This C-TAC member meet-up will highlight Benjamin Rose’s focus on caregivers, with special attention to its efforts to develop, disseminate, and deliver evidence-based caregiving support programs across the US.

Speakers: 

Orion Bell, CEO

Orion Bell is President and CEO of Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging, a nationally recognized Cleveland-based nonprofit whose mission is to advance support for older adults and caregivers.   He has more than 30 years of leadership experience in not-for-profit management and services for older adults, people with disabilities and family caregivers.  His work includes a focus on collaboration between health care providers and community service organizations to address social determinants of health, quality of care and health outcomes.

Orion previously served as President and CEO of CICOA Aging and In-Home Solutions, the Area Agency on Aging in Indianapolis, Indiana. This followed a career with the American Red Cross in a variety of leadership roles. Bell earned both MBA and BA degrees from the University of Louisville.

David M. Bass, PhD, Senior Vice President and Senior Scientist 

Dr. David Bass is Senior Vice President, Senior Research Scientist and Director of the Center for Research and Education at Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging. He has led over 80 funded research projects on topics such as: coping with chronic illness; family caregiving; quality of care and services; dementia and dementia care; and use and impact of formal services and informal support. Results of these investigations have been widely published in scientific and clinical journals, such as the Journal of the American Geriatric Society and The Gerontologist. Results also have been used to develop innovative programs for older adults and their family members, such as BRI Care Consultation™, which has been delivered by over 60 licensed service organizations across the US.

Lisa Weitzman, Director of Strategic Partnerships 

Lisa Weitzman is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging. In this role, she seeks to enhance Benjamin Rose’s role in the community through the development of local and national relationships. She also oversees the delivery of WeCare…Because You Do, a family caregiver support program, and has been instrumental in the launch of Nutrition Solution, a program to address food insecurity and social isolation through medically-tailored meals for chronically-ill older adults.

Lisa earned a BA in history with a concentration in American Foreign Policy from Yale University, an MA in Soviet Studies and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and an MSW from Case Western Reserve University. She currently holds an LISW-S license and advanced certification in gerontology and case management.

Rachel Cannon, MPH, Senior Research Analyst 

Rachel Cannon, MPH, is a Senior Research Analyst at the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging in the Center for Research and Education. She is the lead analyst in the initiatives that developed the current version of Best Practice Caregiving for professionals, as well as the recently funded projects developing a new version for family and friend caregivers. She specializes in research on the implementation of evidence-based programs for older adults and their caregivers, and caregiving in diverse communities in collaboration with the Diverse Elders Coalition and its national member organizations.

Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging is a Cleveland-based, non-profit, community organization, which has conducted pioneering research and provided quality support services to family and friend caregivers of older adults with chronic conditions or disabilities for over 50 years.

Registration: Email C-TAC Partnership Associate, Sandra Arias, at sarias@thectac.org 

Member Meet-Ups are informal, member-led conversations sharing information on a program, partnership or other innovation that is improving the lives of those with serious illness or their unpaid caregivers. These are member-only events.