Alliance: Wisconsin Long-Term Care Workforce Alliance

09/27/2023

Attend the Wisconsin Council of the Blind’s Gallery Night!

Date: Friday, November 3rd, 5-8pm
Address: 754 Williamson Street, Madison WI

For more than a decade, the Council has hosted Gallery Night events to celebrate and showcase the work of Wisconsin artists with vision loss who create in a range of media, including acrylic and watercolor paint, pen and ink drawing, digital illustration, fiber arts and woodworking.

Learn more here: https://wcblind.org/events/gallery-night/

09/26/2023

Did you know about the Wisconsin Respite Care Registry? This FREE registry connects those needing respite care with respite care providers. Direct care professionals or providers can sign up to be found as a respite care provider and find meaningful caregiver jobs.

Primary caregivers can search this database for in-home or agency-based respite care providers that most closely meet their needs.

Mission To promote, support, and expand quality, statewide respite care across the lifespan. Promote by initiating, sponsoring, and promoting educational programs, collaborating with other subject ...

09/21/2023

Need someone to talk to? Call UpliftWI. This phone service offers peer support statewide.

Built by Mental Health America of Wisconsin under a grant from DHS for people experiencing mental health and substance use concerns, UpliftWI can be reached at 534-202-5438 daily from noon to midnight, with 24/7 operation expected by the end of the year. This non-emergency service is free and confidential.

09/19/2023

The Helen Bader School of Social Welfare and the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment of the Medical College of Wisconsin proudly present the Southeastern Wisconsin Caregiving Symposium on Monday, October 9.

Join fellow healthcare professionals and allied health professionals for an interactive discussion of the needs of family caregivers in diverse populations. Take part in interactive panel discussions involving a variety of representatives examining what creates successful, thriving family caregiving environments.

Create connections and learn as we discuss identifying family caregivers, providing resources at the right time, and working together to provide support in healthcare, government, and community settings.

National Alliance for Caregiving President and CEO Jason Resendez will give the keynote address.

Location: UWM Student Ballroom
2200 E Kenwood Ave
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

This event is $25 and provides 4 CEHs.
Learn more/register here: https://uwm.edu/socialwelfare/event/caregiving-conference/

09/14/2023

Registration for the 2023 Self-Determination conference closes TOMORROW! Have you registered yet?

Learn how to live more independently, participate more in your community, and direct your public funds efficiently.

Learn more: https://wi-sdc.com/

Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/e93491c7-defe-4f1c-b75a-45102f67c784/regProcessStep1?RefId=SD%20Link

09/12/2023

The nation’s largest retailer is making a new push to better serve people with disabilities with a slew of adaptive products ranging from clothing to technology.

Walmart recently introduced an adaptive channel on its website with a curated collection of items all created to be accessible.

The nation's largest retailer is making a new push to better serve people with disabilities with a slew of adaptive products ranging from clothing to technology.

09/07/2023

Besides a nationwide caregiver shortage, there is also a shortage of special education teachers. As the school year gets underway, the vast majority of states are reporting a shortage of special education staff, prompting districts to skimp on services and reassign students with disabilities.

42 states and Washington, D.C. have fewer special education teachers than schools need. That’s every state except Arkansas, California, Louisiana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah.

As the school year gets underway, the vast majority of states are reporting a shortage of special education staff, prompting districts to skimp on services and reassign students with disabilities.

09/05/2023

Attend the Institute on Aging Colloquium. It is free and open to the public, and now attracts a full-capacity crowd each year from the campus and community. Local researchers showcase cutting-edge science in diverse aspects of aging through talks and poster exhibits, while many organizations from the community provide a Health and Resource Fair.

The program additionally includes a Keynote Address by an internationally recognized leader on current and critical topics of aging as well as presentation of New Investigator Awards to junior scholars.

Date: Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Time: 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Gordon Dining & Event Center (2nd Floor) | 770 W. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53706

Learn more about the event/register here: https://aging.wisc.edu/annual-colloquium/

08/31/2023

Your help is needed to improve the caregiver crisis! Personal stories are SO impactful and the media is a great resource to help spread your message far and wide.

Click on this link (https://www.wiworkforcealliance.com/accessing-the-media) for tips on writing a press release, submitting a letter to an editor and so much more!

08/29/2023

Did you know about the Wisconsin Respite Care Registry? This FREE registry connects those needing respite care with respite care providers. Direct care professionals or providers can sign up to be found as a respite care provider and find meaningful caregiver jobs.

Primary caregivers can search this database for in-home or agency-based respite care providers that most closely meet their needs.

Learn more at

Mission To promote, support, and expand quality, statewide respite care across the lifespan. Promote by initiating, sponsoring, and promoting educational programs, collaborating with other subject ...

08/24/2023

Early bird registration for the 2023 Self-Determination conference closes TOMORROW!

Learn how to live more independently, participate more in your community, and direct your public funds efficiently.

Learn more: https://wi-sdc.com/

Register here: https://web.cvent.com/event/e93491c7-defe-4f1c-b75a-45102f67c784/regProcessStep1?RefId=SD%20Link

08/22/2023

There is a new streaming service that focuses on disabilities.

ReelAbilities Stream features 50 movies by and about people with disabilities. The service is an offshoot of the ReelAbilities Film Festival, which has been held in more than 20 cities around the world since originating in New York in 2007. More films are expected to be added regularly.

Learn more here:

A first-of-its-kind streaming service is launching this week showcasing films connected to the disability experience.