Join us on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at The Evergreen Independent Living in O'Neill for an intensive training for rural senior communities. We will be joined by speakers with experience in rural settings and dealing with the challenges that come along with living and working in rural communities. *NOTE: The event is at The Evergreen INDEPENDENT Living, which is to the east of the Assisted Living. Please access the IL from Jeanette Way. NEW: We are now offering a virtual option for attendees who are at least 2 hours away from O'Neill. Please see below for details.

Agenda:

• 8:00 – 8:30 Registration & coffee
• 8:30 – 10:00am Scott S. Moore, JD from Baird Holm, LLP Labor and Employment Updates for Rural Providers
  
• 10:00 – 10:15am BREAK
• 10:15 – 11:15am Ron Ross, President of Rural Health Development, Your Facility’s Financial Health
• 11:15 – 11:45am Sandra Renner & Erin Schoenberg from the Center for Rural Affairs, What the Center for Rural Affairs Can Do for You
• 11:45 – 12:15pm LUNCH
• 12:15 – 1:45pm Carlos Barcenas, How Our Search for Belonging is Tearing Us APART
• 1:45 – 2:00pm BREAK
• 2:00 – 3:00pm Doug Hohbein, Asst. State Fire Marshal, Fire Safety in Health Care Facilities
• 3:00 – 4:00pm Kari E. Ruse, NDOT Transit Programs Specialist, Transportation in Rural Nebraska

Sponsored by Gold Business Associate McKesson.

Cost: Registration costs include lunch & snacks.

NEW Virtual Option: We are now offering a virtual option for this event, for those who are more than 2 hours away. There are NO CEs with the virtual option.The format used will be Zoom, and will only show the speaker and some PowerPoint slides, with limited interaction capabilities. Only one connection per person, per community. Virtual registrants will receive Zoom links (one for the morning sessions, one for the afternoon sessions) by email a day before the event.

Continuing Education: 6.5 hours of continuing education from Nebraska DHHS Regulation and Licensure, Board of NHA has been approved for this conference. Appropriate records will be maintained for other disciplines to receive credit from their credentialing organizations. 6.5 nursing contact hours for all nurses, provided by IWCC, Iowa’s Board of Nursing Provider #6. NO CEs will be provided for those attending with the virtual option.

Handouts: Handout links will be emailed prior to the event for each individual to download and print on their own.

Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be given for cancellations. Substitutions are welcome. However, if state surveyors are in your community at the time of the event, your registration fees can be applied to a future LeadingAge Nebraska event.

Audience: Assisted living & skilled nursing administrators and staff, including nursing leaders and directors, social services & other interdisciplinary members.

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