I met 3 dedicated and courageous women last week. Not in person, but in the pages of The New York Times. Paula, a home health aide, works 12-hour shifts for a care recipient in Manhattan. She carefully disinfects herself after work each night because she cares for a person who […]
COL (Ret.) Paul W. Bricker and Stephen P. Fleming don’t have much good to say about the months they’ve spent on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. Bricker, chief operating officer of Knollwood, a life plan community in Washington, DC, calls COVID-19 “a pernicious enemy.” Fleming, president and CEO […]
Almost one-third of COVID-19 infections nationwide have affected black Americans. News articles use words like “extraordinary,” “disproportionate,” and “cataclysmic” to describe the supporting data. But is it news? Racism is not new. It has plagued our nation for 400 years. And the never-ending inequalities have carried that plague from generation […]
Over the past few months, all of us have found ourselves wishing for a time, in the not-so-distant-future, when “this will all be over” and “things will return to normal.” That kind of wishful thinking was on full display over Memorial Day weekend, as Americans tried our best to celebrate […]
This month, CAST helps you use technology to better manage COVID-19 with funding for communicative technologies, speeding adoption of telehealth coverage, and virtual dementia care. We ask you to share if you are using telehealth during the pandemic; please take our one-question survey. As the pandemic continues, CAST is both […]
Anna Jarvis—the founder of Mother’s Day—came to my mind several times last weekend as Americans celebrated our mothers while also trying to protect them from the devastating pandemic that has upended our lives. Jarvis began campaigning in 1905 to make Mother’s Day a national holiday, but it took almost a […]
Monday marked the beginning of the sixth week that LeadingAge staff members have been working remotely in an effort to protect each other, and our loved ones, from exposure to the coronavirus. This anniversary is a sobering milestone for all of us here in Washington, including myself. Like most Americans, […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, we are seeing an explosion of telehealth, as CMS expands access to protect the health of older adults. This month, we share resources to help you bring your residents the safety of virtual healthcare visits, as well as information on newfound demand for telehealth solutions. […]
Last week’s religious observances of Passover and Holy Week presented us with dramatic symbols of how our lives have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic. Seders held on Zoom? Easter celebrations conducted in empty churches and streamed on YouTube? I attended a lovely and moving memorial service via Zoom with […]
“Where New York is today, you will be in 3-4 weeks. We are your future, and what we do here will chart the course for what you do in your city and in your community.” We’re not likely to forget this powerful statement, made by Andrew Cuomo on March 24. […]
