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Elevate Eldercare

Aug 30, 2023

The relationship between nurses and certified nursing assistants (CNAs) in nursing homes can often be fraught with hierarchy and disputes over tasks and responsibilities, as well as the normal conflicts that arise in any workplace.

To gain some insights into building collaborative care teams, we sat down with two...


Aug 23, 2023

The people who work in state long-term care ombudsman’s offices are unsung heroes for residents of nursing homes, assisted living communities, and other communal care settings, helping to amplify their voices when they aren’t being heard.

This week on “Elevate Eldercare,” we dive into the present and future of...


Aug 16, 2023

Within the world of aging services, there’s perhaps no more popular concept than “aging in place.” But what exactly does that mean, and how can we make that an attainable goal for most people?

To help answer that question, we turned to Christine Foster, an interior designer with a specific focus on developing...


Aug 9, 2023

oe Carella has a bold prescription for the future of eldercare, starting with reimagining nursing homes as hubs for entire communities.

Instead of looking for ways to iterate on the institutional nursing home, such as through assisted and independent living, Carella challenges the sector to imagine a future where...


Aug 2, 2023

Christopher Laxton recently retired after a 40-year career in eldercare, including the last 10 at the helm of AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. He joins “Elevate Eldercare” to discuss his personal definition of retirement, reframing aging in the United States, and creating a world...