05/28/2026

LeadingAge Ohio Welcomes Palliative Care Providers as Members

Last week, LeadingAge Ohio hosted palliative care experts from across the state for a day of learning, strategy and consensus-building around policy priorities for the year to come.  

During the second-annual Palliative Care Summit, LeadingAge debuted its  Palliative Care Playbook, developed from conversations with health plans and community-based palliative care providers following last year’s summit, where there was a clear need to provide more promote understanding of community-based palliative care among health plans and provide a ladder for programs to build their care model. 

The Summit also marked the launch of LeadingAge Ohio’s new palliative care membership, inviting new programs to the table, including pediatric palliative care programs and hospital-based programs. This membership will allow providers to speak with a unified advocacy voice and continue to steer the work of serious illness care in the state of Ohio. 

Existing members that operate palliative care programs are grandfathered into the new membership level.  Providers interested in palliative care membership should  download the membership application and reach out to Susan Wallace at swallace@leadingageohio.org to get more involved in LeadingAge Ohio’s palliative care advocacy.