HJAR Mar/Apr 2026

DEPARTMENTS Editor’s Desk ......................................................................................... 7 Healthcare Briefs ............................................................................ 29 Hospital Rounds .............................................................................. 47 Ad Index ................................................................................................ 50 FEATURES Holding It Together: Caregiver Grief and the Cost of Staying Functional . .................... 8 A Silent and Heroic Journey Rev. Ted Wiard, EdD, LPCC, CGC Southwestern College and Golden Willow Retreat What’s Wrong with Healthcare? Part 7 .......... 16 Where Do We Go From Here? Kenny J. Cole, MD, MHCDS Value-Based Healthcare Correspondent Caring Together: Integrating Rights, Workforce, and Reform for Better Aging Outcomes .......................................................... 22 Part 2: CNAs at the Core — Building a Circle of Care for the Future of Aging Beverly Gianna, MA, MAG Gerontologist | Long-Term Care Ombudsman CORRESPONDENTS ADH Corner ....................................................................................... 34 Medicaid .............................................................................................. 36 Children’s Health ........................................................................... 38 Oncology ............................................................................................. 40 Nursing ................................................................................................. 42 Rural Health ...................................................................................... 44 March / April 2026 I Vol. 13, No. 2 Contents 22 8