As I write this message, LeadingAge team members, along with aging services providers across the country and around the world, are packing their bags and getting ready to travel to Boston for the 2025 LeadingAge Annual Meeting and the Global Ageing Network Biennial Conference. We’re coming together during a very […]
Longevity expert Dr. Peter Attia opens his 2023 bestseller, Outlive, with the story of Tithonus, a mythical Greek figure who famously asked the gods for eternal life. Tithonus was thrilled when Zeus granted his wish. He later regretted that request because his body decayed endlessly during his eternal lifespan. Tithonus […]
LeadingAge and its members have focused their attention on the U.S. Congress in recent months as senators and representatives debated the provisions of HR 1, the over-1,000-page 2025 Reconciliation Bill that addressed taxes, spending, immigration, and health care. Signed into law this summer, HR 1 calls for drastic reductions in […]
We were barely half an hour into LeadingAge’s Leadership Summit this spring when I experienced my first “a-ha moment” of the week. Ron Hetrick, a leader in workforce analytics and an expert on labor force dynamics and demographics, had just begun his early-morning keynote address on the summit’s first day. […]
When LeadingAge members arrived in Washington, DC, this week for our annual Leadership Summit, most had four goals in mind. As in previous years, members wanted to network with peers. They sought to gain new insights and strategies through high-quality educational opportunities. They wanted to visit the offices of their […]
When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills. This ancient Chinese proverb is particularly relevant to aging services in 2025. The winds of change have been blowing within and around our sector for quite some time. As we prepare to enter the second quarter […]
On Thursday, February 6, the LeadingAge Board of Directors arrived in Washington, DC, for its quarterly meeting. In a typical year, the board reserves this winter meeting to discuss and adopt LeadingAge’s policy platform for the next year and beyond. Admittedly, 2025 is proving to be anything but a “typical” […]
While unpacking my 2025 calendar in preparation for the new year, I was momentarily startled to realize that it has been five years since COVID-19 invaded our communities and care settings and put residents, team members, and families at enormous risk. Sometimes, it seems like just yesterday that we pulled […]
If you attended the Special Post-Election National Policy Pulse briefing with the LeadingAge Policy Team on November 18, you likely walked away with a clear picture of the unique characteristics that make our advocacy experts so successful in the work they do for you. During the one-hour call, the policy […]
