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LeadingAge cofounder Rev. Howard Washburn, 89, has died. A New Jersey native, Washburn was one of a small group of individuals who founded the American Association of Homes for the Aging (which became AAHSA, then LeadingAge) in 1961, in New York City.

The American Association of Homes and Services officially changes its name to LeadingAge today as part of what its leaders call an effort to align itself more with its mission.

Hope you have a pencil handy with your scorecard at home. One with a good eraser.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is looking to modify its policies regarding the disposal of powerful medications that long-term care facilities need to discard. Providers, including the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, have submitted comments for the DEA's public meeting, which will be held Wednesday and Thursday in Washington. Among the hottest topics will be the DEA's concern that abusers might devise new and unwanted pathways to re-route controlled substances from intended destruction.

The Obama administration has established an office for the CLASS Act, a long-term care and disability insurance program.

Hope you have a pencil handy with your scorecard at home. One with a good eraser.

Information for caregivers, consumers and healthcare providers can now be found at a new online consumer hub created by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.

The annual meeting of the American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging will take place Sunday through Wednesday at the Los Angeles Convention Center South. With more than an estimated 6,000 attendees, presenters and exhibitors, it is traditionally the largest meeting of its kind in the United States each year.

Officials with the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging could be at the brink of exquisitely good timing for their annual meeting and exposition. The U.S. House is set to vote Saturday on the CLASS Act, a disability long-term care insurance program powerfully supported and promoted by AAHSA, which set its meeting dates years ago.