2022 CARF Accreditation Matters Webinar

Accreditation Matters: Insights from the newly updated Consumer Guide to Life Plan Communities

Join CARF and publication partners Herbert J. Sims & Co., Inc. and RKL, LLP for a free webinar highlighting the guide.

Description:

For CCRCs/life plan communities (LPCs), accreditation reflects the community’s voluntary commitment to quality, which involves a substantial investment of time and energy. Learn how to communicate this important achievement and what it means to current and prospective residents, their families, your team members, and others. Join CARF, along with our publication partners, RKL and H.J. Sims, for a presentation on the newly updated Consumer Guide to Life Plan Communities: Quality and Financial Viability and gain valuable tips for leveraging your investment in accreditation.

Time: 3:00 – 4:30PM ET

Presenters:

  • James Bodine, Executive Vice President, HJ Sims
  • Jeffery Boland, Partner, Senior Living Services Consulting Group, RKL, LLP
  • John Jenkins, Resident of Frasier, a CARF-accredited CCRC in Boulder, CO

As we continue to experience fluctuations in our capital markets, HJ Sims is committed to Tracking the COVID-19 Impact.

LeadingAge Arizona 2022 Annual Conference & Expo

Momentum.

We look forward to connecting at the LeadingAge Arizona Conference & Expo.

Sponsorship:

HJ Sims is proud to be a Silver Sponsor for LeadingAge Arizona. 

Visit the HJ Sims booth on the EXPO Floor, and start a conversation today. 

Attendance:

As we continue to experience fluctuations in our capital markets, HJ Sims is committed to Tracking the COVID-19 Impact.

LeadingAge NY 2022 Annual Conference & Expo

We look forward to connecting at the LeadingAge New York Conference & Expo.

Visit HJ Sims at booth #49 on the EXPO Floor, and start a conversation today.

Sponsorship:

HJ Sims is proud to be a Gold Sponsor for LeadingAge New York. 

Educational Session: The Senior Living Industry and Capital Markets Today and Tomorrow

Session Date & Time: Wednesday, May 25, 9:00 – 10:00 am (ET)

Session Description:

Two senior bankers at HJ Sims will discuss efficient and innovative ways to finance development, acquisitions and expansions – including a review of HJ Sims’ most compelling recent financings. Learning Objectives: Bankers will provide an overview of the current financing environment and its impact on financing structures and capital availability. Learn about the latest financing programs available to provide financing for senior living organizations’ growth needs. Discover the most efficient and affordable ways to refinance debt, finance development, and fund acquisition and growth opportunities today and in the near future. Review case studies of innovative approaches to accessing capital. 

Featured Speakers:

Attending:

LeadingAge Michigan 2022 Annual Conference

HJ Sims will be there – start a conversation with one of our expert not-for-profit team members specializing in structuring and underwriting senior living and long term care financings.

 

Educational Session: Senior Living Change and Growth – Future Ready!

Session Date & Time: Tuesday, May 24th, 4:15-5:15pm (ET)

Session Description:

Due to demographics and the eminent change our consumer demand as well as the increased challenges in dealing with Skilled Nursing and the shrinking work force – life plan communities must change and adapt to be successful and ‘future-ready.’

Presenters will discuss ways providers are changing to adapt to future needs. Hear from an architect, a marketing expert and a banker about examples on models of senior living that are already starting to challenge traditional communities. They will explore how communities can do more with less by offering service flexibility and focusing on qualitative vs. quantitative experience. Two Providers who are/have undergone significant change are Clark Retirement Communities, who merged into a larger NFP Senior Living System, while growing on their own campus, and Resthaven, who is in the process of building/opening two new campuses. Hear from the Providers how their changes adapt to their organization’s perceived needs for the future.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Discover how demographic projections and major economic disruptors like the pandemic, labor shortages and soaring home prices will impact senior living communities and their consumers for years to come, including how LPCs are doing more with less.
  2. Existing / traditional Life Plan Communities can transform themselves to meet new or changing markets while staying true to their mission.
  3. Learn from two real case studies, how Western Michigan providers have embraced change and growth to best prepare their organizations for the future. Understand their thought-process and their stake-holder’s (residents, staff, board’s) reaction to their bold changes.

Featured Speakers:

  • Lynn Daly, Executive Vice President, HJ Sims
  • Brian Pangle, CEO, Clark Retirement Communities
  • Deedre Vriesman, CEO, Resthaven
  • Hoppy Sell, Tandem
  • Margaret Yu, RLPS

As we continue to experience fluctuations in our capital markets, HJ Sims is committed to Tracking the COVID-19 Impact.

LeadingAge California 2022 Annual Conference & Expo

HJ Sims will be there – start a conversation with one of our expert not-for-profit team members specializing in structuring and underwriting senior living and long term care financings. 

Educational Session: The Power of Innovative Senior Services Boards

Session Date & Time: Monday, May 16, 4:15-5:15 pm (PDT).

Session Description: Not-for-profit senior living management teams expect their boards to be forward-thinking, strategic, and innovative – enabling these same attributes within the organizations they serve. Innovation at the board level is a function of various elements – including when there is a defined strategic direction and best practices in place. What are the roles of the board? What does an effective board look like? What are some tools boards can use to remain focused on their organizations’ mission? How should boards respond when facing unexpected changes? Related to strategy, specifically: Is strategic thinking a strategy? Does the board or management create the strategic plan? Join us with board and executive management representatives of one or more senior services providers, for an informative discussion that will explore elements of an innovative board.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Identify common issues experienced by not-for-profit senior services boards and best approaches to avoidance/correction and solutions
  2. Understand the responsibilities of board members and their role in determining the strategic direction of the organization
  3. Gain tools for adjusting to change and spearheading innovation following the organization’s vision and mission
  4. Develop solutions around board “tension areas”

Featured Speaker:

LeadingAge Illinois 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo

Evolution.

We look forward to connecting at the LeadingAge Illinois Meeting & Expo.

Educational Session: The Power of Innovative Senior Services Boards

Session Date & Time: Wednesday, May 18, 10:30-11:30 am.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Learn the twelve principles of governance
    that power exceptional boards and how
    they can be applied to an organization
  2. Gain an understanding of how to shift the
    board from crisis management back to
    strategic planning
  3. Understand the roles and responsibilities of
    post-pandemic governing boards and be
    able to share that wisdom with a board

Educational Session: Navigating Turbulent Times: A Strategic Approach to Setting Your Community’s Course for the Future!

Session Date & Time: Wednesday, May 18, 4:00-5:00 pm.
 

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Learn how to engage in a strategic planning
    process and apply outcomes to successful
    community re-positioning
  2. Discover how to leverage current and
    emerging demographic and financial
    statistics to strengthen the financial future
    of senior living communities
  3. Learn how to apply new design trends
    in senior living to both large and
    small-scale projects

Featured Speaker:

LeadingAge MD 2022 Annual Conference

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Momentum.

We look forward to connecting at the LeadingAge Maryland conference & EXPO.

Sponsorship:

HJ Sims is proud to be a Gold Sponsor for LeadingAge Maryland. 

Visit the HJ Sims booth on the EXPO Floor, and start a conversation today. 

Attendance:

As we continue to experience fluctuations in our capital markets, HJ Sims is committed to Tracking the COVID-19 Impact.

2022 SC Public Charter School Alliance Leadership Summit

HJ Sims will be there – start a conversation with one of our expert public finance education team members specializing in structuring and underwriting public sector and charter school financings.

Thought Leadership

Session Title: Charter School Board Development & Responsibility – Best Practices

Session Date & Time: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 3:15 pm

Learning Objectives:

  1. Learn the twelve principles of governance that power exceptional boards and how they can be applied to an organization
  2. Gain an understanding of how to shift the board from crisis management back to strategic planning
  3. Understand the roles and responsibilities of  post-pandemic governing boards and be able to share that wisdom with a board

Featured Speaker:

  • Richard Harmon, Executive Managing Director, Head of Public Finance Education, HJ Sims

Attendance:

  • Richard Harmon, Executive Managing Director, Head of Public Finance Education, HJ Sims

As we continue to experience fluctuations in our capital markets, HJ Sims is committed to Tracking the COVID-19 Impact.

Arkansas Charter Schools Conference 2022

2022 Annual Conference

The Arkansas Charter Schools Conference (ACSC) is an annual gathering for charter school leaders who bring important and diverse perspectives to K-12 education. Educators, advocates, and leaders are invited to attend in-person and share ideas about the future of education and how we can prepare all students to achieve their most ambitious dreams and plans. This will be an opportune time to collaborate with educators from around the state, hear from nationally recognized experts, and explore successful strategies together. 

HJ Sims will be there – start a conversation with one of our expert public finance education team members specializing in structuring and underwriting public sector and charter school financings.

Attendance:

PAHSA 2022 Spring Conference & 62nd Annual Meeting

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Presbyterian Association of Homes & Services for the Aging 

Senior living organizations have seen dramatic changes and tall challenges. How do we actively commit to diversity, equity, inclusion and justice within our organizations? How do we change the narrative and public understanding of senior living for the better? How can we gain strategic foresight to navigate and leverage forces influencing our mission?

Come stretch your mind and rejuvenate your spirit with your colleagues in ministry to older adults. We’ll engage these challenging topics and encourage each other within the fellowship of senior housing and services leaders.

HJ Sims will be there – start a conversation with one of our expert not-for-profit team members specializing in structuring and underwriting senior living and long term care financings.

Attendance:

LeadingAge South Carolina Annual Conference 2022

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2022 LeadingAge SC Annual Conference & Trade Show

HJ Sims will be there – start a conversation with one of our expert not-for-profit team members specializing in structuring and underwriting senior living and long term care financings.

Visit us in our exhibit booth at the trade show. We are proud to support LeadingAge South Carolina as a Diamond Sponsor.

Attendance:

UMA 2022 Annual Meeting

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Growing in Partnership.

Join peers across the country in examining UMA’s communities’ most pressing and emerging needs while deepening connections. Connect deeply, maximize learning and recalibrate as we move forward in an uncertain, yet promising, future.

Exhibiting:

Visit HJ Sims at our exhibiting table in the lobby of The DeSoto Hotel. Start a conversation today.

Sponsorship:

HJ Sims is proud to to be a Wesley sponsor of the United Methodist Association of Health and Welfare Ministries. 

Thought Leadership

Educational Session: Developing and Operating Communities to Serve Middle-Income Seniors

Session Date & Time: Tuesday, April 26, 10:15 – 11:45am

Track: Finance and Operations, Governance and Leadership.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Evaluate capital strategies and disciplines needed to develop a moderate-income project.
  2. Determine the best financing methods and capital structures for these communities.
  3. Realize how changes to traditional business and pricing models help attract seniors and manage operating expenses.

Featured Speakers:

  • Lynn Daly, Executive Vice President, HJ Sims
  • Kevin Anderson, President & CEO, Wesley Homes
  • David Buckhorn, President & CEO, Wesley Commons

Contacts:

As we continue to experience fluctuations in our capital markets, HJ Sims is committed to Tracking the COVID-19 Impact.

LeadingAge GA 2022 Annual Conference

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Momentum.

We look forward to connecting at the LeadingAge Georgia conference and EXPO.

Sponsorship:

HJ Sims is proud to sponsor the Georgia Institute on Aging and LeadingAge Georgia. 

Thought Leadership

Educational Session: HUD Refinancing Options for Senior Housing and Healthcare Communities

Session Date & Time: Wednesday, April 27, 10:15-11:15 am.

Session Description: This program will present a summary of HUD’s mortgage insurance programs for refinancing affordable senior housing and healthcare communities. Discussion topics will include situations that warrant a refinancing, key business issues to consider when refinancing, and an overview of HUD refinancing programs and the Interest Rate Reduction protocol.

Learning Objectives: 

  1. Give participants a general understanding of HUD mortgage insurance programs that are available to refinance their communities.
  2. Provide case studies illustrating the effective use of the mortgage insurance programs.

Featured Speaker:

  • Anthony Luzzi, President, Sims Mortgage Funding

Contacts:

As we continue to experience fluctuations in our capital markets, HJ Sims is committed to Tracking the COVID-19 Impact.

ASA 2022 On Aging Conference

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2022 On Aging Conference

The theme of the 2022 Conference is Advancing Economic Security.

HJ Sims is proud to be a thought leader and present at On Aging, considered to be the nation’s largest multidisciplinary conference on aging.

Education Session:

Reaching a Diverse Middle Market through Innovative Engagement, Funding & Design Strategies

Session Description:

Explore programming, engagement, design and funding strategies to develop age-friendly, diverse, middle market housing. This session will delve into the formation of key strategic partnerships for successful community integration and inclusion. The panel will highlight housing strategies that address the key themes of Innovation and Social Impact, Economic Security and Justice and Equity.

Panelists:

  • Lynn Daly, Executive Vice President, HJ Sims
  • Evon Bergey, Vice President of Community Initiatives, Landis Communities
  • Craig Kimmel, Partner, RLPS Architects
  • Elizabeth Soto Albrecht, Diversity Consultant

Attendance:

AJAS 2022 Annual Conference

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Collaborative Café:

A reinvented way of exhibiting – Visit us at table #20.

Sponsorship:

HJ Sims is proud to sponsor AJAS, and an Evening with Doris Kearns Goodwin. Doris Kearns Goodwin, is a presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, who is poised to offer her insights on leadership.

Thought Leadership

Educational Session #1: What’s Next for Jewish Senior Living Communities

Session Date & Time: Monday, April 4, 10:00 – 10:45am

Session Description: Many Jewish Senior Living Communities have long, successful histories of serving seniors, particular as relates to providing skilled nursing care. In many markets, Jewish Senior Living Communities are viewed as providing the highest level of care in their markets, attracting as many or more non-Jewish residents as Jewish residents. But with aging physical plants, changing reimbursement systems and changing consumer preferences, organizations are facing declining margins and the need for enhanced fund raising to deal with on-going operating deficits. Looking to the future, what are the key metrics and options senior leadership of Jewish Senior Living Organizations should focus on?

Featured Speakers:

  • Aaron Rulnick, Managing Principal, HJ Sims
  • Jason Jorgenson, Vice President/Managing Director of Development, LCS
  • Joe Weisenburger, Vice President/Senior Director of Business Development, LCS
  • Blake Gillman, Vice President/Director of Post-Acute Care Services, LCS
  • Rachel Blumberg, Executive Director, Sinai Residences of Boca Raton

Education Session #2: Community Lay Leaders Program

Creating Strategic Partnerships and Affiliations While Bridging Mission and Vision

Session Date & Time: Monday, April 4, 4:00 – 6:00pm

Session Description: Learn how innovative boards and senior leadership are utilizing strategic partnerships, non-traditional affiliations and new approaches to growth and sustainability. As long term care utilization is continuing to decline and reimbursement is continuing to shrink the financial gaps growth where communities can no longer fundraise their way out of it. The program will review new programs, services and affiliations designed to capture younger consumers, broaden your organization’s reach and enable your communities to be self-sustaining.

Featured Speakers:

  • Carol Silver Elliot, President and CEO, Jewish Family Home
  • Dan Cinelli, Principal, Perkins Eastman
  • Aaron Rulnick, Managing Principal, HJ Sims
  • Melinda Schmitz, President, Sage Age
  • Brian Schiff, Managing Director, BS&A
  • Jeff Weatherhead, Chief Operating Officer, Aldersgate

Contacts:

As we continue to experience fluctuations in our capital markets, HJ Sims is committed to Tracking the COVID-19 Impact.