Nevada Care Connection
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Nevada Care Connection is an information clearinghouse and a connection point for Nevadans 55 and older and their caregivers.
Through the Nevada Care Connection website, individuals can obtain referrals and determine eligibility for medical and other services and find a wealth of other information.
Grants from the Family Caregiver Support Program allow the Sanford Center for Aging and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension to assist this program by:
- Producing a quarterly newsletter, Information Portal.
- Implementing service provider training and conducting training evaluation.
- Studying alternative funding opportunities for sustainability.
Another source of information for caregivers of older adults as well as people with disabilities is the Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC).
(Back to top)Mission, Goals and Objectives
Nevada Care Connection service providers and advocates demonstrate leadership, engage in cooperative planning efforts, and develop collaborative partnerships to provide a solid foundation for a comprehensive information and referral/assistance service system that enhances the quality of life for older Nevadans and those who care for them.
Goals
- To assist seniors, their families and caregivers, by guiding them through the social services and health care maze; To give service providers tools that will assist them in offering quality services in a timely and efficient manner;
- To gather data on what services are being provided, what services are needed, and what services are not available but should be part of the senior care system; and
- To enable seniors, their families and caregivers, to have easy access to information about how and where to get assistance, care planning and care management, and other essential services.
Objectives
- Improve the capacity of older Nevadans to live independently for as long as possible.
- Develop an IT solution that will provide the above along with report generation.
- Provide a model for collaboration among agencies.
- Create a model for easy access that may duplicated by service providers for other populations.
- Develop a common standardized database of elder needs and services utilized to track individual and group services provided in order to provide data for reporting and predicting future needs.
- Develop a marketing strategy to promote awareness of the Nevada Care Connection (NVCC) system for seniors, caregivers, family members, providers, and communities.
- Develop universal accessibility through a variety of portals so seniors and their caregivers can reach the NVCC system directly or by referral.
- Identify and pursue diverse funding sources to maintain and expand access to the NVCC system.
- Determine an appropriate governing body and establish policies and procedures to administer the NVCC system.
- Continuously and actively recruit partner agencies to expand the capacity and effectiveness of the NVCC system.
- Ensure that relevant training is available to and accessed by partners on an ongoing basis.
- Develop a system for ensuring all referral information is current and accurate and continue to add new appropriate referral resources and information.
- Develop and maintain a quality assurance program.
Faculty and Staff
(Back to top)Training
- Seniors Need Handout[pdf]
Rural Trainings
Caregiver Training
Are you caring for an older adult and wish you knew more?
Attend a four-hour training in your town on:
- How to find resources at the Aging and Disability Resource Center website, “Nevada’s Care Connection”;
- What to ask and how to ask it to better assess a senior’s needs;
- Mitigate challenges like difficulty hearing and comprehension;
- How to tell if a senior is in crisis and what to do about it.
| Las Vegas Las Vegas Senior Center 451 E Bonanza Rd |
February 7 12:30 pm - 4:45 pm Training Full |
| Lovelock Pershing County Community Center 820 6th St |
February 7 1:00 pm - 5:15 pm |
| Elko Elko Senior Citizens Center 1795 Ruby View Dr |
February 26 12:30 am - 4:45 pm |
| Ely White Pine Senior Center 1000 Campton St |
March 12 1:30 pm - 5:45 pm |
| Gardnerville Douglas County Senior Center 2300 Meadow Ln |
March 20 1:30 pm - 5:45 pm |
Trainers
Susan G. Harris, Sanford Center for Aging
Heather Myers, Sanford Center for Aging
Ryan J. Richmond, Sanford Center for Aging
LuAnne Steininger, Sanford Center for Aging
Course Credit
This program has been submitted to the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators and the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers for 3.5 hours of continuing-education credit. The University of Nevada School of Medicine approves this program for 4.2 hours of continuing-education credit for Nurses.
To register for this training, print and complete the registration form then mail or fax registration to:
Nevada Geriatric Education Center
411 W. Second St., Reno, NV 89503
Fax: (775) 784-4544
For further information please contact Diann Fallness at 682-8470.
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Training
A class for people who care for elders with Alzheimer’s and other memory problems.
Attend a four-hour training in your town on:
- How to find Nevada’s Aging and Disability Center resources on the Web;
- How to differentiate between normal brain function and dementia, delirium and depression;
- How to redirect, reduce or prevent undesirable behaviors;
- Bathing models and strategies or interventions to improve the bathing experience for the elder.
| Eureka Eureka Senior Center 20 W Gold St |
January 29 2:00 pm - 6:15 pm |
| Fallon Banner Churchill Hospital 801 E. Williams Ave |
January 30 1:00 pm - 5:15 pm |
| Amargosa Valley Amargosa Senior Center 443 Desert Senior Ln |
February 5 10:30 am - 2:45 pm Please bring a sack lunch |
| Boulder City Boulder City Senior Center 1001 Arizona St |
February 6 10:00 am - 3:15 pm Training Full |
| Silver Springs Silver Springs Community Center 2945 Ft Churchill Rd |
February 12 1:00 pm - 5:15 pm |
| Caliente Olson Senior Center 240 Front St |
February 19 1:00 pm - 5:15 pm |
| Winnemucca Humboldt General Hospital 118 E Haskell St |
February 21 12:30 pm - 4:45 pm |
| Battle Mountain Lander County Senior Center 365 E 4th St |
February 27 1:30 pm - 5:45 pm |
| Reno Washoe County Senior Citizens Center 1155 E 9th St |
February 28 12:30 pm - 4:45 pm |
| Las Vegas Las Vegas Senior Center 451 Bonanza Rd |
March 4 12:30 pm - 4:45 pm |
| Mesquite Highland Manor of Mesquite 272 W Pioneer Blvd |
March 5 12:30 pm - 4:45 pm |
| Ely White Pine Senior Center 1000 Campton St |
March 13 1:30 pm - 5:45 pm |
| Carson City Carson City Senior Center 911 Beverly Dr |
March 18 1:00 pm - 5:15 pm |
Trainers
Jeannine C. Clark, consultant
Susan G. Harris, Sanford Center for Aging
Heather Myers, Sanford Center for Aging
Ryan J. Richmond, Sanford Center for Aging
LuAnne Steininger, Sanford Center for Aging
Course Credit
This program has been approved by the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Long-Term Care Administrators and the State of Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers for 3.5 hours of continuing-education credit. The University of Nevada School of Medicine approves this program for 4.2 hours of continuing-education credit for Nurses.
To register for this training, print and complete the registration form then mail or fax registration to:
Nevada Geriatric Education Center
411 W. Second St., Reno, NV 89503
Fax: (775) 784-4544
For further information please contact Diann Fallness at 682-8470.
Contact Us
Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to be added to our mailing list.
Telephone: (775) 784-7557
Fax: (775) 784-1814
Email: Susan Harris
Mailing Address
Sanford Center for Aging ~ 146
Nevada Care Connection
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, NV 89557-0146