Aaron Gornstein

President and CEO
Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc.
Boston, MA, US
  • 117-G. The Impact of Federal Reforms on Affordable Senior Housing

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    117-G. The Impact of Federal Reforms on Affordable Senior Housing

    *Closed to Press* How will systemic changes across federal programs impact the future of mission-aligned affordable housing for older adults? Attend this session to stay informed about the rapidly evolving landscape of affordable senior housing. Presenters will provide a comprehensive overview of funding freezes, regulatory changes, and modifications to the federal housing workforce. You’ll gain the knowledge and insights necessary to address current uncertainties and navigate the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Andrew Gorton

General Manager
Rockwood South Hill
Spokane, WA, US
  • 80-G. It’s Time to Reset Your Approach to Culinary Success

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    80-G. It’s Time to Reset Your Approach to Culinary Success

    Your life plan communities can no longer dictate dining products, services, and rules, or be satisfied with occasional menu refreshes. Instead, it’s time to reset your entire approach to dining so you can finally recover from the staffing shortages, supply chain challenges, and skyrocketing costs that defined the pandemic years. Presenters will show you how to collaborate with stakeholders to rediscover the drivers behind operational success and achieve excellence in your culinary experience. You’ll learn how to create a strong and talented “core” team to help you operate a high-quality dining operation that reflects your community’s unique culture.

Marian Grant

Clinical Advisor, Innovation Lab
National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation
Washington, DC, USA

Liza Grasz

Director of Clinical Operations PACE
Immanuel
Omaha, NE, US
  • 76-D. Managing Care Transitions Across the Continuum

    • Monday, November 03, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    76-D. Managing Care Transitions Across the Continuum

    Immanuel, a multi-site senior living provider based in Omaha, NE, operates independent living, assisted living, and memory support communities, in addition to three Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). This session will focus on how the organization developed a unique approach to managing care transitions in its PACE program and then applied that model to all its locations and campuses. Presenters will describe the service gaps that prompted Immanuel to establish the roles of a Care Transition Nurse Manager in its PACE programs and Care Navigator in its communities. You’ll learn how the care transitions initiative was developed and its impact on costs, staff satisfaction, and quality of life for residents and participants.

Michael Gray

Vice President of IT & Compliance Officer
Eliza Jennings
Olmsted Township, OH, US
  • 12-I. Healthcare Cybersecurity: Strategies to Protect Your Organization

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    12-I. Healthcare Cybersecurity: Strategies to Protect Your Organization

    Information technology (IT) experts in aging services have long recognized their responsibility to protect their organizations and the individuals they serve from the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic health data. Yet, many IT departments find it challenging to fulfill this obligation due to limited tools and resources. This session will introduce actionable cybersecurity and compliance strategies designed to safeguard the integrity of electronic medical records and protected health information. Presenters will share practical examples and scenarios to help you strengthen data protection, ensure privacy, and manage risk within your existing systems. You’ll also discover additional measures to help you maintain robust data security and comply with external cybersecurity requirements.

Shannon Grieb

VP of Sales
Springpoint Senior Living
Wall Township, NJ, US
  • 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.

Jennifer Griveas

Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Eliza at Chagrin Falls
Chagrin Falls, OH, US
  • 12-I. Healthcare Cybersecurity: Strategies to Protect Your Organization

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    12-I. Healthcare Cybersecurity: Strategies to Protect Your Organization

    Information technology (IT) experts in aging services have long recognized their responsibility to protect their organizations and the individuals they serve from the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic health data. Yet, many IT departments find it challenging to fulfill this obligation due to limited tools and resources. This session will introduce actionable cybersecurity and compliance strategies designed to safeguard the integrity of electronic medical records and protected health information. Presenters will share practical examples and scenarios to help you strengthen data protection, ensure privacy, and manage risk within your existing systems. You’ll also discover additional measures to help you maintain robust data security and comply with external cybersecurity requirements.

Mike Gross

President
AKCG – Public Relations Counselors
Glassboro, NJ, USA
  • 64-G. Maintaining Stakeholder Trust in Times of Change

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    64-G. Maintaining Stakeholder Trust in Times of Change

    How do senior living communities maintain the trust of residents, families, staff, supporters, and partners while navigating significant organizational change? This session will demonstrate how a positive public relations initiative can help. Presenters will showcase a Pennsylvania-based retirement community that formed a holding company, became a subsidiary of that company, and then took an entrepreneurial approach to spinning off a staffing agency and home healthcare service. They will explain how the community crafted and executed a communications campaign that introduced the new entity to stakeholders while addressing their potential confusion and fear. You’ll return home with a checklist of communication materials you should develop when facing a significant change.

Christian Grunder

VP of Human Resources
Givens Communities
Asheville, NC, US
  • 149-I. Talent Acquisition: A Game-Changer for Senior Living Success

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    149-I. Talent Acquisition: A Game-Changer for Senior Living Success

    Many older adults move to a senior living community, live there for years, and recommend it to friends because they have forged strong bonds with the organization’s team members. Are you struggling to find exceptional team members to fill these essential roles? This session will encourage you to hire a dedicated Talent Acquisition Specialist who can help you establish an efficient and reliable hiring process. Presenters will describe how this new position can alleviate the burden on your already-busy Human Resources Director while improving retention rates, reducing time-to-hire, and fostering team member growth and satisfaction. Discover how to establish and implement this new role and explore data to help you calculate your potential return on investment.

Mollie Gurian

VP, Policy & Government Affairs
LeadingAge
Washington, DC, US
  • 119-H. Medicare’s Aging at Home Policy Paradox

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    119-H. Medicare’s Aging at Home Policy Paradox

    Studies have consistently shown that older adults prefer to age at home. Despite these trends, investments in home health, hospice, and other Medicare-funded home and community-based services remain misaligned with growing consumer demand for these essential services. Join this session to acquire up-to-date knowledge about home health and hospice policy. Presenters will examine changes to Medicare that are helping and hurting home-based providers striving to meet the needs of older adults who wish to age in place.

  • 121-J. Federal Policy Across the Continuum

    • Wednesday, November 05, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    121-J. Federal Policy Across the Continuum

    Are you managing multiple service lines across the continuum, or just curious about the broader policy landscape affecting aging services? This session is designed for you. The LeadingAge advocacy team will be on hand to review this year’s federal policy successes and challenges. You’ll gain a clear understanding of key federal legislative and regulatory changes impacting nursing homes, hospice, affordable housing, home health, adult day services, and Medicaid home and community-based services. You’ll also hear the latest updates on legal matters, workforce development, and Medicare Advantage. Don’t miss this opportunity to catch up on 2025’s policy news and prepare for the advocacy initiatives that are expected to emerge in 2026.

Hayley Gurtler

Director, Digital & Advertising
Lifestar Creative
Venice, FL, USA
  • 68-K. Balancing Technology and Relationships in Sales and Marketing

    • Wednesday, November 05, 2025

    10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

    68-K. Balancing Technology and Relationships in Sales and Marketing

    Artificial intelligence (AI) offers many benefits to senior living communities seeking to optimize their sales and marketing efforts. However, senior living marketers who want to harness the benefits of AI must work diligently to ensure that human connection remains central to all sales and marketing outreach. This session will explore how AI can streamline sales and marketing strategies by automating routine tasks, analyzing data to identify consumer trends, and facilitating communication through chatbots and personalized email campaigns. You’ll learn how to blend the power of AI with the warmth of human connection to create a truly exceptional experience for prospective residents.

Ryan Haefele

Executive Director, Home Care
JASACare
Queens, NY, United States
  • 147-G. Designing Home Care Roles to Better Support Workers and Clients

    • Tuesday, November 04, 2025

    8:30 – 9:30 a.m.

    147-G. Designing Home Care Roles to Better Support Workers and Clients

    Direct care professionals are essential to long-term care, yet this workforce faces persistent challenges, including high turnover, low wages, and limited career advancement opportunities. This session will introduce a Universal Worker framework that enhances job quality and client outcomes by providing direct care professionals with advanced roles. Representatives from PHI, a national workforce organization, will describe one such role: a Care Integration Senior Aide (CISA) who observes, documents, and reports clients’ clinical conditions to their care team. Home care providers will explain how they partnered with PHI to implement the CISA role. Discover how to use the Universal Worker framework and CISA role to transform workforce challenges into opportunities that ensure sustainable, high-quality care delivery.