10:30 - Noon    Breakout Sessions (1.5 CEUs)

• Keep Your Brain Fit & Memory Sharp | Dr. Linda Sasser

Join memory expert Dr. Linda Sasser for an educational and entertaining presentation on how memory works and age-related brain changes. You will learn about lifestyle practices that help maintain and improve brain function as well as easy-to-use strategies for remembering names, information, and tasks.

• Gleaning Hidden Gems from the New State Operations Manual and Survey Protocol for Long Term Care Facilities | Todd Selby

While great attention has been paid to the new Requirements of Participation (ROPs), providers should pay careful attention to the revised State Operations Manual and Survey Protocol for Long Term Care Facilities. These revisions are game changers just like the ROPs and should not be overlooked by providers.

• Meaning of Home in Senior Living: Approaches of Environmental-Behavior Relations & Feng-Shui Design Principles | Barry C. Yang

A successful senior living environment should be functional, supportive, and meaningful to its residents. It not only encourages membership, activity, and engagement, but also provides a familiar place to be home. The living environment should be considered as therapeutic to support residents’ independence, dignity, health, and enjoyment of life. This presentation focuses on the Meaning of Home and its essential elements related to Household Concept design. Traditional Chinese Feng-Shui Design Principles are also presented to enhance resident comfort.

• Technology That Sells  | Beau Dromiack, Mike Prefling, Cole Marvin

Using virtual reality technology, video game walk through animation and immersive design to connect and convey the quality of a community and residential units to prospective residents. This suite of tech tools and immersive design strategies will shorten the sell time, reduce buyer’s remorse and increase resident long term satisfaction.