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About the Series

This roundtable series is designed to give members valuable insights into the most pressing global trends and emerging opportunities in social care, long-term care, and senior care. The series will focus on critical topics, offering a space for dialogue, innovation, and collaboration.

 

Session Topics:

  • Session One: Long-Term Care Workforce: International Research on Recruitment and Retention
  • Session Two: Responding to Climate Events in Long-Term Care: International Perspectives

 

Session Details

Title: Long-Term Care Workforce: International Research on Recruitment and Retention
Date: 24 February 2026
Time: 7:00–8:00 a.m. US ET (Please check your time zone)
Moderators: Finn Turner-Berry (National Care Forum) & Adelina Comas-Herrera (London School of Economics)
Panelists:

  • Wages, Wellness, and Workplace Culture Matter, Jennifer Jon-Artemsi (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA)
  • Creating Workplaces Where Foreign Caregivers Thrive, Michiyo Yoneno-Reyes (University of Shizuoka, Japan)
  • Recruiting and Retaining Nurses and Frontline Care, Iria Cunha and Reena Revi (University of Leeds, UK)

Overview:
Join this Ageing Commons Webinar, the first session in the Global Virtual Roundtable Series, bringing together researchers, providers, workforce leaders, and practitioners from around the world to explore one of the most urgent challenges in long-term care: building and sustaining a strong workforce while maintaining quality of life and quality of care.

This 60-minute global conversation builds on the success of the Ageing Commons and is designed to bridge research, policy, and real-world practice, with perspectives from multiple countries and care settings.

Title: Responding to Climate Events in Long-Term Care: International Perspectives
Date: 2 June 2026
Time: 8.00-9.30am EDT (you can check your local time here)

Panelists:

  • Green care, decarbonization in social care, Dan Hind (Leeds Institute for Health Science, University of Leeds, UK)
  • A perspective on Long-Term Care and Climate Change from Bangladesh, Imran Chowdhury (AYAT Education, Bangladesh)
  • Learning from the Covid pandemic to prepare for climate change in Long-Term Care, Andrea Schmidt, (Austrian Institute of Public Health) and Liat Ayalon (Bar Ilan University, Israel)
  • Systematic review on climate change and long-term care, Natasha Bryant and Robyn Stone (LeadingAge, USA)

Overview:

Climate change is increasingly shaping the lives of older people and the functioning of long-term care systems, exposing them to extreme weather, service disruption, and growing sustainability pressures. At the same time, long-term care services themselves contribute to climate change through energy use, resource consumption, and supply chains. Despite these interconnected challenges, long-term care remains underrepresented in climate mitigation and adaptation policies, even as evidence grows on risks to care infrastructure, workforce capacity, and essential services. This webinar brings together international perspectives to explore emerging research, policy responses, and practical strategies to strengthen resilience, preparedness, and sustainability in long-term care.

Recordings Available for Members

Recordings of all sessions will be available exclusively to members of the Global Ageing Network, National Care Forum, Ontario Long Term Care Association, and Scottish Care. Contact us for access to the recordings!

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