New York State Health Facilities Association and New York State Center for Assisted Living 2014 FALL EDUCATION CONFERENCE and TRADE SHOW The Hilton Garden Inn & Conference Center Troy, New York • November 19-20, 2014 10.5 NAB CEUs applied to NAB for LNHAs/ACF/AL 10.5 CEUS approved for CPAs 10.5 in-service hours for NY-AALNA Kosher meals (including breakfast) provided by Price Chopper Certified kosher chef, Mr. John Piccolo • Certified through VAAD NY-AALNA New York Assisted Living Nurses Association Conference Schedule November 19th AL indicates AL track 8:00am—9:00am S Wednesday indicates SNF track AL-N indicates AALNA track Conference Registration; Breakfast with Vendors The Virtual Dementia Tour® is a scientifically proven method of building a greater understanding of dementia through the use of patented sensory tools and instruction. The tour provides a system for allowing a user to experience a simulation of an age-related medical condition. NYSHFA/ NYSCAL thanks the Alzheimer’s Association- Northeastern Chapter for their participation in the Fall Conference. The tour is limited in attendance. To participate, please sign up for a time at the registration desk. 9:00am—10:30am AL S AL-N KEYNOTE ADDRESS: HEALTHCARE POLICY DIRECTIONS IN NEW YORK STATE Governor Mark Parkinson, President & CEO, AHCA Introduction: Mr. Len Russ, Chairman, AHCA Hear the latest long term care news out of Washington and Albany. 10:45am—12:15pm S MANAGED CARE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL Mr. Douglas Wissmann, Chair, NYSHFA Mr. Mike Cheek, VP for Medicaid & LTC Policy, AHCA (MCO) During this session, participants will learn about the proliferation of managed care including Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage plan penetration, integrated Medicare-Medicaid arrangements and federal efforts related to traditional managed care initiatives. Specific areas discussed will include: Medicare Advantage—Growth rates, key policy concerns and AHCA efforts, perspectives on post-acute care; Medicaid Managed Care—Expansion into long-term care, state decision points and key areas for LTC industry advocacy, and experiences to–date with Medicaid managed long term care; and Medicare-Medicaid Integration—Models of integration, experiences to-date, implications for the industry. The session will close with high level suggested action steps for members to aid them as they prepare for the expansion of managed care. Conference Schedule November 19th Wednesday AL indicates AL track 10:45am—12:15pm AL S indicates SNF track AL-N indicates AALNA track DOH UPDATE Mr. Mark Kissinger, NYSDOH Ms. Valerie Deetz, NYSDOH This session will provide an update to adult care/assisted living providers on the activities of both the Licensure/Survey division and from the Office of Health Insurance Programs. Topics to be discussed include: CMS’s HCBS definition and NY State’s transition plan How the HCBS definition and managed care will be integrated Update on the UAS Regulatory Reform Streamlined Application and Licensure process Transitional Adult Homes ALP beds SOI 10:45am—12:15pm AL-N DOH UPDATE FOR ASSISTED LIVING NURSES Ms. Dot Persico, NYSDOH Attendees will hear about the latest clinical data available from the adult care/ assisted living surveys and what the State is seeing as top priorities based on that data. Attendees will have an interactive discussion with the presenter on the challenges facing providers and upcoming Department priorities. 12:15pm—1:15pm Lunch/Trade Show 1:15pm—2:45pm WHAT STORY IS YOUR SNF DATA TELLING? Ms. Peggy Connorton, AHCA Mr. David Rokes, Post Acute Counseling S Do you know how the MDS 3.0 connects with Managed Care, Five Star and CMS and NYSDOH Quality pools? Are you in control of your data to improve care? This session will make the connections for you and assist not only in the basic data elements but how to easily benchmark and compare your data with your community, regional, state and national counterparts. Conference Schedule November 19th AL indicates AL track 1:15pm-2:45pm AL S Wednesday indicates SNF track AL-N indicates AALNA track PANEL OF PEERS: CASE SCENARIOS OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES Ms. Brenda Scovello Pinckney, Kingsway Manor Assisted Living Ms. Pat Banta, Chelsea Senior Living Ms. Elaine Jeffers, Chelsea Senior Living Ms. Kathy Sindoni, Katasin Consulting Facilitator: Tammy Marshall, Maple Pointe Assisted Living at Rockville Centre AND BEST PRACTICES ON This panel of provider experts will share different real-life case scenarios that present obstacles in daily operations. Presenters will outline their process for resolution and share their best practices they utilized to remedy the situation. Case scenarios will include fall management, medication assistance programs for assisted living, dealing with family members and the individual service planning process, and the challenges providers face using Department of Health forms. The session will also allow time for a question and answer period for attendees. 1:15pm-4:15pm AL-N TRANSLATING THE ASSISTED LIVING REGULATORY ALPHABET Ms. Carla R. Williams, MPA, Healthcare Consulting Group, O’Connell & Aronowitz Ms. Judith Mooney, RN, Healthcare Consultant As Adult Homes and Enriched Housing providers’ transition to the Assisted Living Residence, Special Needs Assisted Living Residence and Enhanced Assisted Living Residence licensure, or as new applicants enter the market it is important to be able to translate and understand the regulatory differences and operational changes that are relevant to successful service delivery for each type of licensure. This session will walk the participants through the alphabet soup of the regulatory structure; specify the differences that are critical for quality assurance and use exercises to translate the information into practical experience. Learning Objectives • Attendees will: Understand the difference between Adult Home (AH) and Enriched Housing (EH) regulatory requirements and those of the Assisted Living Residence (ALR) Understand the additional regulatory standards and responsibilities associated with the Special Needs Assisted Living Residence (SNALR) or Enhanced Assisted Living Residence (EALR) designation Identify operational changes necessary to shift from AH/EH licensure to ALR licensure Wednesday AL indicates AL track 2:45pm—4:15pm S AL S indicates SNF track Conference Schedule November 19th AL-N indicates AALNA track LEGAL, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATION Stephen Hanse, Esq., NYSHFA/NYSCAL Cornelius Murray, Esq., O’Connell & Aronowitz Jeff Sherin Esq., O’Connell & Aronowitz New York’s long term care and assisted living providers are facing a number of legal, legislative and regulatory issues that could directly impact their ability to deliver high quality, cost effective long term care throughout the State. This session will shed light on the key legal, legislative and regulatory issues facing long term care and assisted living providers and examine their practical operational implications as well as their impact on the delivery of care. Learning Objectives • Attendees will: Gain an understanding of the principal legal issues concerning providers Understand certain legislative and budgetary issues facing providers in 2015 Learn about various regulatory initiatives affecting long term care and assisted living providers 4:45pm—6:30pm Foundation for Quality Care’s Comedy Night Fundraiser Featuring Greg Aidala and Andy Pitz. Both comics have appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman. Foundation for quality care’s comedy night Starring Join us on Wednesday, November 19th for the Foundation for Quality Care’s Comedy Night and Cocktail Reception at the 19th Annual Fall Education Conference. Greg Aidala and Andy Pitz Conference Schedule November 20th AL indicates AL track 8:00am—10:30am S thursday S indicates SNF track AL-N indicates AALNA track PART I: BUDGETING MEDICAID REVENUE Mr. Chris McCarthy & Ms. Dottie Russo, O’Connor Davies LLP This session will provide updates to state wide pricing methodology, as well as industry trends in financial metrics. PART II: CYBER CRIME Mr. Tom DeMayo, O’Connor Davies LLP This session will explore cyber threats to the health care industry, as well as review key compliance measures and key control sets needed to protect residents and organizations. 8:00am—10:30am AL SERVE UP A FIRST RATE DINING EXPERIENCE Ms. Shellee Roloff, CFSP, Foodservice, Direct Supply This session will help senior living communities learn how they can create meaningful experiences for the resident’s life three times a day and every hour in between through offering a dining program that caters to their resident’s needs. These enhancements need to be customized to your resident population and the community’s budget, and then implemented through a comprehensive process. Changes cannot be successfully made in a vacuum. Buy-in at all levels is required for a successful organizational shift. Learning Objectives • Attendees will: Enhance the quality and presentation of your menu items with the right equipment and garnishing techniques Gain an understanding of the different dining trends in senior care and how they can improve customer satisfaction Learn how to implement a new dining program, and the tools and techniques to ease the transition for staff and residents Add variety to you existing dining program by learning how new technology in equipment can help you accomplish your dining goals 8:00am—12:45pm AL-N INTERACT FOR ASSISTED LIVING: A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Ms. Louanne Leistner, Brookdale Senior Living The Interventions to Reduce Acute Care Transfers (INTERACT) quality improvement program is now publicly available for Assisted Living and focuses on improving the thursday AL indicates AL track S indicates SNF track Conference Schedule November 20th AL-N indicates AALNA track identification, evaluation, and management, documentation, and communication about acute changes in condition of residents in assisted living communities. The fundamental goal of INTERACT is to improve care. This session will introduce you to the INTERACT tools for AL which are designed to reduce the frequency of potentially preventable transfers to the acute hospital and related complications and health care costs. Learning Objectives • Attendees will: Describe the INTERACT QI program and how this program could be beneficial in the care of Assisted Living residents. Identify the goals of the INTERACT program and the 4 categories of INTERACT tools. Identify strategies to prevent avoidable hospitalizations & improve the quality of resident care. Describe the current state of the INTERACT program on the Interact2.net web site. Describe the role of direct care staff in identifying and reporting acute changes in resident conditions. Begin to think/plan if and how you would use Interact in your AL community. 10:45am—12:45pm S DOH UPDATE Mr. Ken Evans, Mr. Frank Czernicki, Mr. Patrick Roohan & Ms. Raina Josberger, NYSDOH Part I: Reimbursement This session will provide attendees with an update from the NYS Department of Health, Bureau of Long Term Care Reimbursement. The presentation will specifically address a host of current and future rate setting issues. Part II: New York State's Nursing Home Quality Initiative The Nursing Home Quality Initiative was established in the 2010-2011 Executive budget. With the assistance of a workgroup of industry experts, the Department of Health developed the structure for the Quality Initiative, computed rates of Nursing Home performance on metrics of quality, compliance and efficiency, and has publically released the overall rankings for two years. Specific areas to be discussed include the current 2014: Methodology Nursing Home Performance Payment of $50 million Conference Schedule November 20th AL indicates AL track 10:45am—12:45pm AL S Thursday indicates SNF track AL-N indicates AALNA track BULLYING - NOT JUST ON THE PLAYGROUND ANYMORE Mr. Ray Miller, Direct Supply Bullying has been widely recognized in school age children and as a problem in school systems for many years. But such behaviors are not just a problem for children. Adults living in a communal setting can also experience bullying. Senior care organizations are developing an increasing awareness of it and its impact on the health and wellbeing of their residents. Bullying can range from subtle verbal insults to physical altercations. When this behavior is present in a community, residents are at increased risk for physical and psychosocial problems including social isolation, depression, anxiety, fear and withdrawal. Senior care providers can reduce the incidence of bullying through environmental and organizational changes in programs and staff education as well as individual interventions to address the needs of the bully and the residents being bullied. This session will provide attendees with important and timely information on how to define and recognize bullying and identify its impact on the health and well-being of seniors living in their communities. Attendees will explore organizational actions and interventions that can be implemented immediately to stem the problem of bullying in their community. Learning Objectives • Attendees will: DEFINE bullying, bullies and the bullied (Knowledge) IDENTIFY the Impact of Bullying (Comprehension) DEMONSTRATE Potential Organizational-Level AND individual Interventions to Reduce Bullying (Application) 12:45pm—1:45pm Lunch and Adjournment Save the date! Midwinter Executive Education Conference January 4-11, 2015 • InterContinental Hotel • San Juan, Puerto Rico 12th Annual Social Service & Activities Conference March 19-20, 2015 • Saratoga Holiday Inn • Saratoga, NY 13th Annual Nurse Leadership Conference April 23-24, 2015 • Turning Stone Resort and Casino • Verona, NY NYSHFA/NYSCAL Annual Fall Education Conference This conference will provide the information that you need today. The Long Term Care industry is changing at a rapid pace. Don’t be left behind! Who Should Attend? This conference is recommended for Owners, Owner/Operators, Administrators, Executive Directors, Financial Directors, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. Ten and a half (10.5) hours of CEUs have been applied for from the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators. Ten and a half (10.5) hours of CEUs are approved for Licensed Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) by the NYS Education Department. What’s Included In Your Conference Registration Fee? • All Education Sessions • Admission To The Trade Show • Continental Breakfast on November 19th & 20th, All Coffee Breaks, Lunch on Both Days • Reception and Comedy Night Overnight Accommodations Please complete and return the hotel form directly to the hotel. Forms should be e-mailed or faxed with credit card information or check made payable to The Hilton Garden Inn. Reservations must be received by the hotel no later than October 28, 2014. Special Meal Specifications: Call NYSHFA/NYSCAL directly (518) 462-4800, ext. 27 Americans with Disabilities Act: If you need services identified in the A.D.A. in order to attend this conference, please call Scott Jackson at (518) 462-4800, ext. 27 NYSHFA/NYSCAL’s Cancellation Policy Cancellations must be received five business days prior to the conference. Cancellations may be faxed to NYSHFA/NYSCAL or sent via the US mail. Telephone cancellations must be combined with a written notice. Cancellations received after the five day deadline will be assessed a $50.00 administrative fee per person. Registration fees of those who cancel the day of the program or fail to attend are forfeited. Substitutions are permitted and encouraged. No shows will be billed. Cancellations will not be accepted after the conference. Registration Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Early registration is advised and appreciated. Hotel Directions FROM THE SOUTH Take the New York State Thruway/I-87 North towards Albany. Merge onto I-787 North, via Exit 23 towards Downtown Albany/Rensselaer/Troy, for about 9 miles. Merge onto NY 7 via Exit 9E towards Troy/Bennington. Go East, up the hill, on Hoosick Street, at the light at the bottom of the bridge. The Hilton Garden Inn Troy will be three quarters of a mile up the hill, on the left hand side. FROM THE NORTH Take the Adirondack Northway/NY Route 87, South, to exit 7/Route 7, east towards Troy/ Cohoes. Follow Route 7 over route 787, about 5 miles. At the bottom of the bridge, go straight through the light and proceed up the hill on Hoosick Street. The Hilton Garden Inn Troy will be three quarters of a mile up the hill on the left hand side. Hotel Reservation Form The Hilton Garden Inn • Troy, NY Hotel Rates: Standard Room: Single/Double $132.00 #Rooms ________ Other Requests: _____ Handicap Accessible One Bedroom Suite: $177.00 ________ _____ King _____ 2 Double Beds Reservation Information: DEPARTURE: ARRIVAL: # NIGHTS: # PEOPLE: NAME: COMPANY: ADDRESS: CITY: PHONE: ( STATE: ) ZIP: FAX: ( ) EMAIL: HILTON HONORS# List Roommates: (Please only submit one form per room) Guarantee: Credit Card Deposit Check Attached Credit Card #: Exp. Date: Credit Card Name: Signature: Room Reservations: A Room Reservation can only be made by mailing the completed room reservation form to the address below, faxing the completed room reservation form to (518) 272-1701 or emailing the completed room reservation form to [email protected]. Room Block Cutoff Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Please reserve your room before this date to secure the group rate. Reservation Guarantee: All reservations must be guaranteed using a credit card or advance deposit. Guests will be penalized for early departure. All reservations must be guaranteed for the entire stay. Unless the reservation is changed prior to check-in, guests having an early departure will be charged the full room rate for their entire scheduled stay. Please indicate the appropriate credit card information above. Visa, Master Card, American Express & Discover are all acceptable. Or send a check or money order in the amount of one night’s stay along with your reservation form. Cancellation Policy: Cancellation less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the scheduled arrival date will result in forfeiture of your deposit or if a credit card was used, a charge equal to one night’s stay will be applied to the credit card. MAIL COMPLETED FORM & DEPOSIT TO: NYSHFA/NYSCAL Annual Fall Education Conference • The Hilton Garden Inn 235 Hoosick Street, Troy, NY 12180 • ATTN: Sales Department • Hotel Fax Number: (518) 272-1701 Hotel E-mail: [email protected] Sponsor Spotlight NEW YORK STATE HEALTH FACILITIES ASSOCIATION AND NEW YORK STATE CENTER FOR ASSISTED LIVING WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK: COMS Interactive, LLC Horan Martello Morrone P.C. Jay M. Sackman Consulting Services McKesson Medical-Surgical Omnicare, Inc. Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers Precision Health, Inc. Thank you for making this conference a success! We will be “Going Green” this year! We will not be supplying paper conference materials. Instead, we will be e-mailing you a link to download the conference materials yourself on Wednesday, November 12, 2014. Additionally, a conference application will be available to download for mobile, tablet or desktop access to the NYSHFA/NYSCAL Fall Education Conference and Trade Show schedule, speaker list, exhibitor and sponsor information, as well as a personal note taker. Watch your e-mail for information on the app! NYSHFA/NYSCAL Annual Fall Education Conference A portion of the registration fee will benefit the Foundation for Quality Care’s Comedy Night Fundraiser, which will help fund scholarships, educational opportunities and other FQC programs and services. Registration Fees: Members $290.00 first registrant; $260.00 second registrant and $250.00 for every registrant thereafter from the same facility. $345.00 first registrant; $315.00 second registrant and $285.00 for every registrant thereafter from the same facility. Non-Members Registrants may also “split” their registrations, i.e. one staff member may attend day one and the second staff member may attend day two. REGISTRANT DATE(S) ATTENDING FEE KOSHER MEAL $ Name Title Email for Confirmation $ Name Title Email for Confirmation $ Name Title Email for Confirmation FACILITY Address ( ) ( ) Work Telephone Work Fax Payment Method: (Please check one) Total Amount Enclosed: $ Check (Please make checks payable to: Foundation for Quality Care) American Express Discover MasterCard Credit Card # VISA Exp. Date Name on Card (Exactly as appears on card) Credit Card Billing Address Cardholder Signature I authorize NYSHFA /FQCto use the above AMEX, Discover, MasterCard or Visa to charge applicable registration fees. Mail Completed Form & Check To: Foundation for Quality Care 33 Elk Street, Suite 300 Albany, NY 12207 Contact Information Phone: (518)462-4800, ext. 22 Fax: (518)462-4370 Email: [email protected]
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