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It takes a lot of behind-the-scenes work to make the Institute & Expo run as smoothly as possible. There’s one vital job that requires no previous experience, no public speaking, an opportunity to network with expert faculty, involves minimal training, no major time commitments and can be immensely rewarding – that of a concurrent session host. To be a host: 

We will commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Leadership Academy at next month’s Institute & Expo and celebrate the cumulative 300 graduates who have completed this year-long leadership development program. Are you the next fellow in Leadership Academy?  

Are you developing or repositioning your senior living services? Join Baker Tilly at Institute on Feb. 6 to examine key risk areas and risk mitigation strategies associated with new construction or renovation of senior living buildings.  

Are you and your governing boards grappling with big issues? Engaging in generative discussion and strategic decision-making is essential to your success and viability. Join Vista Prairie and Benedictine Health System at the Feb. 5 Governance Intensive during Institute and participate in an interactive session as they share their experiences in strategic board work.  

A Jan. 7 forum exploring what options Minnesota has for changing how it pays for long-term care is now offering 6.5 clock hours of CEUs for nursing home administrators and social workers.  

Did you know the average cost to attend the 2020 Institute & Expo is less than $40 per person per day? This annual event is the best value you’ll find for education and training, so take advantage of our extended early bird discount and register today!  

The 2020 Institute is all about celebrating what it means to be Better Together. Join us Feb. 5-7 in Saint Paul for exceptional education, incomparable camaraderie and networking, an expo packed with services and products to make your work better, a fun opening night celebration and three inspirational general sessions that will reinvigorate the passion you have for serving others. 

2020 is fast approaching! You won’t want to miss these conferences and events next year. Open your calendars and save the dates for:  

Ready to join the movement that is sweeping across aging services settings in Minnesota? Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 11 a.m. for The Basics: An Introduction to Safe Care for Seniors webinar. 

Our new Staff Behavioral Health Training is now available. The six-part training series, which is free for LeadingAge Minnesota members, is provided via brief videos and e-learning workbooks -- making it easy for staff to fit in the training during their shift. To help you easily access the series, we have created a direct link and quick video to help you download this incredible staff resource.   

When you said one of your greatest needs for staff training is behavioral health, we listened and responded. A new video training series from LeadingAge Minnesota is now available -- and it’s free!  

Looking for ways to energize frontline staff? Ask them to identify and solve problems that can save time and improve care using the free ICan: Quality & Innovation from the Front-Line program.  

Two new frontline staff training tools launched last week are available for free to LeadingAge Minnesota members: Behavioral Health Training Series: Improving Care with Curiosity and Empathy and ICan: Quality & Innovation from the Front-Line.   

As Fall arrives each year, LeadingAge Minnesota puts the finishing touches on the dates for its signature conferences and events for the next year. Open your calendars and save the dates for some of our best, biggest and boldest events in 2020: 

Looking for ways to energize frontline staff? Try asking them to identify and solve problems that can save time and improve care—using the free quality improvement program called ICan: Quality & Innovation from the Front-Line.  

Providers in Minnesota have said that one of the biggest needs in communities is training for staff on behavioral health. We listened, and it’s coming soon and it’s free! 

Adult Day Services providers will soon benefit from two new webinars that take place in November – Writing Person-Centered, Measurable Goals for Client Care Plans and Protecting Clients and Maintaining Compliance with the Vulnerable Adult Act. 

Learned how to develop a framework for culture competence at all levels of your organization and explore the integral link to person-centered, thinking, planning and practice in an Oct. 29 webinar.   

Join our Oct. 25 webinar, The Important Role of Environmental Services in Infection Prevention and Control, for practical guidance on minimizing infection risks in your community.  

Surveyors are now looking at new areas based on 2019 legislative changes to the Comprehensive Licensure statutes. Learn what these new changes are and how MDH surveyors are incorporating them into assisted living surveys now by attending the Oct. 31 webinar Maintaining Compliance with Today’s Assisted Living Licensure Requirements. Register here.