Hospice Network
2024-05-14 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-11 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-07-09 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Staff of LeadingAge hospice members will meet to discuss and provide input on policy, regulations, quality, new care models, and more. The Hospice Network will sometimes feature an outside speaker and always have a topic for discussion on news of the day. The group is open to anyone who works at a LeadingAge member organization interested in discussing hospice care and more than one member of any organization is welcome to participate.

Email Staff Convener: Katy Barnett
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Meeting Schedule: Second Tuesday of the month at 2 p.m. ET

Assisted Living Network
2024-05-15 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-19 14:00 - 15:00
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

Policy & Advocacy Committee Meeting
2024-05-17 08:00 - 17:00
Meets virtually each quarter to discuss member’s policy priorities, recent national and state advocacy, and regulatory updates.
2024 Meeting Dates are: Feb 9th, May 17th
LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware Policy & Advocacy Committee
Are 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.
Committees are open to participation for provider members and business partners.
Questions?
Reach out to Ivy Beck, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org)

Mastering Recruitment & Retention: Live Webinar Series
2024-05-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-31 08:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
Join LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware and DRIVE for this Seven, 60-minute webinar series presented live by nationally renowned Geronotologist and keynote presenter, Denise Boudreau, MHA, LNHA every other Friday March through May.
Register Here
CEUs available for live attendance
All recordings of live webinars will be made available at the completion of the series for continued learning.
Exemplary leaders make great things happen.

Leaders need less one-off trainings, and more content in series format.
Leaders need access to education that is available at their convenience. It’s not just important, it’s critical.
Leaders recognize that as a field, we are only as strong as the weakest performing organization.

This isn’t just about having better run organizations, although you’ll get that too; this is about accessing helpful resources, in which the staff are energized and the people receiving services get the best possible care.
Think of how many people can benefit from your one decision to take action.
Be that leader. Take that action.
Session 1: Why Work Anywhere Else? | March 8th
Unlock the power of your organizational culture as a strategic competitive advantage! The most effective way to identify and retain the right employees is by showcasing your organizational culture consistently—before, during, and throughout their employment.
Session 2: Your Winning Employee Brand | March 22nd
It’s all about setting the stage for success! We’ll reveal the secrets to creating an exceptional start for your new team members. Get ready to make onboarding an inspiring and unforgettable experience.
Session 3: Starting Off with a Bang! | April 5th
Engagement is everything, and it starts right from the beginning! Discover strategies to engage new team members right from the start, showcasing your exceptional organizational culture and values. We’ll delve into ways to infuse excitement into even the most routine aspects of the hiring process, making them uniquely yours.
Session 4: Orientation and Onboarding that’s NOT Boring | April 19th
Orientation serves as the foundation for shaping how team members interact with each other and those you serve. Is it a source of inspiration that embodies your company’s values, or is it a day filled with endless paperwork and monotonous presentations that leave participants nodding off at the table?
Session 5: Inspiring Longevity and Loyalty | May 3rd
Dive deep into the art of onboarding! We’ll show you how to foster connections with organizational values and colleagues right from day one, setting the stage for a team that’s passionate and ready to shine.
Session 6: Coaching Your Way to Great Retention | May 17th
Coaching serves as a powerful tool for establishing clear expectations, goal alignment, and action plans that lead to tangible results, all while addressing challenges along the way. Learn how to build coaching relationships that empower your team members and provide feedback that truly makes a difference.
Session 7: Developing Superstars | May 31st
Explore the significance of maintaining team member engagement and share strategies for tailoring growth opportunities to suit each individual’s needs and aspirations. You’ll discover how to keep your team engaged and build a workforce that’s passionate about your organization.

LeadingAge Housing Network Meeting:
2024-05-20 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-05-27 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-06-03 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-06-10 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-06-17 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-06-24 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-07-01 12:30 - 13:30, 2024-07-08 12:30 - 13:30
LeadingAge Housing Network Meeting
The Housing network is a friendly group of affordable senior housing providers from across the country. We meet weekly on Mondays at 12:30pm ET and participation in the Network is open to all members of LeadingAge.
We are an active listserv and weekly virtual meeting space for affordable housing members to learn and share with LeadingAge staff and each other about pressing issues and new resources. The Housing Network also includes workgroups on HUD Oversight and Compliance, Housing and Services, Internet Access in Affordable Housing, and Meal and Dining Programs. Read more about the Housing Network’s Workgroups here.
For details on joining the Network, contact Ivy (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org) or Juliana (jbilowich@leadingage.org).
Email Staff Convener: Linda Couch
Meeting Schedule: Weekly every Monday at 12:30 p.m. ET

Housing Happenings
2024-05-22 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 9-10AM. 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.
Reach out to the program contact for the registration link.
On May 22nd (notice 1 week later than usual) we will have Stacey Young, Director, Center of Excellence in Dementia Care, Broadmead discussing Communicating with Someone Who Has a Cognitive Disorder.

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

Where:
VIRTUAL
United States

Contact:
Ivy Beck
ibeck@leadingagenjde.org

Education Committee Meeting
2024-05-22 14:00 - 15:00
This committee meets virtually 6 – 8 times per year and offers critical insights and support on annual calendar year education priorities as well as annual meeting planning.
2024 Meeting Dates are: January 24, February 28, April 24, May 22, July 24, September 18 and November 20
LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware Education Committee
Are 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.
Committees are open to participation for provider members and business partners.
Questions?
Reach out to Ivy Beck, Communications & Events Manager (ibeck@leadingagenjde.org)

Adult Day and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Network
2024-05-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-06-27 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
2024-05-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-27 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

Nursing Home Network
2024-05-28 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-25 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

Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts
2024-06-11 10:30 - 12:00
LeadingAge NJ & DE is pleased to offer this complimentary virtual training event for association members.
Not sure if you’re a member? Reach out to us at info@leadingagenjde.org to confirm your membership and eligibility.
Ouch! That Stereotype Hurts will provide a deeper understanding of the impact of stereotypical comments and why people do not speak up against stereotypes and other related behaviors. Attendees will learn techniques on how to speak up against biased behavior without blame or guilt.
This training is complimentary but registration is required. Email info@leadingagenjde.org to get the registration link.
Objectives:

Understand the impact of stereotypes and biased statements, even when casually said.
Identify the most common reasons people sit silent in the face of bias and stereotypes.
Enhance skills for speaking up against stereotypes without blame or guilt.

Speaker:
Dr. Jennifer Jimenez Maraña is one of today’s foremost authorities in diversity, equity, and inclusion. She is a nationally recognized expert in fields ranging from higher education to healthcare, and her insight and engineering of strategic initiatives has been incorporated at some of our country’s most prestigious organizations. Maraña Consulting incorporates her leadership and training into a cohesive package that includes diversity training, consultation, and keynote addresses.
Dr. Maraña’s research on women of color chief diversity officers connected the experiences of groundbreaking professionals around the country and furthered this academic study. Other areas of study include the experiences of Asian Americans, first-generation college students, self-efficacy, and intersectionality. Despite an educational pedigree that started with a bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a master’s degree from the acclaimed Counseling and Personnel Services program at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a PhD in Education from Claremont Graduate University, Dr. Maraña’s most proud accomplishment has been raising three children, poignantly blessed with her oldest having spastic quadriplegia cerebral palsy.
This profound experience deepens her empathy of others’ diverse lived journeys, and humanizes her commitment to teach and train others to better connect across different backgrounds.

Is Your Emergency Preparedness Plan Ready for Summer?
2024-06-12 13:00 - 14:30
With summer approaching, now is the time for facilities to focus on key elements of their emergency preparedness plans that often come into play during events like heat waves, power failures, severe storms and even hurricanes. The NJ Department of Health will review the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services emergency preparedness rules, discuss situations that require reporting to the Department and describe the education, drills and other actions facilities must take.
REGISTER HERE
FACULTY:
Carol Hamill, RN
LTC Program Manager for Health Facilities Survey & Field Operations Division
New Jersey Department of Health
David Tredy
Supervising Surveyor Physical Plant/Life Safety Code
New Jersey Department of Health
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Describe the CMS and DOH emergency preparedness regulations
Identify situations that require reporting to the NJ DOH
Explain the facility’s obligations concerning education, drills and exercises.

NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS LICENSING BOARD STATEMENT:
This continuing education program is sponsored/conducted by the Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey (HRETNJ) and is in compliance with N.J.A.C. 8:34-7.3 to provide licensed nursing home administrator (LNHA) and certified assisted living administrator (CALA) education credits accepted by the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board.
This education activity may only be used for continuing education credit and not to meet academic college credits.

This education activity has been approved for a total of 1.5 LNHA/CALA continuing education credits.
NEW JERSEY STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION ACCREDITATION STATEMENT
HRET is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Provider Number P-131-3/2024.
This activity awards 1.5 nursing contact hours.
THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES NEW JERSEY STATEMENT
As an independent chartered chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the ACHE NJ, is authorized to award a total of 1.5 hours of ACHE Qualified Education credits toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for ACHE Qualified Education credit should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification.
The planning committee, presenters, facility, authors, and content reviewers have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Disclosure forms are required and reviewed for any issues. Speakers are required to present balanced and unbiased presentations. The presentation’s content has been reviewed and any bias has been eliminated.
Accreditation status does not imply endorsement by HRET, NJSNA, ANCC Commission on Accreditation of any commercial products displayed with this program.

Continuing Care at Home Network
2024-06-13 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

Worth the Investment? The ROI for Wellness Programming - Webinar
2024-06-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Register Here
This presentation will educate attendees on the return on investment in Wellness Programming. There are numerous benefits to providing a robust wellness program within your community – including, but not limited to, increased independence, decrease in falls and hospital stays, and continuity of care. Wellness programming is an additional cost to provide. Throughout this session, attendees will learn the return on investment in wellness programming and why it is beneficial to provide robust programming within your community.
Pricing:
$80 per person
$40 per person for LeadingAge NJ & DE Members (50% cost savings!)
Anyone who works at a community that is a member of LeadingAge New Jersey & Delaware is eligible to receive the member discount. Please note you must be logged in to your member account in our database to see member discounts on registrations.
CEU 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:
Administrators, Executive Directors, Wellness and Activities
Event Objectives:

Identify Wellness Programming and its impact on senior living communities. Explore how these programs are enhanced further when partnered with therapy.
Define the return on investment for a wellness program. Show examples of the ROI generated through robust wellness programming.
Examine cost-effective solutions for providing these services or elevating your current offerings.

Speaker Bio:
Brittany Austin, MBA, National Director of Health and Wellness
Functional Pathways Brittany Austin, MBA, CPT, is the National Director of Health and Wellness for Functional Pathways. Brittany has her B.S. in Exercise Science from the University of Missouri – Columbia and her Master’s in Business Administration from Webster University. She is a Certified Personal Trainer through the American College of Sports Medicine, and a Corrective Exercise Specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She also has her Leadership in Wellness Management Certificate through the International Council on Active Aging. She has been working in the health and wellness field since 2006 and has been working with the older adult population since 2014. She has extensive experience providing and developing wellness programming for Assisted Living, Independent Living, and Memory Care communities

Housing Happenings
2024-06-24 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 9-10AM. 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.
Reach out to the program contact for the registration link.
Next month on June 24th (rescheduled from June 19th) at 12PM EST our topic will be Fostering Mental Well-Being with Aging. In this conversation, Dr. Susan W. Lehmann, a geriatric psychiatrist at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, will discuss factors that contribute to successful aging. She will review threats to well-being with aging and what current research indicates about what can promote emotional well-being with aging, both on the individual level and the community level.

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

Where:
VIRTUAL
United States

Contact:
Ivy Beck
ibeck@leadingagenjde.org

SFY 2025 Updates to the Nursing Home Quality Incentive Payment Program
2024-06-27 12:00 - 13:30
NJHA and LeadingAge NJ & Delaware are pleased to partner with the NJ Department of Human Services to present the State Fiscal Year 2025 updates to the Nursing Home Quality Incentive Payment Program (NF QIPP) that will take effect July 1. Participants will learn about quality metrics that have been added or removed, as well as eligibility for the QIPP and information about how the incentive payments will be applied.
Registration for this complimentary webinar is at https://education.njha.com/courses/68894

Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board Statement:
This continuing education program is sponsored/conducted by the Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey (HRETNJ) and is in compliance with N.J.A.C. 8:34-7.3 to provide licensed nursing home administrator (LNHA) and certified assisted living administrator (CALA) education credits accepted by the Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board.
This education activity may only be used for continuing education credit and not to meet academic college credits.
This education activity has been approved for a total of 1.0 LNHA/CALA continuing education credits.
The planning committee, presenters, facility, authors, and content reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Disclosure forms are required and reviewed for any issues. Speakers are required to present balanced and unbiased presentations. The presentation’s content has been reviewed and any bias has been eliminated.
Accreditation status does not imply endorsement by HRET, NJSNA, ANCC Commission on Accreditation of any commercial products displayed with this program.
