BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Leading Age New Jersey & Delaware - ECPv6.17.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://leadingagenjde.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Leading Age New Jersey & Delaware REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260326T150000 DTSTAMP:20231229T143633Z CREATED:20231229T143633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143633Z UID:10000692-1774533600-1774537200@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Life Plan Community LeadingAge Member Network DESCRIPTION:Each Life Plan Community Network meeting features a panel-led discussion on current hot topics of interest to LPCs. We also foster member discussion and connection on these issues\, and members are encouraged to suggest future topics for the good of the group. After each meeting\, enrolled members receive tools\, resources\, notes\, slides and the full meeting recording. \n\n\nEmail Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Last Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/life-plan-community-leadingage-member-network/2026-03-26/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260331T140000 DTSTAMP:20260209T162734Z CREATED:20260205T201831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260209T162734Z UID:10000964-1774962000-1774965600@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Advancing Equitable Access to Palliative Care Through New Jersey's Medicaid Benefit DESCRIPTION:Register Here\nNew Jersey will launch a Medicaid community-based palliative care benefit in 2026\, creating a critical opportunity to expand high-quality supportive care for people living with serious illness. The state faces a rapidly growing level of need: by 2030\, more than 1.85 million residents – over 20% of the population – will be age 65 or older\, most managing multiple chronic conditions at home. Many of these individuals currently lack advance care plans\, goals-of-care conversations\, and awareness of community-based palliative care services that can prevent crises\, emergency visits\, and hospitalizations. The session will describe what palliative care is\, the benefit it provides for patients and families\, and how it differs from hospice – addressing a common source of confusion that limits appropriate use. It will also examine the current state of palliative care in New Jersey\, highlighting gaps in provider capacity and disparities in availability by geography\, language\, and cultural alignment. \nAn overview of the new Medicaid palliative care benefit will be provided\, including eligible members\, covered services\, provider qualifications\, and requirements for enrollment and credentialing. The presentation will illustrate how the benefit is designed to improve access\, standardize expectations\, and promote earlier\, more equitable delivery of palliative care across diverse settings. GOCCNJ’s efforts to prepare providers\, patients\, and families for this transition will also be shared\, including education\, communication tools\, provider training\, and community outreach. The session will highlight both opportunities and implementation challenges\, offering practical insights for leaders and professionals across the aging services continuum – including senior living\, affordable senior housing\, long-term care\, hospice\, home- and community-based services\, and related fields – who are committed to improving access to high-quality palliative care. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nDifferentiate palliative care from hospice by identifying key features\, goals\, and care approaches\nEvaluate current gaps in New Jersey’s palliative care capacity\nApply knowledge of the Medicaid community-based palliative care benefit structure to prepare organizations for implementation and improved integration of palliative care across the continuum of aging services\n\nRegistration & Continuing Education Info \nComplimentary! \nThis program has been approved for Continuing Education for 1 total participant hours by NAB/NCERS—Approval # 20270330-1-A119188-DL \nTo receive continuing education credit for LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware sponsored webinars\, attendees must register under their name\, participate through the link supplied after registering and complete the evaluation after the webinar. \nSpeaker Information: \nLori Feldstein\, CEO & Executive Director\, Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey \nLori Feldstein is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Goals of Care Coalition of New Jersey (GOCCNJ). Under her direction\, GOCCNJ has become a recognized statewide leader in advancing equitable access to high-quality palliative and end-of-life care. Lori has led the organization’s advocacy\, research\, and education efforts\, including successful initiatives to reduce disparities\, promote equity\, and support the development and implementation of New Jersey’s first Medicaid Community-Based Palliative Care benefit\, designed to expand access to supportive care for the state’s most vulnerable residents and their unpaid caregivers. In her role\, Lori also oversees GOCCNJ’s research programs that identify unmet needs in serious-illness care and guides statewide education campaigns to increase awareness of advance care planning\, palliative care\, and hospice services among healthcare providers\, patients\, and caregivers. Her leadership in these areas has positioned New Jersey as a national model for collaborative\, person-centered care. Motivated by her personal experience as a family caregiver\, Lori has been steadfast in her commitment to changing the culture surrounding serious-illness care. She has witnessed firsthand how challenging these experiences can be for patients and loved ones and remains determined to ensure that every individual receives the care they need and no less\, and the care they want and no more  – through open\, ongoing\, and compassionate communication between providers and patients. Before joining GOCCNJ\, Lori founded Cogent Medical Marketing in Princeton\, New Jersey\, where she developed and implemented strategic marketing and communications initiatives for the pharmaceutical and life-sciences industries. Her work focused on market access\, key opinion leader engagement\, stakeholder relations\, medical education\, and advocacy\, experience that continues to inform her approach to healthcare innovation and coalition building. Lori serves as Chair of the Foundation Board for Penn Medicine Princeton Health\, where she leads efforts to advance philanthropy in support of the new Penn Medicine Princeton Cancer Center. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Penn Medicine Princeton Health\, the Dean’s Leadership Council at the Rutgers School of Public Health\, and the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC). Nationally\, she serves on the Board of Governors of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) and on the boards of AJC’s Center for the New Middle East and Africa Institute.  Lori is a graduate of Muhlenberg College. She and her husband\, Michael\, live in Princeton\, New Jersey\, and are the proud parents of three adult children\, all of whom live and work in New York City. URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/advancing-equitable-access-to-palliative-care-through-new-jerseys-medicaid-benefit/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260409T150000 DTSTAMP:20240606T155638Z CREATED:20231226T212806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T155638Z UID:10000462-1775743200-1775746800@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Continuing Care at Home Network DESCRIPTION:This member-led group welcomes all LeadingAge members who currently operate\, or who are interested in learning more about starting a Continuing Care at Home program. Members rotate host duties\, and meeting details are posted in the CC@H Member Community. This group also hosts CC@H conferences twice each year\, as well as offers learning sessions at national LeadingAge conferences. \n\n\n  \nEmail Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Second Thursday of each month at 2 pm ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/continuing-care-at-home-network/2026-04-09/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260410T163000 DTSTAMP:20260303T185955Z CREATED:20260122T211217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260303T185955Z UID:10000954-1775813400-1775838600@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Senior Affordable Housing Spring Training: Save The Date DESCRIPTION:Inspection Standards for HUD and Tax Credit Properties\nA full-day training to prepare senior housing providers for NSPIRE\, LIHTC\, and local inspection requirements.\n April 10\, 2026\n @\n9:30 am\n –\n4:30 pm\nEDT \nRegister Here\nBe Ready for Every Inspection — HUD\, Tax Credit\, and Local Compliance\nWhat You’ll Learn\nUnderstand HUD NSPIRE standards and how they compare to LIHTC\, state oversight\, and local inspection requirements — including what inspectors look for and where properties get tripped up..\n\nWhat Makes This Different\nThis session focuses on the overlap and the differences between standards\, so you can prepare once and stay compliant across multiple inspections\, agencies\, and documentation requirements.\nWho Should Attend \nDesigned for senior housing providers\, property managers\, compliance staff\, maintenance leaders\, and executives responsible for inspection readiness and regulatory performance.\nLed by Scott Precourt of US Housing Consultants\, this session breaks down HUD NSPIRE inspection standards and processes\, while also comparing key requirements tied to LIHTC\, state oversight\, municipal building codes\, fire marshal inspections\, and insurance-related inspections. Participants will learn where these standards overlap\, where they differ\, and what documentation and paperwork expectations often cause avoidable issues. \nWhat Topics Are Covered? \nAttendees will leave with practical tools\, clearer compliance strategies\, and a stronger understanding of how to prepare across jurisdictions and agencies. This includes detailed discussions of: \n\nSmoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors \nLife Safety Systems (Call for Aide Systems)\nEmergency Egress (Window Guards\, Window Limiters\, Hoarders)\nGenerators\, Exit Signs/Emergency Lights \nFire Doors/Safety Doors\nMany Other Systems and Requirements \n\n \nThe program includes training materials\, supplemental resources\, a certificate of attendance\, and a dedicated Q&A segment to address real-world questions and challenges. \nRegistration Information: \nAny individual who would like to attend this event can register here. If you are employed by a member of LeadingAge\, you are eligable for the discounted member rate and must be logged in to your member profile to get the discount. If you need assistance\, please reach out to fmccarrick@leadingagenjde.org or ibeck@leadingagenjde.org PRIOR to registering\, to ensure you are billed correctly.  \nLeadingAge Members: $225 | Non Members $300 \nSubstitutions and Cancellations: \nIf you register and are then unable to attend\, we encourage you to send substitutions in writing to Ivy at ibeck@leadingagenjde.org as soon as possible. Cancellations sent in writing before March 27 will be refunded less a $25 processing fee. Cancellations after March 27 are ineligable for refunds\, however funds may be credited toward another training or event in the future. URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/senior-affordable-housing-spring-training-save-the-date/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260420 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260423 DTSTAMP:20260122T211801Z CREATED:20260122T211711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T211801Z UID:10000956-1776643200-1776902399@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:LeadingAge Leadership Summit 2026 DESCRIPTION:April 20 –  April 22\, 2026\nOmni Shoreham Hotel\, Washington\, DC \nRegistration will be opening in January. Additional information is posted here.  \nWhat is the Leadership Summit?\nThe LeadingAge Leadership Summit convenes thought leaders from across the aging services sector for mission-critical conversations. The summit is among the most valuable networking events in the field\, bringing together providers\, businesses and policy experts over three days of keynotes\, education sessions\, VIP discussions\, and meetings on Capitol Hill. URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/leadingage-leadership-summit-2026/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T190000 DTSTAMP:20260413T201232Z CREATED:20260413T201232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T201232Z UID:10000984-1776877200-1776884400@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Design Jam: Improving Community Housing Resources DESCRIPTION:On behalf of Seton Hall University’s Housing Justice and Legal Design Clinic\, we would like to invite all housing members—and any Newark-area partners you believe would be interested—to a “Design Jam” focused on improving community housing resources. \nTheir law students have been working closely with community partners to create engaging\, accessible info-resources. These are currently works in progress\, and your expertise (or that of your Newark-based colleagues) would be invaluable in refining them. \nEvent Details: \n\nDate: Wednesday\, April 22\, 2026\nTime: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM (Guests are welcome to join for any portion; we recommend arriving by 4:45 PM at the latest).\nLocation: Seton Hall Law School at 1109 Raymond Blvd.\, Newark\, NJ 0710 (also known as “One Newark Center”)\nIncentives: Pizza will be served\, and they are offering a $35 honorarium to participants as a thank you for their time and insights!  We hope you will join Seton Hall and their initiatives.\n\nRSVP:\nInterested participants can RSVP here! URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/design-jam-improving-community-housing-resources/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T140000 DTSTAMP:20231229T143328Z CREATED:20231226T212500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143328Z UID:10000580-1776949200-1776952800@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Adult Day and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Network DESCRIPTION:Staff of LeadingAge members who provide adult day services\, meals\, personal care\, transportation\, and other HCBS will meet monthly to discuss and provide input on policy\, regulations\, operations\, quality\, reimbursement\, and workforce. The Network will sometimes feature an outside speaker and always have a topic for discussion on trending news. The group is open to anyone who works at a LeadingAge member organization interested in discussing home and community-based services and Medicaid waiver/state plan services\, and more than one member of any organization is welcome to participate. \n\n\nEmail Staff Convener: Georgia GoodmanJoin the NetworkMeeting Schedule: Fourth Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/adult-day-and-home-and-community-based-services-hcbs-network/2026-04-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260423T150000 DTSTAMP:20231229T143633Z CREATED:20231229T143633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143633Z UID:10000693-1776952800-1776956400@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Life Plan Community LeadingAge Member Network DESCRIPTION:Each Life Plan Community Network meeting features a panel-led discussion on current hot topics of interest to LPCs. We also foster member discussion and connection on these issues\, and members are encouraged to suggest future topics for the good of the group. After each meeting\, enrolled members receive tools\, resources\, notes\, slides and the full meeting recording. \n\n\nEmail Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Last Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/life-plan-community-leadingage-member-network/2026-04-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T150000 DTSTAMP:20260416T170559Z CREATED:20260407T144112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T170559Z UID:10000981-1777901400-1777906800@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:HUD Northeast Region Calls DESCRIPTION:Join us for updates and conversation with key leaders from the HUD Northeast Region team. This opportunity is open exclusively to LeadingAge members. There is no cost to attend\, but registration is required. During the registration process\, please share with us what questions and topics you’d most like for HUD to address during the conversation. \nRegister Here. URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/hud-northeast-region-calls/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T130000 DTSTAMP:20260407T201426Z CREATED:20260407T195829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260407T201426Z UID:10000983-1778752800-1778763600@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Human Resources Roundtable: May 2026 - In Person DESCRIPTION:May Human Resources Roundtable Meeting – In Person \n Thank you to our hosts: Parker at Somerset \nMay 14th\, 2026 – 10:00 am – 1:00 pm \n \n Click here to Register\n \n*Participation in this roundtable is an exclusive member benefit for provider members of LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware. Roundtables are not open to business partners for participation. Not sure if you’re eligible to attend? Reach out to Ivy! URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/human-resources-roundtable-may-2026-in-person/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260514T150000 DTSTAMP:20240606T155638Z CREATED:20231226T212806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T155638Z UID:10000463-1778767200-1778770800@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Continuing Care at Home Network DESCRIPTION:This member-led group welcomes all LeadingAge members who currently operate\, or who are interested in learning more about starting a Continuing Care at Home program. Members rotate host duties\, and meeting details are posted in the CC@H Member Community. This group also hosts CC@H conferences twice each year\, as well as offers learning sessions at national LeadingAge conferences. \n\n\n  \nEmail Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Second Thursday of each month at 2 pm ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/continuing-care-at-home-network/2026-05-14/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T140000 DTSTAMP:20231229T143328Z CREATED:20231226T212500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143328Z UID:10000581-1779973200-1779976800@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Adult Day and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Network DESCRIPTION:Staff of LeadingAge members who provide adult day services\, meals\, personal care\, transportation\, and other HCBS will meet monthly to discuss and provide input on policy\, regulations\, operations\, quality\, reimbursement\, and workforce. The Network will sometimes feature an outside speaker and always have a topic for discussion on trending news. The group is open to anyone who works at a LeadingAge member organization interested in discussing home and community-based services and Medicaid waiver/state plan services\, and more than one member of any organization is welcome to participate. \n\n\nEmail Staff Convener: Georgia GoodmanJoin the NetworkMeeting Schedule: Fourth Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/adult-day-and-home-and-community-based-services-hcbs-network/2026-05-28/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260528T150000 DTSTAMP:20231229T143633Z CREATED:20231229T143633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143633Z UID:10000694-1779976800-1779980400@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Life Plan Community LeadingAge Member Network DESCRIPTION:Each Life Plan Community Network meeting features a panel-led discussion on current hot topics of interest to LPCs. We also foster member discussion and connection on these issues\, and members are encouraged to suggest future topics for the good of the group. After each meeting\, enrolled members receive tools\, resources\, notes\, slides and the full meeting recording. \n\n\nEmail Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Last Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/life-plan-community-leadingage-member-network/2026-05-28/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260611T150000 DTSTAMP:20240606T155638Z CREATED:20231226T212806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T155638Z UID:10000464-1781186400-1781190000@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Continuing Care at Home Network DESCRIPTION:This member-led group welcomes all LeadingAge members who currently operate\, or who are interested in learning more about starting a Continuing Care at Home program. Members rotate host duties\, and meeting details are posted in the CC@H Member Community. This group also hosts CC@H conferences twice each year\, as well as offers learning sessions at national LeadingAge conferences. \n\n\n  \nEmail Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Second Thursday of each month at 2 pm ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/continuing-care-at-home-network/2026-06-11/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260623T140000 DTSTAMP:20260416T193150Z CREATED:20260416T181103Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T193150Z UID:10000985-1782219600-1782223200@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:AI in Clinical Auditing: Improving Electronic Medical Record Integrity DESCRIPTION:Register Here\nAccurate and well-supported documentation is essential to reimbursement integrity\, survey preparedness\, and overall quality performance in skilled nursing homes. With increasing regulatory oversight and the ongoing complexity of the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)\, relying solely on retrospective\, manual chart audits may leave gaps in identifying documentation risk. \nThis session examines the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in strengthening clinical auditing practices across therapy\, nursing\, and Minimum Data Set (MDS) documentation. Intended for Rehab Directors\, Directors of Nursing\, Compliance professionals\, and MDS coordinators\, the course reviews how AI-supported tools can assist in identifying documentation discrepancies\, validating skilled need\, highlighting potential PDPM vulnerabilities\, and improving interdisciplinary consistency within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). \nParticipants will explore practical applications of AI as a clinical decision-support resource that enhances\, rather than replaces\, professional judgment. Emphasis will be placed on improving audit efficiency\, supporting documentation accuracy\, and maintaining compliance standards in preparation for survey and payer review. \nCE Information: \n\nThis program has been submitted but not yet approved for Continuing Education for 1.0 total participation hours by NAB/NCERS.\nTo receive continuing education credit for LeadingAge PA-sponsored webinars\, attendees must register under their name\, participate through the link supplied after registering and complete the evaluation after the webinar.\n\nTarget Audience: \nRehab Directors\, Directors of Nursing\, Compliance professionals\, and MDS coordinators \nEvent Objectives: \n\nExplain how AI functions in clinical chart auditing and EMR review within skilled nursing settings and how it identifies compliance risks.\nAnalyze high-risk documentation areas and discrepancies across therapy\, nursing\, and MDS that impact PDPM accuracy\, survey outcomes\, reimbursement\, and audit vulnerability.\nDesign a strategy to integrate AI-supported auditing into existing QA\, QAPI\, and compliance programs\, including workflow\, data governance\, and staff adoption considerations.\n\nSpeaker Bios: \nJulie Gala\, Vice President of Clinical Strategies\, HealthPRO-Heritage \nJulie Gala is the Vice President of Clinical Strategies and a speech-language pathologist at HealthPRO-Heritage. She is a RAC-CT and PAC-educated clinical leader who oversees and aligns all teams under a unified clinical strategies framework. Gala leads national clinical initiatives\, serves as committee lead for NARA and Advion\, and is known for translating complex regulatory and reimbursement requirements into practical\, scalable solutions. Her work focuses on advancing clinical excellence\, operational efficiency\, and readiness for value-based care across diverse care settings. URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/ai-in-clinical-auditing-improving-electronic-medical-record-integrity/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://leadingagenjde.org/wp-content/uploads/AI-in-Clinical-Auditing-Improving-Electronic-Medical-Record-Integrity-400x400-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T140000 DTSTAMP:20231229T143328Z CREATED:20231226T212500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143328Z UID:10000582-1782392400-1782396000@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Adult Day and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Network DESCRIPTION:Staff of LeadingAge members who provide adult day services\, meals\, personal care\, transportation\, and other HCBS will meet monthly to discuss and provide input on policy\, regulations\, operations\, quality\, reimbursement\, and workforce. The Network will sometimes feature an outside speaker and always have a topic for discussion on trending news. The group is open to anyone who works at a LeadingAge member organization interested in discussing home and community-based services and Medicaid waiver/state plan services\, and more than one member of any organization is welcome to participate. \n\n\nEmail Staff Convener: Georgia GoodmanJoin the NetworkMeeting Schedule: Fourth Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/adult-day-and-home-and-community-based-services-hcbs-network/2026-06-25/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T150000 DTSTAMP:20231229T143633Z CREATED:20231229T143633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143633Z UID:10000695-1782396000-1782399600@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Life Plan Community LeadingAge Member Network DESCRIPTION:Each Life Plan Community Network meeting features a panel-led discussion on current hot topics of interest to LPCs. We also foster member discussion and connection on these issues\, and members are encouraged to suggest future topics for the good of the group. After each meeting\, enrolled members receive tools\, resources\, notes\, slides and the full meeting recording. \n\n\nEmail Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Last Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/life-plan-community-leadingage-member-network/2026-06-25/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260709T150000 DTSTAMP:20240606T155638Z CREATED:20231226T212806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T155638Z UID:10000465-1783605600-1783609200@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Continuing Care at Home Network DESCRIPTION:This member-led group welcomes all LeadingAge members who currently operate\, or who are interested in learning more about starting a Continuing Care at Home program. Members rotate host duties\, and meeting details are posted in the CC@H Member Community. This group also hosts CC@H conferences twice each year\, as well as offers learning sessions at national LeadingAge conferences. \n\n\n  \nEmail Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Second Thursday of each month at 2 pm ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/continuing-care-at-home-network/2026-07-09/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T140000 DTSTAMP:20231229T143328Z CREATED:20231226T212500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143328Z UID:10000583-1784811600-1784815200@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Adult Day and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Network DESCRIPTION:Staff of LeadingAge members who provide adult day services\, meals\, personal care\, transportation\, and other HCBS will meet monthly to discuss and provide input on policy\, regulations\, operations\, quality\, reimbursement\, and workforce. The Network will sometimes feature an outside speaker and always have a topic for discussion on trending news. The group is open to anyone who works at a LeadingAge member organization interested in discussing home and community-based services and Medicaid waiver/state plan services\, and more than one member of any organization is welcome to participate. \n\n\nEmail Staff Convener: Georgia GoodmanJoin the NetworkMeeting Schedule: Fourth Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/adult-day-and-home-and-community-based-services-hcbs-network/2026-07-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T150000 DTSTAMP:20231229T143633Z CREATED:20231229T143633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143633Z UID:10000696-1784815200-1784818800@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Life Plan Community LeadingAge Member Network DESCRIPTION:Each Life Plan Community Network meeting features a panel-led discussion on current hot topics of interest to LPCs. We also foster member discussion and connection on these issues\, and members are encouraged to suggest future topics for the good of the group. After each meeting\, enrolled members receive tools\, resources\, notes\, slides and the full meeting recording. \n\n\nEmail Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Last Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/life-plan-community-leadingage-member-network/2026-07-23/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260728T140000 DTSTAMP:20260723T210028Z CREATED:20260706T180820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T210028Z UID:10000991-1785243600-1785247200@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Navigating The Road to Success During Survey — Nursing Homes & Assisted Living DESCRIPTION:Webinar: Navigating The Road to Success During Survey — Nursing Homes & Assisted Living\nJuly 28th\, 2026 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm\nClick here to Register\nJoin LeadingAge NJ & DE on July 28 at 1 pm to enhance your team’s readiness for State survey in nursing homes and assisted living. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have announced clarifications and new approaches to aspects of the State survey. The New Jersey Department of Health is also refreshing how survey is conducted. This is your chance to focus on building confidence and competence in managing the process\, learn leadership approaches to setting the tone for success and identify effective ways to minimize anxiety and stress. \nThis webinar will be led by Theresa Edelstein\, MPH\, LNHA\, LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware’s Regulatory Consultant.  \nThis webinar is complimentary for all LeadingAge members.  \n \nTheresa Edelstein\, MPH\, LNHA is the Regulatory Consultant to LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware\, a role she has had for the last several years. She is also President of GAP Healthcare Consulting\, LLC. She focuses on mentoring\, education and compliance in the post-acute and long term care fields. \n\nQuestions? Reach out to Ivy Beck\, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org) URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/navigating-the-road-to-success-during-survey-nursing-homes-assisted-living/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260729T120000 DTSTAMP:20260702T174754Z CREATED:20260702T173228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260702T174754Z UID:10000990-1785322800-1785326400@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Webinar: Microsoft Copilot for Affordable Senior Housing DESCRIPTION:Webinar: Microsoft Copilot for Affordable Senior Housing\nJuly 29th\, 2026 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm\nClick here to Register\nJoin us for an interactive webinar exploring how affordable senior housing professionals can use Microsoft Copilot to work more efficiently\, save time\, and enhance day-to-day operations. Building on the strong interest generated at the recent conference session\, this program will focus on practical\, real-world examples of how AI can support common tasks across nonprofit and senior housing organizations. \nThis webinar will be led by Jaime Rapps\, CPA\, Partner in Grassi’s Healthcare Practice\, and Hassan Khan\, Technology Consulting Partner and leader of Grassi’s Technology Advisory Practice. \nThis webinar is complimentary for all LeadingAge members.  \nJaime Rapps\, CPA\nJaime Rapps is a Partner at Grassi and brings over 15 years of audit\, accounting and tax experience to his role. As a member of the firm’s Healthcare practice\, he specializes in financial reporting\, audits\, reviews\, compilations and tax work for healthcare clients. \nJaime focuses on financial statement audits and advisory services for skilled nursing facilities and their ancillary companies\, including landholding companies\, staffing agencies\, pharmacies and management companies. He has audited Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)\, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)\, hospices\, assisted living and adult day care programs. His experience also includes advising skilled nursing facilities on HUD and cost report audits. \nJaime’s expertise extends to OMB Uniform Guidance (formerly A-133) compliance\, pension plan audits and HUD compliance audits. He advises multifamily HUD housing projects on Section 8 and Section 202 compliance\, as well as low-income housing tax credits. Jaime also conducts compliance audits for recipients of the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and the Shuttered Venue Operating Grant (SVOG). \nHassan Khan\nHassan Khan is a Technology Consulting Partner at Grassi\, leading the Technology Advisory practice. He has over 20 years of experience in technology accounting\, operations and business process optimization\, strategy and governance\, risk analysis\, offshoring and enterprise intelligence. \nHassan’s practice areas include implementing technology risk management frameworks\, developing tailored regulatory compliance frameworks focused on GDPR\, CCPA\, GLBA\, PCI\, HIPAA and FERPA\, IT systems/infrastructure reviews\, product strategy and innovation\, and IT due diligence and crisis management. Hassan also has extensive experience in IT cost reduction\, insourcing and outsourcing analysis\, vendor negotiation and end-to-end IT transformation. \nBefore joining Grassi\, Hassan was a Managing Director at a national accounting firm. He worked with clients’ management\, audit committees and boards\, providing independent\, senior-level expertise that enabled executives to drive value from technology and improve business performance. \nQuestions? Reach out to Ivy Beck\, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org) URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/webinar-microsoft-copilot-for-affordable-senior-housing/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260811T123000 DTSTAMP:20260713T200717Z CREATED:20260122T210722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T200717Z UID:10000952-1786444200-1786451400@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Affordable Senior Housing Roundtable - Summer 2026 DESCRIPTION:*Participation in this roundtable is an exclusive member benefit for provider members of LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware. Roundtables are not open to business partners for participation*.  \nSummer Roundtable: August 11th at 10:30 – 12:30. \nIn Person – Asbury Tower\, in Asbury Park\, NJ. \nMembers may register here\nLeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware Senior Housing Roundtable\nMeets 4 times a year with guest experts\, open member led discussions\, and association updates on both state and national priorities. These meetings are offered virtually in the winter and fall and in person in the spring and summer. \n2026 Meeting Dates are: Jan 13\, May 19\, August 11\, and November 17 \nAre you ready to elevate your knowledge and network with industry leaders in the senior living and aging services sector? Look no further than our exclusive member Roundtables & Committees\, where we bring together experts\, professionals\, and enthusiasts to delve into pressing topics that shape the future of mission driven aging services. \nQuestions?\nReach out to Ivy Beck\, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org) URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/affordable-senior-housing-roundtable-summer-2026/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260812T103000 DTSTAMP:20260727T210141Z CREATED:20260727T204840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260727T210141Z UID:10000997-1786521600-1786530600@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Long Term Care Hazard Vulnerability Assessment (HVA) DESCRIPTION:Complete your annual HVA requirement\nJoin LANJDE & HCANJ and collaborate with peers to identify and prioritize your facility’s greatest emergency risks.\n  \nEvaluate potential hazards \nAssess likelihood & operational impact \nPrioritize risks using the HVA tool \nJoin Us At One Of Our Training Locations! \nSeacrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center \nAugust 12th at 8 am 1001 Center St\, Little Egg Harbor Township  \nBAYADA \nAugust 18th 10:30 am \n4300 Haddonfield Rd\, Pennsauken. East Building – Compassion Conference Room  \nNORTH REGION  \nDate & Location TBA \n  \nClick Here To Register!\nQuestions? Contact jax@hcanj.org. URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/long-term-care-hazard-vulnerability-assessment-hva/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T150000 DTSTAMP:20240606T155638Z CREATED:20231226T212806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240606T155638Z UID:10000466-1786629600-1786633200@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Continuing Care at Home Network DESCRIPTION:This member-led group welcomes all LeadingAge members who currently operate\, or who are interested in learning more about starting a Continuing Care at Home program. Members rotate host duties\, and meeting details are posted in the CC@H Member Community. This group also hosts CC@H conferences twice each year\, as well as offers learning sessions at national LeadingAge conferences. \n\n\n  \nEmail Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Second Thursday of each month at 2 pm ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/continuing-care-at-home-network/2026-08-13/ LOCATION:Webinar CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260819T110000 DTSTAMP:20260723T205917Z CREATED:20260723T203702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T205917Z UID:10000995-1787133600-1787137200@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:NJDOH Overview: CMS Risk-Based Survey DESCRIPTION:NJDOH Overview: CMS Risk-Based Survey\nAugust 19\, 2026 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am\n  \nClick Here To Register! \nBeginning September 8\, 2026\, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will implement the nursing home risk-based survey process nationally. New Jersey was fortunate to have been part of CMS’ pilot for risk-based surveys. Join us on Aug. 19 at 10 am for a webinar with Assistant Commissioner Kimberly Hansen of the New Jersey Department of Health who will share lessons learned from the pilot\, important aspects of the risk-based survey implementation and how facilities that are not currently eligible to participate can become eligible. \nSpeaker Information:\n \nKimberly Hansen\, Assistant Commissioner\, Health Facilities\, Survey and Field Operations\, Department of Health\nKimberly Hansen serves as Assistant Commissioner\, Health Facilities\, Survey and Field Operations. HFS&FO inspects licensed or Medicaid-certified health facilities in New Jersey to ensure they meet standards of quality care and investigate complaints from the public. \nPrior to this role\, she served as the Program Manager of the Acute Care Program where she managed statewide survey operations for all non–long-term care facilities\, to ensure compliance with state licensure requirements and federal Medicare/Medicaid certification regulations. \nKimberly also led the Acute Care complaints program\, which manages facility-reported events as well as complainant intake and triage\, and the division’s Training Team. \nQuestions? Reach out to Ivy Beck\, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org) URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/njdoh-overview-cms-risk-based-survey/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T140000 DTSTAMP:20260713T200042Z CREATED:20260713T195842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T200042Z UID:10000994-1787749200-1787752800@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Human Resources Roundtable - Summer 2026 DESCRIPTION:*Participation in this roundtable is an exclusive member benefit for provider members of LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware. Roundtables are not open to business partners for participation*.  \nSummer Roundtable: August 26th from 1 pm – 2 pm. Members can reach out to Ivy at ibeck@leadingagenjde.org for registration information! \nQuestions?\nReach out to Ivy Beck\, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org) URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/human-resources-roundtable-summer-2026/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T140000 DTSTAMP:20231229T143328Z CREATED:20231226T212500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143328Z UID:10000584-1787835600-1787839200@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Adult Day and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Network DESCRIPTION:Staff of LeadingAge members who provide adult day services\, meals\, personal care\, transportation\, and other HCBS will meet monthly to discuss and provide input on policy\, regulations\, operations\, quality\, reimbursement\, and workforce. The Network will sometimes feature an outside speaker and always have a topic for discussion on trending news. The group is open to anyone who works at a LeadingAge member organization interested in discussing home and community-based services and Medicaid waiver/state plan services\, and more than one member of any organization is welcome to participate. \n\n\nEmail Staff Convener: Georgia GoodmanJoin the NetworkMeeting Schedule: Fourth Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/adult-day-and-home-and-community-based-services-hcbs-network/2026-08-27/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260827T150000 DTSTAMP:20231229T143633Z CREATED:20231229T143633Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231229T143633Z UID:10000697-1787839200-1787842800@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:Life Plan Community LeadingAge Member Network DESCRIPTION:Each Life Plan Community Network meeting features a panel-led discussion on current hot topics of interest to LPCs. We also foster member discussion and connection on these issues\, and members are encouraged to suggest future topics for the good of the group. After each meeting\, enrolled members receive tools\, resources\, notes\, slides and the full meeting recording. \n\n\nEmail Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn\nJoin the Network\nMeeting Schedule: Last Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. ET URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/life-plan-community-leadingage-member-network/2026-08-27/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Phone,Webinar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T123000 DTSTAMP:20260728T164145Z CREATED:20260723T214208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260728T164145Z UID:10000996-1788348600-1788352200@leadingagenjde.org SUMMARY:CMS Updates to HIPAA: Ensuring Compliance with Electronic Submission DESCRIPTION:CMS Updates to HIPAA:\nEnsuring Compliance with Electronic Submission\nSeptember 2\, 2026 | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm EST \nClick Here To Register!\nThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have revised the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to reduce non-electronic submission of supplemental documentation and to further protect the confidentiality of protected health information. Although the revisions have a two-year compliance period\, all health care providers must be prepared to transmit electronic supporting documentation by May 2028. This webinar will review the updated HIPAA requirements and provide guidance to help health care providers understand the changes and take steps toward compliance. \nRegistration for this webinar is required!  \nObjectives \n\nIdentify the key revisions to HIPAA related to the electronic submission of supplemental documentation and CMS requirements.\nAssess your organization’s current processes to determine readiness for electronic transmission of supporting documentation.\nApply practical strategies and best practices to support compliance with the updated HIPAA requirements.\n\nSpeaker: Frank A. Mazzagatti\, PhD\, Esq.\, a Partner in the Health Care Practice Group at Hinshaw & Culbertson\, LLP\nFrank Mazzagatti\, Ph.D.\, represents healthcare providers\, hospitals\, group practices\, skilled nursing facilities\, and specialty pharmacies\, among other industry practitioners. His practice focuses on corporate transactions\, compliance and regulatory laws\, license defense\, accreditation\, and third-party commercial and governmental audits. He also represents clients in responding to as well as investigations by the Office of the Attorney General\, the United States Attorney\, and other governmental entities or licensing bodies. \nFrank creates strategic plans and regulatory analysis regarding C-Suite operations for shareholders\, members\, and boards of directors. He has extensive experience representing appellants at all levels of appeal for Medicare and Medicaid controversies. Frank has created a New York State precedent with promissory note planning. He has also helped providers save millions of dollars by defending them against health insurance overpayment audits. Frank has successfully challenged carriers’ erroneous use of statistical extrapolation and/or misuse of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes and local coverage determinations. \nFrank has a successful track record in obtaining Medicare and Medicaid reinstatements for clients who were excluded for various reasons. He defends licensees before the Office of Professional Medical Conduct as well as the Office of Professional Discipline. His clients have often commented that Frank’s combined experiences as an attorney\, healthcare provider\, and executive hospital administrator have enabled him to deliver results that far exceeded their expectations. \nFrank teaches Health Law as a special professor of law at his alma mater\, Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law. \nQuestions? Reach out to Ivy Beck\, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org) URL:https://leadingagenjde.org/event/cms-updates-to-hipaa-ensuring-compliance-with-electronic-submission/ CATEGORIES:Event,Front Page,Webinar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR