AZNHA

AzNHA Education Speaker Series (Sep 2024)
2024-09-18 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Phoenix) | Zoom (Virtual Program)
Choose How You Age!
Featuring: Ryan Booher, VP Vitality SarcoHealth (Research•Clinics•Advocacy)
Most adults over age 50 are dealing with the medical condition known as sarcopenia. This progressive loss of muscle mass and strength is rarely talked about and the #1 cause of falls and premature loss of independence. Ryan will share the importance of keeping our muscles strong and explain the science and research around how to reverse this process naturally.
When the proper strength training and protocols are applied, most people start to feel changes in their first 3-4 weeks, and typically start to notice significant meaningful changes after 6-8 weeks. Balance can be restored. The good news is that the people you serve can regain strength and muscle quality (and quality of life) and you’ll be able to share this information as one more tool in your organization’s effort to improve your client’s overall outcome. Join us to learn more about something WE ALL need to be aware of for out own health as well!
About the Speaker

Ryan Booher has served as vice president of Vitality SarcoHealth (Research•Clinics•Advocacy) for over a decade. He is a passionate leader, brand ambassador, and motivational speaker—wholly devoted to the company’s redemptive mission: To redefine aging and what you think about aging. Ryan has lived in the valley for nearly 40 years. He is married to the love of his life, Krystal, and they have three young boys. About Vitality SarcoHealth. For over 20 years, Vitality SarcoHealth has been forging a path to aging the way it is supposed to be—providing a safe environment for the people to age strong in every sense of the word. Its SarcoHealth clinics are the ideal destination for those who want to live life with the highest vitality possible.

RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program to receive the access link.
This program will be held on Zoom. You will need a device (computer, tablet or phone) with speakers and a strong internet connection to participate.
Not able to join us live? Visit our program archive; recorded programs appear about 1 week after the live broadcast.
AZNHA’s Education Speaker Series are complimentary for members only. For information on becoming a member, click here. RSVP’s are required to receive the access instructions for the live program, plan to RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program.
For assistance, please contact the AzNHA office at 602-283-3503 info@aznha.org.

AzNHA 2024 Conference
2024-08-23 08:00 - 16:00 | Chaparral Conference Center, 5001 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85250, United States
AzNHA’s 12th Annual Conference – August 23, 2024 (Scottsdale, AZ)
Visit the conference website: aznha.org/2024conference
Join us for our annual conference for Arizona’s in-home care community!
Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration Opens February 15.
Attendee Registration Opens May 1.

AzNHA Education Speaker Series (Jul 2024)
2024-07-17 11:30 - 13:00 | Zoom (Virtual Program)
Connection and Caregiving
Featuring: Tawnya Williams-Christensen, Assisted Living Director of Fellowship Square-Mesa
Gain helpful information on how to help support the caregivers in our community, they are the advocates and the glue that keeps us together. We will also discuss the importance of connecting to one another and how serving one another is key to physical, mental, and spiritual wellness.
About the Speaker:
Tawnya has served the aging population for over 34 years, in that time she has experienced the importance of honoring one another through education, experiences, and empathy. There is nothing more important to Tawnya than practicing the art of loving one another.
RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program to receive the access link.
This program will be held on Zoom. You will need a device (computer, tablet or phone) with speakers and a strong internet connection to participate.
Not able to join us live? Visit our program archive; recorded programs appear about 1 week after the live broadcast.
AZNHA’s Education Speaker Series are complimentary for members, caregivers, families and anyone with an interest in Arizona’s in-home care community. RSVP’s are required to receive the access instructions for the live program, plan to RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program.
For assistance, please contact the AZNHA office at 602-283-3503 info@aznha.org.

Arizona Medicaid Opportunities & Challenges (Webinar)
2024-06-11 11:00 - 11:30 | AZ
Join us for an insightful session with Kaliah Kern, Regional Account Executive at Paradigm, who will draw on over a decade of experience in healthcare to discuss the opportunities, challenges, and strategies for working with Arizona’s Medicaid program.
Key Topics Covered:

State Overview: Understanding Arizona’s Medicaid landscape, including AHCCCS and its managed care organizations.
Enrollment and Billing Challenges: Navigating the complexities of the enrollment process, EVV requirements, and unique billing challenges with MCOs.
Opportunities for Growth: Exploring the underserved market, caregiver recruitment and retention, and strategies for scaling your business.
How Paradigm Can Help: Streamlining billing, managing MCO portals, and ensuring billing compliance to support your agency’s growth.

Click here to register, Registration (paradigmseniors.com)

AzNHA Education Speaker Series (May 2024)
2024-05-15 11:30 - 13:00 | Zoom (Virtual Program)
Long Term Care Solutions: When You Thought There Weren’t Any!
Featuring: Charles C. Scott, AIF®, CDP®, Pelleton Capital Management
As professional caregivers, you understand the profound impact long-term care needs have on families—both financially and emotionally. When individuals require sustained care, it often places their financial security and emotional well-being at risk. Funds once set aside for other life goals, a comfortable lifestyle for a spouse, or intended as a legacy for future generations and cherished causes, suddenly become vulnerable.
However, there are innovative long-term care solutions that can change the game. These strategies not only preserve but enhance the value of current assets, effectively transforming every dollar into two or three dollars dedicated to high-quality care. This financial leverage ensures a guaranteed income, expanding the scope and duration of the high quality of care your company provides.
Adopting these solutions means safeguarding retirement assets and maintaining lifestyles. It ensures that financial legacies remain intact and reduces the emotional strain on families, knowing that their loved ones will receive the care they need for as long as necessary. Ultimately, these long-term care options offer something invaluable: peace of mind.
About the Speaker:
Charles C. Scott, AIF®, CDP®, Founder and President of Pelleton Capital Management, stands out in the financial services industry with a specialized focus on supporting families impacted by Dementia. With over three decades of experience, Charles has dedicated himself to providing independent, objective, and unbiased advice to clients in the Phoenix-Scottsdale area since 1999. His expertise is not just in financial planning but also in navigating the complex challenges faced by families dealing with Dementia-related issues.
As a testament to his commitment to excellence in investment strategies and ethical conduct, Charles was the third professional in Arizona to earn the prestigious Accredited Investment Fiduciary® designation. Additionally, recognizing the unique needs of families coping with Dementia, Charles has achieved the CDP® designation from the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners.This post is sponsored by our partners Wigs
Charles’ insights and guidance are particularly valuable for families navigating the complexities of Dementia care and financial planning. He advocates for a Long-Term Care Roadmap that addresses the emotional, physical, and financial repercussions that Dementia can have on a family.
Charles is a co-author of two books, a podcaster, and a contributing author to prestigious publications like Kiplinger, The Wall Street Journal, U.S. News, Forbes, Fox Business, and more. His insights and guidance are particularly valuable for families navigating the complexities of Dementia care and financial planning.
RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program to receive the access link.
This program will be held on Zoom. You will need a device (computer, tablet or phone) with speakers and a strong internet connection to participate.
Not able to join us live? Visit our program archive; recorded programs appear about 1 week after the live broadcast.
AzNHA’s Education Speaker Series are complimentary for members, caregivers, families and anyone with an interest in Arizona’s in-home care community. RSVP’s are required to receive the access instructions for the live program, plan to RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program.
For assistance, please contact the AzNHA office at 602-283-3503 info@aznha.org.

AzNHA Education Speaker Series (Apr 2024)
2024-04-17 11:30 - 13:00 | Zoom (Virtual Program)
Cognitive Health and Brain Therapy
We will be discussing cognitive health and the need for ongoing brain therapies. Having healthy cognitive abilities in conjunction with individualized brain therapies can help people stay healthier, more independent and stay in place longer.
Featuring: Brian Bruni, Health Testing Solutions
Brian Bruni does Sales and Marketing at Health Testing Solutions and started with the company in 2023. Brian opened, owned and operated the Assisting Hands Home Care franchise in Sun City before coming to work for HTS and has over 15 years of experience in business and project management. Brian is former law enforcement officer and is passionate about improving the lives and health of others and transitioned to HTS to be able to share their services with people across the country.
RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program to receive the access link.
This program will be held on Zoom. You will need a device (computer, tablet or phone) with speakers and a strong internet connection to participate.
Not able to join us live? Visit our program archive; recorded programs appear about 1 week after the live broadcast.
AzNHA’s Education Speaker Series are complimentary for members, caregivers, families and anyone with an interest in Arizona’s in-home care community. RSVP’s are required to receive the access instructions for the live program, plan to RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program.
For assistance, please contact the AzNHA office at 602-283-3503 info@aznha.org.

AzNHA Education Speaker Series (Mar 2024)
2024-03-20 11:30 - 13:00 | Zoom (Virtual Program)
Now Available On-Demand
Turning Memories into Dementia Therapy
Featuring: Bill Lusk, CSA, Memory Lane Games
“Ever notice how people with dementia still remember events from their past? The long term memory is often preserved as dementia progresses. What if there was a way to keep the long term memories stimulated, thus delaying the progression? Memory Lane Games offers a simple approach using personalized trivia games”
About the Speaker:
Bill has been in the senior services industry for 8 years as a CarePatrol franchise owner in the Northwest Valley. He is a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA). Last year Bill joined Memory Lane Games as their Arizona Representative. Memory Lane Games is an app that improves the relationships of people with dementia and their family and caregivers. Bill’s presentation will explore the many benefits of Memory Lane Games and how it will help your clientele.
RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program to receive the access link.
This program will be held on Zoom. You will need a device (computer, tablet or phone) with speakers and a strong internet connection to participate.
Not able to join us live? Visit our program archive; recorded programs appear about 1 week after the live broadcast.
AzNHA’s Education Speaker Series are complimentary for members, caregivers, families and anyone with an interest in Arizona’s in-home care community. RSVP’s are required to receive the access instructions for the live program, plan to RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program.
For assistance, please contact the AzNHA office at 602-283-3503 info@aznha.org.

AzNHA Education Speaker Series (Feb 2024)
2024-02-21 11:30 - 13:00 | Zoom (Virtual Program)
Now Available On-Demand
Age-Tech Tools for Supporting Clients
Featuring: Benjamin Surmi, Social Gerontologist
Back by Popular Demand! Benjamin’s session at the 2023 AzNHA Conference received rave reviews so we’ve invited him to present in this month’s AzNHA Education Program.
Innovation in age-tech is happening faster than we can keep up with. Yet, knowing what tools are available and which situations demand which tool is becoming a critical service in-home care companies can offer families…join us for this insightful program and take away actionable information on the types of tools now available and how to evaluate their fit for your clients.
About the Speaker: Benjamin Surmi is a social gerontologist who is passionate about designing surprisingly delightful user experiences for elders, their family members, and care professionals. He drives Koelsch Communities’ Innovation Lab, wellness and lifelong learning, employee and family education, workflow design and culture initiatives.
RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program to receive the access link.
This program will be held on Zoom. You will need a device (computer, tablet or phone) with speakers and a strong internet connection to participate.
Not able to join us live? Visit our program archive; recorded programs appear about 1 week after the live broadcast.
AzNHA’s Education Speaker Series are complimentary for members, caregivers, families and anyone with an interest in Arizona’s in-home care community. RSVP’s are required to receive the access instructions for the live program, plan to RSVP at least 48 hours prior to the start of the program.
For assistance, please contact the AzNHA office at 602-283-3503 info@aznha.org.

AzNHA 2023 Conference
2023-08-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Chaparral Conference Center, 5001 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85250, United States
AZNHA’s 11th Annual Conference – Resources & Collaboration to Support the Next Generation.
More details to follow.

R.O.S.E Advocacy - Golfers FORE Senior Protection
2023-04-28 | Biltmore Golf Club, 2400 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix, AZ, 85016, United States
Looking to have a a fun round of golf? Let’s all join together on Friday, April 28, for a fun-filled golf tournament to help seniors protect themselves and their hard-earned assets from scammers.
SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE
Registration includes entry into all events, 18-holes of golf, riding cart, 2 drink tickets, lunch, and a chance to win various prizes.
Prizes:
Longest Putt – Straightest Drive – Closest to the Pin – Hole-in-One
To register visit: https://www.roseadvocacy.org or call 602-445-7673
Registration opens at 6:30 AM Tee-off: 7:30 AM

Elder Advocacy Boot Camp
2023-03-31 08:00 - 17:00 | Doubltree by Hilton, 455 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ, 85711, United States
The Elder Advocacy Boot Camp & Law presents innovative solutions to critical elder care issues.
AZNHA will be participating as an Exhibitor, and there are sponsor and exhibit tables available.

AZNHA's February Education Meeting
2023-02-15 11:30 - 13:00 | Virtual call via Zoom
Presentation: Insurance 101: Know your Exclusions
Speaker: Dennis Powers, AIC, ARM, CPCU, SCLA, Senior Commercial Lines Specialist with Inszone Insurance Services
During this presentation, you will learn how the insurance industry has been turned upside down and still is. There are less admitted insurance carriers than ever before and now more exclusions on policies than before because of Covid. Are you covered by your policy if your employee is alleged to have passed any sort of communicable disease on to a client? Does your policy combine general, professional liability and abuse coverage under the same limit? If you lost everything if your office due to a fire and were displaced, do you have enough coverage to replace everything and also cover rent at a new location? Let’s have a real discussion of claims that we have seen.
To receive the Zoom connect information, you must RSVP to info@aznha.org no later than the Monday prior to the meeting.
