By Jacquay Davis, CEO, JIB and Associates, INC. WNRgo.com Get Up and Go I come from a very large and diverse Christian family. We were robust and loved life. However, as we aged, I saw senior family members who began to have a need for assistance, and I saw the need for medical equipment that could help Read More…
Engage Magazine
Diversity and Inclusion in Senior Products
By Michal Herz, PH.D., Ageing Product Manager at EyeClick The field of aging care is one that has traditionally attracted a certain type of workforce. Often, care teams are composed of people with high levels of emotional intelligence, who are hardworking and most importantly, caring individuals. These traits are evident in even the smallest of Read More…
From the CEO: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access
By Jeannee Parker Martin, President and CEO, LeadingAge California Earlier this year, LeadingAge California launched its bold Equity Initiative, under the direction of Donna Murphy (HumanGood) and Jerry Brown (Covia/Front Porch), staffed by Meghan Rose, General Counsel and Director of Social Impact Initiatives andĀ HousingĀ Policy,Ā andĀ supportedĀ byĀ grantsĀ fromĀ theĀ ArchstoneĀ Foundation,Ā California Health Care Foundation and TELACU.Ā At our virtual Annual Conference in Read More…
A Message on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
By Donna Murphy, Resident Services Manager, HumanGood; Chair, LeadingAge California Equity Cabinet Having spent over two decades in the aging services industry, I strongly believe there is no better time than the present to ensure that our field has diversity and inclusion, in all areas, be it on our boards or amongst our staff. So Read More…
The Power of Belonging
by Melanie Ripley, Vice President of Membership, LeadingAge California We begin life with the most crucial of needs: attachment to a caregiver, the desire to be loved, and the need to find our place in society. The fundamental desire to survive, by feeling safe in a bond with responsive adults, is an aspect of the taxonomy Read More…
Associations and Career Development
by Joanne Handy, Immediate Past President and CEO of LeadingAge California Early in my career as a provider, my boss sent me to a Policy Committee of the state provider association. I had a clinical background and was in my first supervisory position, so I had no idea why she wanted me to go to Read More…