The Care Leadership Retreat

Creating the U.S. Caregiving Ecosystem Map

January 27-30, 2026

Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Join 30 influential leaders, funders, innovators, and systems architects as we co-create the first-ever comprehensive map of the U.S. caregiving ecosystem—a national resource that will transform how 63 million family caregivers navigate support and how the sector collaborates to serve them.

Powered by Caregiver Action Network in partnership with The Holding Co.

Who Will Be There

This convening brings together thought leaders and innovators from across the caregiving ecosystem.

AARP
Carallel
Care Academy
Caring Across Generations
The Carter Center
DukeHealth
Embodied Labs
Hilarity for Charity
The Holding Co.
National Alliance for Caregiving
New America
One Family Foundation

Together, we will shape the architecture of care in America.

Retreat Experience: Three Immersive Days of Co-Creation

All times are Atlantic Standard Time (UTC -4 | 1 hour earlier than EST)

Day 0 – Tuesday, January 27, 2026

  • Afternoon – Guests Arrival – Check-in, Pick-Up Gift Bags

  • 05:00pm – CAN Board & Staff Huddle

  • 06:00pm – Welcome Dinner

  • 08:00pm – Game Night – Card & Board Games

Day 1 – Wednesday, January 28, 2026

  • 08:00am – Breakfast – What’s Your Connection to Caregiving?

  • 09:00am – Mapping the Care Ecosystem w/ The Holding Co.

  • 12:30pm – Lunch

  • 01:15pm – Who Cares for the Care Leader? w/ Dawn Shedrick

  • 02:30pm – Moment of Self-Care

  • 06:00pm – Dinner

  • 08:00pm – Talent Show-Share your talent. Rock out with karaoke.

Day 2 – Thursday, January 29, 2026

  • 08:00am – Breakfast

  • 09:00am – Designing CAN2030 w/ The Holding Co.

  • 12:30pm – Lunch – A Caregiver’s Journey w/ Marvell Adams Jr.

  • 01:15pm – Through Their Eyes w/ Embodied Labs

  • 02:30pm – Moment of Self-Care

  • 06:00pm – Dinner

  • 08:00pm – Open Mic Night – The mic is yours. Share a story. Tell a joke.

Day 3 – Friday, January 30, 2026

  • 08:00am – Breakfast

  • 09:00am – CAN2030’s Emerging Vision w/ Marvell Adams Jr.

  • 10:00am – Wrap-Up w/ The Holding Co. & What’s Next

  • 11:00am – Reflections

  • 11:30pm – Farewell & Lunch To-Go

What to Expect

Registration for the Care Leadership Retreat is at no cost for participants, excluding hotel and travel accommodations.

Over three immersive days, participants will engage in:

🧡 Ecosystem-Mapping Workshops guided by The Holding Co.

🧡 Collaborative Design Sessions shaping the map’s structure, layers, and use cases

🧡 Engaging Panel Discussions featuring national leaders across the care continuum

🧡 Lived-Experience Storytelling grounding the work in caregiver reality

🧡 Strategic Foresight Planning to inform CAN2030 and beyond

🧡 Moments of Rest and Reflection honoring the emotional labor inherent to the sector

🧡 Special Guests, CAN’s 2025 Voice of Care Award Recipients: Yvette Nicole Brown, Debbie Matenopolous, and Lauren Sisler

The retreat experience is intentionally restorative and catalytic—a place where leaders can replenish themselves while building the future of America’s care infrastructure.

Your Retreat Experience Includes

🏖️ Premium Ocean View Accommodations
Three nights at the Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico

🥘 All Meals & Hospitality
Welcome Reception, daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner throughout your stay, plus lunch to-go on departure day

🏊‍♀️ Full Access to Resort Amenities
Private beach, pool, fitness center, and wellness facilities

👕 Complimentary Welcome Care Package
Customize your care package with complimentary outerwear apparel from CAN’s New Merch Shop

🫶 Bring a Colleague or Guest
Additional guests in the same room are welcome at no additional cost (restrictions apply, please inquire)

Registration & Investment

For CAN Staff & Board Members: Accommodations are at no cost. Board members wishing to help defray retreat costs may make a donation to CAN directly.

For Invited Guests & Funders: Nightly rate: $895.00 | All reservations include three (3) nights

Travel Note: San Juan, Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory—no passport or visa required for entry or return to the U.S.

Ready to Join Us?

This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape the architecture of care in America.

Join us. Invest in the map. Shape the future of care.

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