Glen Roebuck has served as a leader in senior health care and post-acute care for over 32 years. His career has spanned a wide range of positions with growing responsibility. He holds an MBA and Certificate in Leadership from the University of Iowa, and undergraduate degree from The College of Wooster. Mr. Roebuck has been a licensed Nursing Home Administrator in three states, and served as a regional director of senior care operations in numerous states throughout the Midwest and Mountain West. He has also served in strategic leadership roles, including operational guidance, business development and consultation, in environments ranging from single ownership models to large, statewide and national health care systems.

In his current role, Mr. Roebuck serves as Executive Director Home, Outpatient and Senior Services for Genesis Health System, based in the Quad Cities region of Iowa and Illinois. He has operational responsibility for community and inpatient hospice services, a large home health care agency, palliative care services, 18 physical therapy clinics, specialty clinics, occupational health, home medical equipment and retail pharmacy. In addition, Mr. Roebuck has implemented an outreach program placing Genesis Nurse Practitioners within high volume post-acute care sites, dramatically affecting quality metrics and readmissions. He also maintains regular communication with senior health care facilities throughout the Genesis service area, addressing health system throughput, interoperability of EMR systems, and opportunities for improved collaboration to achieve Triple Aim performance within the community. In addition, he is actively engaged in the oversight and post-acute engagement of the Genesis ACO.

Through community partnerships and collaborations, Mr. Roebuck has developed the Genesis Senior Services partnership, a collaborative between Genesis and community service partners,  providing access to trusted, proven providers committed to excellence and a shared vision to serve the Quad Cities older adult community.

Mr. Roebuck has published numerous professional articles on topics such as the successful leadership of skilled centers during challenging economic conditions, as well as preparation for health care reform and participation in Accountable Care Organizations. Mr. Roebuck speaks locally and nationally on a variety of topics on post-acute care and health system integration. Glen resides in Davenport, IA with his wife Diane. They have two adult children.

Topics Discussed:

• Can you provide us an update on the state of the virus in your area and its impact on the senior living industry over the past months?
• What makes the current state of long-term care so tenuous?
• What are some things owners and operators need to do to keep the lights on and survive in the future, in a post-COVID world?
• What changes need to be made to make long-term care services viable in the future?
• For older adults in general, how has the pandemic changed what they need and want out of the various care models?
• Can you share about what this is and how it’s making an impact on our seniors?
• What is the importance of strong leadership in the senior living industry?
• Do you think there’s anything different about the importance of leadership in senior living vs. leadership in other sectors?

Glen's Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenroebuck/
Genesis Health System: https://www.genesishealth.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/GlenatHDG