Moha Thakur

Policy
National Housing Trust
Washington, DC
  • 131-I. How Developers Can Combat Threats to Housing Preservation

    • Tuesday, October 29, 2024

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    131-I. How Developers Can Combat Threats to Housing Preservation

    State Housing Finance Agencies (FHA) use Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to promote the preservation of existing affordable housing and close loopholes that threaten that preservation. Housing developers play an equally important role in protecting and preserving existing affordable housing. This session will give housing providers the tools they need to address the greatest threats to the existing LIHTC housing stock, including qualified contracts and the nonprofit right of first refusal. Presenters will offer specific, actionable solutions that housing providers can implement to combat these threats so they can provide stable housing options to older adults with low incomes well into the future.

Sarah Thomas

Venture Partner
Meztal
  • 1-A. What AI-Driven Solutions Will Impact Aging Services?

    • Sunday, October 27, 2024

    1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

    1-A. What AI-Driven Solutions Will Impact Aging Services?

    Artificial intelligence (AI) can help aging services organizations provide the best possible care while relieving pressure on overburdened staff and engaging older adults in preserving their health, independence, and dignity. During this session, a global aging expert, technology innovator, and aging services provider will discuss the current and future market for AI-driven solutions in senior living and the innovations that promise to make the most significant impact now and in the future. Presenters will showcase Cypress Living in Ft. Myers, FL, which is using an AI-powered solution to detect and prevent falls. You’ll go home ready to begin your AI journey.

Katie Thorn

Project Lead
Digital Care Hub (formerly Digital Social Care)
  • 4-D. International Perspectives on Technology and Innovation

    • Monday, October 28, 2024

    8:15 – 9:15 a.m.

    4-D. International Perspectives on Technology and Innovation

    Populations around the globe are aging rapidly, and providers of aging services have much to learn from their colleagues in other countries as we all prepare for projected demographic shifts. During this session, the Global Ageing Network will bring together a diverse group of providers to discuss the future aging services in their respective countries with a particular focus on the role of technology. Hear how the global field of aging services is influenced by the evolving preferences of older persons and the capacity of governments to support needed initiatives. Discover how technology and business innovators are responding to global aging with creative solutions that promise to help build a better and more sustainable future for older adults across the globe.

Julie Thorson

President/CEO & Head Coach
Friendship Haven
Fort Dodge, IA
  • 140-E. Add a Little Fun to Your Workplace Culture

    • Monday, October 28, 2024

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    140-E. Add a Little Fun to Your Workplace Culture

    What’s the secret to creating an exciting, enjoyable work environment that can help you retain current employees and attract new talent? It’s simple: Don’t take yourself too seriously. This session will show you how to add a little fun to your workplace culture by creating an atmosphere of trust, levity, lightness, and enjoyment that will tickle team members and bring joy to residents. The speaker will share ideas for sparking fun during huddles, meetings, and one-to-one conversations, promoting meaningful workplace relationships, and encouraging employees to let their personalities shine. You’ll return home ready to cultivate a work environment that makes your organization a desirable, engaging, and fun place to work.

Jon-Bendik Thue

Chief Commercial Officer
Sensio
Oslo,
  • 4-D. International Perspectives on Technology and Innovation

    • Monday, October 28, 2024

    8:15 – 9:15 a.m.

    4-D. International Perspectives on Technology and Innovation

    Populations around the globe are aging rapidly, and providers of aging services have much to learn from their colleagues in other countries as we all prepare for projected demographic shifts. During this session, the Global Ageing Network will bring together a diverse group of providers to discuss the future aging services in their respective countries with a particular focus on the role of technology. Hear how the global field of aging services is influenced by the evolving preferences of older persons and the capacity of governments to support needed initiatives. Discover how technology and business innovators are responding to global aging with creative solutions that promise to help build a better and more sustainable future for older adults across the globe.

Cynthia Thurlow Cruver

President and CEO
3rdPlus
Seattle, WA
  • 84-K. Unleashing Your Nonprofit Superpowers to Boost Census

    • Wednesday, October 30, 2024

    9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

    84-K. Unleashing Your Nonprofit Superpowers to Boost Census

    Nonprofit life plan communities are the superheroes of the senior living world. So why are so many communities losing census to for-profit communities? Your nonprofit status brings with it a wealth of powerful advantages, but communicating those advantages to prospective residents takes time and effort. This session will help census-challenged nonprofit communities identify game-changing messaging that will improve their marketing, sales, hiring, and fundraising. Presenters will share a dozen impactful nonprofit messages and stories proven to resonate with different target audiences. They’ll also show you how to identify and mitigate operational activities and behavior patterns that can weaken sales performance, depress lead generation, and impact census.

Donna Thurmond

VP of Resident Services and Programs
Volunteers of America
Alexandria, VA
  • 64-G. Innovating Together: Life Plan Communities and Villages

    • Tuesday, October 29, 2024

    8:15 – 9:15 a.m.

    64-G. Innovating Together: Life Plan Communities and Villages

    A Village is a neighborhood-based nonprofit membership organization that uses volunteers to help older residents remain connected with their neighbors while continuing to live in their own homes. This session will focus on the innovative partnerships that can evolve between Villages and life plan communities. Find out how life plan communities are working with Villages to offer the most appropriate services to individuals living in their homes and communities. You’ll even meet a housing provider that partnered with an Area Agency on Aging to develop a Village within an existing Naturally Occurring Retirement Community. Presenters will discuss federal and state policy changes that could help expand the development of similar models nationwide.

Hugh Tilson

Resident
Carolina Meadows
Chapel Hill, NC
  • 109-F. We Wrote a Musical: Fostering A Culture of Creative Resident Collaboration

    • Monday, October 28, 2024

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    109-F. We Wrote a Musical: Fostering A Culture of Creative Resident Collaboration

    When life plan communities create conditions that nurture spontaneous creative activity, the results can be spectacular for individuals and the community. That’s what happened at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill, NC. Community residents wrote and performed an original musical called Movin’ for more than 1,000 people during five performances in 2023. The musical addressed such themes as retirement, unspoken community rules, death, widowhood, new relationships, hip fractures, and early dementia. This session will combine video footage of performances and rehearsals with presentations by the show’s resident organizer and music director, a geriatrician involved in the project, and the community’s administrator. Join this session to discover how resident-generated creative activity can enhance community spirit.

Rebecca Timis

Director of Human Resources
Immanuel Lutheran Communities
Kalispell, MT
  • 45-F. Executive Compensation: One Community’s Journey

    • Monday, October 28, 2024

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    45-F. Executive Compensation: One Community’s Journey

    Several years ago, Immanuel Lutheran Communities, a life plan community in Kalispell, MT, identified executive compensation as a critical part of its planning for the organization’s future. This session will share the community’s compensation journey, including initial research and exploration, articulation of a compensation philosophy and plan, and development of a compensation administration system. Presenters will update you on executive compensation guidelines for tax-exempt organizations, the steps involved in creating an executive compensation system, and the challenges you may encounter. They will also share their thoughts about the importance of including executive compensation in your organization’s strategic plan.

Alicia Titus

CEO
Londonderry Village
Palmyra, PA
  • 61-E. Your Lifecycle Stage: What is it and Why Does It Matter?

    • Monday, October 28, 2024

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    61-E. Your Lifecycle Stage: What is it and Why Does It Matter?

    What stage in the Nonprofit Lifecycle does your organization find itself? Is it a young organization at the Idea Stage or the Startup Stage? Or has it moved into the Growth, Maturity, Stagnation, or Decline stages? Knowing the answer to these questions can help your organization develop critical capacity-building, growth, and regeneration strategies that could contribute to its long-term strength and sustainability. This session will help you identify your organization’s current Lifecycle Stage and explore strategies to help you keep moving forward. Two LeadingAge member organizations one at the Growth Stage and the other at the Maturity Stage will describe how their boards aligned their planning processes with their Lifecycle Stage to adopt regeneration strategies for their organizations.

Jeff Tkach

CEO
Rodale Institute
Kutztown, PA
  • 111-H. The Benefits of Organic Farming in a Senior Living Community

    • Tuesday, October 29, 2024

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    111-H. The Benefits of Organic Farming in a Senior Living Community

    The well-being of older adults and the health of Pennsylvania soils received welcome boosts when Cornwall Manor Retirement Community established an organic farm on its campus in collaboration with the Rodale Institute, a nonprofit organization promoting organic farming. The 2.5-acre Trailside Organic Farm supports the dining needs of the life plan community and offers residents opportunities to help with farm tasks and purchase fresh produce at weekly farm markets. Presenters will explain the farm’s operations, detail Rodale’s investment, and describe the public relations and marketing benefits the farm brings to the Cornwall Manor. Don’t have room on your campus for a farm? Rodale Institute executives will tell you how to partner with local organic farms to engage residents in agriculture.

Dawn Elizabeth Todd

ELL Program Coordinator
Friendsview Retirement Community
Newberg, OR
  • 29-D. Creating Career Pathways for English Language Learners

    • Monday, October 28, 2024

    8:15 – 9:15 a.m.

    29-D. Creating Career Pathways for English Language Learners

    Building the skills of English language learners can help senior living organizations fill critical vacancies, retain professional caregivers, and mentor trusted staff. During this session, team members from Friendsview Retirement Community in Newberg, OR, will describe how their organization is putting English language learners on a career path in healthcare, as well as how they addressed academic bias in their training programs in order to help their housekeeping staff to succeed. Get tips for starting an English Language Learners Program in your organization and ensuring that the program leads to new hires. You’ll learn how to partner with external education programs, smooth out your hiring process to be more welcoming to English language learners, ease communication between learners, coworkers, and residents, and boost retention through training and advancement. Most of all, you will learn how benefits transfer to better learning for all your employees.