Latest Greenhouseproject Podcast Episodes
Susan Ryan and the Genius of Wonder
Elevate Eldercare - April 02, 2021 04:00 - 32 minutesIn today’s episode, Marla and Mary reflect on Women’s History Month, offer some historical background on its origins, share statistics on women in long-term care, and then take a closer look at the leadership journey of Susan Ryan, senior director of The Green House Project. Susan has been nam...
The Women Leaders of Senior Living: Courage & Passion Amid Chaos
Elevate Eldercare - March 31, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourIn today’s episode, the last of March 2021, a month designated as Women’s History Month, Susan Ryan and her fellow podcasters from “Let Me Say This About That,” Mary Hopfner-Thomas and Marla DeVries, sit down to reflect upon the incredible women leaders that have been guests on Elevate Eldercare...
Recap: A Quest for Quality Eldercare Across the Continuum
Elevate Eldercare - March 26, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutesInnovation is a big part of the conversation this week on “Let Me Say This About That.” In Episode 69, Susan Ryan sat down with Alice Bonner, who has been a geriatric nurse practitioner caring for older adults and their families for over 30 years. She is currently adjunct faculty and director of...
A Quest for Quality Eldercare Across the Continuum
Elevate Eldercare - March 24, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutesSusan Ryan sits down with Alice Bonner, a geriatric nurse practitioner who has been caring for older adults and their families for over 30 years. She is currently adjunct faculty and director of strategic partnerships for the CAPABLE program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and ...
Recap: Passion and Fortitude: Stories from a CNA Activist
Elevate Eldercare - March 19, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutesToday we take a deeper dive into Episode 67, where Susan sat down with Lori Porter, co-founder and CEO of the National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA), a nonprofit organization that elevates the professional standing and performance of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) through re...
Passion and Fortitude: Stories from a CNA Activist
Elevate Eldercare - March 17, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourIn today’s episode I talk with Lori Porter, co-founder and CEO of the National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA), a nonprofit organization that elevates the professional standing and performance of certified nursing assistants (CNAs) through recognition, advocacy, education, and empo...
Recap William Haseltine: A Sobering Look at the COVID-19, Variants & Immunity
Elevate Eldercare - March 12, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutesCould we take what we learned with the HIV/AIDs global health issue and apply it to our crisis with COVID-19? William Haseltine, PhD, scientist, researcher, author, philanthropist, and currently president of ACCESS Health International says YES! Susan Ryan sat down with Dr. Haseltine, who is p...
William Haseltine: A Sobering Look at the COVID-19, Variants & Immunity
Elevate Eldercare - March 10, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourSusan Ryan sits down with William Haseltine, PhD, scientist, researcher, author, philanthropist, and currently president of ACCESS Health International. Perhaps best known for his work on cancer, HIV/AIDS, genomics and currently, COVID-19, he is an internationally recognized expert on the COVID-...
Recap: Eldercare & Social Isolation: A Policy Perspective
Elevate Eldercare - March 05, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutesIn Episode 63 Susan Ryan sat down with Anne Montgomery, co-director at Altarum’s Program to Improve Eldercare, where she oversees a portfolio of quality improvement research and policy analysis focused on older adults. Montgomery has more than two decades of policy experience working on Medicare...
Eldercare & Social Isolation: A Policy Perspective
Elevate Eldercare - March 03, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutesSusan Ryan sits down with Anne Montgomery, co-director at Altarum’s Program to Improve Eldercare, where she oversees a portfolio of quality improvement research and policy analysis focused on older adults. Montgomery has more than two decades of policy experience working on Medicare, Medicaid,...
RECAP: A Call to Action: Observations on Long-Term Care Financing and Quality
Elevate Eldercare - February 26, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutesThis week’s recap highlights the return trip to microphone for David Grabowski., PhD. In late summer, Susan Ryan first sat down with Dr. Grabowski to discuss his insights into the pandemic and his role and experience on the Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes. In Episo...
A Call to Action: Long-Term Care Financing and Quality
Elevate Eldercare - February 24, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutesDavid Grabowski, PhD, professor of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, sits down with Susan Ryan for his second episode of this podcast. This week, they examine recommendations made by the Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes, whether they went far enough in ac...
Recap: A Profile in Leadership: Katie Smith Sloan & LeadingAge
Elevate Eldercare - February 19, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutesThis week’s episode of “Let Me Say This About That” covers two major topics all thanks to Katie Smith Sloan, president, and CEO of LeadingAge. Susan Ryan talked with her on Episode 59. Get your seat belt fastened for this episode – it’s packed with information and insights! Not only do we hi...
A Profile in Leadership: Katie Smith Sloan & LeadingAge
Elevate Eldercare - February 17, 2021 05:00 - 47 minutesSusan Ryan sits down with Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of LeadingAge, an organization that represents more than 5,000 nonprofit aging services providers and other mission-minded organizations. Sloan talks about LeadingAge, what it does, why it exists, and how the organization has used ...
Recap: The Rise of Home Care Amid the Pandemic & Leading with Love
Elevate Eldercare - February 12, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutesWhat better way to kick off your Valentine’s Day weekend than learning about a leader who truly believes in a culture of love to operate a home care agency in the Baltimore, Md., area. In Episode 57, Susan Ryan sat down with Danny O’Brien, founding CEO of Avila Home Care. At a time when the se...
The Rise of Home Care Amid the Pandemic & Leading with Love
Elevate Eldercare - February 10, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutesSusan Ryan sits down with Danny O’Brien, founding CEO of Avila Home Care, a growing home care agency serving the Baltimore, Md., area. Prior to founding Avila, O’Brien served as senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Timonium, Md., with a congregation of over 2,500 families. At a time whe...
Psychological First Aid and Its Relevance to the Pandemic
Elevate Eldercare - February 05, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutesIn Episode 55, Susan Ryan had a conversation with George Everly, PhD, professor at the Center Humanitarian Health in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is also Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine...
Psychological First Aid & Its Relevance to the Pandemic
Elevate Eldercare - February 03, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutesSusan Ryan sits down with George Everly, PhD, professor at the Center for Humanitarian Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Since 2016, he has been ranked the leading author in the world in the field of crisis intervention, having authored 20 books and 100 published pap...
Recap: A Woman of Action Amid an Eldercare Crisis
Elevate Eldercare - January 29, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutesThis week’s recap with Marla and Mary explores a purposeful healthcare strategy for older adults. It’s all part of the John A. Hartford Foundation and the “big idea” from its president and CEO, Terry Fulmer. She is definitely a woman on a mission! In Episode 53, Susan Ryan had an inspiring con...
A Woman of Action Amid an Eldercare Crisis
Elevate Eldercare - January 27, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutesSusan Ryan sits down with Terry Fulmer, president and CEO of the John A. Hartford Foundation. Terry holds master’s and doctoral degrees from Boston College, and her Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Post-Master’s Certificate from NYU. She serves as the chief strategist for the Foundation, and is fuel...
Recap: Leadership & Eldercare Amid the Pandemic
Elevate Eldercare - January 22, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutesIn this recap Marla and Mary highlight key concepts revealed in Episode 50 where Susan Ryan sat down with Deke Cateau, CEO of A.G. Rhodes, a non-profit long-term care organization with three communities in Georgia. Deke discusses the challenges of the COVID crisis, the personal grief he has expe...
Leadership & Eldercare Amid the Pandemic
Elevate Eldercare - January 20, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutesSusan Ryan sits down with Deke Cateau, CEO of A.G. Rhodes, a non-profit long-term care organization with three communities in Georgia. Deke discusses the challenges of the COVID crisis, the personal grief he has experienced as his community endured the pandemic, and the resolve of leadership to ...
Recap: Challenging the Status Quo: Strategy and Innovation in Eldercare
Elevate Eldercare - January 15, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutesIn this recap episode, Marla and Mary discuss the insights offered by Susan Ryan’s conversation with Scott Townsley, a senior living professional with more than 30 years of experience in the field. Scott has worked with hundreds of organizations across the country as they have grappled with how ...
Challenging the Status Quo: Strategy and Innovation in Eldercare
Elevate Eldercare - January 13, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutesSusan Ryan sits down with Scott Townsley, who has more than 30 years of experience in the senior living field and has worked with hundreds of organizations across the country as they have grappled with how to successfully navigate and drive change. He serves as a professor at the University of M...
Rapid Fire Recap of Past Elevate Eldercare Episodes
Elevate Eldercare - January 08, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutesTo kickoff 2021, Mary and Marla offer their takeaways from each episode of Elevate Eldercare. If you haven’t had a chance to listen to all of the podcasts, this recap will give you insight into each podcast hosted by Susan Ryan in 2020. We hope you enjoy our reminiscing and look forward to our...
The COVID-19 Vaccine: Myths and Facts Uncovered
Elevate Eldercare - January 06, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourSusan Ryan sits down with Jonathan Evans, MD, a physician, geriatrician, and epidemiologist, to address questions and concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Evans’ career has focused on the care of people in nursing homes and other residential care settings, as well as the care and support of ...
Recap: Ashton Applewhite: Ageism, COVID-19, and Grassroots Opportunities
Elevate Eldercare - January 01, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutesIn the final episode of 2020, Susan Ryan sits down with activist and writer, Ashton Applewhite. Her passion and focus are tackling ageism and its insidious penetration into the fabric of society. Ashton is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and a TED mainstage speaker. He...
Ashton Applewhite: Ageism, COVID-19, and Grassroots Opportunities
Elevate Eldercare - December 30, 2020 05:00 - 1 hourIn the final episode of 2020, Susan Ryan sits down with activist and writer, Ashton Applewhite. Her passion and focus are tackling ageism and its insidious penetration into the fabric of society. Ashton is the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and a TED mainstage speaker. He...
Recap: Daniella Greenwood: Fighting for Better Eldercare in Australia
Elevate Eldercare - December 25, 2020 05:00 - 23 minutesSusan Ryan sits down with Daniella Greenwood, an international speaker, consultant, and author specializing in human rights policy and practices within aged care. Daniella, who is based in Victoria, Australia, is a staunch advocate for relational and social approaches that maximize freedom, self...
Daniella Greenwood: Fighting for Better Eldercare in Australia
Elevate Eldercare - December 23, 2020 05:00 - 1 hourSusan Ryan sits down with Daniella Greenwood, an international speaker, consultant, and author specializing in human rights policy and practices within aged care. Daniella, who is based in Victoria, Australia, is a staunch advocate for relational and social approaches that maximize freedom, self...
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