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FastFactsFeature Presentation
May 10, 2011
We are using audio during this session, so please dial in to our conference line…
Phone number: 888-651-5908 Participant code: 182500
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Today’s TopicWe’ll be taking a look at…
Aging and Adult Services
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Today’s PresenterMeg Stoltzfus, LCPC LifeSpan Services Manager
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Session Segments
PresentationMeg will provide an overview of eldercare/aging adult services available as part of the employee benefits package for the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Hospital/Health System.During Meg’s presentation, your phone will be muted.
Q&AAfter the presentation, we’ll hold a Q&A session. We’ll open up the phone lines, and you’ll be able to ask questions. Meg will answer as many of your questions as time allows.
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Contact Us
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Survey
SurveyAt the end of this FastFacts session, we’ll ask you to complete a short survey. Your honest comments will help us to enhance and improve future FastFacts sessions.
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Aging and Adult Services
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Agenda
In this session, Meg will focus on the following topics:How to determine when you need an individualized adult care consultation.How to utilize the Backup Care program for aging family members.Ways we can assist you if you are a long-distance caregiver.How and when to obtain a referral for an eldercare professional in the community.
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CCOMMUNITYOMMUNITY PROGPROGRAMRAMSS
HOUSING & RELOCATION
Financial Perks & Programs
Life SpanSERVICES
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We guide and direct employees to resources so they can make informed decisions based on their individual situations, including:
- Preparing for a new baby - Child care options - Aging adult/elder care assistance - Grief and bereavement support - Pre-retirement support – Retire Right
A starting point for employees as they begin to investigate family and care giving resources across the
life span.
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“40/70 Rule”
By the time you are 40 years old or your parents are 70 years old, you should talk about:
– Plans for long term care, if necessary– Health conditions– Financial situation– Legal documents
• Will• Power of Attorney for finance• Health care agent
– End of life wishes
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“40/70 Rule”
Poll: How many in the audience have had this conversation with their parents already?
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How We Help
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Is This Your Family?
You are worried that Mom or Dad shouldn’t live alone anymore.A parent lives out-of-state and you want to move them to the area to be closer to you.Your grandmother has been hospitalized and you need to select a rehabilitation facility.You and your siblings disagree about a legal matter related to your parents’ estate.You need information about how to get home care for your husband.
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Adult Care Quiz
What percentage of people over 65 will need long-term care?
•30%•50%•70%•90%
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, Sept 2008
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Adult Care Quiz
Medicare pays if my mother needs to live in a nursing
home.
True/False
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Adult Care Consultations
Geriatric Care SpecialistProblem-solving difficult situationsInformation and referralOngoing support for care giversCan involve other family membersIn person or via phoneFree and confidentialOnline JH discussion forum being developed
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Backup Care
Care provider comes to your home to care for your dependent adult while you workBenefit of 10 days of care per fiscal yearSubsidy based on employee’s salary
$4, $6 or $8 per hourCredit card is billed after careProviders work for local home care agencies
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Dependent Care Voucher
For fully-benefited JHU employees onlyNet household income less than $50,000 per yearEmployee must provide at least 50% of care for dependent adultReimbursement of 20% or 40% of the cost of care
(up to $5,000 per year)
Use at any licensed facility or for licensed in-home care
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WorkLife Presents…
Educational workshops to provide faculty and staff with information on topics related to aging and care giving:
The Special Needs of CaregiversThe Sandwich GenerationLegal Preparedness for FamiliesCoping with Grief at the HolidaysMedicare and Medicaid Mysteries SolvedWandering in DementiaUnderstanding Long-term Care InsuranceEmergency Preparedness for Families
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Web Resources
National Family Caregiver AssociationThe Alzheimer’s AssociationLotsa Helping HandsCaring.comBaltimore County Dept of Aging
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Coping with Caregiver Stress
Ask for (or demand) helpRespite, family, government, agencies
Get supportGroups, counseling, friends
Care for your own healthLaughBe present
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Why Use Our Services?Personal, Professional, Personal, Professional,
ProductiveProductiveAt one point or another we all experience stress and tension, and
appropriately intersecting work & personal life can be difficult.
• Manage competing demands – career, studies, family
• Reduce time and frustration
• Improved wellness and performance
• Employment benefit/service – free & private• Short-term counseling for problems of daily
living
• Unlimited lifespan resource and referral services
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We’re going to open the phone lines now!
There will be a slight pause, and then a recorded voice will provide instructions on how to ask questions over this conference call line.
We’ll be answering questions in the order that we receive them.
We’ll also be answering the questions that were emailed to us during the presentation.
If there’s a question that we can’t answer, we’ll do some research after this session, and then email the answer to all participants.
Q&A
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Thank You!
Thank you for participating!We would love to hear from you.
Are there certain topics that you would like us to cover in future FastFacts sessions?Would you like to be a FastFacts presenter?Please email us at: [email protected]
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Survey
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Thanks again!