2023 Making the Difference

Striving for Equity at the Intersection of Health, Housing and Aging in the Community

In 2023, CalAIM expands its populations of focus to include people who are in – or at risk of entering – long-term care facilities. How can we embrace this opportunity to rewrite the maps that lead too many older people to unnecessary institutionalization? How might we address the historic inequities that leave so many without home and support? How can community-based services walk hand in hand with health entities to keep people stable and at home?

Making the Difference will convene community-based organizations, health care providers, policy makers and community members to learn about emerging issues and explore solutions that will improve health and life outcomes for older people in Alameda County.

Venue: Virtual

Click on the following link to join the conference. Please join us around 8:45 so that we can say hello and orient you.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85393272747

Meeting ID: 853 9327 2747

To join by phone, dial: +1 (669) 900-9128 

If you have any issues, email danielle@seniorservicescoalition.org.

Our Program

Keynote: What does Equity Have to do with Aging in Community?

- Denny Chan – Managing Director, Equity Advocacy, Justice In Aging

- Dr. Terry Hill, MD – FACP, California Association of Long Term Care Medicine

- Moderator:  Kweli Kitwana – Associate Director for Policy & Advocacy, Senior Services Coalition 

Panel:  The Power of Community-Based Approaches 

- Sophay Duch, – Senior Case Manager, LIFE ElderCare

- Roland Gigon, RN, MBA – East Bay Continuum of Care Services Director, Kaiser Permanente

- Sonya Frost – Division Director, Department of Adult & Aging Services, Alameda County Social Services Agency

- Pamela Powell – Program Manager, Alameda County Social Services Agency, Department of Adult and Aging Services

- Serom Sanftner, LCSW – Vice President of Program Services, East Bay Innovations

- Moderator: Matthew Woodruff – Chief Operating Officer, Alameda Alliance for Health

Panel:  New Populations of Focus in CalAIM – Long Term Care Residents and Those at Risk of Institutionalization

- Amy Stevenson, DNP – Clinical Manager Enhanced Case Management, Alameda Alliance for Health

- AJ Dixon, RN – Senior Program Manager, State Directed Programs, Alameda Alliance for Health

- Moderator: Steve O’Brien, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Alameda Alliance for Health

Panel: Making it Real – Changing the Trajectory for At-Risk Older Adults

- Kadin J Caines – Regional Strategic Implementation Manager, NCAL Kaiser Permanente Health Plan

- Kathryn Stambaugh – Geriatric Services Director, Lifelong Medical Care

- Dr. James Mittelberger – Medical Director, Center for Elders’ Independence

- Jennifer Martinez – Principal, Wellbrook Partners

- Jennifer Stephens-Pierre – Director, Alameda County Area Agency on Aging

- Moderator: Maria Zamora – CEO, Center for Elders’ Independence

Event Date

Friday, February 24, 2023

8:45AM - Soft Start

9AM-12:30PM - Keynote & Panels

Made possible with the generous partnership and support of: