2025 Annual Meeting

Arrive a bit early and see our Supportive Living Communities compete in the State Championship Wii Bowling & Trivia Competitions!  Both competitions will take place at Union Station (adjacent to the meeting headquarters) from 9 am - 12 noon. Competition begins at 9:30 am.

AALC 2025 Annual Meeting Agenda
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DAY 1: Wednesday, May 14^th

ALL ATTENDEES – JOINT SESSION

1:00-2:00pm         KEYNOTE: Gratitude Works! How Gratefulness Heals, Energizes, and Changes Lives, Robert Emmons, PhD. - Professor Emeritus, UC Davis

NETWORKING BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Select below
2:15-3:15pm        Legal & Regulatory Update, Meredith Duncan, Polsinelli Law Firm

                                 Illinois Property Tax Code: Changes Impacting Supportive Living, Clark Mills, Mills Law Offices                               

                                Changes to Federal and State Law Impacting Supportive Living Programs, Jason Lundy, ICE  Miller Law Firm

2:15-3:15pm        Introduction to Hospice & Palliative Care for SLPs in Illinois, Katie Lord & Sara Dado, IHPCO

NETWORKING BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Select below

3:30-4:30pm        Perspectives on Securing Funding for Supportive Living Projects, Steven W. Kennedy Jr., VIUM Capital

3:30-4:30pm        Discharges Due to "Behavior" - A Person-Centered Perspective, Meredith Duncan, Polsinelli Law Firm / Lee Moriarty,
                                 Illinois Department on Aging

NETWORKING BREAK

ALL ATTENDEES - JOINT SESSION

4:45-5:45pm      Technology in the Supportive Living Dementia Care Setting, Arshia Khan, Ph.D. Professor, Univ. of   

                               Minnesota Duluth & Norman Foster M.D., ProActive Memory Services, Inc., Univ. of Utah

EVENING RECEPTION

5:45-7:00pm       All Attendee Evening Networking Reception

                          

DAY 2: Thursday, May 15^th

 

BUFFET BREAKFAST

8:00-8:30am         Buffet Breakfast

ALL ATTENDEES - JOINT SESSION

8:30-9:30am          The Future of Affordable Assisted Living: A National Perspective, LaShuan Bethea, JD, MEd, BSN, RN, Executive Director, 

                       AHCA/NCAL

NETWORKING BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Select below

9:45-10:45am        Designing Better Dementia Care Training for Professional CareGivers: Initial Research Findings,
                                    Norman Foster M.D., ProActive Memory Services, Inc., Univ. of Utah
9:45-10:45am         Wound Care in Supportive Living, Melissa Mueed & Antionette Frank, HSHS St. John's Hospital

                                     Regional Wound Care Center

NETWORKING BREAK

BREAKOUT SESSIONS - Select below
11:00-12:00pm      Medicaid Rate Forum, Matt Werner, Werner Consulting

11:00-12:00pm      Be in the Know: Driving Marketing Success in Supportive Living, Julie Gambino, Tom Broughton & Dawn Stroup, Gardant Management Solutions

LUNCH BREAK

12:00-12:30pm         Buffet Lunch

ALL ATTENDEES - JOINT SESSION

12:45-1:30pm           IDPH Infection Control in Supportive Living, Hillary Spencer, MD MPH, Illinois Dept of Public
                                      Health

1:30-2:15pm             Wrap Up: The Future of Illinois Medicaid, Managed Care Organizations and the

                                      Supportive Living Program, Jill Hayden, IAMHP; Ryan Croke, Office of the Governor;

                                        Kelly Cunningham, Illinois' Department of Healthcare and Family Services

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Learn more about the Wii Bowling & Trivia Championships! It's a great activity that showcases the many benefits of Supportive Living! The finalists will be competing for the State Championship on Wednesday, May 14, just down the street from the meeting. We hope you'll plan ahead, arrive a bit early, and spend time cheering on these hard working, talented, and competitive teams. It's inspiring and fun to see!