by OLIVIA MASTRY, JD, MPH, COLLECTIVE ACTION LAB We have reached a new horizon in which many organizations are lifting their gaze from the immediate challenges of COVID-19 and asking, now what? For many, this means taking stock of side-lined strategies and asking, what is still relevant and what requires change? Before diving in with Read More…
by Fahad Aziz, Co-founder and CTO, Caremerge Seniors living in today’s structured communities are participating in a relatively recent trend, and the culture of these housing options is still evolving. In the early 1980s, the newly popular consumer-centered approach to senior housing quickly segmented to meet the needs of folks with different physical and financial Read More…
by Kerwin Higashi, Regional Vice President, Sodexo Seniors North America – West People are at the center of senior living care. In an industry where so much has changed dramatically — and continues to evolve — that one truth has remained constant. Six years ago, when I began in my role as the Regional Vice Read More…
by Jeannee Parker Martin, President and CEO, LeadingAge California Finally, the NEXT NORMAL is here. From a year bound by COVID-19, we are coming out of a dense coastal fog – one where masks were ubiquitous, and gatherings and short visits to see loved ones are prohibited. Our conversation has moved to “are you vaccinated?” Read More…
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…
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…
