28th Annual Elder Law Forum

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