Interview with Jenna Kellerman, Director of Workforce Strategy & Development, LeadingAge Tell us about your new role at LeadingAge and what you’re excited to work on this year. I’ve been in the role exactly one month! So, I’m still getting into things. I’ve been learning how workforce is embedded in every department of LeadingAge – Read More…
By Amanda Davidson, Grant Manager, LeadingAge California I’m at Regents Point – Windcrest, seated outside at a wrought iron patio table. I’m waiting while Administrator Lananh Huyen ducks back inside through a sliding glass door to gather a handful of staff members to join our conversation. I’ve been looking forward to today. I’m visiting three Read More…
By Amanda Davidson, Grant Manager, LeadingAge California We all know how important it is to practice self-care, especially in times of stress or trauma. Taking care of ourselves means that we are being mindful of our own needs and taking steps to improve our physical and mental health. Self-care can be as simple as taking a Read More…
By Kathryn G. Kietzman, PhD, MSW and Imelda Padilla-Frausto, PhD, MPHUCLA Center for Health Policy Research; UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences In 2012, the Institute of Medicine issued a report that documented the mental health needs of a rapidly growing aging population, and highlighted concerns about the preparedness and Read More…
Java Group Programs were created by Dr. Kristine Theurer. We sat down with Kristine to talk about the different components of the program and a new partnership with LeadingAge California kicking off in Spring of 2022. What is Java all about? Prolonged loneliness and social isolation are a silent tragedy in nursing homes. One resident Read More…
Kate Washington is a Northern California writer whose book Already Toast chronicles her experiences caring for her husband Brad, seriously ill with a rare cancer. We sat down with Washington to talk about the gender politics at work in her story and hear her perspective on how to ease the struggles of unpaid family caregivers. Read More…
