
The Michigan County Medical Care Facilities Council invites you to join us at our 2022 Spring Management Conference at Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs, Michigan, June 6-9, 2022. Each year, the Council hosts this conference to provide continuing education, committee meetings, an annual business meeting and a vendor show for nursing home administrators, directors of nursing and governing board members. To maximize your opportunities, plan to attend the board meeting and all educational sessions. Welcome back to all who join us each year, and welcome to anyone who is a new member of the Council.
Attendee registration deadline is Tuesday, May 31, 2022.
Location Information
Boyne Highlands
600 Boyne Highlands Dr. | Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Hotel Rates and Information
Lodging Information
Rates are based on the Full American Plan per person, per day, which includes lodging and three meals. The package begins with dinner on the day of arrival and ends with lunch on the day of departure.
Rates
Main Lodge King $205.84 single | $142.61 double
Main Lodge Double $205.84 single | $142.61 double
Inverness Deluxe $237.46 single | $158.42 double
Inverness Loft $266.64 single | $173.01 double
Inverness Standard $237.46 single | $158.42 double
Main Lodge Queen Suite $205.84 single | $142.61 double
Pleasant View Suite $266.64 single | $173.01 double
A deposit of one night’s room rate is required to confirm a reservation. Cancellations received seven or more days prior to arrival date will allow a refund of the deposit, minus a $10 administrative fee. Cancellations received within seven days of arrival require forfeiture of the entire deposit.
Reservation Cutoff
The cutoff date to reserve your hotel room is May 6, 2022, however, the hotel block will fill quickly and there is no guarantee that rooms will be available until May 6, 2022. Please be sure to reserve your room early.
Reservation Method
Call In-individuals may call Central Reservations at 800-462-6963 and ask for the Michigan County Medical Care Facilities block.
On-line reservation link: Book online
Continuing Education Information
Continuing Education Information
This activity has been submitted to the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA) and National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) for approval to award 14.75 NHA continuing education credits and 14.75 nursing contact hours.
Activities
Travel the Exhibits
Passports showing the company name of each exhibitor that participates will be printed and distributed to attendees. When attendees visit each booth listed on their passports, they should present the card and ask the vendor to initial over their company’s name. Completed passports will be handed in and placed in a drawing. Passports will be drawn and prizes given following the close of the vendor exhibit. (pending vendor ’s agreement to participate).
Silent Auction
Tuesday, June 7 from 5 to 8 pm
Our scholarships have helped to provide more than $10,000 to MCMCFC member employees or their family members to advance their education. We are, once again, asking for you to donate to our annual silent auction. Popular silent auction items include: travel vouchers, gift baskets, and home decor.
Please send donation information by May 23, 2022 to Ariel Backus, at conference@mcmcfc.org, Be sure to include a short description of the item and the donation value. All proceeds from these events go to the Gary Easton Scholarship Fund.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Included in the registration fees: breaks, educational sessions, networking and vendor show, two drink tickets per registration to be used during vendor show and entertainment.
REGISTRATION RATES
Member Full Conference | $395
Member One Day - Tuesday | $235
Member One Day - Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday | $155
Vendor Show | $70
Non-Member Full Conference | $450
Non-Member One Day -Tuesday | $260
Non-Member One Day - Wednesday | $180
Additional Dinner Tickets for Guests | $31.50
**A dinner buffet service will be available during the exhibit show.
CANCELLATION POLICY
All cancellations must be submitted to MCMCFC in writing on or before May 20, 2022. Registrant will receive refund minus an administrative fee of $100. No refunds will be issued if canceled after May 20, 2022.
GARY EASTON SCHOLARSHIP FUND GOLF OUTING
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 | Boyne Highlands-Heather Course
The cost is $125 per person. This price includes green fees, cart rental, beverages, prizes and a donation to the Gary Easton Scholarship Fund.
Shotgun start at 1pm
AGENDA
The agenda below is continually updated. All times are listed in Eastern time zone.
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Monday, June 6
10:00 AM | Registration Open
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Chronic Pain of the Pandemic - Identifying and Treating
1:00 - 1:15 PM | Break
1:15 - 4:30 PM | Not Back to Business as Usual - Reimagining Business as the Pandemic Waves
Moderator: Vickie Burlew
Vickie Burlew is a mentor and coach to LTC facilities in the areas of regulatory and clinical care. She advocates for the homes and their residents believing that providing person-directed care is the road to compliance. Currently she is employed by Lebenbom &Rothman Consulting working with you for the best outcomes for your elders.
Session Description:
As the pandemic wanes, we recognize the need to return to normalcy. Yet we cannot go back. Three experts bring you pictures of the future – step to bring us into 2023 successfully. Firstly, we focus on the legal aspects of documentation in light of current litigation and the emergence of patient portals in the near future. Secondly, we explore rebuilding restorative nursing and the therapy program through partnership and teamwork. Lastly, we discuss the current trends in survey and regulations to prepare for the resumption of annual surveys.
Learning Outcomes:
Describe methods to identify the non-physical pain of COVID isolation in residents.
- Introduce the legal definition of negligence and documentation errors / omissions that lead to lawsuits.
- Discuss how to recreate the restorative nursing program and build an interdisciplinary team focused on improving resident outcomes through therapy and nursing.
- Review what is new from the state and federal government and sharing information gleaned from certification surveys.
1:15 – 2:15 PM: Legal Aspects of Nursing Documentation – Did I Say That?
- Jeff Segal | Associate Attorney, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP
- Over two years defending LTC facilities and nurses against medical malpractice claims that frequently involved documentation issues as a central component. Four years as in-house counsel at a large Michigan health system; co-chaired health system claims committee. Three additional years in private practice at Michigan law firm counseling facilities and providers in numerous areas of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and rules related to healthcare.
2:30 – 3:30 PM: Nursing and Therapy As A Team Improving Resident Outcomes;
- Rachel Malkin, Therapy Management
3:45 – 4:30 PM: Hot Topics
- Vickie Burlew and Doug Campbell
1:30 PM | MCMCFC Annual Membership Business Meeting
4:30 - 5:00 | Identifying MDS Needs of the Future (NO CEs)
5:30 PM | Hospitality Hour
7:00 PM | President's Banquet
Tuesday, June 7
7:00 AM | Registration Open
7:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet
9:00 AM | Legal Update
Speaker: Steve Girard
Steve Girard has been representing public and private employers in their labor and employment relations matters since 1987. Steve specializes in representing health care employers and has been General Counsel to the Michigan County Medical Care Facility Council for over 20 years.
10:30 AM | Break
10:45 AM | Legal Update
Speaker: Steve Girard
Steve Girard has been representing public and private employers in their labor and employment relations matters since 1987. Steve specializes in representing health care employers and has been General Counsel to the Michigan County Medical Care Facility Council for over 20 years.
12:00 PM | Lunch Buffet
1:30 PM | Legal Update
Speaker: Steve Girard
Steve Girard has been representing public and private employers in their labor and employment relations matters since 1987. Steve specializes in representing health care employers and has been General Counsel to the Michigan County Medical Care Facility Council for over 20 years.
2:15 PM | Break
2:30 PM | Legal Update
Speaker: Steve Girard
Steve Girard has been representing public and private employers in their labor and employment relations matters since 1987. Steve specializes in representing health care employers and has been General Counsel to the Michigan County Medical Care Facility Council for over 20 years.
3:40 PM | New DHHS Board Member Orientation
5:00 PM | Vendor Show-Hosted Bar
6:00 PM | Dinner Buffet
9:00 PM | Live Music
Wednesday, June 8
7:00 AM | Registration Open
7:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet
9:00 AM | Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement Update
Speaker: Jon Lanczak
Jon is a Healthcare Consulting Principal with Plante Moran, PLLC and has more than 10 years of experience providing consulting services in the finance and reimbursement arena to health care organizations, with a specific focus on senior living and post-acute care providers. Consulting services include but not limited to; market studies, financial feasibility, reimbursement analyses, cost report preparation, operations, and strategic planning. Jon has provided these consulting services to numerous post-acute, long-term care, continuing care retirement communities, and hospital long-term care facilities involved in an expansion of services and other asset repositioning strategies in the State of Michigan and the Midwest Region. He has also performed reimbursement analysis including preparation of Medicaid and Medicare cost reports for senior living Skilled Nursing Facilities including multi-facility organizations, and Home Health & Hospice providers, and benchmarking analysis. Jon is also the Plante Moran firm liaison for development and maintenance of the Plante Moran EDGE benchmarking and market integration databases. Jon received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University with a major in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from Walsh College.
Session Description
This session will look at the changes in current and future Michigan Medicaid reimbursement environment and provide insight on the potential change to the current Medicaid cost-based reimbursement system, and the impact that it may have on SNF operators. It will also cover the FY 2022 update to Medicare reimbursement, the Patient-Driven Payment Model, and the Value-Based Purchasing Program (VBP). Further, it will discuss the impact of the growth in managed care utilization and market penetration and review State and regional managed care utilization and market penetration data. The session will provide the Michigan county medical care facilities some food for thought related to strategies for success in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future taking the potential changes to reimbursement and other environmental factors into consideration.
Learning Outcomes
- Attendees will gain an understanding of the current cost-based reimbursement system and the temporary modifications made to it due to the pandemic, so that they can plan for revenue adjustments and settlement activity.
- Attendees will learn about the possibilities under a new acuity based reimbursement system and ways they may need to adapt to the potential change.
- Attendees will gain understanding of a typical strategic planning process to help them identify areas for change and improvement, in order to achieve success in the future.
10:30 AM | Break
10:45 AM | Post-Acute and Long-Term Car Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursement Update
Speaker: Jon Lanczak
Jon is a Healthcare Consulting Principal with Plante Moran, PLLC and has more than 10 years of experience providing consulting services in the finance and reimbursement arena to health care organizations, with a specific focus on senior living and post-acute care providers. Consulting services include but not limited to; market studies, financial feasibility, reimbursement analyses, cost report preparation, operations, and strategic planning. Jon has provided these consulting services to numerous post-acute, long-term care, continuing care retirement communities, and hospital long-term care facilities involved in an expansion of services and other asset repositioning strategies in the State of Michigan and the Midwest Region. He has also performed reimbursement analysis including preparation of Medicaid and Medicare cost reports for senior living Skilled Nursing Facilities including multi-facility organizations, and Home Health & Hospice providers, and benchmarking analysis. Jon is also the Plante Moran firm liaison for development and maintenance of the Plante Moran EDGE benchmarking and market integration databases. Jon received his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University with a major in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from Walsh College.
Session Description
This session will look at the changes in current and future Michigan Medicaid reimbursement environment and provide insight on the potential change to the current Medicaid cost-based reimbursement system, and the impact that it may have on SNF operators. It will also cover the FY 2022 update to Medicare reimbursement, the Patient-Driven Payment Model, and the Value-Based Purchasing Program (VBP). Further, it will discuss the impact of the growth in managed care utilization and market penetration and review State and regional managed care utilization and market penetration data. The session will provide the Michigan county medical care facilities some food for thought related to strategies for success in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and into the future taking the potential changes to reimbursement and other environmental factors into consideration.
Learning Outcomes
- Attendees will gain an understanding of the current cost-based reimbursement system and the temporary modifications made to it due to the pandemic, so that they can plan for revenue adjustments and settlement activity.
- Attendees will learn about the possibilities under a new acuity based reimbursement system and ways they may need to adapt to the potential change.
- Attendees will gain understanding of a typical strategic planning process to help them identify areas for change and improvement, in order to achieve success in the future.
12:00 PM | Lunch Buffet
1:00 PM | Gary Easton Scholarship Fund Golf Outing
5:30 PM | Reception
7:00 PM | Golf Awards Banquet
Thursday, June 9
7:00 AM | Registration Open
7:00 AM | Breakfast Buffet
8:45 AM | Succession Planning - Foundation for Success
Speaker: Kevin Evans
Kevin has been in long term care since he was 12 years old when his mom, a LTC Director of Nursing, had him "volunteer" to help her on weekends as a candy striper. Kevin has taught the prep classes for Nursing Home Administration for 12 years, and for 14 years has been the expert witness for the state of Michigan enforcement division. He has both testified on behalf of the state attorney general and been investigated, which makes him imminently qualified to teach this segment.
Session Description:
This program will provide simple steps to help a leader create a plan, evaluate which positions require potential promotable candidates, discuss potential risks in developing staff for succession, ideas on how to create a culture of learning growth and why this aids leaders in strategic transition planning.
Learning Outcomes:
- Will be able to articulate to boards and leaders the need to create a succession planning strategy.
- Walk away with at least a partial list of key positions in the individual facilities that need a succession planning strategy.
- Create a basic analysis of current staff for potential and development needs to get them into the succession pipeline, along with an ongoing evaluative strategy.
10:00 AM | Break
10:15 AM | Succession Planning - Foundation for Success
Speaker: Kevin Evans
Kevin has been in long term care since he was 12 years old when his mom, a LTC Director of Nursing, had him "volunteer" to help her on weekends as a candy striper. Kevin has taught the prep classes for Nursing Home Administration for 12 years, and for 14 years has been the expert witness for the state of Michigan enforcement division. He has both testified on behalf of the state attorney general and been investigated, which makes him imminently qualified to teach this segment.
Session Description:
This program will provide simple steps to help a leader create a plan, evaluate which positions require potential promotable candidates, discuss potential risks in developing staff for succession, ideas on how to create a culture of learning growth and why this aids leaders in strategic transition planning.
Learning Outcomes:
- Will be able to articulate to boards and leaders the need to create a succession planning strategy.
- Walk away with at least a partial list of key positions in the individual facilities that need a succession planning strategy.
- Create a basic analysis of current staff for potential and development needs to get them into the succession pipeline, along with an ongoing evaluative strategy.