Position for Innovation and Diversification

LeadingAge California and its members will remain at the forefront of innovation and diversification in the field and will have opportunities to integrate new organizational concepts, design thinking, new service delivery and staffing models, and re-imagine the services our members provide to help assure ongoing success and sustainability.

LeadingAge California has a long history of innovation and, by its representation and understanding of the full continuum of housing, care and services for older adults, a long history of diversifying and strengthening opportunities for members. Founding AgeTech California in 2010, launching the Innovation Showcase, its Workforce Situation Room, and its Age On. Rage On. Campaign in 2019, and leveraging its ability to apply for and achieve over $10M in CMMS CMP grants and over $25M from HCAI for The Gateway-In Project©, launching a marketing partnership with Align Senior Care for a tailored managed care program in life plan communities, creating the California Integrated Care at Home for affordable housing as a population health initiative, and partnering to sustain The Lighthouse Project. Combined these initiatives demonstrate a commitment to innovate and identify avenues for diversification at all levels of the Association and for our members.

Innovation Showcase

LeadingAge California’s Annual Conference was designed to meet the needs of the full continuum of senior living and care providers – including affordable housing, life plan communities, assisted living, skilled nursing, home and community-based care, and hospice. Each year the conference attracts nearly 1000 providers and business partners. The conference consists of three days of learning and networking.

2022 Innovation Showcase Winners

• Early Stage First Place: TRUELOO (Prize: $10,000)
• Early Stage People’s Choice: CAN Go!
• Established First Place: Embodied Labs (Prize: Meeting with Amazon Start-up Team)
• Established People’s Choice: ElderGrow’s Therapeutic Horticulture Program
  
  

iNSPIRE Quality of Life Improvement Project

The Integrate fuN, Sustainable, Programming that is Innovative, Rewarding and Enriches (iNSPIRE) project provides skilled nursing facilities with the iN2L engagement technology, which offers thousands of computer-based experiences aimed at improving quality of life, reducing psychotropic drug use, providing stress relief, and much more. Learn more about the Quality of Life Improvement Project.