CALA 2021 Virtual Spring Conference
Friday, April 23, 2021 and
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Navigating the C's:
Collaboration, Compliance and COVID
We are hosting a two half-day LIVE Webcast program with incredible speakers and topics as well as exhibitors in Virtual Exhibitor Booths you can visit--the best part, we are bringing the conference to your facility. We have a new conference platform that brings excitement and realism to our virtual experience. Take advantage of the new Virtual platform to train your entire staff.
Day 1 • Half Day of Educational Programs
Friday, April 23, 2021
12:00PM – 12:30PM Conference Welcome & Opening Comments
Nicole Zamparelli-Schiavone, CALA President
12:30PM – 1:30PM
COVID Updates
Peter Myers, Branch Chief, Residential Care Strike Force Team, Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment
Hear the latest COVID Updates from CDPHE that will include time for Questions and Answers directly from the source.
1:30PM – 1:45PM Exhibitor Partner – Sponsor Break
Visit Exhibitors in our Virtual Expo Area
1:45PM – 2:45PM
Person Centered Care Plans to Support Resident-Directed Living
Carmen Bowman, MHS, BSW, Owner, Edu-Catering
Care plans belong to, and should reflect, the person. Be grounded in ALR regulations and freed from outdated, medical model care planning. Content comes from Changing the Culture of Care Planning: a person-directed approach co-authored by our speaker, a former Colorado assisted living surveyor, covering culture change practices including personalized and “I” care plans and narrative care planning. Be encouraged to reflect the individualized care you provide in detail on each of your residents' care plans. However, don't focus only on care; good care should be a given. Be challenged to also focus on the life residents are living in your assisted living.
2:45PM – 3:00PM Exhibitor Partner – Sponsor Break
Visit Exhibitors in our Virtual Expo Area
3:00PM – 4:00PM
Panel Q & A and Breakout Sessions
Panelists: CALA Board Members
An opportunity for you to express your biggest challenges in operating your community whether that is state regulations, staffing, activiites, etc.
4:00PM – 4:15PM Exhibitor Partner – Sponsor Break
Visit Exhibitors in our Virtual Expo Area
4:15PM - 5:15PM
Enrichment on a Budget and Via Zoom
Jack York, Founder, It's Never Too Late
The Covid-19 crisis has brought to the forefront of senior living the importance of staying connected, and the consequences of being isolated. This session will show attendees how technology can help keep residents and families connected in the midst of the crisis. (and beyond). You will see a myriad of resources, many of them free, that will help you use technology to keep the connections alive and blossoming. The session is 100% designed for non-technical individuals, and you will walk away with multiple ideas and solutions for your own setting. You will walk away with a new set of resources to utilize, and stories of inspiration you can emulate.
5:15PM – 5:30PM Closing Comments
Day 2 • Half Day of Education Programs
Thursday, April 29, 2021
12:00PM – 12:30PM Conference Welcome & Opening Comments
Nicole Zamparelli-Schiavone, CALA President
12:30PM – 1:30PM
Compliance...Compliance...Compliance
Dee Reda, Manager, Community Services Section, Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment
The new survey process is upon us! CDPHE will share with us how to be prepared for that knock on the door.
1:30PM – 1:45PM Exhibitor Partner – Sponsor Break
Visit Exhibitors in our Virtual Expo Area
1:45PM – 2:45PM
The Artifacts of Culture Change for Assisted Living
Carmen Bowman, MHS, BSW, Owner, Edu-Catering
The first ever Artifacts of Culture Change for Assisted Living.
The tool teaches the practices that reflect home instead of institution and serves as an internal, self-assessment and bench-marking resource. Learn how to use the Artifacts tool and the culture change practices you may have not considered in ensuring a focus on the individuals who live where you work.
2:45PM – 3:00PM Exhibitor Partner – Sponsor Break
Visit Exhibitors in our Virtual Expo Area
3:00PM – 4:00PM
Panel Q & A and Breakout Sessions
Lead by CALA Board Members
Topics: Introduction of Survey Tracking Tool, Legislative Updates and Discussion
Plus answers not provided at last week's discussion the opportunity for additional questions and feedback.
4:00PM – 4:15PM Exhibitor Partner – Sponsor Break
Visit Exhibitors in our Virtual Expo Area
4:15PM - 5:15PM
Cultivating Resiliency
Ruby Jo Walker, LCSW, SEP, CHT, Founder, Post-Traumatic Growth Somatic Therapy
This experiential and didactic workshop will focus on supporting participants' resilience during these challenging times. The focus will be on understanding the effect of the pandemic on interpersonal neurobiology, as well as how they both affect behavior and emotion. Small doable practices will be included that should leave each participant with skills to support themselves with more ease, using the lens of neurobiology.
5:15PM – 5:30PM Closing Comments
