Questions?

Alexandria Smith-Davis

Director of Public Policy - Healthcare

Eric Dowdy

Chief Government Affairs Officer

Jodi Eyigor

Director, Nursing Home Quality and Policy
jeyigor@leadingage.org

Kirsten Jacobs

Director, Nursing Home Quality and Policy
kjacobs@leadingage.org

Nicole Fallon

Vice President of Health Policy and Integrated Services
nfallon@leadingage.org

Nursing Homes

Advocacy is a key tenant of LeadingAge California's mission, and the public policy staff is active and eager to represent our members' needs in the state legislature and with members of Congress. We engage in a constant and determined fight to preserve and maintain services to California's seniors and their providers.

Be Heard

• Access Federal advocacy and monitoring of state and federal regulations.
• Learn how to advocate/educate your local, state, and national officials through grassroots outreach and resources.
• Monitor the impact of over 180 state bills and share updates with your board. Share the federal legislation tracker together with your board.

Grow Your Knowledge

• Lean on LeadingAge residential community staff experts for guidance on organizational challenges or technical assistance.
• Build your skill set and knowledge base through the online LeadingAge Learning Hub on topics impacting the field, such as dementia, ageism, and workforce.
• Access news and policy updates in nursing homes through the monthly Nursing Home Regulatory Report.
• Grow Leadership skills in the EMERGE and Regional Programs.
• Acquire CEUs and licensing credits through online and in-person learning opportunities.

Generate New Ideas

• Collaborate, share solutions, and receive guidance from your older adult services peers through national and state social platforms and face-to-face networking.
• Learn at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO, LeadingAge Leadership Summit and through hundreds of on-demand, webinar and in-person trainings.
• Advance LeadingAge’s strategic priorities, inform policy development, and recommend member value programs through the Nursing Homes Advisory Group and Town Hall meetings.
• Resolve Workforce issues through the Workforce Situation Room and Center for Workforce Solutions.

Stay In The Know

• Understand where to focus improvement efforts to improve both resident care and increase your 5-Star rating through the 5-star Analysis and Quality Metrics reports.
• Access LeadingAge staff experts on topics of nursing home operational assistance and more.
• Save on hundreds of products or services such as elevator maintenance, cleaning supplies, retrofit, and rehabilitation through our group purchasing program, Value First.
• Increase your organizational efficiency with technology toolkits offered through the LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST).