Agenda: 2023 HCAM Annual Convention & Expo

7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast Buffet

Ballroom B (DeVos Place)

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration Open

Business Center (DeVos Place)

8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Welcome, Opening Remarks, & Opening Keynote: Managing When No One Wants to Work

Ralph Peterson, The Core Fourteen

Ballroom B (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Infection Prevention Lessons from the Front Line

Bola Ogundimu, CDC

Ballroom C (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

Mitigating Weight Stigma in LTC with Trauma Informed Principles

Paige Hector, Paige Ahead Healthcare Education & Consulting, LLC

Ballroom D (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

NCAL Update: Assisted Living Trends Session

LaShuan Bethea, NCAL

Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Risk Management Hot Topics

Angie Szumlinski, HealthCap Risk Management

Ballroom C (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

A Facility Assessment Approach to Behavioral Health

Jornelle Blair, The Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities

Ballroom D (DeVos Place)

NHA, RN

Raising Awareness of Liability and Risk Management in Assisted Living

LaShuan Bethea, NCAL

Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Awards Luncheon

Ballroom B (DeVos Place)

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

FRI Action Plans and Past Noncompliance

Victoria Burlew, Lebenbom & Rothman Consulting

Ballroom C (DeVos Place)

NHA, RN

Equality For All: Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act Amendment, Implications for LTC

Steve Palalzzolo, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP

Ballroom D (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

Storytelling Recruitment Strategies to Attract Top Talent

Kendra Nicastro, LeaderStat

Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM

The Burden of Leadership: How to Lead with Courage and Compassion in Senior Care

Ralph Peterson, The Core Fourteen

Ballroom C (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

Managing Managed Care

Marty Grabijas, AHCA

Ballroom D (DeVos Place)

NHA, RN

Incidents & Investigations: Assisted Living

Andrea DeLand, The Law Office of Andrea S. DeLand

Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

David Lebenbom Scholarship Reception

Pantlind Ballroom

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Breakfast Buffet

Ballroom B (DeVos Place)

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Registration Open

Business Center (DeVos Place)

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM

Keynote: From Turnover to Thriving with a Joyful Corporate Culture

Robin Shear, Joy To The World Coaching

Ballroom B (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

2023 Michigan Reimbursement Update

Jon Lanczak, Plante Moran
Robert Long, Plante Moran
Nisha Hammel, AHCA/NCAL

Ballroom C (DeVos Place)

NHA, RN

Seas of Change are Coming in MDS

Alicia Cantinieri, Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, LLC

Ballroom D (DeVos Place)

NHA, RN

Selling the Senior Living Experience: Part 1

Michael Marlow, Watercrest Senior Living Group

Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Reducing Implicit Bias in Healthcare Workshop

Lorne Epstein, Electric Cow

Ballroom C (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

Creating and Maintaining a Secure Environment

Steven Wilder, Sorensen, Wilder & Associates

Ballroom D (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

Recruitment and Retention in High-Performing Organizations

Cathy Bergland, CB Leadership Group

Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

12:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Networking Luncheon

Ballroom B (DeVos Place)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Step into the Future of Senior Care by Unleashing the Power of Virtual Reality for Health and Wellbeing

Chris Brickler, MyndVR
Shay Lieber, Stratford Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Ballroom C (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

Theory & Practical Application of Hypnotherapy, Tapping, & Essential Oil to Support Pain Management (PAIN CE)

Erica Holman, Hazel Findlay

Ballroom D (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

Surviving an Armed Intruder

Steven Wilder, Sorensen, Wilder & Associates

Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

State Advocacy for HCAM Members

Richie Farran, Health Care Association of Michigan
Melissa Samuel, Health Care Association of Michigan

Ballroom C (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD

Is It Reasonable?

Erica Holman, Hazel Findlay
Michael Kern, Kitch Attorneys & Counselors
David Wiegel, Kitch Attorneys & Counselors

Ballroom D (DeVos Place)

NHA, RN

Selling the Senior Living Experience : Part 2

Michael Marlow, Watercrest Senior Living Group

Grand Gallery DEF (DeVos Place)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Partner Reception & Expo

Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Sunrise Yoga (Pain CE)

Rhonda Jones, Detroit Chemical & Paper Supply Company

Emerald Room (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

7:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Registration Open

Center Concourse (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)

7:45 AM - 9:15 AM

Breakfast Buffet

Center Concourse (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)

8:30 AM - 8:55 AM

Ask Us Anything!

Richie Farran, Health Care Association of Michigan
Melissa Samuel, Health Care Association of Michigan
Michael Batts, Health Care Association of Michigan
Jennifer Post, Health Care Association of Michigan
Cathy Sunlin, Health Care Association of Michigan

Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Closing Keynote: The Future of Elder Care: Are You a Diamond in the Rough?

Alicia Cantinieri, Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, LLC

Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

2023 Labor & Employment Update

Grant Pecor, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Advancing the Science: The Latest in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research from the Alzheimer's Association

Nicole Hourani, Alzheimer's Association

Ambassador Ballroom (Amway Grand Plaza Hotel)

NHA, AFC, CALD, RN