Kansas Advocates for Better Care is turning 50 years old, and the group is celebrating with a free screening of a documentary that aims to catalyze reform in long-term care facilities for older people.
KABC will screen “No Country for Old People” at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, and the film will start at 6 p.m.
The event is free to attend, but organizers ask that people please reserve a spot by emailing info@kabc.org or calling 785-842-3088.
The event will include popcorn, soda, refreshments, and a commemorative dessert to celebrate KABC’s “50 years of fighting for dignity, respect, and quality care for older Kansans,” according to a news release from organizers.
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“What began as a grassroots effort in 1975, sparked by Anna ‘Petey’ Cerf’s determination to right a terrible wrong, has grown into a statewide movement for long-term care reform,” according to KABC.
Event organizers provided the following synopsis of “No Country for Old People”:
“Filmmaker Susie Singer Carter’s deeply personal and unflinching exposé chronicles her mother’s final six months in a 5-star rated nursing facility, laying bare a profit-driven system where abuse and neglect are not exceptions, but patterns baked into the business model. The film is a clarion call to challenge the status quo and demand systemic reform. This free, public screening aims to educate, inspire action, and spark meaningful conversation around the urgent need for oversight, accountability, and reform in long-term care across the nation.”
The screening is intended to serve as a commemoration of KABC’s 50th as well as a call to action for improvements in long-term care oversight and accountability, according to organizers.
“This milestone year is not just a celebration of our history, but a renewed commitment to our founding purpose: to ensure every older Kansan, regardless of where they live, receives compassionate, quality care,” according to KABC.
Find more information on KABC’s website at kabc.org/NCFOP.
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