In April 2009, Joseph DeMattos, Jr., MA became president of the Health Facilities Associatíon of Maryland (HFAM) – the oldest and largest long-term care association in the state representing skilled nursing, sub-acute facilities, assisted living programs, and continuing care retirement communities. As president, DeMattos is responsible for managing and leading HFAM, a voluntary provider community association chartered in 1948 as the Maryland Nursing Home Association.

Prior to joining HFAM DeMattos was AARP’s senior state director, Maryland. He was responsible for the management of the AAHP Maryland State Office in Baltimore, and charged with directing the organization’s advocacy, community service, and education activities statewide. AARP in Maryland has more than 875,000 members.

DeMattos served in leadership roles for AARP’s Medicare Prescription Drug and Social Security campaigns. Prior to becoming state director, DeMattos was AARP’s interim director of Advocacy where he directed government relations and advocacy nationwide.

DeMattos has more than 28 years of professional and community service experience in the fields of communications, community outreach, public relations, and government relations.

Before joining AARP, DeMattos was a government relations and crisis communications practitioner at a prominent Hawaii public relations firm. DeMattos served on Hawaii Governor John Waihee’s Executive Chamber staff and on the Office of Information staff. In Hawaii, DeMattos also served on the staff of the Attorney General and as a legislative aide in the State House.

DeMattos is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and is also a past president of the University of Hawaii Alumni Association. DeMattos holds a Master of Arts in Government from Johns Hopkins University. He has completed executive education studies in Management at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. He is also an alumnus of the Pacific Century Fellows Program, a Hawaii-Pacific program modeled after the White House Fellows. He is an alumnus of the Leadership Maryland Class of 2008.

Interview Questions:

HFAM | Can you provide an overview of the Health Facilities of Maryland? How wide is the association’s reach?

COVID 19 | What role has HFAM played during Covid?

Provider Relief Fund | AHCA/NCAL is asking for $100 billion in relief. What is the status of this relief fund?

Long Term Care | According to industry sources, the long term industry is expected to lose $94 billion over 2020 and 2021. Additional expenditures in 2020 were $30 billion. With declining occupancy and increased expenditures, how will the industry respond to these financial challenges?

Workforce Shortages |The pandemic has exacerbated the workforce shortages in the long term health. How can the long term healthcare industry address this problem?

Post Covid | In a post Covid world, how will long term care change?

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