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• 2025 Annual Conference Sponsorship

  • When
    22 Apr 2025
  • Location
    Delta Hotel by Marriott - 10 E 120th Ave, Northglenn, CO 80233

  
  

  
  

  Conference Agenda

  Morning Session

  8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast

  • Attendees check in, network, and enjoy a light breakfast (breakfast included).

  9:00 AM – 10:15 AM I Keynote Session - LeAnn Thieman – The Heart of Care: Inspiring and Retaining a Thriving Assisted Living Team

  We are honored to welcome LeAnn Thieman, Nurse, Author, and Hall of Fame Speaker, as our keynote presenter. With more than 40 years of nursing experience and as co-author of Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul, LeAnn brings a powerful blend of inspiration and practical wisdom to the caregiving profession. Her heartfelt message focuses on building resilient teams, finding balance in the demanding world of assisted living, and reigniting the passion at the heart of care.

  LeAnn’s extraordinary story—including her heroic role in the Vietnam Orphan Airlift—has been featured on BBC, NPR, PBS, FOX News, and Newsweek. Don’t miss this unforgettable session designed to uplift, energize, and empower your entire team.

  Book Signing & Networking to follow

  10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Session 1: Staffing Strong: Strategies for Hiring, Keeping & Supporting Your Team-A fun and interactive, rotational workshop. We will be covering 4 interactive table segments, each about 10 minutes long, then rotate. We’re all facing staffing stress — let’s crowdsource and connect on solutions that work.
  

  • Table 1: Recruit Like a Pro: Smart hiring strategies, Rachel Robertson, Owner/Administrator of Turnberry Place Assisted Living and Elevated Assisted Living Consulting

  • Table 2: First Impressions Matter: Onboarding & training—Janet Cornell, Senior Care Administrator Coaching LLC

  • Table 3: Culture that Clicks: Engagement & retention -  (TBD)

  • Table 4: Burnout Busters: Preventing turnover (TBD)

  11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Break

  11:45 AM – 12:45 PM | Session 2: Safer Med Passing, Happier Residents: Using AI to Reduce Med Errors, Adam Aisen, ECP CEO

  Medication administration is one of the top deficiencies cited during surveys—and one of the most high-risk areas in assisted living. With residents often on a dozen or more meds, managing complex schedules and dosages can be overwhelming. In this session, explore how AI-powered tools are transforming medication safety by reducing human error, flagging risks in real time, and streamlining workflows. Learn how cutting-edge innovations in eMAR systems are helping communities deliver safer, smarter care.

  • Understand the Role of AI in Med Management: Explore how AI supports staff in managing high volumes of medications, improving safety and outcomes.

  • Identify Key AI Features: Learn how features like PRN monitoring, duplicate med detection, and controlled substance tracking help prevent common errors.

  • Evaluate Clinical Impact: Discover how AI tools enhance compliance, reduce risk, and support healthier, happier residents.

  12:45 PM – 1:45 PM | Lunch & Networking

  • Enjoy a catered lunch and engage with industry experts. (Lunch included).

  
  

  Afternoon Session

  1:45 PM – 2:45 PM | Session 3: Understanding and Managing Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia, Dr. Danielle Whitacre, Chief Medical Officer at Bloom Healthcare 

  Behavioral symptoms such as aggression, agitation, wandering, and resistance to care are common—and challenging—expressions of dementia. In this session, Dr. Danielle Whitacre, Chief Medical Officer at Bloom Healthcare, will provide practical, evidence-based strategies to identify root causes and manage behaviors compassionately and effectively. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the clinical, environmental, and emotional factors that influence behavior and learn tools to support both residents and staff in dementia care.

  • Recognize Common Behavioral Symptoms: Identify typical behavioral changes associated with dementia and their potential triggers.

  • Understand Underlying Causes: Explore how unmet needs, medical conditions, and environmental factors contribute to behavioral expressions.

  • Implement Person-Centered Strategies: Learn actionable approaches to prevent, de-escalate, and manage behaviors while promoting dignity and safety.

  2:45 PM – 3:00 PM | Break

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Session 4: Life Safety & Survey Readiness, Bryan Adams, Fire Inspector and Unit Chief at the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), where he leads the Residential Health Care Program. 

  Compliance Made Easy: Preparing for Success. From fire safety systems to emergency preparedness, life safety is a critical part of survey readiness—and one of the most commonly cited areas during inspections. In this session, Bryan Adams, Fire Inspector and Unit Chief at the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), will share key insights from the state’s Residential Health Care Program. You’ll walk away with a better understanding of CDPHE Chapter 7 requirements, the most common life safety deficiencies, and proactive strategies to ensure you're always ready when surveyors arrive.

  • Understand Life Safety Compliance: Get clarity on how Chapter 7 regulations impact your community’s safety systems and environment.

  • Prepare for Surveys with Confidence: Discover practical tips for documentation, walkthroughs, and avoiding last-minute surprises.

  • Avoid Common Deficiencies: Learn the top pitfalls DFPC sees during inspections—and how to stay ahead of them.
    
    

  Spotlight: Emergency Preparedness with Peak10

  
  Join Byron Walker, CEO & Founder of Peak10 Emergency, as he highlights practical tools for elevating your emergency readiness. From comprehensive Senior Evacuation Kits to customizable solutions that meet CDPHE standards, Peak10 offers scalable options for keeping your residents safe and your community compliant.

  4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Q&A Panel, Vendor Giveaways, Closing Remarks and Video

  • Open discussion with industry experts to answer pressing questions.

  • Final thoughts and takeaways from the day

  4:30 PM: Reception/Happy Hour

  
  

  
  

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• CALA 2025 Annual Conference - Building and Retaining a Thriving Assisted Living Community

  • When
    22 Apr 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Delta Hotel by Marriot - 10 East 120th Avenue, Northglenn, CO 80233

  Register

  

  Conference Agenda

  Morning Session

  8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast

  • Attendees check in, network, and enjoy a light breakfast (breakfast included).

  9:00 AM – 10:15 AM I Keynote Session - LeAnn Thieman – The Heart of Care: Inspiring and Retaining a Thriving Assisted Living Team

  We are honored to welcome LeAnn Thieman, Nurse, Author, and Hall of Fame Speaker, as our keynote presenter. With more than 40 years of nursing experience and as co-author of Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul, LeAnn brings a powerful blend of inspiration and practical wisdom to the caregiving profession. Her heartfelt message focuses on building resilient teams, finding balance in the demanding world of assisted living, and reigniting the passion at the heart of care.

  LeAnn’s extraordinary story—including her heroic role in the Vietnam Orphan Airlift—has been featured on BBC, NPR, PBS, FOX News, and Newsweek. Don’t miss this unforgettable session designed to uplift, energize, and empower your entire team.

  Book Signing & Networking to follow

  10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Session 1: Staffing Strong: Strategies for Hiring, Keeping & Supporting Your Team-A fun and interactive, rotational workshop. We will be covering 4 interactive table segments, each about 10 minutes long, then rotate. We’re all facing staffing stress — let’s crowdsource and connect on solutions that work.
  

  • Table 1: Recruit Like a Pro: Smart hiring strategies, Rachel Robertson, Owner/Administrator of Turnberry Place Assisted Living and Elevated Assisted Living Consulting

  • Table 2: First Impressions Matter: Onboarding & training—Janet Cornell, Senior Care Administrator Coaching LLC

  • Table 3: Culture that Clicks: Engagement & retention -  (TBD)

  • Table 4: Burnout Busters: Preventing turnover (TBD)

  11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Break

  11:45 AM – 12:45 PM | Session 2: Safer Med Passing, Happier Residents: Using AI to Reduce Med Errors, Adam Aisen, ECP CEO

  Medication administration is one of the top deficiencies cited during surveys—and one of the most high-risk areas in assisted living. With residents often on a dozen or more meds, managing complex schedules and dosages can be overwhelming. In this session, explore how AI-powered tools are transforming medication safety by reducing human error, flagging risks in real time, and streamlining workflows. Learn how cutting-edge innovations in eMAR systems are helping communities deliver safer, smarter care.

  • Understand the Role of AI in Med Management: Explore how AI supports staff in managing high volumes of medications, improving safety and outcomes.

  • Identify Key AI Features: Learn how features like PRN monitoring, duplicate med detection, and controlled substance tracking help prevent common errors.

  • Evaluate Clinical Impact: Discover how AI tools enhance compliance, reduce risk, and support healthier, happier residents.

  12:45 PM – 1:45 PM | Lunch & Networking

  • Enjoy a catered lunch and engage with industry experts. (Lunch included).

  
  

  Afternoon Session

  1:45 PM – 2:45 PM | Session 3: Understanding and Managing Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia, Dr. Danielle Whitacre, Chief Medical Officer at Bloom Healthcare 

  Behavioral symptoms such as aggression, agitation, wandering, and resistance to care are common—and challenging—expressions of dementia. In this session, Dr. Danielle Whitacre, Chief Medical Officer at Bloom Healthcare, will provide practical, evidence-based strategies to identify root causes and manage behaviors compassionately and effectively. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of the clinical, environmental, and emotional factors that influence behavior and learn tools to support both residents and staff in dementia care.

  • Recognize Common Behavioral Symptoms: Identify typical behavioral changes associated with dementia and their potential triggers.

  • Understand Underlying Causes: Explore how unmet needs, medical conditions, and environmental factors contribute to behavioral expressions.

  • Implement Person-Centered Strategies: Learn actionable approaches to prevent, de-escalate, and manage behaviors while promoting dignity and safety.

  2:45 PM – 3:00 PM | Break

  3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Session 4: Life Safety & Survey Readiness, Bryan Adams, Fire Inspector and Unit Chief at the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), where he leads the Residential Health Care Program. 

  Compliance Made Easy: Preparing for Success. From fire safety systems to emergency preparedness, life safety is a critical part of survey readiness—and one of the most commonly cited areas during inspections. In this session, Bryan Adams, Fire Inspector and Unit Chief at the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), will share key insights from the state’s Residential Health Care Program. You’ll walk away with a better understanding of CDPHE Chapter 7 requirements, the most common life safety deficiencies, and proactive strategies to ensure you're always ready when surveyors arrive.

  • Understand Life Safety Compliance: Get clarity on how Chapter 7 regulations impact your community’s safety systems and environment.

  • Prepare for Surveys with Confidence: Discover practical tips for documentation, walkthroughs, and avoiding last-minute surprises.

  • Avoid Common Deficiencies: Learn the top pitfalls DFPC sees during inspections—and how to stay ahead of them.
    
    

  Spotlight: Emergency Preparedness with Peak10

  
  Join Byron Walker, CEO & Founder of Peak10 Emergency, as he highlights practical tools for elevating your emergency readiness. From comprehensive Senior Evacuation Kits to customizable solutions that meet CDPHE standards, Peak10 offers scalable options for keeping your residents safe and your community compliant.

  4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Q&A Panel, Vendor Giveaways, Closing Remarks and Video

  • Open discussion with industry experts to answer pressing questions.

  • Final thoughts and takeaways from the day.

  4:30 PM: Reception/Happy Hour
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

   @CALA     @CALA   @co_assistedlivingassoication  @coloradoala

  
  

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• 40 Hour Administrator Training

  • Start
    12 May 2025
  •  
  • End
    23 May 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    10 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    10

  Register

  
  

  The 40 Hour Administrator class is taught by Janet Cornell owner of Senior Care Administrator Coaching, Janet has over 22 years of experience in the Senior Care industry with 14 years’ experience as an Administrator of 8 group homes. The topics discussed are compliant with the regulations in a format that is easy to understand.  The class includes real examples surveys, difficult situations and challenges that operators face every day.  Included are daily handouts that support the topics learned that day. 

  It is a zoom class format:  

  Week One

  Monday and Tuesday: 

  The Business - Organizing the business topics required in regulation. 

  Wednesday: 

                 The Home - What is required to be compliant concerning the facility 

  Thursday and Friday:

  The Home - Continued

  
  

  Week Two

  Monday and Tuesday: 

  The Staff - What training is needed and best practice ideas 

  Wednesday:

  The Residents - What paperwork is required to move a resident into a facility 

  Thursday and Friday:

  The Residents- Information continued

  
  

   Each participant will also have work to be completed outside of class but not more than an hour each day.  There are 4 quizzes and a final exam.  Participants must attend all sessions. Registrants must pay at time of registration. Registration will close Friday, January 24th.

  
  

  Email info@calaonline.org or call 303-433-4446 with any questions.

  Zoom links, including the link to join will be sent to registrants via email. 

  All class details can be found here:

  https://member.calaonline.org/event-5937408

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• 4 Day Administrator Designee Training

  • Start
    10 Jun 2025
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  • End
    13 Jun 2025
  •  
  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Did you know that the Administrator is responsible for appointing someone to be the Qualified Designee and is responsible for making sure the designee is capable of filling in.   

   

   

  Regulation:  PART 6 – ADMINISTRATOR 

   

  6.8 Duties:  

   

  (L) Appointing and supervising a qualified designee who is capable of satisfactorily fulfilling the administrator’s duties when the administrator is unavailable.  

   

  The name and contact information for the administrator or qualified designee on duty shall always be readily available to the residents and public. 

  
  

  Day 1  

  Administrator Duties: 

  What falls under the Administrator Duties   

  When to contact the Administrator of Record 

  Getting around in the regulations to find answers when things come up 

  Staffing issues  

  When a staff member has to put on immediate leave  

  Staff contingency situation and back up staff 

  Staff training packet ready to go  

   

  Day 2  

  The Dreaded Health Dept: Be Survey Ready 

  Do a mock survey to get the building ready for survey  

  Where to find the QMP, Policy and Procedure manual, Fire safety manual  

  What is needed for a Plan of Correction and how to file an extension  

   

  Day 3   

  Occurrence Reporting   

  What needs to be reported  

  How to Report through the COHFI Site  

  Contagious or Covid situation reporting  

   

  Day 4   

  What if there is Racoon in the attic or Rat in the house? And other crazy safety events.  

  Emergency Procedures: including evacuating the building  

  Resident Assessments and Safe Return Assessments  

  Pests in the building  

  What to do if you have NO idea what to do, who to call what support do you need.  

  Preferred Vendor list for plumbing, electrical, garage door opener, furnace, AC issues  

   

  Quiz is handed out at the end of the 4th day to evaluate competency.  CALA issues the certificate for the employee file  

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