Tireless advocate Carrie Leljedal returns to the podcast to discuss her work to bridge the worlds of advocacy for elders and people living with disabilities, which began after her adult son experienced a prolonged lockdown away from family and friends during the pandemic. She turned her anger and frustration into a new career as a champion for essential caregiver legislation, ensuring that families are never again locked away from loved ones — no matter what kind of care community they call home.

Learn more about Caregivers for Compromise: https://caregivers4compromise.com/

Read the bill: https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s4280/BILLS-118s4280is.pdf

Learn more about the DCW Strategies Center: https://acl.gov/DCWcenter

Attend our conference in November: https://thegreenhouseproject.org/2024-conference/