Many professionals in the field of aging services have a career pathway story that begins with an influential grandparent or older neighbor. These veterans in our field often describe their careers as something they “fell into and never left.” Rare are the stories of those who independently developed a […]
LeadingAge members frequently ask me, “Do you know of any providers doing anything wild or different with their staffing? Is anyone doing anything new?” This year, LeadingAge posed that question to its members in collaboration with our state partners at LeadingAge Minnesota, LeadingAge Pennsylvania, LeadingAge Wisconsin, LeadingAge New York, […]
For almost 20 years, I’ve had the privilege of working with some of the greatest leaders in aging services—in some cases early in their leadership development journey. I’ve seen them build critical capacities like a broadened perspective, an approach that relies on curiosity, confidence, and appreciation, and the ability to […]
“There’s probably not a day that goes by where I don’t ask somebody from the LeadingAge family, ‘What would you do? What have you done?’ The network I’ve made is essential.” I stopped in my tracks last week after reading these words from Aline Rusotto, executive director of Orchard Cove, […]
And now let us welcome the new year, full of things that have never been. I have always loved these words from German-language poet Rainer Maria Rilke. They aptly sum up the joy, excitement—and, indeed, the great sense of hope—that comes, sometimes inexplicably, with the annual act of flipping our […]
In late October 2023, New York Times columnist David Brooks published a book he hoped would offer readers practical lessons on how to make others feel valued and understood. Brooks had personal reasons for writing How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen. […]
This year was a great year for Aging Services Technologies. Below is a recap of some CAST highlights from 2023. If you have not yet tapped these resources, please do so. We hope that they will make your technology initiatives more efficient and cost-effective moving into the new year. Digital […]
I have been thinking a lot lately about what matters. What mattered in the past? What matters now? What will matter in the future? We only need to look at the history of LeadingAge for an answer to my first question. Our association was created 60 years ago as a […]
Big news! There’s a federal program that has managed to provide housing to 10,000 more older adults with the lowest incomes over the last 10 years. It’s happened without a lot of fanfare or even any ribbon cuttings. Have mobility issues and need a home? This program’s here for you even […]
