The Heartland Caregiving Conference will take place November 4, 2023, to kick off National Family Caregivers Month. We want to celebrate the vital care and selfless sacrifices of countless daughters, sons, husbands, wives, grandchildren, and nieces & nephews here in Kansas City provide every day.
We invite family caregivers in the Kansas City Metro to gather to learn best practices in self-care and caregiving, discover community resources that can help as they care for a loved one, and decrease isolation by connecting with others who share a similar experience.
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We hope to see you there!
Register today, as space is limited!
Conference Agenda*
Saturday
11/04
8:00-9:00am
Registration
Networking
Light Breakfast
9:00-9:45am
Welcome
Opening Keynote
Planning for Long Term Care and Beyond: Making Sure that Paperwork is Perfect
Tina Parsley Hughes
Managing Attorney, Lighthouse Legal, LLC
9:45-10:00am
Travel to Learning Sessions / Resource Shopping
10:00-10:45am
Learning Sessions (Breakouts)
- Inside MARC: Getting the Most from Your Area Agency on Aging
Sarah Albin, Integrated Care Specialist III, MARC - Maintaining a Home for Aging in Place
Rachel Ohlhausen, Director of Program Operations – Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City and Seroj Terian, Community Handystaff Lead – Jewish Family Services of Greater Kansas City - Avoiding the Medicaid Trap
Tina Parsley Hughes, Managing Attorney – Lighthouse Legal, LLC
10:45am-12:00pm
Resource Shopping (Vendor fair)
12:00-12:45pm
Lunch
12:45-1:00pm
Travel to Learning Sessions / Resource Shopping
1:00-1:45pm
Learning Sessions (Breakouts)
- Home Modifications and Resources You Should Know
Dr. Brandy Archie, Founder, CEO – ASKSamie - Listen, Sing, Dance, and Play: Engaging in Music in Caregiving
Rachelle Morgan, Music therapist/Founder – Soundscaping Source - Power of Attorney or Guardianship, What Do I Need?
Russell Fracassa, Managing Attorney – Paths Law Firm
1:45-2:00pm
Travel to Learning Sessions
2:00-2:45pm
Learning Sessions (Breakouts)
- What in the World is A SNF?
Heather McCoy, Residential Outreach and Sales Coordinator – Saint Luke’s Bishop Spencer Place - Building Resiliency through Self Care
Nathan Harrup, Regional Director of Clinical Mission Integration & Physician Wellbeing – AdventHealth - Creating your Ring of Care and Advanced Planning for End of Life
Rachel Blankenship, Advanced Care Planning Facilitator and Bioethical Mediator – Rings of Care KC, Inc. and Nicole Staab, End of Life Doula and Advanced Planning Facilitator – Rings of Care KC, Inc.
2:45-3:00pm
Travel break
3:00-3:30pm
Resource Shopping & Networking
Rehydrate & Refuel (light refreshments)
3:30-4:00pm
Closing Keynote: Are you Thriving or Just Surviving?
Novella Perrin Ph.D.
Retired Professor of Gerontology, University of Central Missouri
4:00-4:30pm
Door Prizes
Debrief
Adjourn
*Just like life, time and activities subject to change
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