Family Caregiving Advisory Council (FCAC) Meeting

Holiday Inn, 550 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024

August 28-29, 2019

Day 1 – August 28, 2019

Time Session description

8:30 – 9:00 AM Arrival/Registration for non-federal members

9:00 – 10:15 AM Session 1: Ethics Training (non-federal members)

Facilitator: HHS Ethics Staff – closed session

10:00 – 10:30 AM Arrival of federal members

10:15 – 10:30 AM Break

10:30 – 12:00 PM

Session 2: Opening Ceremony (joint session with Advisory Council to 

Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren).

Welcome

Lance Robertson

Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging

Administration for Community Living 

Administration of the Oath of Office

Sophia Watson

HHS Human Resources

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Opening remarks

Eric Hargan

Deputy Secretary

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Remarks

Lance Robertson

Housekeeping announcements

Greg Link

Director, Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services

Administration for Community Living

12:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch on your own
1:00 – 2:00 PM

Session 3: Getting Started: Council Housekeeping

Facilitator: Greg Link

- Council member introductions

- Review of legislation, council charter, tasks, & deliverables

- Overview: The RAISE Family Caregiver Act Resource and 

Dissemination Center

 Rani E Snyder, MPA; Vice President – Program; The John 

A. Hartford Foundation

 Kitty Purington, JD, Senior Program Director, Chronic and 

Vulnerable Populations, National Academy for State 

Health Policy

2:00 – 4:00 PM

Session 4: The National Landscape - Supporting Family Caregivers

Facilitator: Kitty Purington 

Presenters: 

Richard Schulz, Ph.D., Director, Center for Caregiving 

Research Education and Policy, University of Pittsburgh

Findings: Caring for an Aging America

Grace Whiting, JD, President and CEO, National Alliance for 

Caregiving

National Trends and Issues: An Overview

Tamar Heller, Ph.D., Institute for Health Research and Policy, 

University of Chicago

Research on Caregivers of People with Disabilities

Donna Benton, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor of 

Gerontology, USC Davis

The California Experience: Lessons Learned

Discussants: 

Larry Curley, MPA; Executive Director; National Indian 

Council on Aging

Jenna McDavid, B.S.; National Managing Coordinator for the 

Diverse Elders Coalition

Nancy Murray, M.S.; President; The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh 

at ACHIEVA

4:00 – 4:15 PM Break

4:15 – 4:45 PM

Public Comment Period

Facilitator: Lance Robertson

4:45 – 5:00 PM

Session 5: Review of Day 1

Facilitator: Greg Link

A complete list of council members can be found at ACL.gov/RAISE
Day 2 – August 29, 2019

Time Session description (duration)

8:30 – 8:45 AM Arrival/Sign-in

8:45 – 9:15 AM

Session 1: Review of Day 1 & Objectives for Day 2 

Facilitator: Greg Link

9:15 – 10:00 AM

Session 2: Overview of Federal Programs & Initiatives in Support of 

Family Caregivers 

Brief presentations of Federal programs and initiatives impacting family 

caregivers.

Facilitator: Alan Stevens, Ph.D., FCAC Council Co-Chair

10:00 – 10:15 AM Break - Hotel Fire Alarm Test

10:15 – 10:45 AM

Session 3: Discussion of Subcommittee Roles & Topics within the

FCAC

Facilitator: Sarah Ruiz, Ph.D., ACL/NIDILRR

10:45 – 12:00 PM

Session 4: Small Group Priority Setting Exercise—Challenges and 

Opportunities for the National Caregiving Strategy

Facilitator: Sarah Ruiz, Ph.D., ACL/NIDILRR

12;00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch on your own

1:00 – 2:00 PM

Session 5: Report Outs from Small Group Leads

Facilitator: Casey Shillam, Ph.D., Council Co-Chair

2:00 – 2:30 PM

Public comment period

Facilitator: Greg Link

2:30 – 2:45 PM

Session 6: Review of Day 2, Next Steps, & Adjourn 

Facilitator: Greg Link

A complete list of council members can be found at ACL.gov/RAISE

Note: PowerPoints will be uploaded to the website after the conclusion of the meeting.