Assisted Living Network
2026-05-20 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-15 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-19 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
The Assisted Living Network meetings feature discussions on current hot topics of interest to assisted living providers. The AL Network fosters member discussions and connections on emerging and perennial issues, and members are encouraged to suggest future topics that will be of interest to members. We encourage members to share their best practices or state developments on assisted living policy.

Email Staff Convener: Janine Finck-Boyle
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Meeting Schedule: Third Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. ET

Nursing Home Network
2026-05-26 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-25 14:00 - 15:00
Each Nursing Home Network meeting features a brief presentation and Q&A with a guest speaker on current hot topics of interest to Nursing Homes. The guest speaker is followed by policy updates from LeadingAge policy experts with the rest of the call devoted to member discussion and interaction. A handout with pertinent resources is provided to members prior to each meeting, and an article summarizing the meeting is posted on the website and emailed to participants with the following month’s calendar invite.

Email Staff Convener: Jodi Eyigor
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Meeting Schedule: Last Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. ET

Adult Day and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Network
2026-05-28 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-06-25 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-07-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-08-27 13:00 - 14:00
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.

Email Staff Convener: Georgia GoodmanJoin the NetworkMeeting Schedule: Fourth Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET

Life Plan Community LeadingAge Member Network
2026-05-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-06-25 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-27 14:00 - 15:00
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.

Email Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn
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Meeting Schedule: Last Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. ET

Continuing Care at Home Network
2026-06-11 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-09 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-08-13 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-09-10 14:00 - 15:00 | Webinar
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.

Email Staff Convener: Dee Pekruhn
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Meeting Schedule: Second Thursday of each month at 2 pm ET

Housing Happenings
2026-06-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-07-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-08-19 12:00 - 13:00
LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware is proud to partner with LeadingAge Maryland and LeadingAge Ohio to offer this educational series designed specifically for affordable housing professionals! Calls are held on the third Wednesday of every month from 12 noon- 1pm EST. These practical learning sessions are designed for service coordinators, property managers, and other individuals who work with older adults in affordable housing settings. Recordings of previous calls can be found here.
Topics for 2026
January 21 – Affordable Housing in 2026
February 18 – Affordable Housing in 2026 (Rescheduled)
March 18 – Grants in Affordable Senior Housing
April 15 – Changing the Water Management Paradigm: Proactive and Innovative Approaches to Water Cost and Risk Reduction
May 20 – Stepping Stones in the Right Direction: Building a Proactive Interdisciplinary Wellness Partnership in Older Adult Housing
June 17 – Depression Later in Life
July 15 – Meeting the Needs of Aging Tenants: A Guide & Policy Map for Supportive Housing Providers
August 19 – TBA
September 16 – TBA
October 21 – TBA
November 18 – TBA
December 16 – TBA
Reach out to the program contact for the registration link.

When:
3rd Wednesday of every month
12-1PM

Where:
VIRTUAL
United States

Contact:
Ivy Beck
ibeck@leadingagenjde.org

AI in Clinical Auditing: Improving Electronic Medical Record Integrity
2026-06-23 13:00 - 14:00
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Accurate 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.
This 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).
Participants 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.
CE Information:

This program has been submitted but not yet approved for Continuing Education for 1.0 total participation hours by NAB/NCERS.
To 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.

Target Audience:
Rehab Directors, Directors of Nursing, Compliance professionals, and MDS coordinators
Event Objectives:

Explain how AI functions in clinical chart auditing and EMR review within skilled nursing settings and how it identifies compliance risks.
Analyze high-risk documentation areas and discrepancies across therapy, nursing, and MDS that impact PDPM accuracy, survey outcomes, reimbursement, and audit vulnerability.
Design a strategy to integrate AI-supported auditing into existing QA, QAPI, and compliance programs, including workflow, data governance, and staff adoption considerations.

Speaker Bios:
Julie Gala, Vice President of Clinical Strategies, HealthPRO-Heritage
Julie 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.

Navigating The Road to Success During Survey — Nursing Homes & Assisted Living
2026-07-28 13:00 - 14:00
Webinar: Navigating The Road to Success During Survey — Nursing Homes & Assisted Living
July 28th, 2026 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
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Join 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.
This webinar will be led by Theresa Edelstein, MPH, LNHA, LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware’s Regulatory Consultant.
This webinar is complimentary for all LeadingAge members.

Theresa 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.

Questions? Reach out to Ivy Beck, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org)

Webinar: Microsoft Copilot for Affordable Senior Housing
2026-07-29 11:00 - 12:00
Webinar: Microsoft Copilot for Affordable Senior Housing
July 29th, 2026 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Join 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.
This 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.
This webinar is complimentary for all LeadingAge members.
Jaime Rapps, CPA
Jaime 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.
Jaime 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.
Jaime’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).
Hassan Khan
Hassan 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.
Hassan’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.
Before 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.
Questions? Reach out to Ivy Beck, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org)

NJDOH Overview: CMS Risk-Based Survey
2026-08-19 10:00 - 11:00
NJDOH Overview: CMS Risk-Based Survey
August 19, 2026 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am

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Beginning 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.
Speaker Information:

Kimberly Hansen, Assistant Commissioner, Health Facilities, Survey and Field Operations, Department of Health
Kimberly 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.
Prior 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.
Kimberly 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.
Questions? Reach out to Ivy Beck, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org)

Human Resources Roundtable - Summer 2026
2026-08-26 13:00 - 14:00
*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*.
Summer Roundtable: August 26th from 1 pm – 2 pm. Members can reach out to Ivy at ibeck@leadingagenjde.org for registration information!
Questions?
Reach out to Ivy Beck, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org)

CMS Updates to HIPAA: Ensuring Compliance with Electronic Submission
2026-09-02 11:30 - 12:30
CMS Updates to HIPAA:
Ensuring Compliance with Electronic Submission
September 2, 2026 | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm EST
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The 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.
Registration for this webinar is required!
Objectives

Identify the key revisions to HIPAA related to the electronic submission of supplemental documentation and CMS requirements.
Assess your organization’s current processes to determine readiness for electronic transmission of supporting documentation.
Apply practical strategies and best practices to support compliance with the updated HIPAA requirements.

Speaker: Frank A. Mazzagatti, PhD, Esq., a Partner in the Health Care Practice Group at Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP
Frank 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.
Frank 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.
Frank 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.
Frank teaches Health Law as a special professor of law at his alma mater, Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law.
Questions? Reach out to Ivy Beck, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org)

Be CAUTious: An Interactive Session of Infection Prevention Practices
2026-09-02 11:30 - 12:30
Be CAUTious: An Interactive Session of Infection Prevention Practices
August 25, 2026 I 11:30–12:30 p.m. ET
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This session will review potential causes of CAUTIs and UTIs and explore updates in CAUTI prevention and catheter care, including nurse-driven practices. The presenter will provide opportunities for on-line interactive education and a deep dive into the best practices for infection prevention within a long-term care setting.
Registration for this webinar is required!
Objectives

Outline the etiology of CAUTIs and UTIs
Identify Best Practices in CAUTI and UTI prevention
Recognize recent updates in CAUTI and UTI prevention practice

Speaker: Mary Cantu, BS, RN, Medical Science Liaison, Medline Industries, LPMary Cantu, BS, RN is a seasoned healthcare professional with over 40 years of experience. She dedicated 23 years to multispecialty surgery, procedural nursing, and education, prior to dedicating an additional 20+ years to clinical consulting and educational roles. Her career has been marked by a strong focus on education and evidence-based clinical practices across acute and long-term care, particularly in infection prevention.
CEU Information:
Most licensure boards, credentialing agencies and professional organizations have processes that allow individuals to earn a certain number of CEUs for non-preapproved programs and/or to accommodate self-submission for approval of continuing education hours after the event takes place with proper documentation from the program sponsors. It is up to the discretion of the licensee to choose relevant sessions and self-report. Generic certificates of attendance will be provided.
Questions? Reach out to Ivy Beck, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org)
