by Meghan Rose, General Counsel & Director of Social Impact Initiatives and Housing Policy, LeadingAge California COVID-19 has exposed long entrenched and systemic racial inequities in our healthcare system. A simple review of COVID-related deaths uncovers a vast age-disparity, where older adults are dying at a very high rate. However, what a simple review of Read More…
by HEATHER M. YOUNG, PH.D., RN, FAAN; BETTY IRENE MOORE SCHOOL OF NURSING, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS I could not imagine a better context for a fulfilling career than community based long-term care. Starting as a nursing assistant on the night shift of a nursing home when I was a teenager, I experienced an intricate Read More…
We chatted with California State University, Sacramento gerontology students Bernadette, Joshua, and Kennedy, who shared what brought them to the field, what it’s like completing their degrees in today’s socially-distanced world, and what they’d like to see change within the field as they embark on their careers. What motivated you to go into the field Read More…
by SUSAN HILDEBRANDT, ROBYN STONE, AND NATASHA BRYANT, LEADINGAGE The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the more turbulent that our nation—and the field of long-term services and supports (LTSS)—has experienced. Chief among our challenges, of course, was the coronavirus pandemic that began sweeping the country early in the year. Tragically, 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…
