by Dr. Kathleen Weissberg, MS, OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP For years, the role of caregiver in long-term care was primarily filled by middle-aged or elderly individuals caring for aging parents or spouses. Caregiver demographics are changing and today, many Millennials are taking on complex caregiving roles. Millennial caregivers represent a unique caregiver profile, very different Read More…
by Scott Code, Senior Director, LeadingAge CAST In the last 10 years, senior living providers have gone from primarily capturing handwritten notes about their residents and other information to digitalizing information across their organization. Now the majority of senior living providers have a robust EHR system and a marketing tool to track leads and referrals across Read More…
by Keith Carson, Director of Partnerships, Therapy Specialists The future is an interesting thing when you think about it. There are aspects of the future we can predict with a high degree of certainty. For example, the sun will come up tomorrow, or, as the saying goes, “Time marches on.” The future comes like a Read More…
by Matthew Neeley, President and CEO, Hillcrest In my role as a Facilitator for LeadingAge California’s EMERGE Leadership Development Program, I’ve become acquainted with over 200 emerging leaders within our field over the past decade. These are bright and strong leaders with great potential. During the year-long EMERGE experience, these fellows grow exponentially and undergo Read More…
by Eric Dowdy, Chief Government Affairs Officer, LeadingAge California With the 2020 election (somewhat) behind us and the COVID-19 infection rate picking up momentum as we head into the winter months, the prospects for regaining a sense of normalcy next year remain very uncertain. The pandemic has thrown the state’s budget into a deficit situation Read More…
by Jean Accius, PhD., Senior Vice President, Global Thought Leadership, AARP The familiar adage is “bad things always happen in threes.” That’s never been more true than it is today. When the pandemic, economic crisis, and racial and social unrest collided this year, it spelled catastrophe for older Americans and communities of color. Today, we Read More…
