LeadingAge Ohio

10/19/2026

🎓 Applications are open for LeadingAge Ohio’s 2027 Leadership Academy! This seven-month program helps emerging leaders in aging services develop their leadership skills, navigate team dynamics and bring new approaches to care. Open to employees of LeadingAge Ohio provider and associate member organizations, regardless of job title or experience. More than 150 leaders have graduated since 2013.

📅 Apply by Nov. 30, 2026, and take the next step in your leadership journey! www.leadingageohio.org/leadership_academy Sponsored by Link-age Solutions ❤️

10/16/2026

An abuse investigation may be complete, but will it stand up to surveyor scrutiny? 🔎

Join LeadingAge Ohio on November 11 at 11 a.m. for STAT: Survey Tips and Tactics 2026 – Abuse Investigation Pitfalls. This webinar examines actual survey findings, including missed investigative opportunities, insufficient interviews, unresolved conflicting information and unsupported conclusions. Learn how to identify gaps and evaluate the thoroughness of your facility's investigations before surveyors do. Register here: https://learning.leadingageohio.org/products/stat-survey-tips-and-tactics-2026-abuse-investigation-pitfalls -product_tab_overview

10/15/2026

Dementia care doesn't stop when a medical appointment ends. 💙

In the latest episode of *Another Word for Living*, LeadingAge Ohio President and CEO Susan Wallace sits down with Amy Kotterman of member organization United Church Homes to discuss how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' GUIDE Model is rethinking dementia care beyond traditional health care settings.

From around-the-clock assistance to much-needed relief for unpaid caregivers, hear what this approach could mean for people living with dementia, their families and the organizations supporting them.

🎧 Listen to Episode 15 and learn more about the GUIDE Model. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2462724/episodes/19955768

10/14/2026

Hospice oversight should look beyond the number of providers operating in Ohio. How hospice care is being used matters, too.

HB 945 would strengthen the Ohio Department of Health’s oversight of hospice programs and require additional reporting and review. That would give state regulators more information to monitor provider practices as Ohio’s hospice market changes. 🔎

The graphic highlights differences in length of stay and live discharge rates by ownership type. These measures do not explain the reasons for those differences on their own, but they underscore why consistent data and oversight matter.

www.leadingageohio.org/hospice-quality

10/12/2026

📍 LeadingAge Ohio’s Winter Regional Network Gatherings are coming to Cleveland (Dec. 1), Toledo (Dec. 3) and Cincinnati (Dec. 8)!

Join fellow aging services providers and partners from 4-6 p.m. for conversation, networking and a statewide update from LeadingAge Ohio President and CEO Susan Wallace. Drinks and appetizers will be provided. Sponsored by Link-age Solutions.

Registration is FREE for LeadingAge Ohio members! https://ow.ly/xCWW50ZWY5P

LeadingAge Ohio invites members and partners to its winter Regional Network Gatherings in December. Each event offers ti...

10/07/2026

Ohio’s hospice market looks different than it did a decade ago. As ownership changes and new operators enter the state, Ohio needs clear information about who owns and operates hospice programs.

HB 945 would strengthen state oversight of hospice ownership, including requirements tied to changes in ownership and review by the Ohio Department of Health. That gives Ohio another way to monitor a changing hospice market and hold providers accountable to state requirements. 🔎

Explore LeadingAge Ohio’s hospice data and grassroots advocacy resources.
www.leadingageohio.org/hospice-quality

10/06/2026

Federal grant requirements are changing, with updates to Uniform Guidance and new agency requirements that could affect compliance, funding and day-to-day operations.

Join LeadingAge Ohio on Nov. 10 for a closer look at pending changes, including grant termination and suspension authority, payment justification requirements, E-Verify provisions and restrictions on the use of federal grant funds. Learn what these developments could mean for your organization and what to watch next. 📋

Register: https://learning.leadingageohio.org/products/uniform-grant-regulations-changes-how-you-can-prepare-for-whats-next -product_tab_overview

10/05/2026

Moving toward greater dementia inclusion starts with understanding why a different approach is needed and considering how people living with dementia can remain connected, engaged, and involved in community life.

Our three-part webinar will explore the case for dementia inclusion, the role of lived experience in shaping more inclusive approaches, and lessons from providers advancing this work in their own communities. Learn more and register: https://learninghub.leadingage.org/courses/a-practical-introduction-to-dementia-inclusion

10/05/2026

Ohio’s hospice market is growing faster than the number of Medicare hospice patients served. From 2021 to 2025, the number of Ohio hospice providers grew 13.3%, while Medicare hospice patients served grew 7.5%. Average patients served per hospice fell from 543 to 515.

These numbers are part of the case for HB 945 and stronger oversight of hospice growth in Ohio. Learn what the data show and use LeadingAge Ohio’s grassroots advocacy resources to contact your lawmakers about HB 945. 📣

https://lnkd.in/e-Qs9t6A

09/30/2026

Adding more hospice providers does not necessarily mean adding access where Ohioans need it most.

HB 945 would require the Ohio Department of Health to consider geographic need before issuing new hospice licenses, helping direct future growth toward communities where additional capacity is warranted rather than adding providers to already concentrated markets.

Ohio can protect access while bringing greater accountability to hospice growth. Learn more about HB 945 and use LeadingAge Ohio’s grassroots advocacy resources to contact your lawmakers. 📍

www.leadingageohio.org/hospice-quality