OPEN MINDS Announces 2026 Aging Services & Supports Summit To Focus On Innovative Care Models For Older Adults With Complex Needs
Gettysburg, PA (May 2026) — OPEN MINDS announced the 2026 Aging Services & Supports Summit, a full-day program focused on care models for older adults with complex needs. The Summit will take place August 12, 2026, as part of the 2026 OPEN MINDS Service Excellence Institute in San Francisco, California and will address three key areas: technology-enabled independence, behavioral health access and social isolation, and care models designed for value-based markets.
Older adults are living longer and in greater numbers than any generation before them. As the population grows, so does the complexity of need, including higher rates of chronic conditions, behavioral health challenges, and demand for services that support independence. Workforce shortages, funding changes, and rising acuity are contributing to gaps in care, driving the need for new technologies, payment models, and service approaches.
“Every year without the infrastructure to support the growing population of older adults in the U.S. is a year when the gap widens between consumer need and market reality,” said Monica E. Oss, Chief Executive Officer of OPEN MINDS. “This summit is for the executives who decided that building now is the only viable strategy.”
Summit sessions will highlight how organizations are responding to these challenges in practice.
Leaders from Volunteers of America and the Institute for Public Health Innovation, joined by AARP’s former Chief Medical Officer, will examine how digital health tools, remote monitoring, and supportive technologies are being used in affordable senior housing communities to improve health and reduce isolation.
Executives from Determined Health and Kaiser Permanente will discuss strategies to reduce stigma, expand access to behavioral health care, and address social isolation as a driver of declining health outcomes.
The Summit will conclude with a session focused on how National Home Health Services and other organizations are aligning Medicare Advantage plans, provider organizations, hospitals, and community-based services to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and improve continuity of care.
The summit will be chaired by Stuart Buttlaire, Ph.D., Vice President of Clinical Excellence & Leadership at OPEN MINDS, Michelle Matter, Chief Operating Officer of the San Diego State University Center for Excellence in Aging and Longevity, and Steve Hornberger, MSW, Co-Director of San Diego State University Center for Excellence in Aging and Longevity.
Access to the summit is included with registration to the 2026 OPEN MINDS Service Excellence Institute.
Registration is now open. Registration is included with membership in OPEN MINDS Circle Market Intelligence Service. Members have received a code by email.
The full agenda of the institute can be found at excellence.openminds.com/agenda.
For questions about OPEN MINDS educational programs, sponsorship opportunities, or media inquiries, contact the Executive Education Events team at events@openminds.com or 717-334-1329.
Premier Partners & Exhibitors
OPEN MINDS institutes are made possible by OPEN MINDS premier partners, Alera Health, Cantata, Core Solutions, Netsmart, PayerTrends, Qualifacts, RECADEMY, Spectrum Healthcare, and Trillium Health Resources.
Featured exhibitors for the 2026 Service Excellence Institute include Anonymous Health, Cantata, ContinuumCloud, Core Solutions, Genoa Healthcare, iCAREManager, Netsmart, and Qualifacts.
About OPEN MINDS
OPEN MINDS is a national market intelligence, management consulting, and marketing services firm specializing exclusively in the high-needs consumer market – mental health, addiction treatment, cognitive disabilities, chronic health conditions, elder services, health-related social needs, and adjacent markets within the health and human service field. The OPEN MINDS mission is to provide payers, service provider organizations, pharmaceutical, technology, and scientific firms that serve these consumers with the market and management knowledge needed to improve their organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Learn more at openminds.com.