Carey Sipp 7/18/2512:08 PM
Author’s note: According to the National Institute on Aging, each year hundreds of thousands of older Americans are abused. Further, we at PACEs Connection have long covered and lifted up the cause of preventing elder abuse and abuse of the millions of family and paid caregivers.
With spending cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, this topic and concerns about healthy aging in community are more important than ever.
I’m privileged to host this webinar next Thursday, and hope you will join me for the panel discussion moderated by veteran journalist Richard Lui, who is also a best-selling author and an award-winning filmmaker and documentarian.
Join CHC: Creating Healthier Communities for a high-level, solutions-driven conversation on how national nonprofits are supporting healthier aging by empowering local communities. Moderated by award-winning journalist and author Richard Lui (NBC/MSNBC), this dynamic session brings together executive leaders from three nationally recognized organizations:
- Dr. Carl Hill, Chief Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement Officer, Alzheimer’s Association
- Gerald Johnson, EVP, Bernard J. Tyson Office of Health & Chief Culture Officer, American Heart Association
- Deirdre McGinley-Gieser, Chief Strategy and Impact Officer, Meals on Wheels AmericaPanelists will share how their organizations are advancing community-based efforts and building systems that support aging with dignity and health. With time for guided discussion and curated audience questions, this session is designed to offer both big-picture insights and practical strategies.
This dynamic event marks the kickoff of CHC’s new webinar series on healthy aging, sponsored by AARP. Join us for practical strategies, real-world success stories, and curated insights to power your organization’s impact.

Richard Lui shown with his father, Stephen, who died of Alzheimer’s disease in 2021.
Journalist Richard Lui, who will moderate the panel discussion, was also a caretaker for his father, Stephen, for 10 years. Lui traveled from New York to San Francisco several times a month during that time, while also working as a breaking news anchor for MSNBC, where he still a news anchor.
Register now, and invite others to join you.