Assisted Living Day

Sunday

Assisted Living Facility employees are encouraged to sign up for a Full Registration to enjoy everything that Conference has to offer. For those unable to attend the full Conference, FHCA plans a focused, one-day Assisted Living Track on Sunday, brought to you by Guardian Pharmacy. Sessions include:

Agency Top Ten from Agency for Health Care Administration, Scenarios and Q&A

Anne Sosiak, Registered Nurse Consultant, Agency for Health Care Administration
Hear from the Agency for Health Care Administration on the top ten citations in Florida assisted living facilities. There will be a review of a complaint scenarios to help facilities better prepare for when AHCA enters the building for complaint investigations. Questions from ALF administrators will be also be answered, discussed and clarified.

Fostering Well-being: A Strategic and Data-Driven Approach to Holistic Activity and Wellness-Based Programming

Stephen Brown, EnerG by Aegies Therapies and Emily Ridgely, Aegies Therapies
Health and well-being can be significantly impacted by the availability of well-rounded programming offered in senior living communities. All too often, you see communities that are limited to the traditional activities of bingo, birthdays, and bible study. This can lead to a decline in your residents' overall independence, satisfaction, and health. By operationalizing your activity program through tracking/analyzing data, implementing a wide variety of offerings, and creating a strong interdisciplinary approach, you will create a culture in your community that will focus on your residents' quality of life, regardless of disability, while also improving your operational success, clinical outcomes, and marketability.

Transmission-based Precautions and Responding to Outbreaks

A.C. Burke, RB Health Partners, Inc.
Sometimes residents in assisted living facilities develop infections that require implementing transmission-based precautions and may lead to outbreaks. Outbreaks may occur due to scabies, norovirus, or respiratory illness, and response actions will vary depending on the pathogen's mode and source of transmission. This session will discuss the CDC's three categories for transmission-based precautions, how to implement them, and strategies for stopping outbreaks.

The Plot Twist: Mastering Admission Preparedness for Better Outcomes

Landa Stricklin and Jessica Hurley, both with Richter Healthcare Consultants
Admission preparedness is reframed as a critical plot twist that can change how the entire story unfolds both clinically and financially. Using real-world case studies, presenters will contrast successful transitions across the continuum of senior living options. Attendees will step into the director's chair to actively examine problematic transitions, uncover what went wrong, why it mattered, and how different decisions could have reshaped the outcome. By the end of the session, participants will leave with practical strategies to strengthen admission and discharge readiness, reduce avoidable surprises and ensure residents' transitioning between settings are positive experiences.