Join an Argentum Committee

Your Experience Matters. Join an Argentum Committee.

Argentum committees bring together engaged leaders from across senior living to shape policy, elevate quality, advance workforce solutions, and fuel innovation.

By joining a committee or working group, you’ll:

  • Help shape the decisions that affect senior living communities nationwide
  • Build relationships with peers who share your challenges and ambitions
  • Gain early insight into trends, risks, and emerging opportunities
  • Grow as a leader while giving back to the profession
 

If you’ve ever thought, “I wish I had more influence over where our industry is headed,” this is your invitation.

Apply to Serve on a Committee

How Our Councils and Committees Work

Argentum’s committee structure is designed to make member expertise actionable. Committees bring together subject-matter experts and operators around key focus areas. 

Argentum Committee Structure

These committees report into Councils, which in turn,
advise Argentum leadership and the Board on strategy,
advocacy, and priorities.

 

Our Committees and What They Do

The Public Policy Council helps shape Argentum’s advocacy agenda at the federal and state levels and guides how we tell the story of senior living to policymakers, media, and the public. Council members:

  • Explore federal and state regulations and their impact on senior living. 
  • Provide input on pilot projects, education and reports
  • Help spotlight innovative practices that can be scaled across the industry
  • Ideal participants: Senior leaders in operations, strategy, experience design, R&D, or innovation-focused roles.
 
  • Legal Affairs Committee
    The Legal Affairs Committee tracks key legal trends and issues impacting senior living including liability, regulatory interpretation, contracts, employment law, and compliance. Committee members:
    • Provide perspective on how legal and regulatory developments affect operators
    • Inform Argentum’s policy positions and guidance to members
    • Identify risk areas where additional education or tools are needed
    • Ideal participants: In-house counsel, outside counsel, compliance leaders, risk/legal executives from owner/operator organizations.
 
  • State Legislative & Regulatory Committee
    The State Legislative & Regulatory Committee monitors and responds to legislative and regulatory activity across the states that impacts senior living operations, affordability, staffing, and quality. Committee members:
    • Share on-the-ground perspectives from their states
    • Help identify priority issues and emerging trends
    • Inform Argentum’s model policies, resources, and state advocacy support
    • Ideal participants: State association leaders, government affairs professionals, policy leaders from owner/operators, and regulatory affairs executives.
 

  • Public Relations Committee
    The Public Relations Committee focuses on reputation, storytelling, and media strategy to elevate the value and impact of senior living. Committee members:

    • Help shape proactive storylines and campaigns that highlight positive outcomes
    • Provide feedback on messaging, media opportunities, and rapid-response communications
    • Support initiatives like the “I ❤️ Senior Living” campaign and National Assisted Living Week content
    • Ideal participants: Marketing, communications, and PR leaders who want to help tell the industry’s story.

The Quality Improvement Committee focuses on opportunities for enhancing the care of resident through clinical, operational, legal, and risk management strategies. Committee members:

  • Share best practices in incident prevention, claims mitigation, and crisis management
  • Help identify key risk trends and track data that operators should watch
  • Inform Argentum tools and guidance related to resident safety and community risk
 

Ideal participants: Risk management executives, clinical leaders, operations leaders, legal/compliance professionals, and insurance/claims specialists.

The Innovation Advisory Council examines new ideas, models, and partnerships that can transform senior living and ensure access to our communities. Committee members:

  • Explore new approaches to resident experience, service delivery, and community design
  • Provide input on pilot projects and innovation-focused education or reports
  • Help spotlight innovative practices that can be scaled across the industry
  • Ideal participants: Senior leaders in operations, strategy, experience design, R&D, or innovation-focused roles.
 
  • Affordability Committee
    The Affordability Committee focuses on expanding access to senior living through new financing, partnership, and operating models.

    Committee members:

    • Identify barriers to affordability and middle-market access
    • Share strategies related to pricing models, partnerships, and efficiency
    • Inform Argentum’s research and advocacy related to affordability
    • Ideal participants: Finance, strategy, development, and operations leaders; capital partners with interest in middle-market solutions.
 
  • Health Care Strategy Committee
    The Health Care Strategy Committee looks at how senior living fits into broader health care and value-based care systems. Committee members:
    • Explore partnerships with payers, health systems, and other providers
    • Review policy and payment developments that affect senior living
    • Inform Argentum’s thought leadership on value-based care and integrated models
    • Ideal participants: Clinical leaders, population health/value-based care executives, strategy leaders, and payer/health system partners.
 
  • Technology & Innovation Committee
    The Technology & Innovation Committee focuses on how technology and AI can support quality, workforce, operations, and resident/family experience. Committee members:
    • Identify and evaluate technology trends relevant to senior living (e.g., EHR, AI, remote monitoring, safety tech, resident engagement)
    • Share implementation lessons and ROI frameworks
    • Inform Argentum’s technology reports, education, and vendor partnerships
    • Ideal participants: CIOs, CTOs, IT leaders, innovation officers, and operations leaders overseeing technology.

The Workforce Development Council focuses on attracting, developing, and retaining the talented workforce that powers senior living communities. Council members:

  • Explore career paths within senior living. 
  • Provide input on workforce-specific pilot projects, education and reports
  • Help spotlight innovative hiring and retention practices that can be scaled across the industry
  • Ideal participants: Senior leaders in human resources, strategy, experience design, R&D, or innovation-focused roles.
 
 
  • Career Path Development Committee
    The Career Path Development Committee focuses on building clear, compelling career journeys in senior living—from entry roles through leadership.

    Committee members:

    • Share strategies for career ladders and lattices, role profiles, and internal mobility
    • Identify best practices in recruitment, onboarding, and early-career engagement
    • Inform Argentum’s tools and messaging to attract people to the field
    • Ideal participants: HR leaders, talent acquisition leaders, operations and community leaders passionate about developing people.
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  • Leadership Development & Education Committee
    The Leadership Development & Education Committee helps guide Argentum’s leadership training, education, and credentialing efforts. Committee members:
    • Provide input on programs like LEAD, EDAL, and other training initiatives
    • Identify skills and competencies needed for today’s and tomorrow’s leaders
    • Help shape conference and event content from a leadership perspective
    • Ideal participants: Learning & development leaders, HR executives, executive directors, regional/ corporate leadership, and training professionals.

Guardrails, Expectations and Time Commitment

What to Expect as a Committee Member

We want committee service to be meaningful, manageable, and aligned with Argentum’s mission and values. To support that, we’ve put a few clear guardrails in place.

Time Commitment (Typical):

  • Meetings: Most committees meet 4–6 times per year via virtual meetings (60–90 minutes each) and at least one time in person.
  • Work Between Meetings: Light review of materials, occasional surveys, or small workgroup participation.
  • Term Length: Standard terms are typically 2 years, with the option to renew based on engagement and committee needs.

Participation and Engagement:

  • Members are expected to attend a majority of scheduled meetings.
  • Active, respectful participation is encouraged. We value diverse perspectives.
  • If your schedule changes, we’ll work with you to rotate off and welcome new members.

  • Help advance Argentum’s work by considering a personal gift to Silver PAC.

Professional and Ethical Guardrails:

  • No Sales Pitches: Committees aren’t a venue for sales. Selected Industry Partner members are welcome, but their role is to share expertise, not conduct business development.
  • Confidentiality: Committee discussions may include sensitive information. Members are expected to treat discussions as confidential unless otherwise noted.
  • Conflicts: Members must disclose conflicts/recuse themselves from discussion where needed.
  • Respect and Inclusion: A professional environment where all voices are respected is expected.
Who Can Serve on an Argentum Committe?e

Who Can Serve?

  • Committee membership is generally open to employees of Argentum member organizations.
  • We seek a mix of owners/operators, capital partners, state partners, and industry partners, depending on the committee’s focus.
  • We are committed to diversity across organization type, geography, role, and background.

Ready to Raise Your Hand? Here’s How.

Joining a committee is simple:

  1. Submit the short interest form
    Tell us about your role, organization, areas of expertise, and which committees interest you most.

  2. Match with a committee
    Argentum staff will review your background and align it with committee needs, membership balance, and open seats.

  3. Confirm your appointment
    If selected, you’ll receive a welcome email with meeting cadence, expectations, and your staff liaison’s contact information.

  4. Jump in and contribute
    Share your insights, learn from peers, and help shape the tools, policies, and resources that support our industry.
Apply to Serve on a Committee

Frequently Asked Questions

A: You don’t need to know everything, but you should bring relevant experience, curiosity, and a willingness to engage. Committees work best when operators and partners share real-world challenges and practical ideas.

A: In most cases, we recommend starting with one committee to ensure you can fully participate. If you’re interested in multiple areas, note that in your interest form and we’ll keep it in mind as opportunities arise.

A: There is no additional fee to serve on a committee beyond your organization’s Argentum membership dues. You must belong to a member organization in good standing to participate.

A: We typically review interest forms at least once per year and fill openings as terms end or new needs arise. If there isn’t an immediate fit, we’ll keep your information on file for future opportunities.

A: On the interest form, simply select the areas you’re most interested in (public policy, quality & risk, workforce, technology, etc.). Our team will help identify the best fit based on your background and interests.