{"podcast":{"title":"Elevate Eldercare","slug":"elevate-eldercare-932265","podcast_index_feed_id":932265,"rss_url":"https://greenhouseproject.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.aginginnovation.org","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/c/d/8/acd8d1bf3fa16ea9d959afa2a1bf1c87/AgingIn_Elevate_Eldercare_3000x3000.png","author":"Janet Wright","episode_count":357,"summary":"Let's Elevate Eldercare Together! Every great eldercare community has a unique story, and there are many paths toward providing high-quality, person-directed services and supports for older adults. That's why we launched Elevate Eldercare—to bring together thought leaders, activists, and advocates in the field of aging services and give them a space where thoughtful discourse and diverse perspectives flow freely. Join Susan Ryan, CEO of AgingIN (formerly Center for Innovation), every Wednesday for enlightening, provocative, and sometimes uncomfortable conversations. Together, the hosts and guests explore opportunities and challenges in person-directed living and empowered cultures in the community of one's choice.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-01T14:19:19.390963+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/elevate-eldercare-932265"},"episode":{"title":"Aligning Leadership, Mission, and Innovation with Mary Naber","slug":"aligning-leadership-mission-and-innovation-with-mary-naber","published_at":"2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/elevate-eldercare-932265/aligning-leadership-mission-and-innovation-with-mary-naber","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/elevate-eldercare-932265","url":"https://greenhouseproject.libsyn.com/aligning-leadership-mission-and-innovation","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/greenhouseproject/Elevate_Elder_Care_333.mp3?dest-id=2192663","summary":"In this episode, AgingIN CEO, Susan Ryan, sits down with Mary Naber, p resident and CEO of PACE Southeast Michigan , to explore her remarkable leadership journey and the transformative potential of the PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) model of care. Mary shares how her career evolved from respiratory therapy into executive leadership . With degrees in psychology, business, and an MBA from the University of Michigan , Mary blends clinical insight, business acumen, and people-centered leadership. Susan and Mary discuss how Mary's transition to PACE was deeply personal. After navigating the healthcare system during her mother's dementia journey, Mary became committed to improving care for older adults. She found that in the mission of PACE : a model designed to keep older adults living safely in their communities rather than in nursing homes. Mary and Susan discuss the organization's development of the Green H ouse home s at the PACE site in Detroit, Mich. This episode is a powerful look at what's possible when leadership, mission, and innovation align to support healthy aging in community. More about PACE Southeast Michigan here: https://www.pacesemi.org/","meta_description":"In this episode, AgingIN CEO, Susan Ryan, sits down with Mary Naber, p resident and CEO of PACE Southeast Michigan , to explore her remarkable leadership…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3348,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/elevate-eldercare-932265/episodes/aligning-leadership-mission-and-innovation-with-mary-naber/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/elevate-eldercare-932265/aligning-leadership-mission-and-innovation-with-mary-naber.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}