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4 The Oregon Caregiver Spring/Summer 2016
11740 SW 68th Pkwy, Ste 250, Portland, OR 97223
Phone: (503) 726-5260 • Fax: (503) 726-5259
OHCA STAFF
James A. Carlson • President & CEO
Janienne Alexander, CPS • Member Resource Specialist
Philip Bentley, J.D. • Senior VP of Government Relations
Ruth Bernard • Controller
Walter Dawson, D.Phil • Director of Research & Analytics
Gwen M. Dayton, J.D., CHC • Executive VP & General Counsel
Carol Grebin • Office Manager
Melodie King, CMP • Director of Education
Linda Kirschbaum • Senior VP Quality Services
Cynthia Maylath
Accounting Assistant & Events/Education Registrar
Nanette Pyatt • Staff Accountant
Rosie Sontheimer • Communications & Marketing Specialist
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR
Harold Delamarter, Prestige Care, Inc.
VICE-CHAIR
Mark Garber, Pinnacle Healthcare, Inc.
TREASURER
John Morgan , Avamere Health Services
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Steve Fogg, Marquis Companies, Inc.
NON-PROPRIETARY REPRESENTATIVE
JoAnn Vance , Providence Child Center
ALF REPRESENTATIVE
Mauro Hernandez , Concepts in Community Living
BUSINESS PARTNER MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE
Karri Bolman , Metro West Ambulance, Inc.
RCF REPRESENTATIVE
Mark Kinkade , Gateway Living Residential Care
AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVE
Kathy Levee , Marquis Companies, Inc.
MULTI-FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE
Dale Patterson, EmpRes Healthcare Management LLC
NON-PROPRIETARY REPRESENTATIVE
Kathleen Parry, Maryville Nursing Home
BUSINESS PARTNER MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE
Scott Reese , Alliance Insurance Group
INDEPENDENT NURSING FACILITY REPRESENTATIVE
Mark Remley, Aidan Health Services, Inc.
IN-HOME/SENIOR HOUSING REPRESENTATIVE
Kevin Call, Adeo In Home Care
ALF/RCF REPRESENTATIVE
Fee Stubblefield, The Springs Living
ALF/RCF REPRESENTATIVE
Todd Woollard , Woollard-Ipsen Management LLC
OC EDITOR
Rosie Sontheimer •
OC PUBLISHER
LLM Publications
Advertising Sales
David Gambill
(503) 445-2231 •
Design & Layout • Juliette Miratsky
James A. Carlson
President and CEO
Oregon Health Care Association
LETTER FROM THE CEO
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Improving lives by
advancing quality care
in Oregon since 1950
Since its inception in 1950, OHCA has been the leading voice of news
about the long-term care profession in Oregon. Now, with Oregon
Caregiver, we are able to provide our members and consumers across the
state with important information about long-term care services and supports,
including insightful feature stories, trends in the profession, regulatory and
public policy updates, and more.
OHCA’s editorial board has worked hard to give the magazine a name that
really means something to the community and that highlights and respects
the important role caregivers play: taking care of senior and disabled
Oregonians. To me, Oregon Caregiver does just that!
This issue of the magazine focuses on the theme “Innovations in Care.”
Innovations in care encompasses the vast array of breakthrough techniques used
to provide the highest level of care. It can include care coordination utilizing new
technologies, better ways to manage hospital-to-home transitions, and new ways
to deliver person-centered care. Really, the list of innovative practices we see from
our members is endless and will only continue to grow.
You’ll learn about some of the innovative approaches OHCA members are
applying to care plans, providing critical services to Oregonians in progressive
ways to administer more thoughtful, higher-quality care. You’ll understand
the significance of Oregon Care Partners and the free training courses they
offer to family and professional caregivers across the state. You’ll read about
the impacts of the new minimum wage bill, the state of Alzheimer’s and
dementia care in Oregon and around the nation, and regulatory changes
impacting vital services for aging Oregonians.
Representative Vic Gilliam, a long time champion of issues relating to
older Oregonians, is profiled along with OHCA members Terri Waldroff of
Benicia Senior Living and Allen James of Gateway Care and Retirement,
who are utilizing innovative care plans and management techniques at their
communities.
OHCA members will especially enjoy the OHCA
Spring Expo conference recap and photos!
Whether you’re an OHCA member, a
policymaker, or an Oregonian with a vested
interest in long-term care, I’d like to thank you
for taking the time to read the first issue of the
Oregon Caregiver. Happy reading! 
Welcome to the inaugural issue
of Oregon Caregiver magazine,
the newest publication from the
Oregon Health Care Association!