LeadingAge Wisconsin is a statewide membership association of nonprofit corporations dedicated to serving the needs of aging adults and people with disabilities. We provide our membership, which includes religious, fraternal, private, and government organizations, with programs and services to promote the highest quality of life and greatest independence for each individual served.

Join LeadingAge Wisconsin in creating an exciting and memorable Spring Conference in 2020 for Wisconsin’s long-term care, assisted living, senior housing, and community service program professionals.Our sponsorship opportunities provide you a forum to promote your company’s products and services and your support of quality educational programs.

The LeadingAge Wisconsin Echelon is our systematic and all-encompassing program to serve assisted living professionals who strive for excellence in the care and services they offer. Read more at: http://leadingagewi.org/services-education/echelon-quality-improvement-in-assisted-living. Echelon is an approved program of the Wisconsin Coalition for Collaborative Excellence in Assisted Living (WCCEAL).

Through the Geriatric Career Development program (GCD), LeadingAge Wisconsin is helping at-risk students to succeed while simultaneously nurturing the next generation of geriatric healthcare professionals. GCD includes providing job opportunities through member/subscriber long-term care providers. GCD also will work to close the education achievement gap for at risk students who come from challenging socio-economic backgrounds.

When will Wisconsin run out of available nursing facility services? This video answers that question, and it is sooner than most realize. Where will our frail elder loved ones receive critical care, and what can we do now to ensure their right to receive care where they live and love?

Value First is a group purchasing organization that leverages the buying power of long term care communities to provide significant savings on food, medical, janitorial, office supplies, capital equipment, and new construction materials. Providers who participate in the Value First purchasing program pay no annual fee, select only the suppliers that best fit their needs, and support LeadingAge Wisconsin with their purchases. This video showcases how Value First helped a provider’s transition to a new food vendor. Contact Denise May (DMay@LeadingAgeWI.org) for more information.

LeadingAge Wisconsin works diligently to represent your voice with Wisconsin's legislators, but our voice alone cannot convey the intensity of your needs. Please contribute to the LeadingAge Wisconsin Political Action Committee (PAC). Your contribution will help us support those legislators who best understand your needs and concerns. For information, please click here.