Category: Articles and Columns

Cathy Lieblich, Director of Network Relations, Pioneer Network Last Wednesday, a large group of pioneers gathered virtually to envision the future by exploring lessons learned, and no surprise to anyone, there have been a lot of lessons learned this past… Read more

Vicki de Klerk, Validation Institute Ed Feil was a mild-mannered man best remembered by folks who knew him as a kind, warm fellow with a hearty laugh, a generous and playful disposition. Those who didn’t know him personally, knew him… Read more

An Interview with the developers, Karen Schoeneman and Carmen Bowman   Karen, can you tell us how the Artifacts of Culture Change came to be? Karen: As a founder of the culture change movement and Pioneer Network, I developed a… Read more

Meaghan McMahon, MSW Research Director, Linked Senior Often when we think of strength, we think of it in the physical sense. A person is strong if they can run a long distance without a break, lift something heavy with ease… Read more

Jill Golde, Senior Vice President, Language of Caring, A Branch of Planetree International It’s a new day. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic, political turmoil and revelations about systemic racism have been heart wrenching for staff, residents and their families. In senior… Read more

Dan Cohen, MSW After six months of being restricted to her room in assisted living, my mom said this: “It’s a deadly life. Nothing to look forward to except the same. I don’t see anybody.” Her feelings are shared by… Read more

Verna Cavey, Elder I remember a line from an Ian Caldwell novel about life teaching us to string nets beneath our hopes. During this Covid era we have been strong and — except maybe for the days when we were… Read more

Penny Cook, President & CEO A few weeks ago, we at Pioneer Network felt like true Pioneers. In hosting a Virtual Gathering, we embarked on a new project, one that we’ve never done before. True, we weren’t the only ones,… Read more

Kristian Partington, Schlegel Villages reprinted with permission from Village Voice www.schlegelvillages.com Each year, a delegation of Schlegel ambassadors has travelled to various locations in the United States to attend the annual Pioneer Network Conference, returning home with new insights to… Read more

Barry Barkan Rose Marie Fagan Jeff Jerebker   Let’s make good trouble, necessary trouble. — Human Rights Champion John Lewis, of Blessed Memory Pioneer Network, our Council of Elders, and Live Oak Institute are launching the Live Oak Project to… Read more