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Thank you for joining us on Monday, August 19, 2024.
Stay tuned for 2025 Summit information!
The NH Long-Term Care Summit brought together the various provider groups, advocacy organizations, regulatory and payer representatives who lead NH’s long-term care system for a focused public policy conference. The Summit featured speakers and panel discussions that addressed the needs and challenges for long-term care policy, explore innovative solutions, and craft a working policy agenda.
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Past Summit Schedule
This schedule is from the 2024 Summit.
9:00 AM
Registration & Refreshments
9:30 AM
Welcome
Jim Monahan, President, The Dupont Group
featuring remarks from the Summit's Platinum sponsor, Ascentria Care Alliance.
9:40 AM
Keynote
Joanne M. Conroy, MD, Chief Executive Officer and President, Dartmouth Health
Dr. Conroy's remarks will set the stage for the Summit by examining both the challenges and the opportunities in the community-based, hospital, and healthcare system partnerships across New Hampshire.
10:00 AM
Session I: Barriers to Hospital Discharge: Connecting to the Continuum of Care
sponsored by AARP
David Ross, Administrator, Hillsborough County Nursing Home
Kris Hering, VP Quality Improvement, Foundation for Healthy Communities
Martha Dodge, MS, RN, CPPS, Senior VP - Patient Care Services & CNO, Elliot Health System
Christine Santaniello, Associate Commissioner, Department of Health and Human Services
This session will explore the challenges faced by medically-cleared patients in transitioning out of the hospital, particularly when their discharge hinges on securing nursing facility level of care or community based in-home supports. The number of care options and costs can leave patients and caregivers overwhelmed, leading to delays in hospital discharge and recovery. Attendees will engage in interactive solution-mapping that fosters collaboration between the many systems of care for healthy aging stakeholders.
12:00 PM
Lunch & Networking Break
sponsored by the New Hampshire Health Care Association
1:00 PM
Session II: Financing Long-Term Care
sponsored by the NH State Commission on Aging
Rich Johnson, Director, Program on Retirement Policy, Urban Institute
Phil Sletten, Research Director, New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute
Margaret Franckhauser, Senior Technical Consultant & Director of Aging Services, CHI/JSI
This session will begin a conversation on how long-term care is financed in NH, emerging demographic challenges, and how the State can prepare for public and family financing in the decades to come.
2:30 PM
Session III: Workforce Challenges & Opportunities
sponsored by LNA Health Careers
Richard Lavers, Deputy Commissioner, New Hampshire Employment Security
Kate Luczko, Senior Director, HealthForce NH
How can we ensure a robust and resilient workforce to meet the growing demands of long-term care in New Hampshire? Session panelists will identify existing workforce challenges and actionable solutions such as innovative recruitment and retention strategies, workforce training initiatives, and policy recommendations aimed at bolstering the workforce pipeline.
3:30 PM
Concluding Remarks
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