The Tenth Annual University of Maine
Geriatrics Colloquium
THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME!
Advancing Our Understanding of Aging-in-Place
Thursday, May 14, 2015
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wells Conference Center
University of Maine
Orono, ME
Registration information on page 7
Deadline for receipt of mail registrations: Wednesday, May 6th
To register on-line with a credit card or electronic check (ACH) go to:
http://mainecenteronaging.umaine.edu/geriatricscolloquium
About the Tenth Annual Colloquium
We know that, given a choice, most of us would choose to live out our lives in
our own homes and local communities, close to family, friends, and neighbors.
Older adults are certainly no different. But there are challenges to insuring this
is possible perhaps especially in rural communities where specialized services
and supports that enable successful aging-in-place can be extremely scarce.
This conference offers a great opportunity to learn from experts in health care,
medicine, housing, mental health, and the social services of the latest ap-
proaches and strategies for creating and maintaining home environments for
older adults that are safe, secure and promote open access to a wide range of
services, technologies, and supports that will maximize their capacity to thrive
in later life.
School of Social Work
The Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education at the University of Maine
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Colloquium Objectives
Participants will:
• Identify the range of issues, challenges, and opportunities that can accompany
the decision to grow old at home
• Develop an understanding of the preferred health, safety, and environmental as-
sessment techniques and psychotherapeutic interventions available to older
adults and their caregivers in their homes
• Expand knowledge of available resources, technologies, and specialized services
for older adults and their families who wish to remain living in their homes and
local communities
Who Should Attend?
• Health, mental health, housing and social service professionals who serve older
adults in a variety of community and long-term care settings
• Practitioners in allied professions such as medicine, social work, nursing, and
public health
• Health care clinicians, administrators, researchers, and educators
• Students enrolled in professional health and human service programs
Continuing Education Information
Certificates of attendance with contact hours will be issued. The full
program represents 5.83 contact hours.
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Tenth Annual Colloquium Program
7:30 - 8:15 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
8:15 – 8:20 am OPENING
Lenard W. Kaye, D.S.W./Ph.D., Director, UMaine Center on Aging
and Professor, UMaine School of Social Work, Orono, ME
8:20 - 8:25 am GREETINGS
The Honorable Susan Collins, U.S. Senator and Chairman, Senate
Special Committee on Aging, Washington, DC
8:25 - 8:30 am WELCOMING REMARKS
Carol Kim, Ph.D. Professor and Vice President for Research,
University of Maine, Orono, ME
8:30 - 9:00 am RESIDENTIAL NORMALCY AND AGING IN THE RIGHT
PLACE
Stephen Golant, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Geography,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Author of Aging in the Right
Place, Health Professions Press, 2015)
9:00 – 9:40 am THE EVOLUTION OF ELDER HOUSING DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT
Greg Payne, Development Officer, Avesta Housing, Portland, ME
9:40 - 10:45 am WHEN HOMES ARE BURIED IN TREASURES: AGING
AND HOARDING BEHAVIOR
Gail Steketee, Ph.D., Dean and Professor, Boston University
School of Social Work, Boston, MA (Co-author of Stuff: Compulsive
Hoarding and the Meaning of Things, Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt,
2010)
10:45 – 11:00 am REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:00 – 12:00 noon PANEL: ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO SERVING OLDER
ADULTS IN THEIR HOMES
Facilitator: Jessica Fogg, M.P.A., Penquis District Public Health
Liaison, Maine-CDC, DHHS, Bangor, ME
Panelists: Becky Hayes Boober, Ph.D., Senior Program Officer,
Maine Health Access Foundation, Augusta,ME; Lesley M. Fernow, MD,
FACP, Fernow House Calls, PC, Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Kara F. Janes,
L.M.S.W., Program Manager, At Home Downeast, Blue Hill, ME;
Judy P. Walker, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Professor, Department
of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Maine, Orono,
ME
(Program continued on next page)
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Program (continued)
12:00 – 1:00 pm LUNCH
1:15 – 2:30 pm CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP A: APPROACHES TO DELIVERING HOME-BASED
PSYCHOTHERAPIES
Leader: Clifford Milo Singer, M.D., Chief, Division of Geriatric
Mental Health and Neuropsychiatry, The Acadia Hospital and
Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor ME
WORKSHOP B: TECHNOLOGY AND AGING: GADGETS FOR DAILY
LIVING AND A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE
Leaders: Jennifer Crittenden, M.S.W., Assistant Director, Uni-
versity of Maine Center on Aging, Bangor, ME; Tatum Cyr, M.P.T.,
Rehab Team Lead, Gentiva Home Health, Sanford ME
WORKSHOP C: CONDUCTING HIGH QUALITY ASSESSMENTS FOR
HOME SAFETY, WELL-BEING, AND HEALTH
Leaders: Lisa Dunning, Health Programs Manager, Eastern Ar-
ea Agency on Aging, Bangor, ME; Angela Lufkin, Maine Market
Manager, Gentiva Home Healthcare, Bangor, ME; Anna Moses,
R.N., Trauma Nurse Coordinator, Eastern Maine Medical Center,
Bangor, ME
2:30 –2:50 pm REFRESHMENT BREAK
2:50 - 3:55 pm WISDOM GAINED FROM EXPERIENCE: OLDER MAIN-
ERS TELL US WHAT IT TAKES TO REMAIN AT HOME
Facilitator: Margaret Callaway, Integrated Health and Senior
Services Coordinator, Charlotte White Center, Bangor, ME
Panelists: Walter Abbott, Retired, Former Associate Professor
and Head Football Coach, University of Maine, Orono, ME; Robert
Cobb, Ed.D., Retired, Former Dean, College of Education and Hu
- man Development, University of Maine, Orono, ME; Katherine O.
Musgrave, M.S., C.A.S., R.D., Professor Emerita of Foods and
Nutrition, University of Maine, Orono, ME; Joan Shapleigh,
L.S.W., Retired, Social Worker, Dover-Foxcroft, ME
3:55 - 4:00 pm SUMMARY/COMPLETION OF EVALUATIONS
Nancy Kelly, M.S.W., Field Work Coordinator, University of
Maine School of Social Work, Orono, ME
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Directions to the Wells Conference Center
TO CAMPUS FROM THE NORTH OR SOUTH:
Interstate Route 95 to Exit 193 - Stillwater Avenue. If traveling from the North, turn
left on Stillwater Avenue at end of ramp.
If traveling from the South, turn right on Stillwater Avenue at the end of the ramp.
At the fourth traffic light, turn right onto College Avenue. Follow College Avenue
approximately 1 mile to the Alfond Arena on your left. Turn left just after the Al-
fond Arena to enter campus on Long
Road. A large campus map and di-
rectory are located on your right at
the top of a small incline just after
entering the campus. Wells Confer-
ence Center is located to the right,
just after the large campus directory.
Please follow the pathway through a
courtyard between Dunn Hall and
Corbett Hall. The Wells Conference
Center will be straight ahead. Please
park in the Commuter Lots (signs
with a C in Black lettering) or Visitor lots marked with a P.
Parking Directions
Parking Permits are required during regular business hours and will be sent to preregis-
trants in advance. They are also available from Conference Services in Chadbourne Hall,
the Visitor Center at Buchanan Alumni House, Bear Necessities Store in the Alfond Arena,
UMaine Public Safety Office and the Student Service Center in the Memorial Union.
If you have any special needs or questions, please call: Conference Services Division at tel:
207-581-4092. The Department of Public Safety (24 hours daily) on campus at 207-581-
4040.
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Colloquium Planners
Colloquium Sponsors
School of Social Work
The Hartford Partnership Program
for Aging Education (HPPAE) at the University of Maine
Non-discrimination Notice
The University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including transgender status and gender expression, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information or veteran’s status in em-ployment, education, and all other programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director, Of-
fice of Equal Opportunity, 101 North Stevens Hall, 581-1226.
ADA Accommodation Statement
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please call Prudence Searl, as early as possible, at 207.262-7925 to discuss
your needs.
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Colloquium Registration Form
The Tenth Annual University of Maine
Geriatrics Colloquium
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Wells Conference Center
Orono, ME
Regular registration fee: $50.00
Maine Gerontological Society (MGS) member fee: $40.00
Student fee: $25.00
(Includes all colloquium materials, continental breakfast, lunch, and refreshment breaks)
Please make checks payable to: UMaine Center on Aging
To register on-line with a credit card or electronic check (ACH) go to:
http://mainecenteronaging.umaine.edu/geriatricscolloquium
If paying by check, detach and mail this form with your
registration fee by Wednesday, May 6th to:
UMaine Center on Aging
Attention: 10th Annual Geriatrics Colloquium
Camden Hall
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Bangor, ME 04401-4324
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