18 - LIVING WELL, ENDING WELL

Speaker: Sandy Severson, VP Care Improvement, Arizona Hospital & Healthcare Association

This presentation will review required elements and resources for advance care planning along with scalable interventions targeted for non-palliative care professionals, providers and lay people. A review of an evidence-based model to elicit, document and honor people’s goals of care and life sustaining treatment decisions and the statewide improvement initiative that is in progress across Arizona will be highlighted. Focus will be on needed systematic changes and the role of healthcare professionals/providers/lay people to overcome the many barriers through knowledge dissemination and diffusion of innovation.

Target Audience:   CEO/Administrator, CFO/Finance, DON/Nurse Manager, Resident Services/Social Services, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Facilities, Dining,

Wellness/Activities, Trustees, Residents

19 - ADHS: SKILLED NURSING FACILITY UPDATE

Speaker: Diane Eckles, Bureau Chief, Long Term Licensing, Arizona Department of Health Services

This session presents important Arizona Health Department Skilled Nursing Facility updates impacting Facilities in Arizona. What does the new survey process look like? What are the complaint trends? How do you effectively implement the new CMS rules? Learn answers to these questions and more in this informative session.

Target Audience:  CEO/Administrator, DON/Nurse Manager, Resident Services/Social Services, Human Resources, Facilities, Trustees

 

20 - SERIOUS BUSINESS: EMBRACING EMPLOYEES WITH INVISIBLE DISABILITIES

Speaker: Dr. Larry Edmonds, Lecturer/Honors Faculty, Arizona State University

Employers and their employees need to better understand how to deal with the people with whom they work who get through the workday with disabilities that are hidden from sight. The information available in this presentation can lead to greater sensitivity to the struggles experienced by others who are affected by invisible disabilities.

Target Audience:  CEO/Administrator, CFO/Finance, DON/Nurse Manager, Resident Services/Social Services,Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Facilities, Dining, Wellness/Activities, Trustees

21 - OUT WITH THE “OLD FOLKS” IN WITH THE “BOOMERS”

Speaker: Christopher Ratay, Activities & Fitness Director, Sierra Winds Senior Community (LCS)

As our older adults become younger and more diverse, we need to look at how we serve them. This presentation serves as a call to arms per se in that we will examine not only the trends that make up our incoming generation of older adults, but also how we can better accommodate those unique needs. In this forum, we will discuss the philosophy behind what successful aging looks like, and how we can integrate a multi-faceted approach into serving the imminent arrival of our beloved baby boomers!

Target Audience:  CEO/Administrator, DON/Nurse Manager, Resident Services/Social Services, Sales & Marketing, Wellness/Activities, Residents

22 - NEW QUALIFIED OPPORTUNITY ZONE INCENTIVE:  HOW IT CAN BENEFIT YOUR COMMUNITY

Speaker: Brett D. Siglin, LLM, JD, BA

Learn from experts who are actively involved in forming opportunity funds and guiding clients in navigating the new rules and developing projects in opportunity zones, including the ins and outs of managing a fund, what it takes to get a project off the ground, and how to build a team geared toward success.

Target Audience:  CEO/Administrator, CFO/Finance, Facilities, Trustees