2025 Tanner Foster In-Person Conference
February 25 & 26, 2025
Tuesday, February 25, 2025:
9:00 AM-1:00 PM - Registration
10:00 AM - Optional Free Pre-Session: KACE Program Updates - Presented by Melissa St. John, RN, MSN KACE Resource Nurse (2 Admin CEs)
1:00 PM - Welcome & Sponsor Introduction- Bill Tofflemire
1:10 PM - Town Hall Provider Panel- Presented by tenured Adult Care Executives answering questions and sharing invaluable lessons learned (1 Admin CE)
2:10 PM - Pressure Ulcer Updates- Presented by Martha Kelso, CEO, Wound Care Plus (2 Res Care CEs)
4:00 PM - KDADS Updates: February 2025 LTC survey process revisions for NF/SNF, AL discharge reporting, Enforcement & CMP trends and staffing agencies and their fees, Presented by Dawne Altis, and Lacey Hunter, KDADS (1.5 Admin CEs)
6:00-8:00 PM Reception
Wednesday, February 26, 2025:
8:00 AM - Behavioral Health Management Strategies for Nursing Facilities, Presented by David Rodriguez, Behavioral Health Specialist-Improvement Advisor/Systemwide Quality Improvement, COE (1.5 Res Care CEs)
9:30 AM - Fire Marshal Updates & New Maintenance Checklist- Presented by Rachel Martin, Code Compliance Officer, Office of the State Fire Marshal (1 Admin CE)
10:20 AM - Tanner Foster Educational Foundation Annual Meeting
11:00 AM - Official Vendor Show (1 Elective CE)
12:00 PM - Conference Luncheon
1:00 PM - KDHE Update- New MCO Contract Year, Eligibility, & More! - Presented by Yvonne Case, Director of Operations, KDHE (1 Admin CE)
2:00 PM - Partnering with PACE - Presented by Lea Chaffee, Vice President/Executive Director of PACE, Midland Care Connection (1 Admin CE)
3:00 PM - Collaboration- Working Together with Your Ombudsman - Presented by Haely Ordoyne, Kansas State Long-Term Care Ombudsman (1 Admin CE)
4:00 PM - TBD - (1 Admin CE)
4:50 PM - Closing Remarks & Vendor & Conference drawings
* The Conference schedule is subject to change.
Non-licensed Staff and Non-KACE AIT Student Registrations:
Please see the NEW registration options for non-licensed staff. This is a great opportunity for professional development and investment of staff that you want to provide the conference experience for.
Do you have an AIT who is not in the KACE AIT program? There's a registration option for those students also.
KACE wants to open the professional development opportunity to future adult care executives and valued staff who will benefit from the conference experience!
Location:
Hilton Garden Inn, 410 South 3rd St., Manhattan, KS 66502
Hotel Reservations:
Rooms must be booked by February 2, 2025, to secure the conference room rate of $113/night. Call (785) 532-9116 and reference "90Z" to secure a room at the discounted rate or use the following link.
Book your hotel room here!
Continuing Education Credit:
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT: A total of 14 continuing education clock hours (9.5 Admin and 3.5 Res Care) are approved for this event and the optional pre-convention session for adult care home administrators and registered operators by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (LTS# A1427). This includes 1.0 hours of Electives that are available if the entire convention is attended. Nurses will not receive elective hours. CEU surveys must be submitted within 7 days of close of the event (March 5th). Kansas Adult Care Executives is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 13 contact hours applicable for RN or LPN re-licensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number LT0341-0624.
Thank you to the 2025 Tanner Foster Sponsors:
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