LeadingAge Cofounder Dies

Reverend Howard Washburn, a founding member of LeadingAge, has passed away at the age of 89.

Washburn, a New Jersey Native, helped establish the American Association of Homes for the Aging (which later became AAHSA and then LeadingAge) in 1961. He was also lauded as a pioneer in resident-centered care and spent 25 years working for Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices in St. Marys, Ohio, where he lived after his retirement.

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