LeadingAge Virginia members set the standard for high-quality housing, care, and services for older adults through transparency, accountability, mission-driven values, healthy cultures, and strong leadership. Advocacy is central to our mission and values, serving as a primary means to amplify our not-for-profit difference, raise awareness of the issues our members face, and highlight their successes and challenges across the continuum. We advocate for:

Workforce

• Living wages and elimination of the benefits cliff for all who work in the field of aging services
  
• Accessible, affordable housing and transportation
  
• Solutions to recruit, train, and retain a qualified and dependable caregiver pipeline

Providers

• Enhanced reimbursement and integrated support for aging services to ensure access, quality, and sustainability
  
• Sufficient resources and infrastructure to strengthen all aging services providers, including Virginia’s Area Agencies on Aging and organizations serving the disability community
• Appropriate and accessible transportation for older adults in all care settings
• Balanced regulations that ensure quality care while fostering innovation and addressing older adults' needs

Consumers

• Equitable access to aging services
  
• Adequate funding for accessible, affordable, and high-quality housing, care, and services
• Robust, high-quality continuum of home- and community-based services
• Expanded food and nutrition assistance, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• Appropriate and accessible transportation