Executive Program
In the wake of Covid, skilled nursing’s most forward-thinking leaders will join top healthcare experts to look very strategically at our sector. What is the post-pandemic assessment for payers, referral sources, risk-based programs, home care, and demographic demand for SNFs? What are the most effective practices to handle the long-term workforce challenge we face? Our 2022 theme is Resilience: The Path Forward. We aim to present and stimulate creative solutions to our current challenges, as well as inspire you with some interesting silver lining opportunities ahead.
If you plan to participate in recreation on Sunday, May 22, you must arrive at the hotel by 10:00 am to allow time for rapid testing.
Sunday, May 22, 2022
12:00 - 5:00 PM
Recreation
12:00 – 5:00 pm
Golf Tournament (Executives Only)
12:30 – 4:40 pm
Clay Shooting
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Kayaking
Additional Activity To Be Announced
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception
Monday, May 23, 2022
7:00 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 - 10:00 AM
LTC 100 Research Study
Optimizing the SNF Business Model Post-Covid
Based on 50+ interviews with SNF CEOs and post acute experts, we’ve discerned the most promising paths post-Covid. We’ll address the overall SNF business environment: What is the post-Covid reality from payers, referral sources, home care as competition, and demographic demand? Then, distill leading providers’ freshest thinking in staffing, census growth and new business opportunities.
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
LIVE SNF Employee Focus Group
Why Employees Leave, Why Employees Stay
Healthcare workers are in a fragile state with many opting to exit skilled nursing altogether. So we’re probing the minds of SNF employees to understand where their motivations lie. A panel of past and present employees will share their unvarnished views about working in a SNF, including what it really takes to attract and retain workers amid this highly precarious employment economy.
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 - 1:50 PM
General Session
SNF Process Re-Engineering
LTC 100 is working with a LEAN expert to re-examine clinical and operational processes inside the SNF to identify the most efficient ways to deliver post acute care.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Hackathon Staffing Workshop
Improving Staffing through the Power of Collective Thought
This professionally facilitated workshop will guide SNF leaders in addressing today’s most difficult workforce issues, including sourcing, training, scheduling, burnout and culture. In true hackathon fashion, small groups of attendees will identify critical problem areas and formulate new solutions. Attendees will emerge with fresh ideas and renewed resolve to better navigate the ongoing labor challenge.
3:35 - 5:00 PM
Speed Meetings
6:00 - 8:30 PM
Taste of Amelia Island Dinner
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
7:00 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 AM
General Session
Beyond the Great Resignation: The Future of the SNF Workforce
This three-part session will frame out the state of staffing headwinds in skilled nursing and offer fresh solutions for attracting and retaining talent. We’ll start with a deep dive into the empirical data behind employee satisfaction, including why employees leave and why they stay. Then walk through real-life examples of how SNFs are overcoming staffing shortages through creative benefits, scheduling and compensation. Finally, we’ll bring the session full circle with an interactive audience discussion around challenges, experiments and successes from providers throughout the LTC 100 community.
John Frehse, Senior Managing Director, Ankura Consulting
David Gilbertson, Chief Customer Officer, UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)
9:00 - 10:00 AM
General Session
Exploring M&A Options: Is Now the Time to Buy, Sell or Exit Altogether?
Four provider case studies offer different paths forward: buying distressed fill-in assets; acquiring ailing operators; selling off underperforming properties; or exiting skilled nursing altogether.
10:00 - 10:40 AM
Break
10:40 AM - 12:00 PM
General Session
Profiles in Perseverance
Five SNF organizations will share personal anecdotes of how they are adapting in the face of adversity, including experiments in new revenue streams, alternative census strategies, home-grown staffing solutions and rebranding.
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Go Big or Go Home: New Opportunities for Skilled Nursing Providers
We’re exploring new prospective growth areas for skilled nursing operators, including home health, private-pay AL, behavioral health, memory care, and hospital JVs.
2:45 - 5:00 PM
Recreation
2:45 – 5:00 pm
Ritz-Carlton Spa 50-Minute Massage
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Beach Blast
Enjoy the resort’s idyllic beachfront on a lounge chair or with variety of water activities.
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Fort Clinch Walking Tour
A guide will lead you through this 19th-century fort, sharing its history and everyday life of a Civil War solider.
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Salt Infusion & Wine Tasting
Learn the secrets of cooking on a salt block, tasting an array of salts from around the world, as a sommelier pairs them with fine wines.
6:30 - 9:00 PM
Dinner
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
7:00 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 - 9:30 AM
Closing General Session
Staff-Saving SNF Technologies
From telehealth to time management, we’ll profile operational areas where technology is filling critical productivity gaps when there isn’t adequate staff to do the work.
