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Elevate Eldercare

Nov 13, 2024

For Michala Gibson, creating empowering environments for people living with dementia is both a professional and personal mission.

As the co-founder of Prairie Elder Care in Overland Park, Kan., Gibson has built a unique farmhouse setting for elders living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia — complete...


Nov 6, 2024

As everyone listening knows, there was an election last night but while another contentious political season comes to a close, the real work of policymaking in Washington and state legislatures is just beginning. 

To discuss the policy work that will have the most impact on the eldercare reform space, we invited two...


Oct 30, 2024

Even the best communities that serve elders with varying levels of care needs often face a logistical problem: moving residents from one physical area to another as their care demands increase.

The Towers at Tower Lane, an innovative community in New Haven, Conn., eliminated that problem by creating services that come...


Oct 23, 2024

As a child, Freeman Hrabowski had already made a bigger impact on the world than many people do in their entire lives: Inspired by hearing Martin Luther King Jr. speak at his church, young Freeman was arrested for protesting against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama.

 

But Hrabowski didnt stop there, building an...


Oct 16, 2024

Far too often, eldercare reform is presented as a binary choice between mortal adversaries: providers who believe that regulators are out to get them, and regulators who assume every provider is up to no good.

The truth is obviously more complicated, and leaders like Jennifer Belden prove that there are ways to protect...