On the Move Summer 2017
- 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 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 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 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 15: Prescott Cole was a presenter at the 20th Annual Elder Abuse Conference in Bakersfield.
- June 26: Prescott Cole taught an all day training session on the Home Equity Protection Project and elder law issues in Fresno County.
