LeadingAge New York Annual Conference Brochure 2016 May 2016 | Page 12

ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION MAY 23 - 25, 2016
organization (RRH) and a senior community
organization (St. Ann’s Community).
Sue Murty, administrator, Kim K. Petrone, M.D.,
associate medical director, Leanne Mathis,
program director of RGH Wound Healing
Center; St. Ann’s Community, Rochester
4) Senior Housing with Services in New York
Housing with Services or housing plus services
are terms used to describe the supportive
services frequently provided to residents
of senior housing. Join a panel of senior
housing experts that have launched Housing
with Services models who will discuss these
models and how they reduce costs and
improve health outcomes and quality of life.
Panel TBA
5) ALP Transition to Managed Long Term Care
During this session, participants will be given
the latest information from the Department
of Health regarding the State’s plan to
transition the Assisted Living Program (ALP)
population and services into the Managed
Long Term Care (MLTC) benefit. This session
will be useful for ALPs and MLTC providers.
Time will be provided to allow for questions
and answers.
Mark Kissinger, director, Division of Long Term
Care, Margaret Willard, director, Bureau of
Managed Care, Division of Long Term Care;
New York State Department of Health, Albany
6) Addressing Employment Law Concerns
Arising from Employee Use of Technology
This presentation will address pressing labor
and employment issues arising from evolving
technology; including those that arise from
employee misuse of technological devices
(e.g., HIPAA violations), employee use of
technology in service to the employer, as
well as off-duty activities that couldn’t be
less in the interest of the employer. Topics
for discussion include:
• Limiting wage and hour exposure when
employees are connected when “off-duty;”
• Addressing issues related to employee
misconduct when using their own
technological devices;
• Ensuring employees cannot “hijack” your
organization’s online presence; and
• Complying with the National Labor

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Relation Boards’ recent decision
concerning employee use of employer
email for organizing activities.
John M. Bagyi, Esq., SPHR, SHRM, partner, Bond,
Schoeneck & King, PLLC, Albany
7) Repositioning Your Senior Community
Today, our independent and assisted
living communities are facing competitive
pressures and higher expectations from
incoming residents to evolve into a
community that will meet their wants
and needs. In this collaborative session,
an executive director and architect will
facilitate a discussion about the factors
and potential responses to reposition your
community for ongoing success. With
input from the attendees, these specific
issues will be identified and solutions will
be “brainstormed.” Lastly, a case study will
be presented describing one community’s
response to these factors, including
community involvement, large group
gathering spaces, interior refurbishment,
flexible dining options, new amenities wi