Upcoming Webinars
Senior Nutrition: Making the Most of Your ADH Food and Nutrition Program
Thursday, March 30, 2023
1:00 pm EDT/ 12:00 noon CDT/ 11:00 am MDT/ 10:00 am PDT
NADSA Members: $69
Non-members: $179
Providing quality, appealing and nutritional choices for participants is an ongoing challenge for ADS Centers around the country. In this webinar we will look at the challenges and opportunities presented by running a Food Program in your ADH.
Topics will include:
- Current research on the challenges facing adult day programs across the country in delivering optimal nutrition and the need for advocacy.
- How to best address nutritional needs of diverse participants within the constraints of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
- How to navigate the CACFP Program for optimal reimbursement.
- Thinking outside the box-inviting the community to participate in special events and programs related to Nutrition and Wellness.
- Taking credit for the amazing job you do by showing the community your results in keeping your participants happy and healthy as well as well nourished.
Presenters: Tina Sadarangani PhD, RN, ANP-C, GNP-BC. Dr. Sadarangani is an Assistant Professor and NIH-funded Principal Investigator at the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing. She is also a board-certified adult/gerontological nurse practitioner. Her work centers on the experiences of ethnically diverse older adults in Adult Day Health settings. She is focused on integrating Adult Day Centers into the healthcare continuum using technology to foster age-friendly communities.
Terry Anderson Girard, MSRD, LDN – Owner- Anderson Nutrition Services LLC, Quincy, Ma and Hampton NH. Celebrating 50 years of Food and Nutrition experience, Terry is the founder of Anderson Nutrition Services. She has worked with a variety of clients in venues such as: Hospitals, Long Term Care, Assisted Living, Adult Day Health Centers, Independent Living, Community Meals on Wheels and Congregate Dining Programs, and Rehabilitation and Recovery Programs. Terry is an insightful and talented Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She has extensive knowledge and experience in Nutrition Consulting and Management; Food Service Management for Multi-Units; Clinical Nutrition Services; and, Nutrition Education.
First Annual NADSA Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
1:00 – 2:00PM EST
Free to NADSA Members
This Townhall is a free virtual event open to NADSA Members only. Join us as we communicate information on how we are implementing and carrying out the priorities outlined in our Strategic Plan. Learn how your membership is shaping the future of Adult Day Services and how to get involved and support the leading national voice of the ADS industry. This Town Hall Meeting will also be an opportunity to share and learn from colleagues across the country.
Agenda:
- Welcome and Introduction by NADSA Chair, Bill Zagorski
- Policy Update, Senator Roy Afflerbach (Ret.)
- Presentation on NADSA’s Strategic Plan and Vaccine Grant Program
- How to increase your involvement with NADSA
- Open Discussion and Q & A
Challenges and Opportunities in Transportation in Adult Day Services
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
1:00 pm EDT/ 12:00 noon CDT/ 11:00 am MDT/ 10:00 am PDT
NADSA Members: $69
Non-members: $179
Transportation is a critical component for many Adult Day Services centers – whether you provide transportation or need to find transportation services for your attendees. Join us for this informative session on how to garner the resources and funding to create or expand your transportation service or how to partner with others in the community to meet your client’s transportation needs. You will also learn about the resources and assistance available from the National Aging & Disability Transportation Center and other national transportation centers.
Presenter: Carrie Diamond is the Senior Director of Transportation and Mobility and Co-Director of the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC). Before joining Easterseals, she spent over a decade in operations and oversight of human services transportation programs in WI. Early in her career, she was the director of an adult day center and early memory loss program in central WI. At Easterseals, Carrie leads the development of resources as well as training and direct technical assistance to transportation programs serving older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers. Carrie is a certified ADA Coordinator through the University of Missouri and holds Community Resource Specialist – Aging & Disability Certification from the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems.