I certainly don’t have the answers or solutions to this pandemic. But what I will continue to do is support, appreciate and trust.
Simple, yet tough, conversations
By
Julie Thorson
Mar 04, 2020
There is a conversation lingering for us all right now. We have told ourselves elaborate stories to avoid the conversation all together. This is fascinating to me. In my experience, the most challenging...
Giving thanks for what matters most in the long-term care profession
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 20, 2018
It’s important to know what really matters at this time of year.
Profile — His world of good: Msgr. Charles Fahey
By
Julie Williamson
Feb 07, 2007
Monsignor Charles Fahey recalls the day in 1961 when he first began the somewhat surprising transition from parish pastor to central figure in the field of aging. The bishop told Fahey — a newly ordained...
Officials: More additions and rebasings of nursing home ratings to come
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 23, 2015
Nearly one-third of the nation’s skilled nursing facilities lost a rating star due purely to administrative changes Friday, when regulators also emphasized that more quality measures will be added...
Profile — Culturally minded: John A. Diffey, president and CEO, The Kendal Corporation
By
McKnight's Staff
Nov 08, 2006
A blind advertisement led John Diffey to his first job in long-term care, but he contends that a professional life in nonprofit human service has been calling him since college and graduate school in the...
‘Catastrophic human consequences’ if older Americans chopped from $3.5 trillion spending bill, CEO...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 25, 2021
ATLANTA — If negotiators of President Biden’s $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan put the needs of older Americans “on the chopping block,” it would be “one of their greatest failures ever”...
It’s time to reinvest in people
By
Larry Minnix
Nov 04, 2008
The next president of the United States should work toward shifting resources to the needs of everyday people—and away from wars and banks.
AARP’S policy wizard — John Rother, director of policy
By
Liza Berger
May 11, 2005
To say John Rother has been busy lately would be an understatement.
As director of policy and strategy at AARP, the largest seniors organization in the world, Rother has crafted some critical healthcare...
Profile: A balanced approach — Margaret “Peggy” Mullan, AAHSA board chair
By
Julie Williamson
Feb 09, 2006
One might think that heading a 600-resident not-for-profit continuing care retirement community and actively serving on a slew of legislative and governmental affairs committees on aging would be enough...