Join OHCA Tomorrow at the Elder Abuse Awareness and Prevention Summit in Wilsonville

Please join OHCA for the “Elder Abuse Awareness and Prevention Summit” in Portland on June 15. Register by completing and sending us this form.

In coordination with World Elder Abuse Day, which happens every year on June 15 and represents the one day in the year when the whole world voices its opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted to some of our older generations, OHCA will host this full-day educational event.

Review the event agenda:

• 9:00-9:15: Welcome and Introductions
• 9:15am-10:30am: The Big Pictures on Resident Rights: A Discussion of Abuse Guidelines, Laws, and Reporting, presented by DHS’s Ashley Carson-Cottingham and Allison McKenzie
• 10:45am-11:45am: Intimacy and Aging: An Overview of Person Centered Care and Resident Rights, presented by Vicki McNealley, Village Concepts
• 11:45am-12:45pm: Lunch
• 12:45pm-2:00pm: The Foundations to Resident Protections: A Discussion of Dementia and Consent, presented by Gabriela Sanchez, Lane Powell, and Demi Haffenreffer
• 2:15pm-3:30pm: Compassionate Competent Care for LGBTQ Seniors,presented by Kathleen Sullivan, Ph.D.