[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 146 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2172]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING SHELDON L. GOLDBERG ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                       HON. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 14, 1998

  Mrs. MORELLA. Mr. Speaker, it is my great pleasure to congratulate my 
constituent Sheldon L. Goldberg on his retirement as President of the 
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA), after 
more than fifteen years of service. The AAHSA is a national nonprofit 
organization representing 5,000 nursing homes, continuing care 
retirement communities, senior housing and assisted living facilities 
and community service organizations for the elderly. The AAHSA is a 
leader in the development of an integrated continuum of care for frail 
elderly people and individuals with disabilities. I am familiar with 
the AAHSA through their nursing facilities and retirement communities 
in Maryland, including Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, the 
Friends House Retirement Community in Sandy Springs, the Hebrew Home of 
Greater Washington in Rockville, and the National Lutheran Home in 
Rockville. Mr. Goldberg, who has been a force in the long-term care 
field for more than twenty years, is leaving the AAHSA to become the 
CEO of the Jewish Home and Hospital in New York City.
  During his tenure at the AAHSA, Mr. Goldberg has been instrumental in 
expanding the organization's focus in several key areas, including 
public policy advocacy. In addition, the AAHSA's array of services has 
grown under his guiding hand, and now includes capital financing 
through the AAHSA Development Corporation, professional certification 
for retirement housing professionals, and continuing care retirement 
accreditation through the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission. Mr. 
Goldberg also spearheaded the AAHSA's movement to include ``Services'' 
in its name and initiated the development of the International 
Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, serving as its 
president since 1994.
  In addition to serving as President of the AAHSA since 1982, Mr. 
Goldberg currently serves on the United States board of the 
International Leadership Center on Longevity and Society, the board of 
Generations United, and the Housing Development Reporter advisory 
board. He served as president of the National Assembly of National 
Voluntary Health and Social Welfare Organizations from 1992 through 
1995, when he was the recipient of the 1995 Award for Excellence in the 
National Executive Leadership Forum. In 1995 and 1996, Mr. Goldberg 
served as chair of the Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, a 
coalition of national organizations concerned with the well-being of 
America's elderly and committed to representing the elderly's interests 
in the federal policy arena.
  Prior to joining the AAHSA, Mr. Goldberg held the position of 
executive director of the Wisconsin Association of Homes for the Aging 
for three years. Prior to that he was director of the Wisconsin County 
Boards Association and a budget analyst at the Wisconsin Department of 
Health and Human Services. A native of Wisconsin, Mr. Goldberg received 
his bachelor's degree in political science, psychology and sociology 
and his master's degree in psychology at the University of Wisconsin, 
where he also did his graduate work in public administration.
  Sheldon Goldberg has been a tireless advocate for the needs of older 
Americans. I know his colleagues join me in recognizing his many years 
of service to the AAHSA and in wishing him health, happiness and 
personal fulfillment in his future endeavors.

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