WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

8:30 AM Check-in & continental breakfast

9:00 AM Keynote: CREATE A CULTURE OF BELONGING— STRATEGIC DEI PRINCIPLES THAT MAXIMIZE PEOPLE, PROFITS & PRODUCTIVITY

Curtis Hill, Speaker, Diversity Expert, Inclusion Equity Coach, Author, Culture of Belonging

10:15 AM Refreshment break

10:30 AM Learning Track 3 (Select from three options)

11:45 AM Lunch

1:00 PM General Session: SENIOR BULLYING: PANEL DISCUSSION OF ISSUES, CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS

Jane Brink, Council Specialist, Office of the Ombudsman

Michelle Klegon, Attorney, Klegon Law Office

Peter Thelen, Director of Program Services, Andrew Residence

Michaun Shetler, RN, LALD, Director of Assisted Living, Care Providers of Minnesota (moderator)

2:15 PM Adjourn

LEARNING TRACK THREE | 10:30-11:45 AM

3-A: TIPS OF THE TRADE

Basics can trip us up when they haven’t held our focus for a while. Whether you are newer to MN AL and need the basics, or you are a veteran needing a brush up. Here you will review fundamentals, learn current survey challenges, and learn how you can strategize your site systems to set yourself up for success. We love tips, tools, audits, and action plans—get yours here.

Irmadene Hanson, RN, RN Consultant, Zellner Senior Health Consulting

Mary Nell Zellner, LNHA, LSW, President/CEO, Zellner Senior Health Consulting

3-B: WORKFORCE STRATEGIES FOR ENGAGING YOUTH INTO THE LTC PROFESSION

Workforce is a challenge that exists in all our locations. We cannot keep doing the same things and expecting different results. So, how can we, as providers, get youth excited about LTC career pathways? What tactical strategies can be used today? What we, as employers, can do is to support youth programs like: HOSA, scrubs camp, high school training programs, CTE, mentoring, tours, etc. Connections with youth is one of our largest areas of opportunity for workforce development, and it appears that this will be the case for the foreseeable future. How can we seize this opportunity? This panel will discuss these topics and more.

Shelli Sowles, CTE Coordinator, Health Science Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education

Summer Hagy, MN HOSA State Advisor/Executive Director, Minnesota State Center for Health Force Excellence

Deenna Steinhaus, K-16 Coordinator, Minnesota Health Force

Nicole Mattson, LHSE, CAE, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Care Providers of Minnesota (moderator)

3-C: MEDICAL CANNABIS, CBD PRODUCTS, EDIBLES & THE ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENT

In this session, attorney Robert Rodè will discuss the recently and rapidly changing regulatory and legal landscape assisted living providers face in working with their residents wanting to use various cannabis products such as THC, CBD, and hempbased THC. You will learn legal strategies and best practices to avoid pitfalls along the way.

Robert Rodè, Esq, Attorney/Partner, Voigt, Rodè, Boxeth & Coffin