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The
2008 NCAOA Annual Training Conference
April
16-18, 2008
The
Sheraton Atlantic Beach Hotel, Atlantic Beach, NC
Registration forms and detailed information on
the Conference is
now available
by clicking here.
Sponsor
information can be obtained by
clicking here.
For
questions about the conference, please contact Cynthia Davis at
cdavis@mideastcom.org
2008 NCAOA
Excellence in the Field of Aging Awards
will be presented at the Annual Conference in
April. Awards recognize an Executive, a Supervisor, and a
front-line Employee. There is also an award to recognize a
public official for support of aging initiatives. To nominate someone for these awards,
complete an application form and submit by March 17 to Candie
Rudzinski, NCAOA Awards Chair.
To Access Awards Application Forms, click here.
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| Aging
Update Newsletters and Bulletins
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Association on Aging
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October
29, 2007 |
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Greetings!
The NC Association on Aging
brings you the following
update.
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National Senior
Center Standards
Training Offered
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The NC Senior Center
Alliance, a program
section of the NCAOA,
is offering a new
training program for
senior center
professionals and
volunteers focused
on learning about
national standards
for senior centers.
The national
standards have been
developed by the
National Institute
of Senior Centers (NISC),
and form the basis
of its national
accreditation
program.
The training will be
held January 17-18
at Rufty- Holmes
Senior Center in
Salisbury, the only
nationally
accredited senior
center in North
Carolina. Rick
Eldridge, Center
Executive Director
(& NCAOA
President), is
certified by NISC as
a National Standards
Trainer, and will
lead the training.
The two-day workshop
is especially geared
toward those senior
centers who have
already achieved
"Senior Center
of Excellence"
status with the
state, and are
looking to further
improve their
operations and
services.
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Annual Conference
April 16-18
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The 2008 NCAOA
Training Conference
will be held April
16-18 at the
Sheraton Hotel in
Atlantic Beach, NC.
The NCAOA Board will
be finalizing
workshop topics soon
for tracks involving
senior centers,
caregiver
specialists,
nutrition workers,
and other aging
professionals. If
you have a
suggestion, feel
free to submit it to
Conference Chair
Cynthia Davis at cdavis@mideast.com
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For information
about the Atlantic
Sheraton, click on
the photo above.
Save the date now -
Wednesday thru
Friday, April 16- 18
at the oceanfront
Sheraton!
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Study in the Works |
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The NCAOA Board of
Directors adopted a
goal this year of
developing a pilot
program for a salary
study of various
aging positions in
our state.
Members of the Board
are working with
NCAOA Projects
Consultant Julie
Bell on developing
an on-line survey
that can capture
comparative
information which
can be compiled and
shared across the
network.
The first position
to be studied will
be "HCCBG Lead
Agency
Directors" in
our counties. A
different salary
study survey will
target "Senior
Center
Directors." The
Board hopes to have
these surveys ready
for distribution in
January after field
testing is completed
this fall.
Based on results
from the first two
surveys, the model
will be refined for
use with other aging
positions in our
network.
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Complete "Aging
Boot Camp" in
Winston-Salem |
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NCAOA's fall session
of "Aging
Bootcamp" was
held October 24
& 25 at the new
Senior Services,
Inc. building in
Winston-Salem.
Thirty staff members
from various
organizations around
the state attended
this session
designed for new
employees in the
aging network.
NCAOA Board Member
Bill Lamb from the
UNC Institute on
Aging coordinated
the training that
provided information
about how aging
programs work in our
state. Topics
covered by Bill and
other presenters
included an overview
of aging in the
state; the health
aspects of aging;
aging sensitivity;
the psycho-socal
aspects of aging;
basic helping
skills; Social
Security; Medicare
& Adult
Medicaid; social
services & adult
services; and Older
American Act
programs and
services.
The next "Aging
Boot Camp" will
be held in February
or early March.
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Roxanne
Bragg-Cash Elected
President of
Coalition on Aging
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NCAOA Immediate Past
President Roxanne
Bragg-Cash was
elected as the new
President of the
North Carolina
Coalition on Aging
at its Annual
Meeting held in
Raleigh September
28.
The Coalition of
Aging is comprised
of forty-one
different aging
organizations in the
state and meets
regularly to
collaborate on
advancing aging
initiatives with the
NC General Assembly.
Roxanne replaces
Jean Reaves as
Chair. Jean was
honored for her
service by those
attending the
luncheon meeting
held at the NC State
University Club.
CHANGES IN NCAOA
LEADERSHIP TAKE
PLACE OVER SUMMER
This summer NCAOA,
and the aging
network, lost a
valuable resource
when NC Division
of Aging &
Adult Services
Lead Monitor Mark
Hensley accepted
employment with a
non-profit family
services
organization in
Raleigh. Mark
served the aging
network well for
many years and
will be greatly
missed. Upon
departure, Mark
was serving as the
NCAOA Board
Treasurer.
The Board voted in
July to name Alan
Winstead as our
new Treasurer.
Alan is Executive
Director of Wake
County Meals on
Wheels and
formerly worked
for Randolph
County Senior
Services.
YOUR NCAOA
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rick Eldridge,
President
Ellen Whitlock,
Vice-President
Cynthia Davis,
Secretary
Alan Winstead,
Treasurer
Roxanne
Bragg-Cash, Past
President
Jacquie Buttles
Annette Crumpton
Janis Fender
Tami Hefner
Bill Lamb
Mary Mode
Stacie Nelson
Candie Rudzinski
Judi Womack
The mission of
NCAOA is to
represent
agencies and
other
professionals
in the field
of aging who
provide home
&
community
based
services, and
advocate for
quality
programs which
enable older
adults and
their families
to live as
independently
as possible.
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