Q&A with Darrick Lam, President and CEO of ACC Senior Services; member of the Equity in Aging Advisory Committee, part of California’s Master Plan for Aging LAC: What is the Equity in Aging Advisory Committee? DL: The Equity in Aging Advisory Committee is a result of the release of the Master Plan for California by Read More…
By Kevin Bradley, Associate Director of Online Learning, LeadingAge When I joined LeadingAge’s Knowledge and Learning team in 2007, it was one of the first times I can think of in my career when I felt safe to “come out” during the interview process and be open about the life I was building with my Read More…
By Donna Berry Glass, Contributor, Institute on Aging The pandemic was tough on San Francisco’s senior population, but for those older adults with dementia and their families, it was especially harsh and isolating. Given that that individuals with dementia were predicted to be twice as likely to contract the virus, increased health risks made it Read More…
By Brenda Klutz, Policy Consultant, LeadingAge California In the past few years, there has been renewed attention to the social justice mission of many nonprofits, associations, educational institutions, and businesses. This renewed attention is reflected in the principles and practices of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. (DEIA). The principles of DEIA are relevant regardless of Read More…
For this anniversary issue, we connected with some of our long-time members to learn how the industry has changed since the founding of LeadingAge California in 1961. Laverne Joseph, President and CEO (retired), Retirement Housing Foundation (RHF) My involvement with the association goes back to when I came from Chicago to Long Beach in 1987. Read More…
by Kay Kallander, former Vice President for Strategic Planning, ABHOW (retired) Larry Minnix, former President and CEO of the national LeadingAge organization, asked the question to leaders in the field of senior services, “What keeps you up at night?” He was surprised by the universal response: “Where are the leaders of tomorrow going to come from?” Read More…
