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2025 Annual Meeting Speakers

 AALC's 2025 Speaker Line Up
Click on a speaker's name below to learn more. 

Speaker Presentations - Day 1  

Introduction to Hospice & Palliative Care for SLPs in Illinois
Katie Lord & Sara Dado - Illinois Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

Perspectives on Securing Funding for Supportive Living Projects
Steven W. Kennedy Jr. - VIUM Capital
(Please email him for copy of slides)

Discharges Due to "Behavior" - A Person-Centered Perspective
Meredith Duncan - Polsinelli Law Firm
Lee Moriarty - Illinois Department on Aging

Technology in the Supportive Living Dementia Care Setting
Dr. Arshia Khan - University of Minnesota Duluth (Please email her for copy of slides)
Dr. Norman Foster - ProActive Memory Services, Inc., University of Utah

Speaker Presentations - Day 2   

The Future of Affordable Assisted Living: A National Perspective
LaShuan Bethea - National Center for Assisted Living / American Health Care Association

Designing Better Dementia Care Training for Professional CareGivers: Initial Research Findings
Dr. Norman Foster - ProActive Memory Services, Inc., University of Utah

Wound Care in Supportive Living
Melissa Mueed & Antionette Frank - HSHS St. John’s Hospital Regional Wound Care Center

Medicaid Rate Forum
Matt Werner - Werner Consulting

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

IDPH Infection Control in Supportive Living
Dr. Hillary Spencer - Illinois Department of Public Health

Wrap Up: The Future of Illinois Medicaid, Managed Care Organizations and the Supportive Living Program
Kelly Cunningham - Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services
Ryan Croke - Office of the Governor
Jill Hayden- Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans
(Panel presentation - no slides available)

AALC thanks our distinguished lineup of speakers for sharing their time and knowledge.
Their insights significantly impact our attendees and the Supportive Living industry.

Affordable Assisted Living Coalition
P.O. Box 1245
Springfield, IL  62705


AALC is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization.


AALC ACKNOWLEDGES & APPRECIATES THE SUPPORT OF OUR 2025 CROWN MEMBER


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