🗓️ MONDAY, MAY 4
Registration opens at 12:00 pm and closes at 5:00 pm.
| Time | Access All Tracks – Mainstage Events |
|---|---|
| 1:00 pm | Masterclass, Panel Discussion: Listen, Let Go, and Live: Strategies for Thriving Throughout the Decades
Dr. Susan Lovelle
Joanne MacInnes
Theresa Santoro
President & CEO, RVNAhealth
Presented by: HireTeem, Geriatric Medical |
| 5:30 pm |
🗓️ TUESDAY, MAY 5
Registration opens at 7:00 am and closes at 5:00 pm.
| Time | Access All Tracks – Mainstage Events | Advocacy | Home Care | Home Health | Hospice | Leadership | Workforce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 am | |||||||
| 8:45 am | Opening Keynote: New England Leaders on What’s Breaking Through and What’s Breaking Down
Elyssa Katz
Senior Director, Marketing and Communications, National Alliance for Care at Home
Mario D’Aquila
COO, Assisted Living Services, Inc
Beth Slepian
President & CEO, Granite VNA
Kenneth Albert
President/CEO, Andwell
Presented by: CareScout | ||||||
| 10:00 am | Preventing the Preventable: Regional Trends, Reporting Gaps, and Community-Based Solutions
Karen Krause
Director of Rehabilitation Services, Cornerstone VNA
| Data to Action: 2025 HHVBP Performance Insights and Patient Experience Best PracticesÂ
Lindsay Doak
Vice President of Data and Research, Netsmart
| The Impact of Bereavement Services: Our Journey to 5 Stars
Jennifer Finn
Director of Organizational Excellence, Elliot VNA
Catherine Frasco
Vice President for Home and Community Services, The Elliot Health System
Meagan Smart
Sr. Continuous Improvement Specialist, Elliot Health System
| Beginning With The End in Mind: Building Your Agency’s Value Through Intentional Planning
Jane Panneton
VP & Managing Director of Transitions, Corcoran
| Nurse Residency Program: Home Health, Education & Training, Leadership
Jennifer Ufkin
Chief Executive Officer, Cornerstone VNA
Elaine Gardner
Manager of the New England Home Health Nurse Residency Program, NEHHNRP
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| 11:15 am | Advocacy in Action: How Associations are Moving the Needle in New England
Lisa Harvey-McPherson
Vice President of Government Relations, Northern Light Health
Lee-Ann Quinn
Director for Rhode Island State Programs, BAYADA
Larry Michel
Jake Krilovich
Chief Executive Officer, Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts
Jim Culhane
President & CEO, Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice
| HHVBP Keeps A Changing – What’s up now and how do you maximize your TPS??
Kim Banker
Product Manager and Home Health/Hospice Subject Matter Expert, SHP
Angela Huff
Senior Managing Consultant, Forvis Mazars
| The Perfect Hospice Patient
Tara Strickland
| Turning Risk into Resilience: Rehab Management Strategies for Homecare Leader
Michael Uzar
Rehab Risk Consulting
| The Safety Lessons We Learned Without a Manual
Jonas Fortenberry
VP of Business Development, POM Safe
Daniela Cappetta
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| 1:15 pm | Lunch | ||||||
| 2:30 pm | End-of-Life in Independent Living: A Practical Playbook for Hospice, Home Care, and Care Management
Rachel Mandle
Executive Director and CEO, The Residences at Sherburne Commons
Jessica Trimble
Director of Care Management, Best of Care
| Don’t Trust the Process; Master the Process: A Guide to Home Health Survey and Regulatory Enforcement
Jody Erdfarb
Partner, Wiggin and Dana
| How to Create Meaningful Hospice Outcomes While Adhering to Regulatory Requirements
Erin Fay-Azzato
Ellen McCabe
| Navigating the Future of Managed Care
Regina Wild
| UVM Health’s Mosaic Project: Building Stronger Connections Through Storytelling
Laurel Kelly
Director, Communications and Engagement, Continuing Care UVM Health
Angela Ferrante
Communications Specialist, UVM Health
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| 3:45 pm | KEYNOTE: Grappling with the Gray: Conquering the Enemies of Ethics
Yonason Goldson
Presented by: OK Alone | ||||||
| 5:00 pm | |||||||
| 7:00 pm | Networking Dinner at Venues at the FactoryPresented by: FireNote |
🗓️ WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
Registration opens at 7:00 am and closes at 12:00 pm.
| Time | Access All Tracks – Mainstage Events | Home Care | Home Health | Hospice | Leadership | Workforce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Breakfast with Sponsors & Exhibitors | |||||
| 8:30 am | Keynote: Workforce Insights: Generational Motivators in Healthcare at Home
Katherine Morrison
Director of Advisory Services, WellSky
Cindy Campbell
Senior Director of Advisory Services, WellSky
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| 9:45 am | Final Exhibitor Break | |||||
| 10:45 am | Strengthening the Home Care Aide Workforce
Hayley Gleason
| Following the Symptom Management Cues in CAHPS and HOPE
Caren McHenry Martin
| Bridging the Gap: Advancing Goal-Concordant Care and Better Outcomes Through a Home Health Palliative Bridge Program
Ashley Kaminski Petkis
Kelly-Ann Loescher
| The Experience and Journey of Dementia Grief
Tammy Pozerycki
Director of Training and Education and Aging Life Care Manager, Clear Guidance, LLC
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| 12:00 pm | Lunch & The Power of Positive Leadership: Coaching Skills for High Impact Results
Laura Berman Fortgang
Presented by: EnzoHealth | |||||
| 1:00 pm | Farewell & Raffle Prizes |