ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center

OKCares invites you to attend the Oklahoma Family Caregiver Conference on November 7, 2024. Virtual attendees will experience an interactive smart home tour with ABLE Tech, watch caregiver perspective videos, and hear a keynote address from Nik and Chris Nikic. Nik Nikic is the first and only person with Down Syndrome to complete an Ironman and achieve extraordinary feats. Register at www.okcares.org

The call for Innovative and Exemplary Respite services will only be open for 1 MORE DAY! Let ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center know about your exceptional respite service by completing the online application at https://lnkd.in/eKR7_QXh. Portal closes on October 8 at 11:59 PM ET! Learn more and apply at: https://lnkd.in/eYTEWnyK #LifespanRespite #LaunchRespite2025 #respitecare #innovation #caregiving

You still have 1 MORE DAY! Come share your respite best practices, research, networking strategies, and successful advocacy campaigns at the 2025 National Lifespan Respite Conference, #LaunchRespite2025 !! Submit your proposal to present until 11:59 PM ET on Monday, October 7 at https://lnkd.in/gN9a46iK

October's ARCH Quick News Update is here! ARCH wishes Alison Barkoff all the best as she departs the Administration for Community Living, and thanks her for her outstanding leadership to advance far-reaching policies and programs to support people with disabilities, older adults, and their family caregivers during her tenure. Also, check out new resources from Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network, Generations United, NASHP | National Academy for State Health Policy, Respite Care Association of Wisconsin (RCAW), Idaho Caregiver Alliance, Elizabeth Dole Foundation, RAND, Human Services Research Institute, PHI - Quality Care Through Quality Jobs, Long-Term Quality Alliance, ISBA - International Short Break Association, and more. https://lnkd.in/e6MZ8HeX #LifespanRespite #LaunchRespite2025 #caregivers #respitecare Joseph Gaugler Christina Bowen Wendy Fox-Grage Kimberly Hodges

NASHP, supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, invites state applications for participation in its 18-month Caregiving State Policy Learning Collaborative beginning January 2025 and ending June 2026. NASHP will select up to 16 states to participate in the Learning Collaborative. Read the request for applications and apply now https://loom.ly/hIw8bUw

The call for Innovative and Exemplary Respite services will only be open for 1 more week! Let ARCH know about your exceptional respite service by completing the online application at https://lnkd.in/eKR7_QXh. Portal closes on October 8!

Still working on your proposal? No worries. The deadline for submission of proposals to present at the 2025 National Lifespan Respite Conference in Huntsville, Alabama in April has been extended to Oct. 7 at 11:59 PM ET! See the Call for Presentations at https://lnkd.in/gN9a46iK #LaunchRespite2025 #LifespanRespite #respitecare #caregiving #NationalStrategy Tracy Brady Cieniewicz Cheryl Smith Cory Lutz Lisa Schneider Cristina Amedeo United Way of Rhode Island Respite Care Association of Wisconsin (RCAW) New York State Office for the Aging New York State Caregiving and Respite Coalition New Mexico Caregivers Coalition South Carolina Respite Coalition Arizona Caregiver Coalition OKCares Talena Ford Easterseals Colorado Illinois Respite Coalition Tina Yurik Lita Nelson Tennessee Caregiver Coalition Megan Schwalm, PhD Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network Family Resource Network Easterseals Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore Massachusetts Lifespan Respite Coalition Barbara Koumjian National Alliance for Caregiving Family Caregiver Alliance / National Center on Caregiving Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers Kim Whitmore, PhD, RN

I hope you caught the poster session this week of Kim Whitmore, PhD, RN, representing the ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center and its Committee for Advancement of Respite Research at the 3rd Conference on Caregiving Research in Pittsburgh. The CARR has worked hard to help advance the respite research agenda, and we are grateful for their work. ARCH will host its virtual Respite Research Summit on October 28, 29 and 30th to showcase more of the CARR's work and hear from other preeminent researchers in the field. Read more and register https://lnkd.in/ePm2DcRR #bbpgh24 #Lifespanrespite #respite #Researchagenda

The October 1 deadline is fast approaching, but you still have time to submit a proposal to present at the next National Lifespan Respite Conference in April 2025. Showcase your respite research, service innovation, advocacy, networking, respite provider training, and more to help advance the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. The portal for abstract submission is open until October 1, 2024! https://lnkd.in/gN9a46iK #LifespanRespite #RAISEandEngage2025 #LaunchRespite2025 #respitecare #caregivers #respite #caregiving Cory Lutz Tracy Brady Cieniewicz OK Cares Talena Ford Cristina Amedeo South Carolina Respite Coalition Respite Care Association of Wisconsin (RCAW) Lisa Schneider New Mexico Caregivers Coalition Tina Yurik Illinois Respite Coalition Abbey Derepentigny Megan Schwalm, PhD Colorado Respite Coalition Easterseals Colorado Easterseals Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore Lita Nelson Arizona Caregiver Coalition New York State Office for the Aging New York State Caregiving and Respite Coalition Rachel Watkins-Petersen Nebraska Lifespan Respite Network Sarah Toevs Tennessee Caregiver Coalition Cheryl Smith Amy Korstvedt Nazaire Ken Genewick, MBA Rani Snyder Tim Niyonsenga National Alliance for Caregiving Family Caregiver Alliance / National Center on Caregiving Family Caregivers Of Maryland AARP Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers Alzheimer's Association®

Don't miss the deadline and the chance to showcase your respite research, service innovation, advocacy, family caregiver support, respite provider training, and more, at the next National Lifespan Respite Conference in April 2025. The portal for abstract submission is open until October 1, 2024! https://lnkd.in/gN9a46iK #LifespanRespite #RAISEandEngage2025 #LaunchRespite2025 #respitecare #caregivers #respite #caregiving