Schedule is regularly updated.
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Attendee Registration • California Ballroom Foyer
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast • Palm SpringsConvention Center
8:30 AM
Exhibitor Access • Palm Springs Convention Center
9:00 AM - 2023 Priority Placement
8:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Exhibitor Badge Pick-Up • Palm Springs Convention Center
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
CAHF House of Delegates 2 • Primrose A/B
9:40 AM - 10:30 AM
General & Workforce
Building a CareForce • TBD
Lori Porter - CNA, LNHA, CEO & Co-Founder, National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA)
This discussion will examine the role of education and involvement in professional associations for CNA retention, explore insights into how CNAs really feel about their profession, and identify strategies for honoring and supporting CNAs. Attendees will also hear about the NAHCA/CAHF collaboration.
10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Expo Open with Chat 'n Chew Food Stations • Palm Springs Convention Center
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PAC Board • Agua Caliente
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Lunch • Palm Springs Convention Center
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Breakout
Skin Health and Its Impact on Reimbursement • TBD
Chrystalbelle Rogers MSN, RN, CWCN, CENP - Director of Clinical Services Skin Health Post-acute, Medline
Are you stressed out about improving outcomes with current staffing constraints? Prepare to meet the challenges faced by facilities today through the holistic approach to skin health. Find creative ways to improve patient and resident clinical outcomes and satisfaction while engaging and empowering staff through a cost-effective, evidence-based approach.
CE Hours: NHAP-P, BRN/1
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Breakout
Paper is Bad for Business: Compliance in a Digital Age • TBD
- Jennifer Breen - Assistant Director of Reimbursement, CAHF
- James McArthur - Customer Success Manager, Zipline
The skilled nursing sector is reliant on paper-based reporting to be compliant. However, the risk of this type of reporting is high due to inevitable human error resulting in non-compliance, fines, penalties and impacts to patient quality. Hear about a better way for SNFs to be compliant via redesigning compliance workflows with technology, which can enhance your reputation, grow your facility, and avoid the cost of non-compliance.
CE Hours: NHAP, BRN/1
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Breakout
Creating an Employee-Centered Care Culture • TBD
Lorie S. Rodriguez Ed.D. -Vice President of Behavioral Health & Social Services, Rockport Healthcare Services
Leadership has a significant impact on employee turnover and is crucial for an employee-centered care workplace Culture to encourage employees to want to stay. This presentation will share tips on how to produce this type of workplace culture. Attendees will also complete a facility workforce self-assessment with action plans and utilize the workforce leadership skill toolkit to enhance leadership skills created by the CAHF QI Workforce Group.
CE Hours: NHAP, BRN/1
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Breakout
The Unrepresented Resident IDT: Working with the OPR? • TBD
Chris Wilson RN, JD, MS, HEC-C - Director, Community Healthcare Ethics
This presentation will address the roles and responsibilities of both the facility interdisciplinary team (IDT) members and the Office of the Patient Representative (OPR) in preparing for and participating in the IDT meeting.
2:30 PM - 3:40 PM
Breakout
One Voice • Pueblo
Kathleen Wiessburg MS, OTD, OTR/L, CMDCP, CDP - National Director of Education, Select Rehabilitation
While communication within a team can be functional or even successful, an organization is ultimately measured by its ability to project a shared, unified voice across many such teams. Achieving this “one voice” can be a challenge. This session provides usable skills and insights to begin to bridge your silos, improve workforce efficiency and reach the pinnacle of organizational communication: one voice.
CE Hours: NHAP, BRN/1
2:30 PM - 3:40 PM
Breakout
PDPM: ReZoom for Operational Success? • TBD
Maria Arrellano MS, RN, RAC-CT - Product Manager, Net Health
This session highlights a deeper dive into national Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) data, including the payment drivers that have accumulated since October 2020. Learn from provider case studies and hear ideas for strategies to identify and address unfavorable trends and missed opportunities. Join us as we gain PDPM insights from the last three years to move forward with data driven decisions for a successful tomorrow.
CE Hours: NHAP, BRN/1
2:30 PM - 3:40 PM
Breakout
Sharing Electronic Health Information • Smoketree ABC
- Andrea Frey - Attorney, Hooper, Lundy & Bookman
- Barabara Philips - Consultant Coordinator, Anderson Health Information Consulting
- Rhonda Anderson - President, Anderson Health Information Consulting
The 21st Century Cures Act and the implementing of federal Information Blocking Rules represent a significant milestone in the push for greater data interoperability and easier access to electronic health information (EHI). This session will provide a high-level summary of the rules as well as similar California data exchange efforts and their interplay with federal and state between privacy laws. The presenters will also share practical tips and suggestions on how to approach compliance.
CE Hours: NHAP, BRN, MCLE/1
3:40 PM - 4:30 PM
Breakout
Using Data to Tell Your Story • TBD
- Jennifer Breen - Assistant Director of Reimbursement, CAHF
- DeAnn Walters - Director of Clinical Affairs, CAHF
Data can tell the story of great clinical outcomes, resident and staff engagement and your focus on quality improvement. How do you want your story told? What data you should share, how best to use it, and to whom it should be shared with are the important questions to contemplate. This presentation will help you discover different formats to present data to enhance meaning and value.
CE Hours: NHAP, BRN/1
3:40 PM - 4:30 PM
Breakout
Current Issues in Civil Liability • Smoketree DE
- Bill Wilson - Attorney, Wilson Getty
- Darryl Ross - Associate General Counsel, Mariner Health Care
- Rima Badawiya - Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
- Mark Reagan (moderator and Lead) - General Counsel, Hooper, Lundy & Bookman
This session will help you identify communication trends with an impact on organizational quality, list the observed traits of a “communication strategist,” recognize seven communication pitfalls and match them to an improvement approach, and apply communication response strategies to an organizational crisis.
3:40 PM - 4:30 PM
Chapter Presidents • Sierra/Ventura
TBD
CE Hours:
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Dining with the Stars • East Lawn (Outdoors)
The glitz and glam of Hollywood are on full display during this special evening where the stars in the long-term care profession get their moment in spotlight. This red carpet event features the announcement of this year’s winners in several award categories (Nurse of the Year, Thomas E. Spindle, and Del Callaway Administrative Excellence). Plus, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to congratulate CAHF’s new board members during the installation ceremony. A sit-down dinner will be served to guests, and Rembrandt is back by popular demand for live music and dancing. Tickets are $98 and must be purchased in advance. The fun continues at the After Party sponsored by Zipline at the Renaissance Hotel.
The fun continues at the After Party sponsored by Zipline at the Renaissance Hotel.