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 […]
On September 26 and October 9, Americans watched in horror as two major hurricanes, Helene and Milton, smashed into the southeastern United States, leaving a trail of destruction across six states. Like you, LeadingAge staff in Washington, DC, watched the story unfold on our television screens and cellphones. Over the […]
For many years, LeadingAge has been calling on Congress to implement reforms that would expand the number of foreign-born workers with a legal pathway to join aging services care teams around our nation. A few weeks ago, we reiterated our call for immigration reform by releasing a new white paper, […]
On July 24, Linda Couch, LeadingAge’s senior vice president of policy and advocacy, told a member story during her testimony before the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance of the Committee on Financial Services in the U.S. House of Representatives. The story was short but powerful: In September 2023, St. Margaret’s […]
Last fall, I shared with you the disturbing news that trust in nonprofit organizations was declining in America, as reported by Independent Sector in its 2023 Trust in Nonprofits and Philanthropy report. Today, I write with better news: according to the organization’s 2024 report, we may be turning things around. […]
Remember when technology solutions were just for “techies”? That was before Alexa turned on our lights, Siri dialed our phone, and Fathom took minutes in our meetings. Today, game-changing Artificial Intelligence (AI) is so ubiquitous and rapidly evolving that it can be head-spinning. Data confirms what many are feeling. A […]
Dear LeadingAge members, I am pleased to share with you the result of months of engagement and discussion across the LeadingAge community: the 2024–2026 LeadingAge Strategic Plan. I am proud of what we have created together: a plan that is responsive to the current environment and at the same time […]
