Health Dimensions Group offers exceptional professional education and development through presentations, webinars, onsite training, on-demand webinars, and more. As industry thought leaders, HDG’s consultants and content experts are sought-after speakers at professional association conferences, board and leadership meetings, and other training venues. Educational topics include all aspects of leading and operating senior care and post-acute care communities, as well as the changing market, reimbursement, and regulatory landscape. HDG’s team can customize educational programming to meet the unique needs of your organization and the states in which you operate.
Webinars
On-Demand Webinars
Top Trends Tuesdays Webinar Series – “Exploring the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): Understanding the Basics of Feasibility and Development”
September 2023
Presented by: Tom Stitt, VP, Consulting Services, and Colin Higgins, VP, Market Analysis & Research
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly has experienced significant growth in recent years as interest in home and community-based services (HCBS) continues to rise. In this webinar, we will explore the basics of PACE and provide an understanding of the key steps in developing a PACE program, from feasibility to implementation.
Top Trends Tuesdays Webinar Series – “The Evolving Relationship Between Hospitals and Post-acute Care: Beyond the PandemicTop Trends Tuesday Webinar Series”
August 2023
Presented by: Brian Ellsworth, VP, Public Policy and Payment Transformation, and John Capasso, Executive Advisor, Senior Care
During the pandemic, the relationship between hospitals and post-acute care providers become increasingly critical in managing patient outcomes and ensuring optimal use of the health system. In many markets, the relationship has evolved significantly, with new opportunities and challenges present. Join our webinar as we explore options for hospitals, including buying, selling, or forging deeper partnerships with post-acute care providers. Simultaneously, we will equip post-acute providers with strategies on how to approach hospitals to foster mutually beneficial relationships.
Top Trends Tuesdays Webinar Series – “Building a Dream Team: Strategies for Battling the Senior Care Workforce ShortageTop Trends Tuesday Webinar Series – From Surviving to Thriving: Navigating the Latest Regulatory and Payment Changes”
July 2023
Presented by: Sarah Friede, SVP, Recruitment Services, and Julia Eiland, VP, Consulting, People and Culture
In the face of the industry-wide shortage of workers, organizations must prioritize strategic recruitment and retention efforts like never before. Join HDG’s workforce solutions experts as we explore techniques that go beyond conventional approaches, equipping participants with practical strategies and actionable insights to overcome the ongoing talent crisis. This session will delve into innovative recruitment practices, employee engagement strategies, and retention techniques, while emphasizing the transformative impact of driving culture change on recruitment and retention success. By embracing and implementing these strategies, attendees will be empowered to build a dream team capable of providing the exceptional care and service our residents deserve.
Top Trends Tuesday Webinar Series – From Surviving to Thriving: Navigating the Latest Regulatory and Payment Changes
June 2023
Presented by: Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey, CEO, and Sara Deiter, VP, Consulting Services
Join HDG experts for our next Top Trends Tuesday webinar, “From Surviving to Thriving: Navigating the Latest Regulatory and Payment Changes,” as we explore the ever-evolving landscape of SNF regulations and payment, the implications that these changes will have on providers, and essential steps for maintaining compliance. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and ensure your team is prepared to not only survive—but thrive—amidst increasing regulatory scrutiny.
Top Trends Tuesday Webinar – Beyond the Public Health Emergency: The Next Normal
May 2023
Presented by: Brian Ellsworth, VP, Public Policy and Payment Transformation, and Sara Deiter, VP, Consulting
The end of the public health emergency is on the horizon, and senior care and living providers must prepare for the next normal of living with COVID-19 as a part of everyday life. In this webinar, we will discuss what the end of the public health emergency means for senior care and living providers and the steps they should take to adapt.
Optimizing Labor Management: Strategies to Reduce Costs and Increase Profitability
March 2023
Presented by: Julia Eiland, VP, Consulting, People & Culture, Sharon Thole, EVP, Operations, Chris Kresbach, COO, RM Management, and Ezedube Eze, RDO, Hill Valley Healthcare
Although senior living and care communities are on the road to recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic, data shows that the labor market is still in crisis and looks bleak for the next few years. To fill the gaps in staffing, many providers are relying on contract labor. Coupled with the increase in wages and bonuses, labor costs are soaring and significantly impacting profitability. Join our webinar to hear how a panel of leaders in the industry are dealing with these increased labor costs and managing expenses to ensure profitability for years to come.
Regulatory Road Trip: What’s Coming for SNF’s in 2023 and How to Prepare – With Simple
February 2023
Presented by: Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey, CEO, and Sara Deiter, VP, Consulting Services
In last year’s State of the Union Address, the President promised to “improve the safety and quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes.” Since then, CMS has announced several major regulatory updates to fulfill that promise, including changes to surveyor guidance and the Special Focus Facility program.
What does this mean to SNFs in 2023? As scrutiny increases, providers must stay laser-focused on these changes to ensure they remain in compliance. Join speakers from Health Dimensions Group® as we walk through these major regulatory updates, including critical steps your team MUST take to meet requirements.
2023 Top Trends in Aging Services – With Senior Housing News
December 2022
Presented by: Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey, CEO, Darrin Hull, EVP, Consulting, Sharon Thole, EVP, Operations, Brian Ellsworth, VP, Public Policy & Payment Transformation, and Julia Eiland, VP, Consulting, People & Culture
As a leading senior living management and consulting organization, Health Dimensions Group has a unique perspective on current and evolving trends affecting the aging services profession. It is said that with every challenge comes opportunity, and this coming year will be no different. In the wake of the COVID-19 emergency, the aging services industry is left with numerous obstacles we need to address and opportunities we must capitalize on in order to succeed. To prepare for the year ahead, it will be vital for providers to address the following trends:
- Rebuilding and Reengaging the Health Care Workforce
- Moving to the Next Normal of the Pandemic
- Significant Payment and Regulatory Changes
- Ongoing PACE and SNP Growth
- Providers Exploring Strategic Redesign
- Increasing Resident Care Complexity and Changing Resident Preferences
- Evolution of Sales and Marketing
- Impacts of an Economy in Flux
- Hospitals Looking at Post-Acute Care in a New Light
2022 Top Trends in Aging Services – With Senior Housing News
December 2021
Presented by: Darrin Hull, EVP, Consulting, Kim Watson, EVP, People, Culture, and Quality, and Brian Ellsworth, VP, Public Policy and Payment Transformation
As a leading senior living management and consulting organization, Health Dimensions Group has a unique perspective on current and emerging trends affecting the aging services profession. With the monumental changes of the past several years as context, please join HDG and Senior Housing News as we present the 2022 Top Trends in Aging Services. Reflecting deeply on these trends will be vital as you develop your organization’s strategic and operational plans for the year ahead. As the old saying goes, “If you don’t know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else.”
HealthPro Heritage L.E.A.P. Symposium – “Top Trends in Aging Services: Transition to a New Landscape”
March 23, 2021
Presented by: Brian Ellsworth, VP, Public Policy and Payment Transformation, Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey
Join Health Dimensions Group, CEO, Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey, and VP of Public Policy and Payment Transformation, Brian Ellsworth, in the HealthPRO Heritage L.E.A.P. Symposium as they discuss new trends for senior care and how providers will need to prepare for the current and future of the industry.
Top Trends in Aging Services for 2021: Transitioning to a New Landscape
January 14, 2021
Presented by: Brian Ellsworth, VP, Public Policy and Payment Transformation, Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey, CEO, Mike Edwin, VP, Consulting Services, Leah Lindgren, EVP, Marketing and Communications, and Darrin Hull, EVP, Consulting
Join this complimentary webinar to hear HDG experts’ take on how the winds of change will be impacting aging services in 2021. The global pandemic has profoundly affected the senior living sector and the provision of healthcare more generally, compressing change that used to take years and decades into weeks and months. As the vaccines are being deployed and we turn the corner to a new reality, it will be vital for providers to understand those trends and prepare for the future.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify ten important trends shaping the aging services field in 2021.
- Offer insight into strategies to succeed given new realities.
Seniors Housing Middle Market Conundrum – Development Challenges in Today’s Environment
November 2020
In partnership with Seniors Housing Business
Presented by: Craig Abbott, EVP, and Mike Edwin, VP, Consulting
Developing seniors housing, assisted living, and memory care has always been challenging. It is particularly difficult to develop affordable products and services for the middle market – those individuals who earn too much income to qualify for assistance and too little income for typically market rate and private pay alternatives. The COVID-19 pandemic added challenges for developers and operators including higher costs for start-up and ground up developments due to materials and labor expense and availability, thus making developing for the middle market that much more difficult.
During this webinar, we will:
- Share demographic and other trends to set the stage.
- Discuss the challenges of developing for the middle market.
- Present strategies to meet the growing need of this demographic segment.
PDPM, Specialty Services and COVID: What to do Next?
September 2020
Presented by: Brian Ellsworth, VP, Public Policy and Payment Transformation, and Darrin Hull, EVP, Consulting
Prior to the pandemic, the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) was the biggest change in the skilled nursing environment in 20 years, creating a renewed focus on nursing care, proactive care management and coding excellence. As COVID-19 has impacted hospital referrals and provider relief funding is exhausted, PDPM will become even more important. This webinar will review the results of PDPM implementation to date and a case study on how to address census challenges and revenue shortfalls going forward.
After this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Understand the current state of PDPM implementation, implications of the FY 2021 final rule, as well as the longer-term outlook for skilled nursing payment
- Comprehend how COVID-19 impacts occupancy and short-term rehabilitation care, including coverage waivers and payment issues
- Recognize opportunities to improve payment and restore occupancy by implementing specialty programs such as dialysis, respiratory therapy and wound care
Evolving Post-Acute Strategies Under COVID-19
July 2020
Presented by: Darrin Hull, EVP, Consulting, and Brian Ellsworth, VP, Public Policy and Payment Transformation
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care system has undergone years of change packed into a few months. In this webinar, we will examine these changes from the perspective of post-acute and long-term care, with a look at where we have been and where we are likely to go. This session will include a discussion of lessons learned from outbreaks, operational imperatives, and a glimpse into the future by examining critical public policies and future demand for post-acute and long-term care.
Learning Objectives:
- Synthesize lessons learned for post-acute and long-term care providers from the initial outbreak of COVID-19.
- Understand operational challenges and opportunities.
- Outline likely future trends and public policy changes as the pandemic unfolds.
Managing a Successful Senior Living Turnaround in a COVID-19 Era and Beyond
June 2020
Presented by: Craig Abbott, EVP, Growth, and Darrin Hull, EVP, Consulting
Through rapid growth, development in overly saturated markets, weak sales and marketing infrastructure, labor challenges and untested and inexperienced management, the senior living marketplace has seen an increase in underperforming assets in recent years. The unprecedented COVID-19-related realities that the industry is navigating at this time only add to the strain being felt by these troubled senior living communities. These challenges will force operators to move from their normal and customary operating routines into planful and robust turnaround management practices.
Watch now to explore topics such as:
- External and internal factors that contribute to the underperformance of senior living assets
- The warning signs of operational decline/failure
- The Turnaround Matrix – Understand the stages of a comprehensive turnaround plan, including the impact of COVID-19 on these strategies
- Execution of the turnaround plan
- Return to the “new normal” – Life after the Turnaround
Top Trends: Post-acute and Senior Living Facing Historic Changes
June 2020
Presented by: Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey, CEO
In this time of COVID-19, post-acute, long-term care, and senior living providers are facing great change and uncertainty. Watch now for a look at how the Coronavirus pandemic impacts the top trends in the senior care landscape and to learn how successful providers will retool for the future. Top trends such as occupancy challenges, workforce complexities, heightened infection control, and innovations in clinical care and service will be discussed.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand the most significant trends and issues that will transform aging services during COVID-19.
- Become familiar with the latest regulatory and payment models affecting senior care and services.
- Consider strategic areas of priority and focus for strategic and operational planning within post-acute, long-term care, and senior living organizations.
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with HDG
KNOWLEDGE BORN FROM HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE
As managers and consultants in senior living, post-acute, and long-term care, we are familiar with the challenges our clients face every day. Caring Above and Beyond, our proven process, supports those we serve through four Pillars of Excellence: Quality/Customer Experience, People, Financial, and Sales and Marketing.
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