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Monday, October 20, 2025
6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
PDT
DS26 Fast Pass Registration Desk
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PDT
DS26 Fast Pass Registration Desk
Location: Mandalay Bay Foyer
6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
PDT
Registration Open
6:30 AM - 5:00 PM
PDT
Registration Open
Location: Mandalay Bay Foyer
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Business Meeting: NCAL State Affiliate AL Staff Meeting & Breakfast
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Business Meeting: NCAL State Affiliate AL Staff Meeting & Breakfast
Location: Breakers A
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PDT
Speaker Ready Room
7:00 AM - 4:00 PM
PDT
Speaker Ready Room
Location: Reef F
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PDT
App Help Desk
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PDT
App Help Desk
Location: Mandalay Bay Foyer
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PDT
First Aid
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PDT
First Aid
Location: Surf A
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PDT
Information Desk
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PDT
Information Desk
Location: Mandalay Bay Foyer
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Independent Owner Breakfast and Meeting (Invitation Only - RSVP Required)
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
IO-1 - Independent Owner Breakfast and Meeting (Invitation Only - RSVP Required)
Location: Oceanside C
Speaker:
Michael Bassett
– AHCA/NCAL
Independent Owner
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 0
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
NFP/ID-DD Breakfast Program and Meeting (Invitation Only - RSVP Required)
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
NFP/ID-DD - NFP/ID-DD Breakfast Program and Meeting (Invitation Only - RSVP Required)
Location: Mandalay Bay I & J
Speaker:
Dan Lyons
Speaker:
LaShuan Bethea, JD, MEd, BSN, RN (she/her/hers)
– AHCA/NCAL
Speaker:
Nathan Schema
– The Good Samaritan Society
Speaker:
Jamie L. Anthony, LSW (she/her/hers)
– Developmental Options
NFP/ID-DD
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PDT
AHCA PAC Lounge (Invitation Only)
7:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PDT
AHCA PAC Lounge (Invitation Only)
Location: Reef BC
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Arizona’s Journey of Building a Trauma-Informed Workforce
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
W-4 - Arizona’s Journey of Building a Trauma-Informed Workforce
Location: Mandalay Bay D
Speaker:
Jean Hartnett, MHSA, NHA, CDP, YTT, CNA
– Radical Sabbatical
Speaker:
Jeffreys Barrett, MHA, LNHA, QCP (he/him/his)
– Arizona Health Care Association
Speaker:
Kristen Ott, NHA
– Creative Care
Moderator:
Katie Rhone, MA, SPHR
– KARE
Workforce Solutions
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Communicating in a Crisis
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
MT-4 - Communicating in a Crisis
Location: Mandalay Bay K
Speaker:
Paul Klein
– TriStrategies
Media Relations
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Effective Elopement Management
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
SR-1 - Effective Elopement Management
Location: Oceanside B
Speaker:
Tracy Greene, NHA
– RB Health Partners
Speaker:
Robin A. Bleier, RN, HCRM, LNC
– RB Health Partners, Inc.
Survey & Regulatory
Networks
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Engaged Staff: Transform Turnover into Better Resident Care
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
AL-2 - Engaged Staff: Transform Turnover into Better Resident Care
Location: Breakers E-F & K-L
Speaker:
Sarah Dirks
– Behavioral Health Solutions
Assisted Living
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Enhancing Well-Being for Residents with Mental Illness
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
BH-2 - Enhancing Well-Being for Residents with Mental Illness
Location: Oceanside D
Speaker:
Michelle Stuercke, RN, MSN, DNP, MPH, LNHA, QCP (she/her/hers)
– Transitional Care Management
Speaker:
LInda Riccio, OT/L, FAOTA
– Transitional Care Management
Behavioral Health & Dementia
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
IDT Documentation Essentials to Drive Care, Quality, Payment
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
QI-1 - IDT Documentation Essentials to Drive Care, Quality, Payment
Location: Mandalay Bay B
Speaker:
Sabrena McCarley, MBA-SL, OTR/L, CLIPP, RAC-CT, QCP, FAOTA, RAC-CTA
– Transitional Care Management
Speaker:
Ellen R. Strunk, PT, MS, FAPTA, ACEEAA, CHC, RAC-CT
– Rehab Resources and Consulting, Inc.
Speaker:
Leigh A. Frick, PT/MBA, RAC-CT, PNAP (she/her/hers)
– Care Navigation Consulting
Quality Improvement
Networks
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Let's Lasso and Master Care Planning
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
CCP-2 - Let's Lasso and Master Care Planning
Location: Oceanside F
Speaker:
Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, DNS-MT, QCP-MT (she/her/hers)
– AAPACN
Clinical Care Practice
Networks
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Leveraging Healthcare Coalitions for Successful Emergency Response
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
EP-5 - Leveraging Healthcare Coalitions for Successful Emergency Response
Location: Mandalay Bay A
Moderator:
Meghan Medvitz, MSHS
– AHCA/NCAL
Panelist:
Kutheria McKnight, MPH
– Georgia Department of Public Health
Panelist:
Susie Fussell, BSN, RN, B.C. LNHA
– Georgia Healthcare Association
Panelist:
Mallory Garrett
– Georgia Hospital Association
Panelist:
Vanessa Raile
– North Dakota Long Term Care Association
Panelist:
Duane Ell, Jr., NREMT-P
– North Dakota Health and Human Services
Emergency Preparedness
Networks
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Navigating Transitions: Where Leadership, Sales and Service Intersect
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
CE-4 - Navigating Transitions: Where Leadership, Sales and Service Intersect
Location: Oceanside G
Speaker:
Erin Thompson, ALAA Category II License (she/her/hers)
– Aspire for More with Erin
Customer Satisfaction/Experience
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Risk Management vs. Person Centered Care
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
PCC-1 - Risk Management vs. Person Centered Care
Location: Mandalay Bay C
Speaker:
Angie Szumlinski, LNHA, GERO-BC, RAC-CT, BS
– HealthCap Risk Management
Speaker:
Manda M. Ayoub, NHA
– Pomeroy Living
Person Centered Care
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
Successful Nursing Leadership in Training Program
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
L-4 - Successful Nursing Leadership in Training Program
Location: Mandalay Bay L
Speaker:
Lisa Chubb, MSN, RN
– Brickyard Healthcare
Leadership
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
The Great Transition: PDPM and the Medicaid Experience
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
PDT
OA-3 - The Great Transition: PDPM and the Medicaid Experience
Location: Oceanside E
Speaker:
Vincent Fedele, MBA
– z.PAX Connect by Zimmet Healthcare
Speaker:
Michael Sciacca, MHA, MPT
– Zimmet Healthcare Services Group, LLC
Operational Analytics/Technology
Networks
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PDT
Opening General Session featuring Keynote by Allison Massari: You Are the Medicine
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PDT
GS-1 - Opening General Session featuring Keynote by Allison Massari: You Are the Medicine
Location: Mandalay Bay E-H
Keynote Speaker:
Allison Massari
Keynote Presentation
Networks
CE: NAB: 2 | ANCC: 1
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PDT
Exhibitor Breakfast
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
PDT
Exhibitor Breakfast
Location: Shoreline
11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
PDT
Expo Hall with Lunch
11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
PDT
Expo Hall with Lunch
Location: Shoreline
11:30 AM - 3:15 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: SLTCC Professional Development Symposium
11:30 AM - 3:15 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: SLTCC Professional Development Symposium
Location: Surf F
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: NCAL State Affiliate AL Staff Meeting & Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: NCAL State Affiliate AL Staff Meeting & Lunch
Location: Breakers A
12:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: ASHCAE Membership Meeting & Lunch
12:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: ASHCAE Membership Meeting & Lunch
Location: Breakers E-F & K-L
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PDT
AHCA PAC Lounge (Invitation Only)
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
PDT
AHCA PAC Lounge (Invitation Only)
Location: Reef BC
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
PDT
Mini-Keynote Session: Attract & Retain a New Mix of Generations
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
PDT
KP-3 - Mini-Keynote Session: Attract & Retain a New Mix of Generations
Location: Oceanside B
Speaker:
Scott Lesnick, CSP-Certified Speaking Professional
– Successful Business Solutions llc www.scottlesnick.com
Keynote Presentation
Networks
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
PDT
Mini-Keynote Session: Bounce Forward
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
PDT
KP-4 - Mini-Keynote Session: Bounce Forward
Location: Mandalay Bay L
Speaker:
Joanne L. Smikle, PhD
– Smikle Training Services
Keynote Presentation
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
PDT
Mini-Keynote Session: Leadership CPR: Reviving and Thriving without More Striving
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
PDT
KP-1 - Mini-Keynote Session: Leadership CPR: Reviving and Thriving without More Striving
Location: Oceanside D
Speaker:
Bruce Berlin, Licensed Nursing Home Administrator & Certified Dementia Practitioner
– Prioriteams
Keynote Presentation
Networks
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
PDT
Mini-Keynote Session: Saving Lives and Doing Dishes
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
PDT
KP-2 - Mini-Keynote Session: Saving Lives and Doing Dishes
Location: Oceanside C
Speaker:
Carrie Severson (she/her/hers)
– The Unapologetic Voice House
Keynote Presentation
CE: NAB: 1 | ANCC: 1
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
PDT
CPAC Reception
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: CPAC Reception (Invitation Only, Private Event)
Location: Oceanside A
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: Nurse Executive Council (NEC)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: Nurse Executive Council (NEC)
Location: Breakers A
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: PHM Council Meeting & Reception
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: PHM Council Meeting & Reception
Location: Breakers CD
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: Future Leaders Reception
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM
PDT
Business Meeting: Future Leaders Reception
Location: Breakers GH