News Roundup 8-10-2021

National Health Center Week is August 8-14

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reported:

• Best Practices for Safe Vaccine Administration in Nursing Homes
• Validation of an electronic trigger to measure missed diagnosis of stroke in emergency departments

The National Institutes of Health reported:

• Cellular defect found in inherited and sporadic ALS
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• NIH small business funding boosts Alzheimer’s science advances

The Administration for Community Living reported:

• Webinar: Using the National Survey on Health and Disability (NSHD) to Explore the Experience of Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Rural and Urban People with Disabilities
• Proposed Rule: Department of Labor proposed rule prevents sub-minimum wage for federal contractors with disabilities
• Webinar: Ready Seniors Webinar Series Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 1:00–4:00 PM ET
• Webinar: Person-Centered Supports in Popular Culture, August 18, 2021, at 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET
• Advancing data capacity to improve inclusion of people with disabilities
• Webinar: Universal Design in Mental Health for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Tuesday, August 17, 2021 2:00 – 3:00 PM ET
• Summary of a Month on ADA Celebrations
• What the Changes in the “Public Charge” Immigration Rule Mean for the Aging and Disability Networks
• Community-based Dementia Programs: Learning from Challenges and Sustaining Successes, Tuesday, September 14, 2021 1:00-2:00 PM ET
• Emory University Researchers Seek LGBTQ Caregivers

Benefits.gov reported:

• What Medical Benefits are Available for Veterans and Their Families?

Health and Human Services announced:

• Introduction to direct-to-consumer telehealth

News:

• CNBC: These retirees are more likely to be ‘comfortable’ or ‘affluent,’ study finds
• Financial Management: Finance leaders’ opinions on top skills for the future
• CNBC: Cryptocurrencies can be a tool for building personal wealth long-term
• Ameriprise blog: Financial steps to take when you lose a loved one
• Health Affairs: Larger Nursing Home Staff Size Linked To Higher Number Of COVID-19 Cases In 2020
• Journal of Accountancy: Medicare’s tricky rules on HSAs after age 65
• PBS: Coming Program regarding Generation 9/11
• Jurist: Federal judge authorizes IRS tax evasion inquiry involving offshore legal services
• Stetson College f Law: Registration Opens for 23rd National Conference on Special Needs Planning and Special Needs Trusts, October 13-15, 2021

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announced:

• 56th Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid

Selected links from CAAR E-Clippings, No. 4386, July 26-July 30, 2021:

• How Disabled Americans Are Pushing to Overhaul a Key Benefits Program
• Georgia: Residents of another senior living home shaken by prospect of foreclosure
• For Older Adults, Home Care Has Become Harder to Find
• Deaths From Alzheimer’s Far More Common in Rural America

VA and Health.mil announced:

• Aphasia, Caused by Stroke or TBI, is Frustrating and Little Known