Annual Meeting & Trade Show
Thursday, November 16, 2023
DCU Center, Worcester
9:30am – 3:00pm
Join us as we gather for our 2023 Annual Meeting & Trade Show on Thursday, November 16th at the DCU Center in Worcester! In addition to learning from dynamic speakers addressing issues impacting long term care providers, over 50 sponsors and exhibitors will be at the Trade Show and Luncheon to share the latest products and services, giving you the opportunity to network with these vendors and your colleagues. A post-conference “Thank You LTC Heroes” cocktail reception at Off the Rails restaurant will immediately follow the afternoon session.
MORNING SESSION, 9:30 AM – 11:30AM (2 CEUS)
- Welcome and President’s Perspective
Tara Gregorio, President, Mass Senior Care Association
- Fireside Chat with Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Secretary, Kate Walsh
- Chair’s Report and Annual Business Meeting
Tom Lavallee, Chair, Board of Directors, Massachusetts Senior Care Association, Chief Operating Officer, Alliance Health Management Services, LLC
- Election of Officers and Board Members-at-Large
- Vote on Proposed 2024 Mass Senior Care Budget
TRADE SHOW & BUFFET LUNCH 11:30AM – 1:00PM
AFTERNOON SESSION, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (2 CEUS)
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement – What all Nursing Facilities Should Know!
The Department of Public Health’s Leadership Team will present an overview of the Bureau of Healthcare Safety and Quality, Division of Facility Licensure & Certification organizational structure as well as review the determination of compliance with the CMS Requirements of Participation. DPH will discuss how surveyors identify deficient practices, how multiple deficiencies for the same deficient practice may be cited, determination of scope & severity and possible enforcement actions. In addition, DPH will discuss the review and approval process for submitted plans of correction.
Representatives from the Division of Health Care Facility Licensure & Certification, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Stephen Davis, Division Director
Michelle Butler, Deputy Director
We will hold a Q&A Session at the end of the afternoon program, If you would like to submit any questions, please email them to Caitlin Hughes at chughes@maseniorcare.org.