Throughout the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, I gave much thought to the kind of support LeadingAge members would need to get through a health emergency that had disproportionately impacted our residents and clients and challenged our sector like never before. Now that the crisis phase of the pandemic […]
It has been another unexpectedly difficult year for LeadingAge members. You have each given your hearts and souls to the battle against COVID. In addition, our colleagues in Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas have more recently been stretched to the limit by Hurricane Ian. Both crises have prompted me to […]
We’re used to viewing August as a welcome opportunity to take a deep breath, relax, and recharge before the hectic days of fall are upon us. Many of us go on vacation. Others simply enjoy a slower pace of life as the news cycle slows and work deadlines ease. Unfortunately, […]
Is this report going to sit on the shelf? Are its important recommendations going to be ignored? We’ve all asked ourselves these questions after an important or insightful study comes to our attention. We wonder whether the report will lead to meaningful change, whether its recommendations will ever be implemented, […]
Soon after LeadingAge established the Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) in 2003, much of its work focused on helping providers of aging services step into the digital age by swapping their paper medical records for electronic health record systems that would make care more efficient and collaborative. We were […]
When Kane Tanaka passed away a few weeks ago, I viewed the news as a cause for celebration—a celebration of aging. Tanaka was the oldest person in the world when she died at age 119 on April 19. Living in a nursing home in the Japanese city of Fukuoka, she […]
Once I built a railroad, I made it run, made it race against time. Once I built a railroad; now it’s done. Brother, can you spare a dime? There wasn’t a dry eye on the Zoom screen when Danny Williams, president & CEO of Eliza Bryant Village in Cleveland, OH, […]
Networking is not about just connecting people. It’s about connecting people with people, people with ideas, and people with opportunities. Reading these words from author and networking coach Michele Jennae, I am reminded of the central role that members play in the mission of LeadingAge. As an association of over […]
Imagine you’ve been given a wonderful gift: 30 extra years of life. What would you do with those years? According to Dr. Laura Carstensen, founding director of the Center on Longevity at Stanford University, most of us don’t have a clue how to answer that question. That’s troubling, given the […]
The world is a lot smaller than most of us once thought it was. You only need to look at the last few months for proof. The highly contagious Omicron variant of the coronavirus was first detected in Botswana on November 11, 2021. A mere 53 days later—on January 3, […]
