Ann Marie Hennessy

Chief Clinical Officer & Licensed Nursing Home Administrator
Hebrew Home at Riverdale – RiverSpring Living
Bronx, NY, US
  • 13-J. Value-Based Payments: Using Technology to Ensure Success

    • Wednesday, November 05, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    13-J. Value-Based Payments: Using Technology to Ensure Success

    Is your care setting working to improve resident outcomes through value-based payment models that prioritize high-quality, cost-effective, personalized, and data-driven care? A variety of technology solutions could ensure your success. This session will describe how artificial intelligence can help you reduce hospital readmissions and improve care quality by identifying at-risk residents, predicting potential health complications, and tailoring interventions accordingly. Presenters will also describe technology platforms that lower costs by supporting continuous monitoring and virtual healthcare visits. You’ll even learn how to use robotics to streamline repetitive and labor-intensive tasks, allowing staff to concentrate on intensive therapy services. Join this session to discover how technology solutions can help you improve your services and bottom line.

Lisa Holland

SVP, Experience
HumanGood Inc.
Duarte, CA, USA
  • 104-L. We Partner with You: New Relationships in Senior Living

    • Wednesday, November 05, 2025

    11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

    104-L. We Partner with You: New Relationships in Senior Living

    How would senior living communities be transformed if residents and team members genuinely felt they were working together as partners? This session will help you explore that question. Presenters will share how HumanGood transitioned from a traditional “we serve you” model to a progressive “we partner with you” approach that strengthened collaboration among everyone living and working in its life plan communities. You’ll learn how HumanGood’s resident committee structure and comprehensive listening strategy have reshaped the dynamics between residents and team members. Don’t miss this inspiring call to rethink traditional dynamics and embrace a culture where partnership, mutual respect, and shared goals promote a strong sense of belonging, engagement, and agency among residents and team members.

Schelley Hollyday

Principal
CCRC Hospitality
Philadelphia, PA
  • 124-A. Up Your Game: Join the Dining Revolution

    • Sunday, November 02, 2025

    1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

    124-A. Up Your Game: Join the Dining Revolution

    Senior living providers recognize the need for dining programs that offer enjoyable, social experiences in sophisticated environments. Yet, an attractive dining room or a casual cafu00e9 are no longer enough to distinguish your dining program from the competition. Instead, it’s time to consider introducing restaurant styles typically found in urban downtown areas and designing eating spaces where innovative elements and distinctive themes are reflected in menus, artwork, and dining accessories. If this feels a bit overwhelming, you’ll want to attend this session. Presenters will help you understand the latest trends in senior living dining, explore renovation projects currently underway in life plan communities, and review the outcomes of multiple resident and prospective resident focus groups.

Anita Holmes

Resident
White Sands La Jolla
La Jolla, CA, US
  • 104-L. We Partner with You: New Relationships in Senior Living

    • Wednesday, November 05, 2025

    11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

    104-L. We Partner with You: New Relationships in Senior Living

    How would senior living communities be transformed if residents and team members genuinely felt they were working together as partners? This session will help you explore that question. Presenters will share how HumanGood transitioned from a traditional “we serve you” model to a progressive “we partner with you” approach that strengthened collaboration among everyone living and working in its life plan communities. You’ll learn how HumanGood’s resident committee structure and comprehensive listening strategy have reshaped the dynamics between residents and team members. Don’t miss this inspiring call to rethink traditional dynamics and embrace a culture where partnership, mutual respect, and shared goals promote a strong sense of belonging, engagement, and agency among residents and team members.

Anita Holt

President/CEO
The Forest at Duke
Durham, NC, US
  • 35-H. Breaking Barriers: The Journey of Women to C-Suite Success

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    35-H. Breaking Barriers: The Journey of Women to C-Suite Success

    During this must-attend session, women executives in aging services will discuss their professional journeys, challenges, and career-defining moments. Chief executive officers, chief operating officers, and vice presidents will share their stories of perseverance and innovation, offering lessons to help other women leaders navigate career transitions, overcome obstacles, and build resilience. Discover the leadership qualities that fueled their success and gain practical strategies for finding mentors, building professional networks, and cultivating confidence. Whether you’re an emerging leader, a mid-career professional, or a seasoned executive, you’ll leave this session with actionable insights to guide your career journey and create work environments that empower and support the advancement of women leaders.

Kim Hoppe

President/CEO
KSH Consulting
USA
  • 39-K. Navigating Transition: The Providence Place Acquisition Story

    • Wednesday, November 05, 2025

    10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

    39-K. Navigating Transition: The Providence Place Acquisition Story

    Providence Place, a retirement community in High Point, NC, faced a pivotal moment in January 2024 as it navigated the retirements of its chief executive officer and chief operating officer while grappling with financial challenges and initiating an acquisition process. This session will detail the 10-month journey leading to the community’s acquisition by EveryAge, a multi-site provider based in Newton, NC. Presenters will highlight the strategies, challenges, and lessons learned during the acquisition process and explore how collaboration, mission-driven leadership, and stakeholder commitment ensured a smooth transition for both organizations. They will offer advice on maintaining organizational stability during leadership transitions and financial challenges, fostering teamwork during an acquisition, and successfully linking two middle market organizations with complementary visions.

Jiri Horecky

CEO
European Ageing Network
Pargue 4, Czech Republic

Lingda Hou

Administrative Director, Wolk Center for Memory Health
Hebrew SeniorLife
Boston, MA, US
  • 153-L. Addressing Labor Shortages and Respite Demand in a Single Program

    • Wednesday, November 05, 2025

    11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

    153-L. Addressing Labor Shortages and Respite Demand in a Single Program

    The aging services sector faces two significant challenges: a nationwide shortage of home health aides and a growing demand for culturally competent respite care for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. This session will explore how Hebrew SeniorLife addressed both challenges through one innovative program. Representatives from the Boston-based housing and service provider will explain how their in-home respite care program trains students and young professionals interested in clinical careers to provide cognitive support and culturally competent care to older adults. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about and replicate this workforce-building and caregiver-supporting model.

Debbie Howard

CEO
Senior Living Smart
Plymouth, MA, USA
  • 62-E. Boost Consumer Engagement with Thoughtful Website Design

    • Monday, November 03, 2025

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    62-E. Boost Consumer Engagement with Thoughtful Website Design

    Every senior living organization has a website that provides essential information about its programs and services to older adults and their caregivers. The most effective websites incorporate user-engagement features that enable prospective residents to navigate the site easily, find the information they need, and request additional details. This session will demonstrate how to design accessible and intuitive websites tailored to your target audiences. Presenters will draw on their experiences designing websites for senior living and affordable housing communities to provide actionable insights into web accessibility features, explain how to optimize content for users and search engines, and offer tips for designing intuitive navigation pathways. You’ll appreciate the impact of thoughtful web design on engagement and satisfaction.

Katherine Howitt

Director
Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute
  • 110-C. The Future of Medicaid

    • Sunday, November 02, 2025

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    110-C. The Future of Medicaid

    *Closed to Press* Medicaid has been in the limelight during 2025, a year marked by significant policy debates and changes that will shape the priorities of state programs for years to come. This session will provide updates on federal Medicaid policy and how states are beginning to respond to recent changes. Presenters will also analyze the impact of federal Medicaid policy on providers across the aging services continuum. You’ll gain a clearer understanding of the challenges and opportunities you can expect to encounter as you work to sustain, expand, and enhance services for older adults.

Regina Hoyt

Executive Assistant
Lasell Village
Auburndale, MA, US
  • 20-E. Every Voice: Creating Inclusive Senior Living Communities

    • Monday, November 03, 2025

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    20-E. Every Voice: Creating Inclusive Senior Living Communities

    Lasell Village in Newton, MA, is implementing a resident-driven, employee-engaged framework called “Every Voice” that fosters inclusion and belonging by integrating voices across generations, backgrounds, and identities. This session will describe how residents and team members of the life plan community worked together to embed belonging into daily life through inclusive policies, respectful dialogue, and change-oriented programming. Presenters will offer guidance to help you build a culture of inclusion that aligns with your organization’s values, engages community members, and measures progress. You’ll return home with the tools you need to ensure that your community reflects the richness of the world while it continues working toward a more diverse future.

Barbara Hughes Sullivan

Executive Director
Village to Village Network
St. Louis, MO, US
  • 47-E. A Community-Based Partnership to Enhance Quality of Life

    • Monday, November 03, 2025

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    47-E. A Community-Based Partnership to Enhance Quality of Life

    Villages are nonprofit, community-based, grassroots organizations created by caring individuals to help older neighbors age in their homes and communities. Villages offer social and educational programs, health and wellness activities, technology coaching, and volunteer assistance with transportation and light home maintenance. This session will explore how villages and life plan communities collaborate and the benefits their affiliation offers both entities. Join representatives from several life plan communities and the 300-member Village to Village Network to learn how partnerships with villages can enhance a life plan community’s mission and growth. You’ll also hear about evidence-based programs that have enriched these partnerships.