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March 16: Senior Staff Attorney, Prescott Cole participated in the Alameda County Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Multi-disciplinary Team.
March 17: Prescott Cole was interviewed as a guest on Lake County Radio KPFC about elder issues and CANHR’s mission.
March 17: Tony Chicotel spoke at the Alameda County Area Agency on Aging Round Table about long-term care issues.
March 22: Tony Chicotel visited the Santa Clara County Ombudsman Program at Catholic Charities and presented on nursing home therapy problems as well as decision-making for unrepresented nursing home residents.
March 22: Efrain Gutierrez conducted a scam prevention session for seniors at Alice Manor and Ramona Estates in Los Angeles.
April 1: Prescott Cole was Key Note Speaker at Lake County Senior Summit, “Elder Financial Abuse”.
April 5: CANHR staff attended San Francisco State University Gerontology Program’s 30th anniversary celebration where Senator Mark Leno was presented with the Distinguished Long-Term Care Advocate Award. Pat McGinnis, Executive Director of CANHR and an adjunct professor in the Gerontology Program presented the award to Senator Leno.
April 5: Staff Attorney Jody Spiegel, gave a presentation to the Pasadena Ombudsman Program on CANHR Services and Hot Topics in Long Term Care.
April 20: Efrain Gutierrez provided CANHR resource and information at the Hofmann Community Center Senior Health Fair in Lawndale.
April 25: Prescott Cole attended the LAAC Support center Meeting in Oakland.
April 25: Julie Pollock gave a webinar on Medi-Cal Recovery Basics to attorneys and staff members at California Rural Legal Assistance.
April 26: Jody Spiegel participated in a stakeholder meeting regarding Medication Aides in Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly.
April 26: Executive Director Patricia McGinnis spoke to the Probate Bar of the San Bernardino County Bar Association on the changes in Medi-Cal Recovery due to SB 833.
May 1: Prescott Cole was a guest lecturer at the San Francisco State University speaking on the topic of financial elder abuse.
May 4: Pauline Mosher, Program Manager presented to the San Francisco Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program about Medi-Cal topics including share of cost and Medi-Cal recovery.
May 4: Tony Chicotel made a presentation at the annual California Association of Superior Court Investigators meeting about poor decisions made by conservators.
May 5: Pat McGinnis and Southern California Outreach Coordinator, Efrain Gutierrez, presented a training on Medi-Cal & Recovery to Social Workers and Discharge Planners at the Magnolia Place Family Center in Los Angeles.
May 5: Tony Chicotel spoke at Long-Term Care Services of Ventura County’s wonderful event “Long-Term Care Explained in a Short-Period of Time.”
May 9: Prescott Cole participated on the State Bar Legal Services Coordinator Meeting along with representatives from Qualified Legal Service Programs and Training Centers.
May 11: Prescott Cole taught an all day training session on the Home Equity Protection Project and elder law issues to the San Jose Adult Protective Services.
May 12: Prescott Cole taught an all day training session on the Home Equity Protection Project and elder law issues in Davis.
May 15: Prescott Cole was a presenter at the 30th Annual Adult Protective Services Multidisciplinary Team Conference “Back to Basics” Rancho Cucamonga.
May 17: Administrative Assistant, Marcus Nelson held an information desk at the 35th Annual Senior Health & Information Fair at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium.
May 18: Efrain Gutierrez provided CANHR resources and information at the South Pasadena Senior Center.
May 23: Prescott Cole taught an all day training session on the Home Equity Protection Project and elder law issues to the Sonoma County Adult Protective Services.
May 23: Julie Pollock and Tony Chicotel hosted a “Policy Updates” session at Legal Assistance for Seniors’ annual Elder Abuse Conference in San Francisco.
May 26: Prescott Cole and Tony Chicotel represented CANHR at the U.S. Attorney General’s Elder Justice Task Force for the Northern District of California.
June 26: Prescott Cole taught an all day training session on the Home Equity Protection Project and elder law issues in Fresno County.
June 15: Prescott Cole was a presenter at the 20th Annual Elder Abuse Conference in Bakersfield.
December 9: Staff Attorney Prescott Cole attended the Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Benefit Taskforce Meeting Institute on Aging Department of Insurance Offices San Francisco.
December 13: Julie Pollock presented a workshop to social workers, nurses, and discharge planners at Palo Alto Medical Foundation on “Hot Topics in Medi-Cal and Long Term Care.”
December 13: Staff attorney Tony Chicotel talked about law and ethics related to clients with impaired decision-making capacity at SAGE Eldercare Solutions.
December 15: Prescott Cole participated in the Alameda County Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Multi-disciplinary Team (CCE-MDT).
December 16: Prescott Cole gave a presentation to the San Francisco Ombudsmen on how they can protect long-term care residents from the Veteran’s Aid and Attendance scam.
December 19: Prescott Cole attended San Francisco’s Multidisciplinary Team Meeting to hear a presentation from the California Department of Business Oversight.
January 10: Executive Director Patricia McGinnis presented on treatment of annuities under Medi-Cal to the Santa Clara County Social Services Agency, with attorney Peter Stern, who presented on Treatment of Trusts.
January 24: Jody Spiegel participated in the RCFE Advocates Quarterly Meeting with Community Care Licensing.
January 24: Pat McGinnis and Program Manager, Pauline Mosher, held a consumer forum on CCRC rights and remedies at St. Mark’s church in San Francisco.
February 2: Prescott Cole taught an all day training session on the Home Equity Protection Project and elder law issues to the Riverside and San Bernardino Adult Protective Services.
February 8: Efrain Gutierrez hosted a CANHR information table at Alice Manor in Los Angeles.
February 8: Executive Director Pat McGinnis appeared on KAWL’s “Your Legal Rights” with host Chuck Finney and LRS Advisory Board member, Peter Stern, to speak about the new Medi-Cal Recovery laws.
February 21: Jody Spiegel gave a presentation to the Orange County Ombudsman Program on CANHR Services and Hot Topics in Long Term Care.
February 21: Prescott Cole gave a long-term care presentation to the California State Retirees Health Benefits Committee Meeting in Sacramento.
February 22: CANHR’s staff travelled to Sacramento for its annual Legislative Action Day visiting old and new members and discussion CANHR priorities for 2017.
February 26: Prescott Cole was a guest lecturer at Hasting’s Law School Medical-Legal Partnership for seniors class.
March 1: Executive Director Patricia McGinnis presented a Webinar to legal services staff on California’s new Medi-Cal Recovery laws.
March 8: Tony Chicotel presented a webinar to legal services programs on CANHR’s new Advance Health Care Directive form.
March 16: Prescott Cole participated in the Alameda County Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse Multi-disciplinary Team (CCE-MDT)
March 17: Prescott Cole was interviewed as a guest on Lake County Radio KPFC about elder issues and CANHR’s mission
