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Resources

NGA Webinars

NGA’s webinars are available in live formats and successful webinars are also offered in recorded formats throughout the year. Continuing education credits are available. Recorded webinars are accepted by the CGC...
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NGA Self-Study Courses

NGA’s online training self-study courses are a convenient way to earn continuing education credits — when and where it suits you. This option is designed to fit individual needs so a person can gain credits at any location and on his/her own schedule. Access to a...
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Community Toolkit

In recognition of the Older Americans Month theme of Connect, Create, Contribute, engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults has developed a toolkit to assist the Aging Network as it identifies approaches and develops effective practices to...
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Search Tool for Long-Term Care Provider Licensing & Compliance

The Aging and People with Disabilities program offers a website search tool to help consumers research long-term care provider licensing and compliance information.  This website makes it possible for consumers to search for care providers by location, type of setting (such as nursing facility, assisted living/residential care or adult foster home) and whether the facility accepts Medicaid or Medicare.  The new site also provides information about each facility’s licensing compliance history, including substantiated complaints and incidents of abuse, survey/inspection reports and the penalty amount assessed for violations.
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Additional GCA resources

• National Guardianship Association
• Center for Guardianship Certification

Federal, State and local services

• Social Security Administration (SSA)
• Medicare
• US Dept of Veterans Affairs (USDVA)
• Oregon Dept of Veterans Affairs (ODVA)
• Oregon DHS – long term care (DHS)
• Housing and placement resources (OHCA)
• Longterm Care Ombudsman
• Multnomah County Aging and Disability Services
• Oregon Chapter Alzheimers Association
• Mental Health Support (NAMI)
• Brain Injury (TBI) support

Oregon Laws related to protective proceedings

• ORS 125 –  Protective Proceedings
• ORS 112 – Intestate Succession and Wills
• ORS 127 – Powers of Attorney; Advanced Directives
• ORS 130 – Uniform Trust Code

Trustee requirements for bonding

• ORS 709.030(4)(g) – Regulation of Trust Business
• OAR 441-505-4030(1) – Trust Company Exemption