Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Mass Mutual Conference Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
Time 8:15am - 4:00pm
The 20th Annual Western MA Elder Care Conference will feature 21 workshops on important issues affecting elders today.Proposed workshops (not finalized) include: Chronic Disease Self-Management; Fall Prevention; Working with low vision and blind elders; Stretching Food Dollars and Accessing Benefit Programs; Veteran's Affairs; Elder Economic Self Sufficiency Standard (EESS); Foreclosure; Property Tax Relief; Grandparents & Multigenerational Care of Elders; Racial-Economic Disparities in Elder Care; Rural Disparities in Elder Care; Healthy Eating: Emergency Preparedness (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster); Workforce Development and Civic Engagement; Mental Health & Elders with Multiple Challenges (Homeless, Drug Addicted, Mental Health Issues, etc); Community Health Worker; Mental Health - "The Taunton model"; Depression & QPR; Identity Theft; Health Literacy; and Protective Services.
This conference is a program for elder care providers, administrators, educators and policy-makers. CEUs will be offered for Nursing Home Administrators, Nurses and Social Workers. The exact CEU credits will be finalized in late April but generally range between 3.5-5.0.
- REGISTRATION will open on or about 4/1/09 and will primarily be online with a direct payment option via credit card.
- WALK-IN REGISTRATIONS ARE POSSIBLE, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED AND SEATS and MEALS CAN NOT BE GUARANTEED.
- Here is the word version of the conference brochure. This will be available by 4/1/09.
- Here is the pdf version of the conference brochure. This will also be available by 4/1/09
- Here is a copy of ONLY the registration form. This will be available by 4/1/09.
EXHIBITORS - Deadline for sponsorship will be 4/17/09.
- EXHIBITOR TABLES are available. Please email Michele McQuillen at mmquillen@mphaweb.org or call 617-524-6696 X 110.
- The Rate for "For Profit" Organizations is $500 for a table with one attendee registration/lunch. Additional registrations/lunch will be $35pp.
- The Rate for "Non-Profit" Organizations is $250/table with one attendee registration/lunch. Additional registrations/lunch will be $35pp.
- An organization can be a supporter for a $100 donation which will not include a table nor a registration or lunch for an attendee.
2009 ECC Exhibitors
To-Date
Evercare Senior Care/United Healthcare
Glenmeadow Retirement Community - Tabor Crossing
Louis & Clark Drug
NE Deaconess - Rockridge Retirement Community
Heritage Hall - Genesis Healthcare
YMCA of Greater Springfield
Questions? Please Call
Michele McQuillen
Asst Conference Coordinator
617-524-6696 X110