Speculating about the future can be a tricky business. But done judiciously, taking a step back to observe past events and use those findings to assess what lies ahead does have some benefits. And, at the very least, it is fun. Recent responses to a survey fielded by LeadingAge CAST […]
“People of different (cultures) have overlapping identities which unite us in very different groups. We can love what we are, without hating what—and who—we are not. We can thrive in our own tradition, even as we learn from others.” Kofi Annan, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), spoke […]
When an artificial intelligence (AI) model takes a seat onstage alongside human panelists, you know the landscape has shifted. This year at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting, held Nov. 2-5 in Boston, that moment arrived. ChatGPT wasn’t just a topic of discussion; it was a panelist, responding in real time and […]
Human history is shaped each time a person stands up for an ideal, acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice. They send forth a tiny ripple of hope … those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest wall of oppression and resistance. […]
As I write this message, LeadingAge team members, along with aging services providers across the country and around the world, are packing their bags and getting ready to travel to Boston for the 2025 LeadingAge Annual Meeting and the Global Ageing Network Biennial Conference. We’re coming together during a very […]
Curiosity and enthusiasm for learning and improvement, often through collaboration with university-based researchers and academicians, is deeply embedded in the DNA of LeadingAge and our members. Whether through collaboration with my research colleagues at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, or via arrangements forged with institutions located in close proximity […]
There’s more to longevity than duration. This sentiment, expressed in a 2024 Harvard Health Publishing article, should resonate with all LeadingAge members. We have learned throughout our careers in aging services that a long life does not necessarily mean a healthy life. We know from our interactions with older adults […]
As part of our ongoing commitment to understand how aging service providers are approaching technology strategy, adoption, and innovation, LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) and Ziegler Link•age Funds launched the inaugural CTO Hotline survey. The joint initiative pairs the strengths of CAST and Ziegler Link•age Funds, which invest […]
Nine months into my time as Director of Workforce Strategy and Development at LeadingAge and the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston, I’ve learned a lot about the issues and challenges that members across the country encounter in their daily efforts to maintain staff stability. That stability is crucial to ensuring […]
LeadingAge and its members have focused their attention on the U.S. Congress in recent months as senators and representatives debated the provisions of HR 1, the over-1,000-page 2025 Reconciliation Bill that addressed taxes, spending, immigration, and health care. Signed into law this summer, HR 1 calls for drastic reductions in […]
