Faculty

Ara Sayabalian

MBA, Ed.D. MS
CCO
TIM Program

Independent & Assisted Living and Memory Care thought leader. Expert in standards of care, regulations, and identifying causes of adverse events including: falls, pressure wounds, accelerated decline, and infections. USC and Harvard educated. USC Faculty.

2027 Sessions

Real Talk Roll Out: The Art, Governance, and Pitfalls of Launching Programs That Make Impact

Great ideas are everywhere, but successful implementation is less common. This Real Talk fireside chat-style session brings together leaders to talk honestly about what it takes to roll out wellness programs that make a meaningful impact. Using real-world examples of initiatives, panelists will go beyond describing the programs themselves and focus on the bigger challenge: how to move an idea from concept to adoption in a senior living organization.


Through practical stories and lessons learned, attendees will hear how leaders identified needs, gained buy-in, navigated gaps, engaged stakeholders, and worked through the pitfalls that can derail even the strongest ideas. This session is designed for organizations that ready to build a more thoughtful, sustainable approach.

Co-Presenter

Monday, May 24 1:45–2:30 PM
Faculty

Josh Allen

RN, C-AL
President
Allen Flores Consulting Group

Josh Allen is a Registered Nurse and the president of Allen Flores Consulting Group. He has over 30 years of experience in senior living, including executive leadership where he has overseen health services, staff development, recruiting, and regulatory compliance.

Josh consults on clinical best practices, risk management and legal cases, including testifying as an expert on assisted living standards of care.

Josh is certified in assisted living nursing by the American Assisted Living Nurses Association. He also serves on the board of directors of the California Assisted Living Association.

Faculty

Sheri Easton-Garrett

MSN, RN, CWP, CDP, CMDCP
SVP Clinical Operations
Belmont Village Senior Living

Strategic and driven executive healthcare leader within the senior living and post-acute care industry. Proven results in advancing business operations and development across the full healthcare continuum, utilizing innovation and delivering clinical excellence. Skilled in establishing operational structure for start-up companies and large national organizations while generating profitable results that meet and exceed business goals. Reputable for innovative programs, leadership and communication skills. Dedicated to designing streamlined processes that improve existing operations and guide future efforts.

Faculty

Angie Fleenor

DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Chief Clinical Officer
Sinceri Senior Living

Angie Fleenor, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, is Chief Clinical Officer at Sinceri Senior Living, where she oversees the clinical, risk & quality, and resident experience departments. A nurse practitioner by training, she brings a clinician's lens to executive decision-making and is a vocal advocate for nursing leadership in senior living. Overseeing both clinical and resident experience functions, Angie works to break down departmental silos, connect clinical, wellness, and engagement data, and identify early signals of resident decline. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice and is board-certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

Faculty

Ara Sayabalian

MBA, Ed.D. MS
CCO
TIM Program

Independent & Assisted Living and Memory Care thought leader. Expert in standards of care, regulations, and identifying causes of adverse events including: falls, pressure wounds, accelerated decline, and infections. USC and Harvard educated. USC Faculty.

How a Boring, Age-Old Topic Has Become One of the Most Innovative Opportunities to Reduce Cost, Improve Outcomes, and Drive Revenue in Senior Living

This fireside chat, will explore how senior living operators can reframe incontinence from a routine cost center into a strategic area of innovation. The conversation will examine the connection between incontinence and three costly, ongoing realities in senior living: urinary tract infections, falls, and skin integrity issues. Audience and speakers will discuss how these issues affect resident well-being, antibiotic stewardship, caregiver workflow, risk exposure, and financial performance.


Incontinence may be one of the oldest topics in senior living, but it has become one of the most innovative opportunities to improve care, reduce cost, and rethink operations. The issue itself is not going away. Neither are the downstream challenges it influences most directly: UTIs, falls, skin breakdown, staff burden, and avoidable expense. The real opportunity is not to "solve" these problems once and for all, but to manage them more intelligently.


Audience participation will be built into the session through guided discussion, real-world scenarios, and interactive questions that help attendees compare their own challenges and approaches with peers.

Co-Presenter

Tuesday, May 25 2:30–3:15 PM
Clinical Wellness
Faculty

Michelle Adam

RN BSN BC
Director of Clinical Services
Cogir Senior Living

Michelle Adam, RN, BSN, BC is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, certification in Gerontology, and more than 25 years of experience in skilled nursing, long-term care, assisted living, memory care, and dementia services. She has served in clinical leadership roles including Director of Clinical Services, National Director of Resident Care, and Vice President of Health & Wellness. Michelle specializes in clinical operations, quality improvement, compliance, and team development. Known for her collaborative leadership style, she is passionate about mentoring teams, advancing clinical excellence, and enhancing quality of life for older adults.

Faculty

Sheri Easton-Garrett

MSN, RN, CWP, CDP, CMDCP
SVP Clinical Operations
Belmont Village Senior Living

Strategic and driven executive healthcare leader within the senior living and post-acute care industry. Proven results in advancing business operations and development across the full healthcare continuum, utilizing innovation and delivering clinical excellence. Skilled in establishing operational structure for start-up companies and large national organizations while generating profitable results that meet and exceed business goals. Reputable for innovative programs, leadership and communication skills. Dedicated to designing streamlined processes that improve existing operations and guide future efforts.

Faculty

Kim Elliot

Chief Strategy Officer
Brookdale

Kim Elliott joined Brookdale in July 2014 and has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer since August 2021. She previously served as our Senior Vice President of Clinical Services from July 2014 until August 2021. Elliott has more than 27 years of experience in senior living and has developed a care philosophy based on the importance of individualized care, personal choice and resident independence. Before joining Brookdale, Ms. Elliott served as Senior Vice President of Clinical Quality and Compliance for Centerre Healthcare Corporation and Director of Compliance and Risk Management for Kindred Healthcare. Ms. Elliott received a BSN in nursing from the University of Kentucky and a Master's degree in nursing with a nursing executive specialty from Chamberlain University. She serves on the Argentum Clinical Quality Executive Roundtable, on the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Central Florida University School of Nursing, as a member of the Nightingale Society, and as a member of the 2022 Nashville Healthcare Council Fellows cohort.

Faculty

Angie Fleenor

DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Chief Clinical Officer
Sinceri Senior Living

Angie Fleenor, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, is Chief Clinical Officer at Sinceri Senior Living, where she oversees the clinical, risk & quality, and resident experience departments. A nurse practitioner by training, she brings a clinician's lens to executive decision-making and is a vocal advocate for nursing leadership in senior living. Overseeing both clinical and resident experience functions, Angie works to break down departmental silos, connect clinical, wellness, and engagement data, and identify early signals of resident decline. She holds a Doctor of Nursing Practice and is board-certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

Faculty

Ara Sayabalian

MBA, Ed.D. MS
CCO
TIM Program

Independent & Assisted Living and Memory Care thought leader. Expert in standards of care, regulations, and identifying causes of adverse events including: falls, pressure wounds, accelerated decline, and infections. USC and Harvard educated. USC Faculty.

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