Happy New Year! We were back live with our first show of 2024! And it was another GREAT one!
Listen to the podcast right here!
And you can ALSO listen on Apple podcasts right HERE!
Elder justice expert, Marie-Therese (MT) Connolly joined us from Washington, D.C., for a discussion on Ageism in the healthcare system, elder justice, and her new book, The Measure of Our Age. MT is a leading national expert on elder justice who was awarded a MacArthur “genius” grant for her work that has shaped policy, research, and practice for decades. She was the architect of the federal Elder Justice Act, founding head of DOJ’s Elder Justice Initiative (that helped to shape the 2015 White House Conference on Aging, National Center on Elder Abuse priorities), lead author of the Elder Justice Roadmap, and co-designer of the new community-based RISE model, a new holistic advocacy-based, harm reduction program for older people.
Find out more about MT Connolly and her book at: MTConnolly.com. And you can purchase her book, The Measure of Our Age, wherever books are sold, online and in stores! Find out more about the RISE model, an elder abuse intervention.
Here are some of the resources mentioned by MT for consumers (older adults and their loved ones) for help with better quality of care in nursing homes, long-term care/home and community based services:
- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
- The National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
- Find an Ombudsman – National Link
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman Information – State by State
Listen to the whole interview on podcast right HERE! And on Apple podcasts right HERE!
See you next time!
Mara
The Passionate Life
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