Conference Program

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Table of Contents
The table of contents on the opposite page is your guide to this
program and an excellent reference to finding the information you
need. Take a moment to browse through it to get an overview of
the program, and refer back to it frequently as needed.
Conference Hotels
All conference activities will take place at the Hyatt Regency
Chicago. Look for floor plans on pages 174–175.
How to Use This Book
This program book for the 2017 Aging in America Conference is designed to help you
make the most of your experience at the conference. It has been organized to help you
identify the activities that best serve your needs and interests, as well as plan your time
at the conference more efficiently.
Session Listings
Conference session listings are organized by day, followed by
time slot, session type, focus area and then session number. The
daily session listings start on page 57. Under the title of each
session you will find the time and location of that session. Each
listing also provides a short description of the session content
and presenters. To make it easy to find session descriptions, all
sessions are numbered chronologically according to the day
upon which they fall (Monday sessions begin with MO followed
by the session number, Tuesday is TU, Wednesday is WE,
Thursday is TH, and Friday is FR.).
Finding What Interests You
This book provides a number of ways to identify what interests
you. You can identify specific sessions by subject area (see index,
page 163), search by presenter (see index, page 153), or you can
peruse the schedule starting on pages 4-5, which provides an
overview of conference activities. Full descriptions of sessions
begin on page 57 and are organized by date and time.
Check the Addendum
Changes to the program that occurred after this book went to
print will be available electronically and shown continuously on
a screen in the registration area. Be sure to check it often for
updates to the schedule.
3:00–4:00 PM | 60-Minute Workshops
Aging in Community
TH245 Cantata’s Experience With a New Model
of Home Support
3:00 PM | Soldier Field (West Tower, Bronze Level)
Learn about a new model of home care called Take2 that enables
elders to get the help at home that they need, when they need it.
Teams of six work in neighborhoods and visit up to 40 clients in
an eight-hour shift. We will explain the model then discuss the
benefits and potential drawbacks from three perspectives:
provider/business, team members, and clients/family.
Presenters: Kevin Heraty, MBA, Chief Marketing and Development Officer;
Michelle Sherbun, PCC, CEO; both of Cantata Best Life Foundation.
Wear Your Badge!
Please wear your Conference Registration Badge for admission to educational programs. No one will be
admitted to sessions without a badge. Exhibit-only badges are ineligible for access to educational
programs. Some events require a ticket. Admission to those events requires both wearing a conference
badge and presenting a ticket. To purchase tickets visit the conference registration desk.
AIA ID pms 3282 or k/o white
Our Thanks to
Aging in America, Inc.
ASA would like to express our appreciation to Aging in America, Inc., in New York for granting the use of
their registered service mark, Aging in America®, for use as the theme of this conference. The compassionate
and skilled staff of Aging in America, Inc., and its subsidiaries care for more than 5,000 people
annually, with expanded services that include long-term skilled nursing, rehabilitative therapies, Alzheimer’s
and dementia care, home health services, social and medical model adult day health care, and an array
of senior community services.
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