
Helping each other can make Our world better
LeadingAge Missouri leads members in providing quality care and services for older adults.
More Than a Conference. A Community Experience.
May 18–20, 2026, Lake Ozark, Missouri
The LeadingAge Missouri Annual Conference + EXPO is designed to bring members together in a way that reflects the culture of our field — collaborative, practical, and people-centered. By blending education with interactive experiences and peer engagement, the conference creates space for meaningful conversations, fresh ideas, and connections that extend beyond the event itself.
What is LeadingAge Missouri?
We help ensure our communities can deliver quality care and support.
Since 1969, Leading Age Missouri has served providers of long-term care services and supports, housing for the elderly and other community-based services for elderly Missourians.
We advocate for aging services, educate care workers and professionals, offer opportunities for networking among our members and provide what’s needed to advance the cause of our members.
LeadingAge Missouri is a member-driven organization with an elected leadership. Task forces from volunteer members around the state help to develop and oversee governing policies and positions. You can get involved too! Consider attending our events, contacting your legislator or asking us about membership.
LeadingAge Missouri is committed to helping its members become the foremost providers of innovative, high-quality long-term health care, housing, and services for older adults in Missouri. The organization supports its members in delivering excellent services to the elderly.
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Bill’s Perspective: Counting down to our conference and to the end of the Assembly session
Hello LeadingAge Missouri members! With the General Assembly in its home stretch and your Annual Conference on the horizon, my attention is focused on both. So too my mid-April perspective!

Bill’s Perspective: Grassroots initiatives dovetail with state’s Master Plan on Aging
Hello Missouri members! As we all know, adequate reimbursement and workforce are vexing challenges for our field, so we are elated Missouri will triple Medicaid reimbursement and fund million-dollar signing

Bill’s Perspective: It’s legislative halftime; let’s huddle up on these four policy proposals
Hello Missouri Members! It’s Session “halftime” for the General Assembly. And just in time! A Capitol denizen once quipped, “the legislature’s “spring break” isn’t for family time, it’s to keep legislators

Bill’s Perspective: Updates on key policy moves
Hello LeadingAge Missouri Members! It’s your perspective, recently shared with Missouri Legislators, that shapes my perspective this first week of March! On Advocacy Day, February 18, 31 LeadingAge Missouri Provider and Business

Bill’s Perspective: A personal thanks and some professional news
Hello Members! This column is supposed to be professional, not personal. But we all bring all we are to work. Investing all of ourselves in meaningful work is how we

Bill’s Perspective: State legislative session underway
Hello Members! A month down and four to go in the General Assembly’s Regular Session. It’s the second year of an election cycle, with no new legislators and few
Bill’s Perspective: Counting down to our conference and to the end of the Assembly session
Hello LeadingAge Missouri members! With the General Assembly in its home stretch and your Annual Conference on the horizon, my attention is focused on both. …
Bill’s Perspective: Grassroots initiatives dovetail with state’s Master Plan on Aging
Hello Missouri members! As we all know, adequate reimbursement and workforce are vexing challenges for our field, so we are elated Missouri will triple Medicaid …
Bill’s Perspective: It’s legislative halftime; let’s huddle up on these four policy proposals
Hello Missouri Members! It’s Session “halftime” for the General Assembly. And just in time! A Capitol denizen once quipped, “the legislature’s “spring break” isn’t for family …
Bill’s Perspective: Updates on key policy moves
Hello LeadingAge Missouri Members! It’s your perspective, recently shared with Missouri Legislators, that shapes my perspective this first week of March! On Advocacy Day, February 18, 31 …
Bill’s Perspective: A personal thanks and some professional news
Hello Members! This column is supposed to be professional, not personal. But we all bring all we are to work. Investing all of ourselves in …
Bill’s Perspective: State legislative session underway
Hello Members! A month down and four to go in the General Assembly’s Regular Session. It’s the second year of an election cycle, with …
