45th Annual Conference on Aging

Re—acquaint…Re—Connect…Re—commit…
This HYBRID conference will highlight regional watch parties!
REGISTER NOW at https://coa.altsd.state.nm.us/

Featuring!
Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham
Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales
Secretary Katrina Hotrum-Lopez

Keynote Speakers
Bill Benson, Benson has held senior leadership positions in the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Administration on Aging, and the California Department of Aging.

Audrey Hererra-Castillo, Audrey is a native New Mexican, born and raised in Santa Fe. She began a career in state government through a high school work study program. In 2018, she retired as deputy cabinet secretary from the NM Tourism Department with 30 years of service.

Tentative Workshop Titles

• A Glimpse inside Parkinson’s Disease
• AARP Veteran, Military & Families Program―An Overview
• Aging and Vision Loss
• Cannabis Use and Older Individuals
• Caring for Our Wisdom Keepers: Supporting Native Elders
• Common Legal Issues for Senior Citizens
• Cyber Safety 101
• DETERMINED to improve nutrition status and decrease falls risk as we age
• Elder Abuse in New Mexico: Prevention, Intervention and Harm Reduction
• Falling and Hearing Loss: Are they connected?
• Falls and Cognition: Considerations for prevention and intervention
• Grief as a Risk Factor for Abuse: Why the Grieving are at Higher Risk
• Home and Personal Safety
• How Medicare Works With The Indian Health Service
• Intro to your iPad/iPhone
• Let’s Talk About Fall Prevention: Preparing for a Visit with Your Doctor
• Let’s Talk About Respite
• Making the Most of Medicare: Preparing for Fall Open Enrollment
• Managing Money – A Caregivers Guide to Finances
• Medicare 101
• Medicare 101 with a Deep Dive into What are My Options
• Medicare Workshop
• Molina―Win a Food Box!
• New Mexi-CARE
• Preventing Falls: Effective Balance and Movement Programs
• Programs and Advocacy for New Mexico Caregivers
• Protect Yourself and Medicare From Scams and Fraud
• Re-Connecting with your Loved One with Alzheimer’s or other Dementias
• Reducing Shame and Stigma of Problem Gambling
• Resources for Independence in Aging
• Revisited: Resident Sex, and Intimacy in Assisted Living and Long-Term Care
• Senior Care Navigation: What it is, why you need it and how to get it!
• Senior Community Health Workers: Peers Networking Care and Benefits
• Strategies and resources for gardeners, farmers and ranchers
• Take an Educational Ride into Reverse Mortgage Outer Space!
• The 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease