The Sharon at SouthPark, a continuing care retirement community in Charlotte, NC, is engaging residents—on topics both serious and light—with a new partnership that facilitates conversations between them and local journalists from The Charlotte Ledger, a digital publication that covers local stories via email newsletters and on the Substack platform. […]
Be sure your colleagues know all your team’s latest additions, promotions, and retirements by including them in LeadingAge’s Colleagues on the Move, and use our Member News form to share your own updates. Please note: Due to the Holiday season, the next Colleagues on the Move will appear on January […]
Heading into end-of-year holiday gatherings and mid-winter respiratory virus season, vaccines that keep older adults and the people who care for them healthy are top of mind. Residents and staff at our member communities nationwide are heeding calls to action from LeadingAge and other partners in the Department of Health […]
As October 11, 2024, neared, Diana Collins, community communications director at LeadingAge member Rowntree Gardens, was armed with a phone and a story pitch. The planning for a celebration of the community’s 15 centenarian residents was nearing completion—and she was determined to ensure that the happy news went beyond her […]
Thousands of creative, forward-thinking professionals work to make America a better place to age. Follow their careers with Colleagues on the Move, tracking key staff and board changes among LeadingAge provider members and State Partners. Submit your staff updates with our webform or email Gene Mitchell (gmitchell@leadingage.org). Member Staff […]
At Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community, Asheville, NC, one of many LeadingAge members damaged by Hurricane Helene, the storm took its greatest toll on staff. Following the storm’s late September touchdown, several days passed before a full accounting of the whereabouts and well-being of employees was possible. Many had suffered personal […]
Be sure your colleagues across the U.S. know your team’s latest additions, promotions, and retirements with LeadingAge’s Colleagues on the Move series. Use our Member News form to share all the details—and watch leadingage.org for all the news you need. Member Staff News Teddy Umstead Foster is New Vice […]
In the aftermath of hurricanes Helene and Milton, which struck in late September and early October, LeadingAge members, as they’ve done countless times—after Harvey, Irma and Maria hit in 2017 through last month—jumped into action to help each other. To date, more than $105,000 in donations from communities nationwide, including […]
LeadingAge member RiverSpring Living captured attention at LeadingAge’s Annual Meeting 2024 in Nashville, TN, with stunning, black and white portraits of their staff. Part of an 18-picture “Essential Workers” collection, the photographs on display over four days at the Music City Center are the work of RiverSpring Living resident Leonard […]
Be sure your colleagues are aware of your team’s latest hires, promotions, and retirements by including them in Colleagues on the Move. Use our Member News form to share the details. Also, check our What’s New page for all the member news you need. Member Staff News Chuck Childress […]
