Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter … those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world. English poet and intellectual John Milton surely wasn’t thinking about our national holiday of Thanksgiving when he wrote these words in the mid-17th century. And I know […]

The pressing need for greater attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the aging services sector was on full display at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO in Atlanta. Our agenda addressed that need with a slate of fruitful DEI presentations, discussions, and networking events. But a disturbing racist […]

If you’ve been watching the television news lately, you’re probably a bit confused about what’s happening on Capitol Hill. It’s called legislating. But it reminds me of a fast-moving chess game. In this game, the stakes are extremely high—and could impact the well-being of America’s aging population for many years […]

About a year ago, while social unrest continued to rock our nation, I reflected on how easy it is to feel paralyzed as we face the hard truths about systemic racism in America. After all, I wondered aloud, what can one person or one organization do to reverse the social […]

Earlier this month, the Global Ageing Network offered a much-needed “breath of fresh air” to participants in its 2021 Summit—including me. Of course, the COVID-related challenges we’ve all faced head-on since March 2020 were front-and-center during most sessions of the two-day virtual gathering. But there was also an important and […]

If our boards aren’t strong, our sector will get weaker. This corollary has always been true for nonprofit organizations in the field of long-term services and supports (LTSS). But a confluence of trends and events over the past year has made this truth even more apparent. The LTSS sector is […]