Financial Exploitation – 2024 Fraud Updates
Financial Exploitation – 2024 Fraud Updates
Presenter: Mark Fetterhoff, AARP Elderwatch
Topic: Overview of what ElderWatch does and 2024 Fraud Updates that are impacting seniors.
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support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
On-line (Zoom) and in person meeting (CFPD Office). ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.
CFPD Office
1355 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 920, Denver, CO 80222
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CGA Event: Ten Things I Learned from Improv Comedy That Made Me a Better Judge (and That Will Make You Better at Your Life and Your Job)
Event Description
In this session, Hon. Julie Kunce Field will share with you the ten (or more) things that she learned from improv comedy that made her a better judge. You will be provided with that list and examples of how those lessons played out in court, and how the practice of improv and the lessons I learned there helped me stay grounded and focused, even in highly stressful, contentious cases. You’ll have a dynamic opportunity practice those same lessons so you can take them with you into your life and wellbeing, and hone them so you are focused, clear, and nimble when you go to work, and are with your family or friends.
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support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, May 14, 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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Vulnerable Elder Services Protection and Advocacy Team (VESPA) Medical Response to Elder Mistreatment
Vulnerable Elder Services Protection and Advocacy Team (VESPA) Medical Response to Elder Mistreatment
Presented by: Sarah Cox, LCSW
Join the Colorado Guardianship Association to learn about the newly formed VESPA team at Anschutz Medical Center. The VESPA team aims to serve older adults and their families who have experienced abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Geriatricians and social workers help to improve the identification of elder abuse within our hospitals and clinics; recommend medical and mental health treatments; and help connect patients with community resources.
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support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
In Person and by Zoom meeting. Zoom details included with Registration confirmation email.
1355 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite 920,
Denver, CO 80222
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2024 Updates to the Mental Health Statutes: How a Guardian Can Be Prepared
Speaker: Jonathan Culwell
This presentation will focus on those final provisions becoming effective later this year, which will include changes to Short Term Certification, a separate and distinct section for Outpatient Certification, a new pathway to certification for justice-involved persons who qualify for inpatient treatment, a new standard for termination of proceedings, and the rights and privileges of Respondents and Lay Persons.
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support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
In-Person and On-line ZOOM meeting. ZOOM details included with Registration confirmation email.
Location: CFPD, 1355 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 920, Denver, CO 80222
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National State of Guardianship
Speaker: Shannon Butler
Shannon Butler is the President-Elect of the National Guardianship Association (NGA).
Ms. Butler will be speaking on the national state of guardianship, trends in guardianship and what the NGA has planned for the coming year.
Please join us for a special in-person gathering and networking opportunity.
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support@coloradoguardianshipassociation.org
When
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM MDT
Where
Bethany Lutheran Church (Meeting Room: Great Hall)
4500 E. Hampden Ave.
Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.