Bring your thing to a career in aged care. Those nine words come at the end of an upbeat, one-minute video sent to me last week by a colleague in Australia. The video, created by the Aged Care Workforce Industry Council, is the centerpiece of a new campaign to encourage […]
This month, LeadingAge CAST opens registration for the 2021 Collaborative Care HIT Virtual Summit, June 8-10. We release a new Data Analytics Technology Selection Tool and update our Safety Technology Selection Tool, including a case study on falls prevention tech. We also present our 2021 Tech and Telehealth […]
This month, LeadingAge CAST opens registration for the 2021 Collaborative Care HIT Virtual Summit, June 8-10. We release a new Data Analytics Technology Selection Tool and update our Safety Technology Selection Tool, including a case study on falls prevention tech. We also present our 2021 Tech and Telehealth Policy […]
This month, LeadingAge CAST opens registration for the 2021 Collaborative Care HIT Virtual Summit, June 8-10. We release a new Data Analytics Technology Selection Tool and update our Safety Technology Selection Tool, including a case study on falls prevention tech. We also present our 2021 Tech and Telehealth Policy […]
This has been a tragic year of unprecedented challenges for every member of LeadingAge, no matter your size or location, or the number of years you have been delivering long-term services and supports (LTSS) as trusted providers in your local communities. Many of you have shared with me harrowing stories […]
Just over a month ago, LeadingAge welcomed members of the Visiting Nurse Association of America/ElevatingHOME (VNAA) into our fold. VNAA members became LeadingAge members through a process we began months ago. COVID-19 has underscored the critical importance of that affiliation—in ways we might not have predicted. LeadingAge has long been […]
Curious to see where providers’ 2020 tech dollars went? Check out the Ziegler CFO Hotline Survey, conducted in partnership with CAST. The new CAST Guide on Resident Tech Support and Training and new free tech trainings can enable your residents to connect with others. This month we look at […]
Every LeadingAge member has been fighting on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 11 months, witnessing first-hand the devastating toll that the virus has taken on those who depend on us for long-term services and supports. We weren’t alone. Our colleagues around the world have also […]
As we enter 2021, CAST is releasing a new guide on tech support and training to help you empower your residents to connect with others. CAST also identified a way to help members streamline and automate the process of pre-registering and pre-consenting their staff and/or residents for the COVID-19 vaccine. […]
A few months ago, a friend of mine got her DPT vaccination. That news surprised me, given the fact that the diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus vaccine is usually administered to young children—and my friend is well past 60. My friend was following the advice of her doctor to get her shot so she […]
