CGA Event: January 9, 2024
Event Description forthcoming.
Still working on details for this event. Please check back soon.
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Contact
Support
support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
On-line ZOOM meeting. ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.
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CGA Event: November 14, 2023
Event Description forthcoming.
Still working on details for this event. Please check back soon.
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Support
support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
On-line ZOOM meeting. ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.
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Cancelled: CGA Event: September 12, 2023
— CANCELLED —
Is this the Party to Whom I’m Speaking?
Digital recording of sight and sound seems to be everywhere – inexpensive, innovative, and incognito. Under some circumstances, it is unlawful to record others remotely or without their knowledge. So, what does it mean for interactions between a person in need of protection – and their professional caregivers? Two experienced attorneys will review today’s expectations of privacy and the law, and how it affects efforts by fiduciaries, providers, and facilities, to care for the person.
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Contact
Support
support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
On-line ZOOM meeting. ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.
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CGA Event: July 11, 2023
Event Description forthcoming.
Still working on details for this event. Please check back soon.
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Contact
Support
support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
On-line ZOOM meeting. ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.
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The Prevalence of Young Onset Dementia
Ms. O’Hara will be speaking on the prevalence of young onset dementia, lifestyle choices to slow the progression of the disease, supports families need when faced with this diagnosis, and why pre-planning is vital.
Contact
Support
support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
On-line ZOOM meeting. ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.
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The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
An overview of how the program works and when to contact us.
When someone contacts the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program for help, our first question is always the same: What does the resident want us to do? We work at the direction of residents.
Our program, which is authorized by the federal Older Americans Act is charged with performing advocacy work on behalf of older adults and adults with disabilities who live in nursing homes and assisted living residences. Work includes serving as an advocate for and protecting the rights of residents of nursing home and assisted living communities, which involves receiving, investigating and resolving complaints made by and on behalf of residents living in nursing homes and assisted living residences.
Shannon Gimbal, Ombudsman Manager, Denver Regional Council of Governments. Shannon joined the Area Agency on Aging staff at DRCOG as an Ombudsman in 2002. Shannon worked to empower and educate residents about their rights within Long Term Care communities and how to resolve concerns that may arise. Shannon became the DRCOG Ombudsman Manager in 2010 and is responsible for overseeing both the Long-Term Care Ombudsman and PACE Ombudsman teams. Most of Shannon’s time is spent advocating at a macro systems level, providing larger agencies, and departments a resident/participant perspective when making decisions regarding the future of Long-Term Care as well as Programs of all-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.
Contact
Support
support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
On-line ZOOM meeting. ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.
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CAPS Reporting: Introduction to the Regulations and Implications for Professional Fiduciaries
Kris Zumalt will address House Bill 21-1123 CAPS Checks for Substantiated Mistreatment of At-Risk Adult and the implications of the newly enacted reporting requirements on professional fiduciaries. Effective January 1, 2022, this bill now requires new substantiated findings of mistreatment against a professional fiduciary to be reported to employers, the courts, and DORA. Furthermore, the court is now required to request a CAPS check on every petition for the appointment of a guardian or conservator. The presentation will also address the APS investigation process, definitions of the various forms of mistreatment (abuse, exploitation, caretaker neglect, and other proscribed acts or omissions), tips for fiduciaries to avoid a substantiated finding, and a high level overview of the appeal process.
Kris A. Zumalt, Esq., is the owner of Zumalt Law LLC. She practices in the areas of contested and uncontested guardianships and conservatorships, probate litigation, fiduciary representation (both civil and criminal), estate administration, estate planning, and CAPS appeals. Kris previously served as a deputy district attorney for Jefferson and Gilpin Counties where she prosecuted all levels of crimes involving the abuse and exploitation of at-risk adults. She is a member of the Elder Law, Trust and Estate, and Criminal Law sections of the Colorado Bar Association, and is a fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation. Kris is the current Chair of the Elder Law Section and has served as a legislative liaison to the CBA’s Legislative Policy Committee for the Elder Law Section regarding legislation impacting elder law practitioners and their clients. She has volunteered and presented at the Jefferson County Senior Law Days and has presented at continuing legal education programs on elder law topics.
Contact
Support
support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
On-line ZOOM meeting. ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.
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Cognitive Tests Explained
Erin Forinash, MA Occupational Therapy, CMC will present on Cognitive Tests and describe:
- What they are
- What they will tell you
- How to use this information to support your clients
Erin joined Human Network Systems in 2019 after over 10 years’ experience in skilled nursing facilities as a lead Occupational Therapist (OT) with the latter 6 of those years as Director of Rehabilitation Services. As Director, she oversaw all therapies (PT, OT, ST), treatments provided and coordinated with multiple disciplines to ensure a continuum of care. Erin has also worked as an OT for home health agencies in Colorado.
Contact
Support
support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, January 11, 2020
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
On-line ZOOM meeting. ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.
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Creating Resilience in the Age of Covid
Inroduction
We are all facing so much trauma and grief during this time. Join Chaya Parkoff and Jamie Sarche for their discussion on how to navigate the difficulties and create resilience to move forward!
Jamie Sarche’s calling is helping people be less afraid of death. By helping them to provide their loved ones with a planned and funded funeral or memorial service, they create a path for bereavement, long before it’s needed. A seasoned speaker, Jamie brings deep experience in death care to a broad range of audiences around the country, sharing insights and approaches on how to have those difficult conversations and how to address sensitive issues. Extending well beyond death and dying, her message resonates across industries and individuals, bridging her passion to demystify death while enlightening communicators on overcoming challenging conversations.
Chaya (pronounced “Hi-ya”) Parkoff, LCSW is the Founder and CEO of First Class Aging Counseling & Consulting, a unique practice that focuses on making the aging journey more comfortable and meaningful for older adults as well as their families. 
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a specialization in older adulthood and expertise in hospice and palliative care, Chaya is passionate about enhancing the physical and emotional well-being of her clients so they can live life to the fullest. Chaya is also a Medical Social Worker at Elevation Hospice of Colorado where she cares for patients and their families from wherever they call home, and mentors and supervises MSW interns. Chaya is wife to Seth and the mother of five children ranging in ages from 15-26.
Please join us for this informative presentation!
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Links are TBD (please check back soon)
When
Tuesday, March 9, 2021
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
On-line ZOOM meeting. ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.
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Homeless Clients and Related Issues
You are invited to our ONLINE Colorado Guardianship Association event on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 9:00 am.
Do you have questions about what work is being done to combat the problem of homelessness in Denver?
Join us for this useful and timely presentation by Megan Brand and Crystal Porter.
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When
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
On-line ZOOM meeting. ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.