Derek Dunham

Vice President Client Services
Varsity
Wormleysburg, PA
  • 79-F. Senior Living Marketing: Educate Them and They Will Come

    • Monday, October 28, 2024

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    79-F. Senior Living Marketing: Educate Them and They Will Come

    Research shows that most Baby Boomers want to age in their own homes. What’s unclear is how much Baby Boomers know about the challenges associated with meeting that goal. This session will offer compelling reasons why senior living organizations should move away from the traditional, transactional approach to marketing and toward an approach that educates older adults about senior living options and helps them make informed decisions. Hear about one organization that took an educational approach to marketing its Continuing Care at Home (CCaH) program. Find out what CCaH program benefits resonate most with older adults. Take home tips for implementing an educational approach to marketing that facilitates sales at all levels of care.

Zipporah Dunman

Assistant to Administration
Plano Community Home, Inc.
Plano, TX
  • 30-D. Creating Diverse Resident Councils in Affordable Housing

    • Monday, October 28, 2024

    8:15 – 9:15 a.m.

    30-D. Creating Diverse Resident Councils in Affordable Housing

    Housing communities assisted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) thrive when residents are engaged, and their needs are heard by community staff. Resident councils represent one of the most effective strategies for achieving such engagement. This session will share promising practices for establishing and sustaining strong councils that bring together residents who speak various languages and are culturally, educationally, financially, and socially diverse. Presenters will walk you through the challenging steps involved in getting a resident council off the ground, review the latest HUD insights and requirements for these councils, and discuss how a housing community’s staff can work with and support a resident council and ensure its sustainability.

Sandra Dzankovic

Director of Operations for Independence Living
AHEPA Management Company
Akeny, IA
  • 144-G. Enhancing Quality through Teamwork in Affordable Housing

    • Tuesday, October 29, 2024

    8:15 – 9:15 a.m.

    144-G. Enhancing Quality through Teamwork in Affordable Housing

    Working in subsidized senior housing communities is most rewarding when all the community’s team members pull in the same direction. Unfortunately, this teamwork doesn’t always come naturally due to restraints and restrictions imposed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. During this session, representatives of AHEPA Senior Living in Fishers, IN, will share their secret for improving teamwork between a housing community’s property management and service coordination teams. Presenters will explain how to establish healthy communication and working relationships across these teams by setting clear boundaries, being supportive, and fostering understanding. Discover the rewards and benefits of teamwork, explore the need for confidentiality in communications about residents, and review approaches you might take to resolving difficult situations.

Caroline Edasis

Assistant Vice President of Resident Engagement
Splendido at Rancho Vistoso dba Tucson Mather Plaza, LLC
Evanston, IL
  • 35-I. How Dementia Care Can Intersect with Your DEI Strategy

    • Tuesday, October 29, 2024

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    35-I. How Dementia Care Can Intersect with Your DEI Strategy

    Diversity of cognitive ability and care is often overlooked as an important component of organizational DEI efforts. What if we intentionally embraced diversity, equity, and inclusion when supporting residents living with cognitive change? This session will explore how discrimination in favor of people who do not have disabilities (ableism) affects how people with dementia view themselves and how they are perceived. Together we will explore how to acknowledge personal biases in dementia care and view dementia through the lens of diversity, equity, inclusion, and ableism. You’ll hear the voices of people with dementia and their care partners and be invited to consider how their lived experiences could inform your overall approach to dementia care.

Andy Edeburn

Managing Partner
Elder Dynamics
Rockford, MN
  • 47-H. Giving Board Members an Incentive to Serve

    • Tuesday, October 29, 2024

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    47-H. Giving Board Members an Incentive to Serve

    Nonprofit providers of aging services require strong and capable boards of directors to help them make crucial decisions about the future of their organizations. Unfortunately, providers are finding it increasingly difficult to attract and recruit community leaders, stakeholders, and experts to serve on their boards. Some organizations have addressed this challenge by using incentives to help recruit, retain, and engage board members and trustees. This session will explore how incentive-based recruitment can help organizations strengthen their governance. LeadingAge members will share their experiences with incentive-based recruitment models, describe the difference incentives have made in the governance of their organizations, and share the lessons they learned along the way.

Jessica Eiland Anders

Michigan Program Director, Thome Aging Well Program
Enterprise Community Partners
Columbia, MD
  • 16-C. Preserving Owner-Occupied Homes with a Health Action Plan

    • Sunday, October 27, 2024

    4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

    16-C. Preserving Owner-Occupied Homes with a Health Action Plan

    Health Action Plans offer affordable housing developers an evidence-based process for embedding health-promoting features into the design of new housing or the repair of existing structures. This session will explore how six community-based organizations used these plans to address the health of older adults while repairing and modifying their homes. You’ll learn how to identify the health needs of older homeowners, ensure their full engagement in the home modification process, and work with design and public health partners to select healthy building materials. Presenters will describe Health Action Plans used to preserve owner-occupied housing in Michigan and Maryland. You’ll take home templates you can use to implement a Health Action Plan in your community.

Randy Eilts

Director of Public Relations & Communications
Covenant Living Communities and Services
Skokie, IL

Rebekah Erickson

Director of Insights & Engagement
Covenant Living Communities and Services
Skokie, IL
  • 148-I. Your Executive Playbook for Retaining Talent

    • Tuesday, October 29, 2024

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    148-I. Your Executive Playbook for Retaining Talent

    Are you looking for new ways to slash turnover rates and create a team that’s here to stay? Then this session is for you. Presenters will help you achieve retention success by retooling your Human Resources team to ensure long-term retention success and revamping the new-hire experience to keep fresh talent on the job for more than 90 days. Whether you’re losing entry-level hires or seasoned leaders, this session will give you an executive playbook for retaining talent you can’t afford to lose and fostering a workplace where people want to stay and grow with you. You’ll return home prepared to make fundamental changes to improve productivity and quality of care while ensuring your organization’s long-term sustainability.

Kari Everson

Director of Clinical Care / Nurse Consultant
LeadingAge Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
  • 106-E. Sexual Intimacy: How to Support Choice While Managing Risk

    • Monday, October 28, 2024

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    106-E. Sexual Intimacy: How to Support Choice While Managing Risk

    A person’s need for intimacy doesn’t disappear as they age, even if their level of cognition declines. However, respecting a resident’s right to intimacy can lead to awkward situations and uncomfortable conversations with other residents, family members, and surveyors. This session will give you the tools to protect and promote each resident’s choice, even in the face of occasional adverse responses. An attorney and a nurse will describe the challenges associated with supporting the intimacy needs of residents, with particular emphasis on residents living with dementia. Presenters will also explain how dementia and memory loss may affect intimacy and decision-making. Learn how to manage resident and family expectations and understand the regulatory implications of intimacy.

Jodi Eyigor

Director, Nursing Home Quality & Policy
LeadingAge
Washington, DC
  • 130-H. Enhancing Quality of Care in Nursing Homes

    • Tuesday, October 29, 2024

    3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

    130-H. Enhancing Quality of Care in Nursing Homes

    The landscape of nursing home regulations is evolving rapidly. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of that evolution. Presenters will share valuable perspectives and practical strategies to help you stay informed about critical policy updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and their implications for nursing home operations and resident well-being. You’ll learn more about the future of nursing home regulations affecting staff training, development initiatives, quality improvement projects, and resident and family engagement efforts. You’ll return home more prepared to develop actionable strategies that foster a culture of continuous improvement in your nursing home. u202f

Sean Fahey

Attorney
Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman PC (IN Office)
Indianapolis, IN
  • 125-F. SNF Regulations, Surveys and Employment Law: Get the Clarity You Need to Succeed

    • Monday, October 28, 2024

    4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

    125-F. SNF Regulations, Surveys and Employment Law: Get the Clarity You Need to Succeed

    Regulatory changes and survey trends impact all licensed senior living providers. Presenters will review and evaluate key healthcare and labor/employment regulatory developments from the past year, including an update on the staffing mandate and any long-term care regulations. Presenters will identify current survey trends, reviewing the top survey citations both nationally and regionally. Throughout the session, attendees will be invited to discuss their common challenges, anticipate contingencies, and share best practices related to regulatory developments and survey trends in skilled nursing.