by MARIA HENKE, MA, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN; and PINCHAS COHEN, MD, USC LEONARD DAVIS SCHOOL OF GERONTOLOGY COVID-19 – and its disproportionate assault on older adults – has forced gerontologists to face a new normal; one which demands accelerated answers and advocacy around preventing disease, promoting health and well-being, ensuring safety and security, and confronting Read More…
We chatted with California Department of Aging Director Kim McCoy Wade via phone to talk about the latest steps in the process since the California Master Plan for Aging was released earlier this year. What happens now that the Master Plan for Aging has been released? Work is moving ahead on so many fronts. The Read More…
January 1, 2021, St. Paul Value First and HPSI Purchasing Services are pleased to announce the affiliation agreement that was entered into effective January 1, 2021. As senior living providers continue to struggle with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their communities, Value First is able to offer the choices, solutions and savings that Read More…
By Lola Rain When the pandemic hit, Gina Rodriguez and her Community Services team at Sequoia Living acted quickly. She knew the impact of social isolation on her participants would be detrimental to their health. She also knew the students they are responsible for tutoring would suffer. “We needed to regroup and not wait,” explained Read More…
Offered through endorsed service provider, Gallagher, LeadingAge California members now have the opportunity to access quick and easy COVID-19 screening tests at a discount. Helping organizations and senior communities to monitor the symtomology associated with COVID-19, the Bluestone Safe App provides efficient, evidence-based testing to reduce costs and help get employees back to work. “Collection Read More…
LeadingAge California continuously strives to enhance the benefits of your membership. We are announcing a new partnership with National Enrollment Services (NES) that we believe will be of substantial benefit to you and your staff. NES assists members with employee earned income tax credits and voluntary benefits, designed to enhance workforce retention and lower Worker’s Read More…
By Amy Runge and Karl Rebay, PartnersMoss Adams Health Care Practice As 2020 comes to a close, now is an opportune time for long-term care CEOs to reflect on organizational goals and establish priorities for the coming year and beyond. While the COVID-19 pandemic has presented numerous challenges and operational disruptions, many organizations have proven Read More…
“We have one client in Salt Lake,” said Connected Home Living CEO Neil Tantingco. “We call her around 7:00 p.m. at night when she goes to bed. You wouldn’t know it to look at her, but this patient had a horrible car accident and was left with severe brain damage. We watch her take the Read More…
by Michael Adams, Chief Executive Officer, SAGE As we look to the future and consider what steps we need to take to build aging equity for older adults in California, the realities and needs of particularly vulnerable populations must be high on our collective radar screens. One such population is LGBTQ older adults. There are Read More…
by Caroline F. Pearson, Senior Vice President, NORC at the University of Chicago, and Jerry Doctrow, Principal, Robust Retirement, LLC You have read the headlines and heard the conference presentations: “Baby Boomers want to stay in their homes as they age.” However, a 2019 NORC-LeadingAge survey found that 40 percent of older Baby Boomers said they Read More…