Membership

LeadingAge Southeast Membership

At LeadingAge Southeast, we are proud to serve quality leaders who devote themselves to creating a culture of excellence that motivates and inspires others throughout the aging continuum. We hope that you will choose to make LeadingAge Southeast your community and join us in creating the future of aging services.

LeadingAge Southeast membership is governed by the association's Bylaws. Organizations and individuals wishing to become LeadingAge Southeast members must agree to follow the LeadingAge Southeast Code of Ethics. For more information on LeadingAge Southeast Membership or to request an application, please contact Steve Bahmer at (850) 671-3700.

Membership Categories:

Community Membership Application – This category of membership is available to assisted living, HUD housing, independent living, nursing home facilities, and retirement housing community providers in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Community Membership Application Form

Interim/Under Construction Community Membership Application – This category of membership is available to assisted living, HUD housing, independent living, nursing home facilities, and retirement housing community providers in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, whose communities are currently under construction.

Interim/Under Construction Community Membership Application Form

Associate Member Organizations and Individuals - This category of membership is available to individuals who are not working for member communities, retired/inactive administrators of member communities, Code Section 501(c)(3) aging network organizations, home and community based service providers, member community residents, and member community resident councils and their members.

Business Associate Members - This category of membership is available to organizations that do not qualify for membership under the above three categories. Typically, these are companies that provide support services and products to Regular and Associate LeadingAge Southeast members. If you need more information about this membership type, please contact Julie Copeland, Membership Manager at (850) 702-0307.

Student Members - This category of membership is available to you must be currently enrolled in a College or University health care field and not employed full-time by an eligible long-term care community. Students applicants must be at least 18 years of age.

Student Member Application Form

LeadingAge Southeast Membership Benefits:

Advocacy

LeadingAge Southeast and LeadingAge provide representation for their members by advocating their interests on state and national issues. LeadingAge Southeast maintains a strong presence with state regulatory agencies, and participates on regulatory and legislative meetings, workshops, and task forces. LeadingAge Southeast's staff provide expert opinions and testimony at these events and ensure that the mission of LeadingAge Southeast members is understood by policy makers. LeadingAge is a well respected force in the national policy and legislative arena. Please visit our LeadingAge Southeast Advocacy webpage.

Education

LeadingAge Southeast and LeadingAge provide numerous educational seminars and workshops throughout the year, including legislative and annual conventions, allowing participants an opportunity to earn continuing education credits and attend at special member rates. Please consult our Event Calendar and go to our LeadingAge Southeast Education page.

Group Purchasing

LeadingAge Southeast members can sign up to receive first-rate pricing through Value First, an option for our members to purchase a wide array of supplies and services, with no cost to enroll and no obligation to purchase. Value First is owned by LeadingAge Southeast along with LeadingAge and 24 other state associations, and is partnered with national group purchasing called HPSI. HPSI is committed to the Long Term Care Communities and was established in 1964. This new partnership which began on January 1, 2021 will bring a dedicated and focused mission to your purchasing needs. HPSI is the Nation’s most experienced healthcare procurement services company. Now part of Aramark’s family of GPO’s operating under the Avendra umbrella, we offer the best combination of financial stability breadth of agreements and best in class pricing. HPSI serves more than 19,000 members Nationwide. Value First has cost-saving contracts with a multitude of high-quality vendors offering products and services designed for senior living communities. If you have any questions, please visit the Value First page on our website or contact your Value First rep Bobby Bernal at 850 509-8112 or email RBernal@LeadingAgeSoutheast.org.

Leadership/Networking

Members have an opportunity to participate on various state and national committees, LeadingAge Southeast’s Board of Trustees, LeadingAge Southeast committees, task forces, ad hoc and interest groups and LeadingAge's House of Delegates. There are also networking opportunities with colleagues through regional meetings, the annual convention, educational seminars, workshops, and LeadingAge Southeast web forums. See our Governance page.

Publications

Members stay informed about industry news, state and national news, legislative issues, community and district activities and other member news through numerous publications including:

A subscription to the association's newsletter, the LeadingLINK.
A subscription to the association's magazine, Senior Living.
During Legislative Session weekly updates detailing relevant activities of the Legislature.
Member Alerts containing information about regulatory changes that affect the day-to-day operation of your facility.
Technical Assistance Briefs on public policy issues that provide guidance on how facilities can come into compliance with new requirements.
A subscription to publications of LeadingAge, including their newsletter, public policy bulletins with the latest information from Congress and federal regulatory agencies, and technical assistance briefs on major national issues affecting long-term care and specialized housing for the elderly.
Email Broadcasts with up-to-date information about your areas of interest.
A listing in LeadingAge Southeast's Annual Membership Directory.