BARRIERS & BREAKTHROUGHS: MEETING LONG-TERM CARE NEEDS FOR NEW YORK’S SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Get the latest long-term care updates and information on new rules and policies that serve seniors and individuals with disabilities across New York. The Forum, hosted by Pierro, Connor & Strauss, brings together leading speakers in the legal, government, elder care and financial worlds for the 28th year. We encourage you to join us ‘in-person’ at the Desmond for the full program, breakfast, lunch and networking with colleagues or via ‘live stream’ where you can learn and interact online FREE TO ATTEND.
Learn more about:
- Governor Hochul’s Master Plan for Aging
- Medicaid Home Care Update: New Rules; New Challenges
- New York’s Struggle to Provide and Pay for Care
- Doing More With Less: Overcoming a Lack of Funding with Innovations
- State Budget Initiatives: Impact on Long-Term Care
28th ANNUAL ELDER LAW FORUM REGISTRATION FORM
28th ANNUAL ELDER LAW FORUM AGENDA
8:00 am Registration, Breakfast, Exhibitors and Networking
8:30 am Welcome, Overview
Louis W. Pierro, Esq, Pierro, Connor & Strauss – Forum Founder and Host
8:35am NYS Legislators: Policies and Funding That Meet the Needs
John T. McDonald III, New York State Assembly, (D) -Cohoes
Jacob Ashby, New York State Senate, (R) – Castleton
Ron Kim, New York State Assembly, (D) – Queens
9:25am View from the Executive Branch: New York State Master Plan For Aging
Adam Herbst, Deputy Commissioner for Aging and Long-Term Care, NYS Department of Health
Greg Olsen, Director, NYS Office for the Aging
10:15 am Remarks from our Breakfast Sponsor
Frank Melia, Division Manager, Contour Mortgage
10:20 am Coffee Break, Exhibiting and Networking
Visit our Exhibitors and Qualify for our Raffle
10:40 am New Rules. Rocky Rollout. New York Medicaid Home Care Update
Introduction: Peter J. Strauss, Senior Partner, Pierro, Connor & Strauss
Valerie Bogart, Director, Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program, New York Legal Assistance Group
11:30 Panel #1 – Case Study: The Reality of Qualifying and Obtaining Medicaid Home Care
Aaron E. Connor, Esq. Pierro, Connor & Strauss – Moderator
Valerie Bogart, Director, Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program, New York Legal Assistance Group
Suzanne Paolucci, LCSW, Owner and Operator, NY Care Consultants
Sarah Grimes, Director of Outreach and Community Relations, NYSARC Trust Services
Melissa Groves, Compliance Manager, CD Choices
Frank E. Hemming, Sr. Associate Attorney, Pierro, Connor & Strauss
12:25 Remarks from Daniel McCoy, Albany County Executive
12:30 Lunch, Koi Pond at the Desmond
Visit our Exhibitors and Qualify for our Raffle
1:15 Panel – New York’s Ongoing Struggle to Provide and Pay for Care
Beth Finkel, State Director, AARP New York – Moderator
Michelle Mazzacco, Executive Vice President, St. Peter’s Health Partners Continuing Care Network
Larry Slatky, CNHA, FACHCA, Executive Director, Shaker Place Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Jeffrey Collins, Vice President, Government Programs, MVP Health Care
Dr. Matthew Miles, Chief Medical Advisor, VivaLynx
2:15 Panel Doing More With Less: Overcoming a Lack of Funding through Innovations
Becky Preve, Executive Director, Association on Aging in New York – Moderator
Al Cardillo, President, Home Care Association of New York State
Diane Mickle Gotebiowski, Vice President, Clients Services for EverHome Care Advisors, VivaLynx and EverHome Columbia Inc.
Alicia Kelley, Vice President, Government Programs, CDPHP
John Breitenbach, Director of Community Living, Living Resources
3:15 Closing Remarks
Louis W. Pierro, Esq., Pierro, Connor & Strauss – Forum Founder and Host
Speakers
Additional Speakers Coming Soon!
Valerie Bogart
Director, Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program at New York Legal Assistance Group
Greg Olsen
Acting Director, New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA)
Adam Herbst
Deputy Commissioner Aging & Long Term Care, New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH)
John T. McDonald III
NYS Assembly
Jacob Ashby
NYS Senate
Ron Kim
NYS Assembly
Daniel McCoy
Albany County Executive
Michelle Mazzacco
Executive Vice President, SPHP Continuing Care Network
Becky Preve
Executive Director, Association on Aging in New York
Beth Finkel
State Director, AARP New York
Al Cardillo
President, Home Care Association of New York
Larry Slatky
CNHA, FACHCA, Executive Director, Shaker Place Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
Jeff Collins
Vice President, Government Programs, MVP Health Care
Alicia Kelley
Vice President, Government Programs, CDPHP
Suzanne Paolucci
Owner, NY Care Consultants, LLC
Sarah Grimes
Director of Outreach and Community Relations, NYSARC Trust Services
Matthew Miles
MD, Chief Medical Officer, The Innovative Health Alliance of New York
Melissa Groves
Compliance Manager, Consumer Directed Choices
John Breitenbach
Director of Community Living, Living Resources
Diane Mickle Gotebiowski
VP of Client Services, EverHome Care Advisors
Frank Melia
Division Manager, Contour Mortgage
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