Bucks County Long Term Care Consortium

CORRECTION – 1/25/17 General Meeting

Our apologies, the RSVP phone number was incorrect on the  previous announcement.  Following is the complete announcement.

BUCKS COUNTY LONG TERM CARE CONSORTIUM GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday, January 25, 2016 at 9am – Coffee at 8:30am

Attleboro Village, 290 E. Winchester Avenue Langhorne, PA 19047

Please RSVP To Mary Kender: (215) 750-9424

Depression in the Elderly 

Speaker: Robert Light, Program Director for Holy Redeemer Senior Behavioral Unit

Mr. Light will discuss the risk factors associated with a decline in behavioral health in the elderly. Just as a set of factors, termed metabolic syndrome, predict poor physical health, he suggests that the following factors predict a decline in functioning for senior adults:

  • Depression
  • Isolation and/or caretaking
  • Chronic pain
  • Alcohol and/or drug abuse

Presenter Information: Mr. Light is a licensed clinical social worker with over 35 years of experience. He is the Program Director of Holy Redeemer’s Senior Behavioral Health Unit and the Executive Director of MiddleStates Medical Management which provides management and psychiatric services at Holy Redeemer Hospital and approximately fifteen care facilities.

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CORRECTION – 7/27/16 General Meeting

Our apologies.  The address and RSVP information were omitted from the previous announcement.  Following is the complete announcement.

 

Bucks County Long Term Care Consortium General Meeting

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 9:00am

Breakfast to be Provided by Solana starting at 8:30am

Workforce Challenges: Recruiting and Retaining a Skilled Workforce for Healthcare & Long Term Care Facilities

Speaker: Emily Evans

RSVP: maureen.robertson@atriaseniorliving.com or call (215) 343-0123

Location: The Solana Doylestown/Warrington

1621 Easton Road, Warrington, PA 18976

Emily Evans, workforce professional with 20+ years experience in helping Bucks and Montgomery County employers meet their needs in hiring, training, and retaining employees, will address some of the workforce development issues facing healthcare and long term care facilities today. She will discuss possible solutions and highlight the available services and grant programs available to area businesses through the Bucks County Workforce DEmily Evansevelopment Board and PA CareerLink® and will offer suggestions on how you might utilize these free services to meet your workforce development needs.

Presenter Information: As Business Development Manager supporting both the Bucks County Workforce Development Board and the PA CareerLink®, Emily works to increase employer awareness of available, no cost services for workforce solutions and build opportunities to connect youth and adult workers with good jobs and career pathways. She regularly meets with employers to present and discuss industry-specific labor market data, employment trends, and available workforce development services and programs. Previously, she spent 10+ years with Bucks County Community College (BCCC) developing and delivering continuing education training programs to meet employer needs. Focusing on industry specific initiatives, she has contributed to the design and development of training programs for entry level employment in the following industries: healthcare, manufacturing, and business. While at BCCC, she helped develop the Advanced Manufacturing Training Center and initiated a pre-apprenticeship type program for metalwork training. Emily has also worked in continuing medical education where she received awards for her role in research and professional development projects.

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