Our Committees
Now that we’ve reached our fourth phase of work, we have regrouped our seven planning teams into nine specific Action Plan Committees – each group is actively testing and promoting specific recommendations we introduced in July (2023). These committees will continue to work under the guidance of our Steering Committee.
We’ve also created two state-based workgroups to test specific initiatives in nursing homes and/or with state and local officials.
All of our teams represent the various stakeholders in and around nursing home life – nursing home residents and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), operators, administrators, policymakers, advocates, researchers and other subject matter experts.
Steering Committee
We spoke with over 250 individuals from more than 50 organizations nationwide to build a Coalition of a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and areas of expertise. Each committee is led by co-chairs selected with input from national leaders in aging – our Steering Committee is without exception.
Steering Committee
Director of Nursing, Miller Pointe
Principal, AHM Enterprises
Chair, Advancing Excellence in Long Term Care Collaborative
Independent Consultant, Aging Services
CEO, A.G. Rhodes
Sr. Vice President, Quality, Regulatory & Clinical Services, American Health Care Association
Vice President of Health Policy, LeadingAge
President Emeritus, Connecticut Coalition of Resident Council Presidents
Executive Director, National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
Pennsylvania Ombudsman for Long-Term Care
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine
CEO, Forest Hills of DC
Action Plan Committees
We have transitioned our seven planning committees into nine Action Plan Committees – each led by co-chairs who were selected with input from national leaders in aging. Expand the tabs below to learn more about our diverse volunteer members, who are leading important changes to benefit nursing home residents and staff.
Action Plan Goal: Nursing home residents should be empowered to direct their care to meet their goals, preferences and priorities (GPPs). Despite federal regulation and community consensus, some nursing homes may lack an effective system to achieve that goal. To advance best practice and support improved federal regulations, the Coalition will develop or adapt a data-supported, tech-enabled process for collecting GPPs, documenting them in a person-centered care plan, and measuring the degree to which the care provided reflects residents’ needs and wishes.
Committee Co-Chairs
Helen Young Alumni Professor, Columbia University
Interim Director Center on Aging and PEAK Coordinator, Kansas State University
Senior Program Manager, University of Maine Center on Aging
Former President & CEO, The Pioneer Network
Adjunct Faculty, Georgetown University Master’s of Aging and Science Program
Corresponding Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Associate Professor and Karen Frick Pridham Professor in Family-Centered Care, University of Wisconsin – Madison, School of Nursing
Committee Members
President, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Association Director, The National Association for Activity Professionals (NAAP)
Graduate, Masters in Aging and Health, Georgetown University
Professor Emerita, Penn State, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
Director-Education & Quality, Hillcrest Health Services
Chief Clinical Advisor, Institute of Post-Acute Care
Co-Founder, Live Oak Project
President, Focus Consultation
Nurse Scientist, VA Boston Healthcare System Geriatrics & Extended Care
Medical Director, FutureCare Health and Adjunct Faculty, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Human Resources Executive Assistant, AG Rhodes
Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, GAPNA Owner/Operator, CE Ramsey Resources, LLC
Atran Foundation Professor of Economics, Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Consumer Advisory Council, The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care; Member: Texas Caregivers for Compromise, The Liveoak Project and Gray Panthers NYC
Vice President, Regulatory & Clinical Services, American Health Care Association
Associate Vice President, Therapy Advocacy, American Health Care Association
Certified Balint Group Leader and Supervisor; (Retired) Professor of Family Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University; and Sage, The Green House Homes at Mirasol
Professor, University of Utah College of Nursing
Director, Regulatory Affairs – Skilled Nursing, PointClickCare
Professor, Purdue University, School of Nursing
Administrator, Aldersbridge Communities
Family Member & Advocate; Vice President, Health Quality Innovators
Independent Consultant, former CEO, American Geriatrics Society
Vice President, Clinical Operations & Nursing Informatics, Genesis HealthCare
CEO, Haus of Transcendent
Senior Clinical Officer, Genesis HealthCare
Administrator, Oaknoll Retirement Residence; Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Iowa, College of Nursing and School of Social Work
Executive Director of Clinical Services, Consana
Pennsylvania Long Term Care Ombudsman; Program Director, Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of Elders
Assistant Professor, Duke University School of Medicine
Senior Vice President, Innovation & External Affairs, ADVault, Inc.
Senior Scientist, Telligen
Senior Manager, Health Information Technology Policy, Center for Health Informatics, RTI International; Convener, LTPAC Health IT Collaborative
Associate Professor, University of Maryland Baltimore County School of Social Work
CEO, Pathway Health
Lead Faculty Eldercare, Ariadne Labs
CIO, Trinity Rehab Services
Senior Director of Health Services, East Ridge Retirement Village Inc
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Columbia University School of Nursing
Director of Community & Network Relations, Center for Innovation: The Green House Project and Pioneer Network
Action Plan Goal: Resident councils are a vital part of community life, person centeredness, and hearing the voice of residents within nursing homes. More standard approaches and best practices are needed to make sure residents can actively participate in these meetings. The Coalition will assemble and test a guide for nursing home teams to establish and sustain an engaging and inclusive Resident Council.
Committee Co-Chairs
Doctorate in Health Administration, Certified Dementia Care Practitioner, QAPI Certified Professional
Connecticut State Long-Term Care Ombudsman; First Vice President, NASOP
Committee Members
Professor, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing
Vice President of Health Policy, LeadingAge
CNA, NAHCA Board of Directors
Reality Poets Manager & Co-Producer of Fire Through Dry Grass, OPEN DOORS
Action Plan Goal: Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) across the U.S. are insufficiently compensated for their work. The inclusion and full funding of workforce metrics in Medicaid incentive payment programs is a powerful way to boost CNA compensation and staffing. The Coalition will work with individual states and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to advance the adoption and scalability of this approach.
Committee Co-Chairs
Senior Director of Policy Research, PHI
Committee Members
President & CEO, Center for Caregiver Advancement
Senior Policy Analyst, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Nursing Home Resident, Ohio
Graduate Student, NYU Meyers College of Nursing
Associate Commissioner for Long Term Care Regulation, Texas Health and Human Services
Undergraduate in Public Policy, University of Delaware, Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
Director of Workforce Policy, LeadingAge
Director, Public Policy, The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
Action Plan Goal: Despite their critical role, certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are often underappreciated and undercompensated, while facing limited opportunities for career advancement. To help provide CNAs vital growth pathways, the Coalition will work with stakeholders to develop and pilot a standardized CNA career pathway model under the Registered Apprenticeship program framework.
Committee Co-Chairs
Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University School of Public Health
Assistant Professor, New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Committee Members
Associate Vice President of Constituency Services & Workforce, American Health Care Association
Director of Nursing Assistants, Redstone Highlands
Director – Long Term Care, Community Based Organizations and Pharmacy Sectors, 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds
Associate Professor and Director, Indiana University Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
Director of Education, National Association of Health Care Assistants
Director of Workforce Strategy and Development, LeadingAge
Nursing Home Administrator, Marquis Mill Park
Deputy Director, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Health Resources and Services Administration
Graduate Student, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Vice President, Center for Clinician Advancement, United Health Group
Action Plan Goal: To improve the quality of care and the quality of life of residents in nursing homes, state surveyors need additional training on how to assess, report and evaluate the degree to which principles and practices of resident-directed living (person-centered care) are realized in nursing homes. The Coalition will conduct a state demonstration project to pilot test and evaluate an enhanced surveyor training approach to person-centered care.
Committee Co-Chairs
Senior Director, Long-Term & Community-Based Care, Alzheimer’s Association
Committee Members
National Ombudsman Program Coordinator, Administration for Community Living (ACL)
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Kansas Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Consultant, formerly with CMS
LNHA Director, Regulatory and Quality Services, American Health Care Association
Chief Medical Quality Officer, Stratis Health
Co-founder, Pioneer Network Member, Live Oak Project
Founder and CEO, Our Mother’s Voice
Nursing Home Resident, A.G. Rhodes Cobb
CNA, Member, NAHCA
Senior Director, Collaborative Safety, LLC
Action Plan Goal: Nursing home residents, staff and care partners rely on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and state survey agencies (SSAs) to provide effective and timely oversight of nursing homes. As the NASEM report and Congressional leaders have made clear, major innovation is required to meet these demands. The Coalition will work with at least one SSA to develop and pilot a data driven, two-day targeted recertification survey. This survey will facilitate an agency’s ability to improve and sustain capacity to complete surveys in a timely manner, while boosting inclusion of residents’ voices in oversight processes overall.
Committee Co-Chairs
Vice President of Clinical Services, Marquis Companies
Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Committee Members
Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Senior Health Care Consultant, Saxton & Stump
Consultant, formerly with CMS
Global Healthcare Epidemiology DrPH Candidate, Medical College of Wisconsin & Associate Director of Public Health Government Consulting, EY
Founder and CEO, Our Mother’s Voice
Curators’ Professor Emerita, MU Sinclair School of Nursing
Chief Clinical and Compliance Officer, Cassia
Action Plan Goal: Accurate, readily available, and accessibly presented ownership data is vital to understanding and addressing nursing home quality concerns at both the state and federal level. Building on recent and ongoing federal efforts to improve the ownership data system, the Coalition will design and test a nationally applicable blueprint for ownership transparency at either the federal level or in one state that will make meaningful data widely available.
Committee Co-Chairs
Senior Advisor, UPMC Center for Social Impact, UPMC Health Plan
Professor, West Virginia University
Committee Members
EVR Advisory; Retired Partner, Plante Moran, PLLC
VP Care Communities, Presbyterian SeniorCare Network
Private Investigator & Caregiver, Essential Caregiver Movement
Senior Program Consultant, The John A. Hartford Foundation
Lead Researcher, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East Maryland/DC
Director, Long-Term Services and Supports Advocacy, Justice in Aging
Director of Research, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Co-Founder, Live Oak Project
BOD Member, Kallimos Communities
BOD Member, Hover Senior Living (CCRC)
Director of Clinical Services & Quality, Episcopal Communities and Services Member, National Association of Hispanic Nurses
Associate Professor, Division of Health Policy and Economics, Weill Cornell Medical College
Senior Vice President – Reimbursement Policy, American Health Care Association & National Center for Assisted Living
Chair, Public Policy Committee,
California Association of Long Term Care Medicine
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Program Officer, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Action Plan Goal: Over the coming years, nursing homes will need new technologies to seamlessly participate in health networks, report complex data and care for residents through transitions. In addition, value-based payment arrangements will continue to become a significant part of nursing home reimbursement. To support nursing home leaders through these changes, the Coalition will develop an interactive guide to help operators navigate new regulations and the digital capabilities they will need to serve residents.
Committee Co-Chairs
Helen Young Alumni Professor, Columbia University
Corresponding Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Committee Members
Vice President, Informatics, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
Executive Vice President, National Association for the Support of Long-Term Care (NASL)
Vice President, Healthcare Transformation, MetaStar
Director of Clinical Reimbursement, A.G. Rhodes
Strategic Clinical Technology, JD & Associates Enterprises, Inc.
Executive Director of Clinical Services, Consana
Senior Manager, Health Information Technology Policy, Center for Health Informatics, RTI International; Convener, LTPAC Health IT Collaborative
CEO, Pathway Health
CIO, Trinity Rehab Services
Action Plan Goal: Nursing homes are people’s homes. The buildings themselves should achieve the comfort, safety, privacy and dignity embodied in that word. The Coalition will actively promote policies in one or more states and with one or more federal agencies to introduce incentives for and investments in nursing home physical plant improvements and conversion to household models.
Committee Co-Chairs
Former (Retired) Director, American Bar Association’s Commission on Law and Aging
Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School
Co-Director, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston Research Director, Community Catalyst
Senior Director, The Green House Project
Committee Members
Nurse, Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital
Organizational & Environmental Gerontologist, Research Associate, The Center for Health Design
Director of Communications, The Center for Innovation – The Green House Project + Pioneer Network
Licensed Nursing Home Administrator
Founder and Previous CEO, American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing
Health and Aging Policy Fellow Clinical Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Care, The George Washington University
Kōkua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services Health Center, DNP Geriatric and Memory Clinic; Board Member, Alzheimer’s Association
Board Chair and Director of Research, IDEAS Institute
Chief Strategy Officer, PruittHealth
Executive Director, Valle Verde – a HumanGood Community
CEO, NS Ideas, LLC
State Advocacy Manager, AARP Iowa
Director, Office of Aging and Disability Services, Maine DHHS
Louis Block Professor, The University of Chicago, Department of Public Health Sciences | Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Executive Director, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
CEO, Aldersbridge Communities
Owner/Broker, DeLieto Real Estate
Past Recording Secretary, Connecticut Statewide Family Council
Senior Director of Health Services, East Ridge Retirement Village Inc
CNA, Vice-Chair, NAHCA Board of Directors
WV State Long-term Care Ombudsman, NASOP
Committee Work: A Four-Phased Approach
Our work spans four phases – from identifying priority initiatives to testing concepts in each Action Plan.
Since posting our nine Action Plans in July (2023), our committees have been tirelessly collecting and developing materials, building new partnerships and networks, getting the word out about our shared goals, and launching pilot projects and initiatives.
State Team Workgroups
One of the Coalition’s goals is to share best practices related to more resident-centered care that states around the country can implement. This is why we have formed two state-based teams and are hosting monthly Coalition Conversations – to focus on teamwork, quality improvement, and health equity.
Read more about our Michigan-based team below. (More information about our Pennsylvania-based team coming soon!)
Michigan State Team
The Michigan State Team is developing a learning network to work with local nursing homes to implement leadership and quality improvement skills in their communities through the end of 2025.
Leadership Team
CPHT, MHA
Regional ACO/CIN Program Manager, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
MD, CMD; Network Advisor, MFC Michigan State Team
President, Michigan Medical Directors Association
DNP, ANP-BC, GS-C
Geriatric Independent Consultant/City of Livonia Commission on Aging
MSN, RN, CMC, Program Director, MFC Michigan State Team
State Team Members
DNP, RN, AGPCNP
Assistant Director and Trainer, IMPART Alliance, Michigan State University
MS
PhD, MPH, MCHES, CPH
Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University
RN, MS, NHA
VP Regulatory & Quality Services, Health Care Association of Michigan
Director of Marketing and Census Development, Ciena Healthcare
Project Manager and Quality Improvement Advisor, Altarum
RN, BSN, MSBA
Vice President for Health Policy and Integrated Systems, LeadingAge Michigan
President, Ohio GAPNA Chapter
CNP Clinical Advisor, Personalized Health Partners
Ed.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Administration, College of Nursing and Health at Madonna University
MSN-IPC, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention Resource and Assessment Team Lead Manager, MI Department of Health & Human Services
DNP, AGPCNP-C, FAANP
Assistant Professor & Director of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program, Wayne State University
Executive Director, NHA at Michigan Masonic Home
Occupational Therapist, Quality Improvement Specialist
Senior Program Manager, Stratis Health
MPH, PMP
Senior Director, Altarum
Chief Strategy Officer, Ingham County Medical Care
DNP, MSN, GNP-BC, FAANP
Associate Professor, Michigan State University
PhD, RN, CNHA, CPHQ
Executive Director, Michigan County Medical Care Facilities Council
Michigan State Long Term Care Ombudsman
Chair, National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
Director of Nursing, Marywood Nursing Care Center
RN, BSN, CDP, CDONA, FACDONA, IP-BC
Regional Coordinator, Ciena Healthcare
Vice President, NADONA
OTD, OTRL, CDP
Assistant Professor School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs, Western Michigan University
PT, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Superior Health Quality Alliance
The Michigan State Team is developing a learning network to work with local nursing homes to implement leadership and quality improvement skills in their communities through the end of 2025.
Committee Co-Chairs
CPHT, MHA
Regional ACO/CIN Program Manager, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
MD, CMD; Network Advisor, MFC Michigan State Team
President, Michigan Medical Directors Association
DNP, ANP-BC, GS-C
Geriatric Independent Consultant/City of Livonia Commission on Aging
MSN, RN, CMC, Program Director, MFC Michigan State Team
Committee Members
DNP, RN, AGPCNP
Assistant Director and Trainer, IMPART Alliance, Michigan State University
MS
PhD, MPH, MCHES, CPH
Assistant Professor, Western Michigan University
RN, MS, NHA
VP Regulatory & Quality Services, Health Care Association of Michigan
Director of Marketing and Census Development, Ciena Healthcare
Project Manager and Quality Improvement Advisor, Altarum
RN, BSN, MSBA
Vice President for Health Policy and Integrated Systems, LeadingAge Michigan
President, Ohio GAPNA Chapter
CNP Clinical Advisor, Personalized Health Partners
Ed.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Administration, College of Nursing and Health at Madonna University
MSN-IPC, RN, CIC
Infection Prevention Resource and Assessment Team Lead Manager, MI Department of Health & Human Services
DNP, AGPCNP-C, FAANP
Assistant Professor & Director of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program, Wayne State University
Executive Director, NHA at Michigan Masonic Home
Occupational Therapist, Quality Improvement Specialist
Senior Program Manager, Stratis Health
MPH, PMP
Senior Director, Altarum
Chief Strategy Officer, Ingham County Medical Care
DNP, MSN, GNP-BC, FAANP
Associate Professor, Michigan State University
PhD, RN, CNHA, CPHQ
Executive Director, Michigan County Medical Care Facilities Council
Michigan State Long Term Care Ombudsman
Chair, National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
Director of Nursing, Marywood Nursing Care Center
RN, BSN, CDP, CDONA, FACDONA, IP-BC
Regional Coordinator, Ciena Healthcare
Vice President, NADONA
OTD, OTRL, CDP
Assistant Professor School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs, Western Michigan University
PT, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Superior Health Quality Alliance
Pennsylvania State Team
The Pennsylvania State Team is exploring how to build and integrate CNA career pathways by bringing providers, local educational institutions like community colleges, and state public health and workforce leaders together.
Committee Members
CEO/President & Board Chair, PADONA
President and CEO, LeadingAge PA
President and CEO, Presbyterian SeniorCare Network
Family Member & Advocate; Vice President, Health Quality Innovators
Advocacy Director, Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of Elders (CARIE)
PMDA, PA Society for Post Acute and Long Term Care, Past President & Executive Board Member
Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine; Harry Albertman Endowed Chair of Geriatric Medicine;
Medical Director, Penn State Health Post-Acute Care Service;
Director, South Central RISE (Resiliency, Infrastructure Support, and Empowerment)
Retired Senior Living CEO