about the Senior Services Growth and Development Program and its potential impact on AAAs and Senior Centers. Moderated by ma4 Executive Director with expert, Catherine Edwards, PhD, former ma4 Executive Director.
Session 2: AAA Resources for Seniors in Your Community
Please watch and learn about the various resources for adults 60+ in your community (9/20/22).
Panelists included: Lana Johnson, Executive Director of Aging Matters, Cape Girardeau, MO, and President of MA4; Lisa Knoll, CEO of Aging Ahead, St. Louis, MO; Rebecca Nowlin, CEO of Aging Best, Columbia, MO; Melanie Highland, Director of the Division of Senior and Disability Services in MO; Mindy Ulstad, Chief, Bureau of Senior Programs, DSDS; Becky Harris, Accountant Supervisor, DSDS; Moderated by Julie Peetz, MA4 Executive Director
Session 1: Understanding How Dollars Get to AAAs and Senior Centers
Please watch our first Focus on Aging Series from 6/7/22.
Panelists included: James Stowe, PhD; President of ma4 and Director, Mid-America Regional Council Area Agency on Aging, Kansas City; Becca Fields, Co-Ceo, SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging, Springfield, MO; Jennifer Shotwell, Executive Director, Region X Area Agency on Aging, Joplin, MO; Kim Toebben, DSDS Deputy Director; Jake Luebbering, DSDS Deputy Director; Becky Harris, Accountant Supervisor, DSDS; Moderated by Julie Peetz, MA4 Executive Director