The Founder & CEO of Carefeed talks about the company’s secure, cloud-based and HIPAA-compliant digital communication solutions for skilled nursing and senior living communities. Learn how Carefeed creates efficiencies and improves the experience for staff, residents, and families.

About Terry

Terry’s entire career has been focused on digital transformation. Prior to founding Carefeed, Terry spent the last decade leading the hospital business unit at PatientPoint, a L-Catterton company. Healthcare is part of Terry’s DNA. His family has a long history in medicine—his father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all physicians. Although Terry chose business school over medical school, his deep connection with the industry makes Carefeed the ideal company with which he plans to make his own mark on the industry.

After seeing firsthand how antiquated some of the processes were in the post-acute care setting, Terry founded Carefeed with the goal to make the lives of staff at senior communities easier, while at the same time promoting trust and transparency among patients, residents, and family members.  Outside of work, Terry and his wife spend their time chasing their eight children and attending a myriad of kid activities.

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As a strategic consultant and policy analyst, Jem takes a global, interdisciplinary approach to addressing the issues of an aging population. Here he shares his passion for making cities more green-friendly, and how places like Japan, Scandinavia, and the Netherlands make nature and interaction among generations part of the fabric of life.

About Jem

Jem holds an MA in Public Policy and an MA in International Development. He develops strategy and policies to support ageing in place and age-friendly social inclusion. A key strength is expertise in the design and execution of cross-country research in complex, dynamic sectors using quantitative and qualitative methods.

Jem developed all content for, and lectured undergraduates on, Disability, Social Inclusion and Universal Design in 2021 at University College Dublin. He presented to leaders of the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG), University of Manchester, on ageing in place in Japan and attitudes towards the elderly in Japanese society.

As a business consultant, he redefined strategy for over 200 clients at the highest level including NGOs/not for profits, city authorities, government ministries and leading multinationals. Projects generated regulatory changes, new product/service development and investment including M&A. Projects include ‘green’ public transport; accessible tourism for all; and facilitating governments' support transition from informal to formal trade in developing countries.

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The founder of Artfull Enrichment talks about developing art programs in senior living communities, and their library of 200 online art programs, step-by-step programs video tutorials and live workshops.

About Cailey

Cailey Massey is an artist who has been developing and implementing person-centered art programs in older adult communities for over a decade. With hands-on industry experience, She has dedicated her career to elevating artistic opportunities for underserved populations and promoting the benefits of creativity.

Artfull Enrichment provides online access to hundreds of art programs that can be facilitated by in-house programming staff or used independently by residents. All programs are designed to empower participants, promote creative exploration, and support life enrichment teams.

“We need to remove the intimidation barrier around art,” says Massey. “Our programs are step-by-step so residents feel guided throughout the process. They are often surprised at what they're capable of creating.”

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The founder & CEO of Empower Living talks about his new venture, his Master of Arts in Senior Living Hospitality from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, and why career path and empowerment go hand in hand.

About Mark

In addition to his role as CEO of Empower Living, Mark Reisman, CPA, is Chief of Acquisitions and Asset Management at Touzi Capital, a private equity firm specializing in senior living and multifamily investments. He oversees an $80M portfolio of twelve properties, totaling 990 multifamily and senior living units.

Mark is the former CEO, CFO and Interim COO of WindRiver Management Corp., where he managed 30 senior living communities in Texas, Florida and Oklahoma, including assisted living, memory care, and independent living, in addition to two 200+ bed multifamily communities. Management company revenues increased by 28% over 2.5 years, and the company transitioned from a strictly third-party manager to also owner-operator.

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Nancy Griffin welcomes back Colin Milner, CEO of the International Council on Active Aging®. ICAA’s business and consumer initiatives create new paradigms of healthy aging across the globe.

About Colin

Colin Milner is the founder of the active-aging industry in North America. He is the leading authority on the health and wellbeing of the older adult, and has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as one of the “most innovative and influential minds” in the world on aging-related topics. An award-winning writer, Milner has authored more than 300 articles and contributed a chapter to the World Economic Forum book Global Population Ageing: Peril or Promise?

His expertise has been sought by organizations around the world, including the World Health Organization, the White House Conference on Aging, the National Institute on Aging, New Balance, and the European Commission. He is the publisher of the Journal on Active Aging and has authored more than 300 articles on fitness, wellness, and the business of healthy aging.

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The Founder of The Gerontologist Inc. talks technology, elder abuse, and the need to create autonomy for older adults.

About Kerry

Kerry Burnight, Ph.D., is a nationally renowned gerontologist and the founder of The Gerontologist, Inc., an advisory firm that helps companies understand and meet the needs of older adults. She is an aging expert determined to help others improve the second half of their lives.

She has served on the executive leadership team of GrandPad—a technology firm that developed a user-friendly, custom-engineered tablet that has connected over 100,000 adults to their loved ones. As chief gerontologist, she assembled a team of colleagues, ages 82-106, who uncovered thousands of frustration points and identified elements required for a successful product.

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The Co-founder & CEO of Bella Groves talks about how his caregiver-first perspective shaped his new venture, and the pitfalls of treating dementia as a normal part of aging.

About James

Jams Lee is an icon in senior living and aging services, as an executive in large corporations and as founder of several entrepreneurial ventures. In 2021, he transitioned from an executive position in an established senior living organization to launch three interrelated endeavors: Bella Groves, a consulting firm, and a leadership podcast. Bella Groves is a care education company providing dementia training for family caregivers, coaching to guide families in their care for loved ones, and a 32-bed dementia care residence that serves as the hub of learning and modeling care.

James is also owner of Bear Wise Consulting, an executive coaching firm and host of Level Up, a podcast dedicated to sharing self-growth and development ideas. He publishes a twice monthly newsletter on LinkedIn and is a frequent speaker on online platforms and at industry conferences.

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The Assistant Vice President of Wellness Strategies for Mather discusses his pivot from hospitality to senior living. Myers shares his wellness architecture for Mather’s new $500 million Tyson’s corner life plan community, which includes two full-service spas. Catering to senior living’s new generation resident, two-thirds of the depositors are Baby Boomers or Generation X.

About William

William Wesley Myers was Director of Spa & Wellness for Langham Hospitality Group before joining Mather as Corporate Director of Wellness Strategies in March 2021. In April 2022, he was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Wellness Strategies.

A well know executive in wellness and hospitality, Myers was named American Spa Magazine’s Most Influential Industry Leader three consecutive years. He has shape many leading-edge wellness facilities, experiences, and products—bridging gaps between authentic integrative therapies, consumer demands, and technology.

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The CEO of SALT Chamber and Founder of the Salt Therapy Association discusses respiratory wellness and why dry salt therapy is an ideal offering for older adults. Learn how senior living communities can convert and existing space into a solo, couples or multipurpose salt room.

About Leo

Leo M. Tonkin has been CEO of several companies over the past 30 years focused on strategic, organizational, and leadership development. A pioneer and visionary with a passion for respiratory health and wellness, Leo was the first to bring salt therapy to North America in 2012.

As CEO of SALT Chamber, which has completed over 1,300 worldwide projects, Leo has become a leading authority on the design, build, and installation of salt therapy rooms, concepts, and facilities as a new business and for day spas, med spas, wellness centers, health practitioners, senior living communities and rehabilitation facilities to add salt therapy to their existing services.

Leo is also the Founding Chairman of the Salt Therapy Association, a not-for-profit trade organization providing research, education, and innovation for the salt therapy industry. He has recently been named Initiative Chair for the new Respiratory Wellness Initiative from the Global Wellness Institute.

Leo is considered a thought leader and a futurist in organizational development and is a published author, a highly sought-after keynote speaker and lecturer, and has written more than 30 programs from executive excellence and team building to communication and breakthrough thinking.

As a recent cancer survivor, Leo passionate about the health benefits of salt therapy and the difference it can make in people’s lives.

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To request information on converting your space into a salt room, visit saltchamberinc.com/seniorliving

Dr. Tracey Gendron is the author of Ageism Unmasked: Exploring Age Bias and How to End it. She shares her insights from 25 years of experience as a gerontologist, serving as Chair for the Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Gerontology and Executive Director of the Virginia Center on Aging.

About Dr. Gendron

Dr. Tracey Gendron has a Master’s degree in Gerontology, a Master’s degree in Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology. In addition to her book Ageism Unmasked, she has authored and co-authored over 30 scholarly manuscripts and seven book chapters on ageism and aging-related topics. She is frequently quoted in popular media outlets, including the New York Times, the Huffington Post, and U.S. News and World Report. Dr. Gendron has spoken about ageism in forums across America and can also be seen and heard as a guest speaker on numerous podcasts and video productions.

Dr. Gendron has dedicated her career to changing the landscape to develop an age- inclusive climate that facilitates growth and engagement in elderhood. Her personal and professional goal is to raise awareness of elderhood as the solution to the deeply embedded ageism pervasive within all cultures, settings, and individuals.

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