United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Hearings

Roundtable: Assisted Living at the Dawn of America's "Age Wave": What Have States Achieved and How is the Federal Role Evolving?

March 15, 2011

Roundtable: Assisted Living at the Dawn of America's "Age Wave": What Have States Achieved and How is the Federal Role Evolving?

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Participant's Bio and Organization Information

    Moderator:

    Susan Dentzer, Editor-in-Chief, Health Affairs

    States:

    Christy Allen, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Health Licensure and Regulation, Tennessee Department of Health

    Krista Hughes, Director, Division of Aging and Adult Services, Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services

    Julie Strauss, Office of Licensing and Quality of Care, Seniors and People with Disabilities Division, Oregon Department of Human Services

    Irene Collins, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Senior Services

    Kevin Coughlin, Director, Wisconsin Bureau of Assisted Living

    Federal:

    Barbara Edwards, Director, Disabled and Elderly Health Programs Group, CMS

    Henry Claypool, Director, Office of Disability, HHS

    Michael Vaughn, Acting Director, Asset Management and Lender Relations, Office of Residential Care Facilities, Office of Healthcare Programs, HUD

    Industry:

    Brenda Bacon, President and CEO, Brandywine Senior Living

    Patricia Will, CEO, Belmont Village Senior Living

    Howard Groff, President, Tealwood Care Centers

    Advocates:

    Eric Carlson, Directing Attorney, National Senior Citizen’s Law Center

    Josh Allen, President, American Assisted Living Nurses Association

    Experts:

    Larry Polivka, Executive Director, Claude Pepper Center

    Martha Roherty, Executive Director, National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD)

    Robert Jenkens, Director – The Green House Project, NCB Capital Impact

    Charley Reed, Member, Board of Directors, AARP

    Barbara Lyons, Senior Vice President – Kaiser Family Foundation, Director – Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured


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