We go down under this week to speak with Angela Raguz, the chief operating and risk officer for HammondCare — a pioneering operator of small-home eldercare cottages in Australia, and one of CFI’s partners in the Household Model International Consortium.

Angela dives into her 30-year career at the forefront of dignified and radically non-institutional eldercare services and supports, whether it happens in HammondCare’s small homes or in communities across the country through Dementia Support Australia, the organization’s direct outreach arm for individuals, families, and caregivers.

Learn more about HammondCare and Dementia Support Australia: https://www.hammond.com.au/, https://www.dementia.com.au/

Learn more about the consortium: https://thegreenhouseproject.org/press-releases/green-house-project-enters-global-small-home-eldercare-alliance/

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

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/

It’ll soon be that time again: We’re gathering the Green House Project and Pioneer Network communities together at the Center for Innovation conference, coming to Grand Rapids, Mich. from November 11-13.

This week, join CFI team members Susan Ryan, Marla DeVries, and Stacey Bergmann for a preview of the conference, a discussion of why in-person connections are so important at this point in the history of eldercare, and what sets our event apart from others on the conference circuit.

Take advantage of low early bird rates on our conference: https://thegreenhouseproject.org/2024-conference/

View the full agenda: https://thegreenhouseproject.org/2024-conference-agenda/