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  • Tuesday, May 19, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM EST
    Registration Open
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM EST
    Empowered Endings: A Workshop on Understanding and Implementing DNR Orders
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM EST
    Awaken the Leader Within: Lessons from Lifelong Learning
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    5 Pesky Perspectives Zapping Your Employee Retention & Straightforward Steps for Change
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    Better Together: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Managing High-Acuity Respiratory Residents from Admission to Discharge
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    Driving Value-Based Care Initiatives through an Interconnected Healthcare Ecosystem
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    Hearts and Minds: THE Employee Experience Strategy for the 21st Century
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    Partnering for Better Outcomes: ACO & Primary Care Integration in LTC
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    The Pain Equation: Linking Assessments, Survey & Quality of Life
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    The Ultimate MDS Session 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    Turn Good People Into Great Teams
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    When Things Go Wrong: Incident Response Strategies That Protect Residents, Staff, and Your Organization
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    Why are they here? Panel discussion with state agencies
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    CMS Data Validations: What's Coming and How to Prepare
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    Elevating Excellence: An Inside Look at Ohio's EXCEL Academy
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EST
    Raising the Bar in Dementia Care: A Live Demo of Ohio’s New Certification Program
  • 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM EST
    General Session & Scholarship Presentation
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST
    When the Guardian Won't Cooperate: What Providers Can Do Next
  • 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM EST
    Ohio Board of Nursing: 2026 Updates, Innovations, and Insights
  • 11:45 AM - 2:15 PM EST
    Exhibit Hall Open with Lunch
  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM EST
    AI in Action: Streamlining Screening, Scheduling, and Onboarding in Healthcare
  • 12:15 PM - 12:45 PM EST
    Raising the Bar in Dementia Care: A Live Demo of Ohio’s New Certification Program
  • 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM EST
    AI-Driven Survey Readiness: Simplifying Audits and Plans of Correction
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    Coping with Challenging Situations in Dementia Care
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM EST
    Enhanced Medical Directorship Role
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM EST
    From Practice to Impact: A Coaching Model That Redefines Person-Centered Dementia Care
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    Crossing the Chasm: Scaling Change in Long-Term Care Without Burning Out Teams
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    Hot Topics for ID/DD
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    How to Manage Your Quality Measures Through a Full Facility Approach
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    Marketing Beyond Sales: An Internal Agency Approach
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    Navigating Opportunity and Change Across Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    Predictive, Not Reactive: How Ohio Providers Are Using Data and AI to Improve Reimbursement and Protect QIP Performance
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    Shining a Light on Excellence: Ohio's North Star for Quality Nursing Home Care
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    Strategies for Managing SMI in LTC Settings
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    Turning Complainers into Champions
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    Understanding What Drives Survey Success
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
    Wound Management in Long Term Care
  • 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM EST
    From Chatbots to Citations: Putting Up the AI Guardrails in Long-term Care
  • 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM EST
    Maximizing Opportunities
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST
    Navigating Medicaid Managed Care: Tips for Success
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    Assisted Living: Cocktails & Conversations
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    Finances and Reimbursement: Data to Thrive in an Upside Down World
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    High Risk, Higher Vigilance: Management of High Risk Medications in Long Term Care
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    Hot Topics in Human Resources
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    ID/DD: Cocktails & Conversations
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    Not If, but When...The Silent Hurricane of Scabies
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    SNF Star Power: Proven Strategies to Improve Quality Outcomes and CMS Star Ratings
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    Strengths-Based Leadership: Building Loyalty & Reducing Turnover
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
    Understanding What Drives Survey Success, Part 2