ALFA UPDATE

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IN THE NEWS Observe Falls Prevention Awareness Day with Tips, Tools Falls Prevention Awareness Day is just next week, aptly celebrated on the first day of fall this year – September 23. This year’s theme is “Strong Today, Falls Free Tomorrow” and seeks to raise awareness about how to prevent fall-related injuries among older adults. Learn more. New Resources Available in Fight Against Elder Abuse The U.S. Justice Department has published an online resource to report elder abuse, the Elder Justice website. The site offers information on support for victims and families as well as resources for prosecutors, researchers and practitioners. Learn more.
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TOPICS OF INTEREST Study: Nearly Half of Medicare Beneficiaries Have Difficulty with Daily Activities Strategies are needed to improve community-based long-term care services and supports to aid older adults and their informal caregivers, say researchers after finding that nearly half of elderly Medicare beneficiaries have difficulty performing daily activities without assistance or receive help with such activities. Learn more. Long-Term Care Communities Now Able to Collect Unwanted Prescription Drugs Long-term care communities now will be able to better assist in the disposal of prescription drugs belonging to current or former residents with the announcement of a new Drug Enforcement Administration regulation. Learn more. ALFA Best of the Best Nominations Open in October ALFA’s Best of the Best Awards recognize innovative products, services and programs advancing excellence in senior living, including independent living, assisted living and memory care. Brookdale of Brentwood, Tenn., took the winning spot in the 2014 Sales and Marketing category for its national advertising campaign and brand activation. Learn more. MORE NEWS • Grandma’s Meat Loaf? Hardly. Her Retirement Home Now Has a 3-Star Chef • Women Who Eat Fish Twice Weekly Cut Risk of Hearing Loss • Urgent Care Centers Opening in California for Mental Illnesses • Mystery Shopping Reveals Failing Marks for Senior Living Sellers • New York Sues to Block Early Withdrawal of Alzheimer’s Drug
A MESSAGE FROM ALFA Pass It On: Older Adults, Fraud, and the FTC  ALFA is teaming up with the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection  on a webinar  that will discuss the FTC’s new consumer education campaign for active older people – Pass It On. The campaign is based on the idea that older adults – a huge group with life experience and social networks – are part of the solution, not simply the victims of scammers. Pass It On acknowledges their experience, expertise, and trusted place in the community. It reinforces what they already know about some common scams, and gives them the tools to start conversations about these scams with a friend, neighbor or relative. Register for the webinar.    Follow our new account @alfa_family
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