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  • Monday, May 18, 2026
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Adapting to Sensory Changes in Dementia: Maximizing Positive Outcomes
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Building Effective IDR / IIDR Responses: A Practical Guide to Success
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Built to Rise: Resilience for Today's Long-Term Care Leaders
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Responsible Procurement for Changing Times
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Words At Work
  • 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Ethical Quandaries of educating new Administrators: A Modified World Café
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Courage Before Code: Why AI Can’t Save Teams That Avoid Adversity
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    IDT Documentation Essentials to Drive Care, Quality, and Payment
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Innovative Non Pharmacological Interventions in Dementia Care
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Value‑Based Care Delivery That Drives Growth, Excellence, and Competitive Advantage
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Aligning OIG Guidance, Federal Regulations, and Requirements of Participation
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Buckle Up for Dementia: Navigating LTC’s Wildest Ride Together
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Changing Tides of Quality Initiatives: Antipsychotics, Validation Audits, and TPEs
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Reducing Agency Reliance Through Recruitment, Retention, and Technology
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Your Reputation Is Talking. Are You Listening?
  • 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Welcome Reception sponsored by Concept Rehab, Engage Consulting & Sedgwick
  • Tuesday, May 19, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Empowered Endings: A Workshop on Understanding and Implementing DNR Orders
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Awaken the Leader Within: Lessons from Lifelong Learning
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    5 Pesky Perspectives Zapping Your Employee Retention & Straightforward Steps for Change
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Better Together: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing High-Acuity Respiratory Residents from Admission to Discharge
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Driving Value-Based Care Initiatives through an Interconnected Healthcare Ecosystem
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Hearts and Minds: THE Employee Experience Strategy for the 21st Century
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Partnering for Better Outcomes: ACO & Primary Care Integration in LTC
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    The Pain Equation: Linking Assessments, Survey & Quality of Life
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    The Ultimate MDS Session 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Turn Good People Into Great Teams
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    When Things Go Wrong: Incident Response Strategies That Protect Residents, Staff, and Your Organization
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Why are they here? Panel discussion with state agencies
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    CMS Data Validations: What's Coming and How to Prepare
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Elevating Excellence: An Inside Look at Ohio's EXCEL Academy
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    General Session & Scholarship Presentation
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    From Vision to Action: A Noble Playbook for Accountable Leadership
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    When the Guardian Won't Cooperate: What Providers Can Do Next
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Ohio Board of Nursing: 2026 Updates, Innovations, and Insights
  • 11:45 AM - 2:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Exhibit Hall Open with Lunch
  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Product Theater - TBD
  • 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Product Theater - TBD
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Coping with Challenging Situations in Dementia Care
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Enhanced Medical Directorship Role
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    From Practice to Impact: A Coaching Model That Redefines Person-Centered Dementia Care
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Crossing the Chasm: Scaling Change in Long-Term Care Without Burning Out Teams
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hot Topics for ID/DD
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    How to Manage Your Quality Measures Through a Full Facility Approach
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Marketing Beyond Sales: An Internal Agency Approach
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Navigating Opportunity and Change Across Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Predictive, Not Reactive: How Ohio Providers Are Using Data and AI to Improve Reimbursement and Protect QIP Performance
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Shining a Light on Excellence: Ohio's North Star for Quality Nursing Home Care
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Strategies for Managing SMI in LTC Settings
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Turning Complainers into Champions
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Understanding What Drives Survey Success
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Wound Management in Long Term Care
  • 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Maximizing Opportunities
  • 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    From Chatbots to Citations: Putting Up the AI Guardrails in Long-term Care
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Navigating Medicaid Managed Care: Tips for Success
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Assisted Living: Cocktails & Conversations
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Finances and Reimbursement: Data to Thrive in an Upside Down World
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    High Risk, Higher Vigilance: Management of High Risk Medications in Long Term Care
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hot Topics in Human Resources
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    ID/DD: Cocktails & Conversations
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Not If, but When...The Silent Hurricane of Scabies
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    SNF Star Power: Proven Strategies to Improve Quality Outcomes and CMS Star Ratings
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Strengths-Based Leadership: Building Loyalty & Reducing Turnover
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Understanding What Drives Survey Success, Part 2
  • Wednesday, May 20, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    AI Tools to Reduce Staff Workload
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Transforming Toxic: A Leader's Blueprint for a Positive Workplace
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Audit-Ready MDS for Medicaid Validation Reviews
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Why the First 30 Days Determine Staff Retention
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    General Session
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Thriving Through the Chaos of Change
  • 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Leading Through the Hurt
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Trade Show open with lunch
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Product Theater - TBD
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Product Theater - TBD
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Beyond PDPM: Driving Outcomes through Section GG
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Bridging the Gap: Smooth Transitions in Senior Care
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    CMS Schizophrenia Audits: 10 Things We Know (and Still Don’t)
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Enhancing Readiness to Aggression Risk in Skilled Nursing Facilities: A Proactive Approach
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hot Topics in Survey and Enforcement 2026
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    ICF Reimbursement Update & Benchmarking Trends
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Leveraging a Partnership for Excellence: A Blueprint for Transformational Outcomes
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Medicaid Regulatory Update: Navigating Shifts and Enhanced Auditing
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Question Your Assumptions: What Are Resident Behaviors Really Telling Us?
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Safe Teams, Strong Results: Building a Culture of Psychological Safety Trauma-Informed Practices Into Leadership
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Tech Therapy: The Role of Emerging Technology and Emotional Connection in Hospice and Memory Care
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Is Your SNF Ready for OIG‑Informed Rehab Compliance Audits?
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM East Coast USA Time
    Mentorship That Moves the Needle: Growing confident, capable leaders
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Antipsychotics in the Mirror. The new Long Stay Quality Measure
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Dare to turn your spark into fire- igniting the leader within
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Early identification and treatment of Depression for Seniors residing in AL communities
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Federal Wage Hour Laws in the Care Industry
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Hot Topics in Survey and Enforcement 2026, part 2
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Latest SNF Medicaid & Medicare Updates
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Protecting Ohio’s Long-Term Care Residents Law Enforcement Partnerships, Prevention, and Accountability Part 1 – Crimes, Jurisdiction, and Reporting
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    STABLE Account 2.0: Transition to the Entity ALR Model, Benefits and Challenges for ID/DD Providers
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Stop the Bounce: Hardwiring Hospitalization Reduction in SNFs utilizing your ISNP partner
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    The Future of Aging Services: Leveraging AI for Lead Generation, Seamless Transitions and Everyday Life in Senior Living.
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Understanding How to Care for Residents with a Behavioral Diagnosis.
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Skilled Mental Health Facilities (SMHFs)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    The Midas Touch: Truths About Culture Reset and Creating a Successful Assisted Living
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    A Smarter Health Benefit Strategy to Control Costs and Retain Staff
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Waivers
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    "Seasonal Wellness: Nutrition Tips for IDD and Behavioral Health"
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    AI Created This Session
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Billing Pitfalls Every Administrator Must Know: Because Every Dollar Counts
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Protecting Ohio’s Long-Term Care Residents Law Enforcement Partnerships, Prevention, and Accountability Part 2 – Working with Law Enforcement to Protect Residents
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Reducing hospitalizations with the implementation of the INTERACT program in your AL communities
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    The New Workforce Blueprint: Reinventing Recruitment, Hiring, Staffing
  • 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    Winning the New SNF Era: Turning Data into Sustainable Performance
  • 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM East Coast USA Time
    MyCare Ohio
  • 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    President's Dinner
  • Thursday, May 21, 2026
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM East Coast USA Time
    Early Bird Briefing: Key LTC Developments & Regulatory Insights
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Empathy in Action - a Strategic framework for higher census, better patient experiences, and stronger team retention.
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    From Mandatory to Meaningful: Reinventing Training for Today’s Workforce
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Memory Disco™: Using Music as a Tool for Daily Care
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    PDPM Under Pressure: Getting Paid is Easy, Keeping it Isn't
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    Psychotropics, PRNs, and GDRs-Compliance in Practice
  • 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM East Coast USA Time
    The Administrator-Medical Director Connection & Value-Based Care
  • 8:45 AM - 12:00 PM East Coast USA Time
    Approaching Conflict with Clarity and Empathy: A Skill Building Workshop
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Cracking the Communication Code: From Miscommunication to Momentum
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    From Awareness to Action: Proactively Managing ICFIID Challenges
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Medicare Advantage and Prior Authorization: What can we do?
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    The future of falls. CMS' claims based initiative.
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Walking in Their Shoes: Building Empathy Through Dementia Care Training
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM East Coast USA Time
    Winning the Workforce Challenge: Marketing and Innovation in Senior Living
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    A Commonsense Approach to Emotional Trauma and Why we ask, "Why?”
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    A Practical Guide to Reducing Falls, Pressure Injuries, and Weight Loss
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Creating a Winning Recruitment and Retention Strategy
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Effective Psychotropic Reduction in Long Term Care
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    From Diagnosis to Documentation: Best Practices for Behavioral Health in Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    Stronger Together: How SNF–Health Plan Partnerships Can Meaningfully Improve Patient Outcomes, Quality, and Operational Performance
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM East Coast USA Time
    The Inner Game of Accountability: Leading with Clarity and Compassion