Oregon has long been a leader in long-term care. In fact, the first assisted living community in the US opened there in 1983. And in the decades since, the Oregon Health Care Association has pushed for higher-quality care and new, innovative services. It’s no surprise then that their Annual Convention is one of the industry’s biggest events. OHCA is the largest long-term care trade association in Oregon, numbering more than 1,000 organizations and 90 percent of providers in the state. OHCA advocates for their members at the local and federal level, and they offer a unique variety of educational opportunities throughout the year for professional development and industry-wide collaboration. This year’s Annual Convention is set to take place in Portland on November 19-20. Given its proximity to a certain food-filled fall holiday, the conference theme this time around is “Harvesting Your Gratitude,” which celebrates the bountiful season and honors those who provide for others. Over 1,200 attendees from across the state and across the continuum of care will be in attendance, including us! Swing by Booth 401 to say hello to the Yardi team and see what’s new with our single, connected solution for senior living. From marketing and sales to resident care and medication management, the Yardi Senior Living Suite improves efficiency while reducing costs. Here’s just a few of the solutions we’ll be showcasing on the tradeshow floor: Yardi Senior CRM – Grow your occupancy with mobile-friendly marketing tools designed for senior living providers. Automated workflows keep your sales counselors on task, and electronic leasing lets you quickly generate a custom lease for each prospect. RENTCafé Senior Living – Keep residents and family members connected to your community through this online portal. Offer electronic payment methods, maintenance requests, activity calendars and more...

There are many conventions and shows in the senior living industry, each uniquely positioned for a local audience, a certain role or a special purpose. But there’s one event that unites more people from across the care community than any other: the LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo. This year, the conference takes place from October 27-30. Close to 4,500 senior living professionals will flock to San Diego for four days of learning and relationship building. Event organizers have put together session tracks for sales, marketing, care, operations, legal and more. Anyone in the industry is sure to find something for them. You know the Yardi team will be there too. We’ve got Booth 1417 at the expo, so come by and see what we’ve been working on. Our suite of tools for senior living management are designed to connect all parts of your business on one integrated platform. Kind of like LeadingAge, there’s a solution for everyone. (Plus, we’ll have some small, furry, four-legged guests you won’t want to miss. More on that down below!) If you’re a salesperson or marketer We’ll show you how to drive revenue and increase occupancy. Yardi Senior CRM helps you effectively manage your sales and marketing efforts from initial contact all the way through signing a lease and becoming a resident. Shorten your lead response times with automated follow-ups, then build a personalized communication flow to keep them engaged. When they’re ready to sign, cut through the paperwork with online leases that generate documents in a click. If you’re a caregiver You’ll learn how to improve resident satisfaction and simplify your own workload at the same time. Instantly access resident’s care needs, eliminate errors and capture progress with Yardi EHR, our electronic health record platform designed to work...

Despite what the silver screen or comic books might show, you don’t need a truth-telling lasso or flying hammer to be a hero. All it takes is the courage to do good, a strength that senior living caregivers possess in spades. The 70th AHCA/NCAL Annual Convention & Expo aims to empower these everyday heroes by sharing the real-life tools they need to face the industry’s toughest challenges. (And as you may have guessed, this year’s theme is superheroes.) AHCA, the American Health Care Association, is the nation’s largest association of long term and post-acute care providers, numbering over 13,500 member facilities. NCAL, the National Center for Assisted Living, serves as the assisted living voice of AHCA. For decades, these organizations have pushed for better care through national advocacy, professional development and events like their annual convention. Set in Orlando from October 13-16, this year’s convention will bring together over 4,000 people for the shared goal of improving quality care. Throughout the four-day event, these champions will share insights, solutions and best practices on topics like Medicare’s new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), the ongoing workforce shortages and the latest technology innovations. There are over 22 learning tracks and 70 sessions this time around – plenty of opportunities to enhance your super powers. On the fence about attending? Here are a few conference highlights to look forward to: Leadership in Turbulent Times Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will take the stage for the opening keynote at AHCA/NCAL. She’ll pull from 150 years of U.S. history to shed light on today’s cultural and political shifts. Despite how uncertain things may seem now, she’s got the research to show how we’ve stood tall and succeeded through tough times in the past. 13th Annual NCAL...

Going to the NIC Fall Conference? This is one senior living opportunity you don’t want to miss. The NIC Fall Conference is the only industry event where senior living executives and capital providers come together. Set for September 11-13 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago, the conference will bring in over 3,000 leaders from senior housing, skilled nursing and post-acute care. You’ll have the chance to meet industry-drivers and dealmakers while learning more than a thing or two about the latest market trends. Yardi is proud to sponsor the NIC Fall Conference once again. We partnered with NIC last year to collect accurate, transparent data on senior housing rates, and this three-day event is the perfect showcase for the research and learnings that NIC continues to drive. Insightful Sessions, Renowned Speakers Whether you’re a senior living investor or operator, the NIC Fall Conference has takeaways galore. The 18 sessions are sorted into two focus areas: Managing Margins and Realizing Returns. The first covers property operations and management, while the latter dives into investments and capital flow. During the opening general session, attendees will have the opportunity to hear from Dr. Janet L. Yellen, the first-ever woman to be appointed chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and one of the world’s leading authorities on economic policy. She’ll share her thoughts on economic trends the senior living industry will face in coming years. Kathleen Hays, editor for Bloomberg Television and Radio, will be moderating the discussion. Among other notable speakers at the event, Joseph F. Coughlin, Ph.D. and director of MIT’s AgeLab, will take the stage during the luncheon general session, sponsored by Yardi. He’ll explore the crossroads of demographics and business innovation, sharing his award-winning research on how the baby boomers’...

Yardi is proud to sponsor the 2019 Lincoln Healthcare Senior Living 100 conference! This invitation-only event combines today’s best practices with tomorrow’s promising innovations. About Senior Living 100 Since 1998, Lincoln Healthcare has inspired excellence in strategy and modernization in the increasingly value-based system of senior care. To achieve this, Lincoln Healthcare owns and operates five executive conferences for AL/IL and CCRC industry leaders. Each event fosters visionary education, peer networking, and memorable experiences. Get Involved! The forward-looking educational program at Senior Living 100 reveal opportunities for growth amongst its community of talented attendees. Lincoln Healthcare’s thought leaders invite participants to explore the latest trends and forecasts. This year’s theme, Creating Blue Skies: Entrepreneurial Opportunities for Senior Care, will focus on improving existing business models in preparation for the future of senior living. Rapid learning techniques will help attendees retain a solid understanding of content that is “forward-looking,” “candid,” “change-oriented,” and “super productive.” Participants can cap off information-rich days with fun-filled evenings. The Executive Golf Tournament at the Oceanfront Monarch Beach Golf Links is a par 70 Scottish links-style course that challenges novice and experienced golfers alike. A relaxing sailing regatta or adrenaline-pumping flight simulator are also on the agenda. Each day offers a new adventure! The spouse program enriches the conference experience. Significant others can enjoy the resort and sightseeing in the beautiful town of Laguna Niguel. Participants are also invited to attend all recreation, activities, and dinners with conference participants. Connect with Yardi Senior Living  at the Lincoln Health Care Senior Living 100 conference at the Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California on March 10-13,...

The California Assisted Living Association (CALA) 2018 Fall Conference and Trade show is set for November 5-7 at the Renaissance Palm Springs & Palm Springs Convention Center. The event theme is “Elevate,” inspired by senior living professionals continually seeking to improve clinical care while enhancing residents’ quality of life. The three-day conference focuses on several important issues facing the senior living industry, including: dementia care best practices, legal and regulatory awareness, sales and marketing strategies and leadership and staff culture. Yardi will sponsor the conference luncheon featuring Jennifer Powers, coach, mentor, trainer and author of best-selling book “Oh, Shift!,” which illustrates how making small changes can be life changing. Powers is a leading expert in helping professionals improve their confidence and competence, so they can live and work at their full potential. “What I have found is executives and leaders are the most siloed. They’re the people that have the fewest outlets for sharing their fears, their concerns, their limiting beliefs. They have to put on the face that people need to see in a leader. And what happens is that it perpetuates a low level of confidence, more fear, and something called impostor’s syndrome. It’s the condition that a person finds him or herself in where they don’t believe they’ve really earned the position they have. They feel like they’re a farce that’s soon going to be found out. That any day now, they’re going to be discovered as incompetent. And they just don’t feel like they deserve to be where they are. It’s truly an epidemic,” Powers explains. The coaching she offers provides concrete tools to make positive changes that improve effectiveness in the workplace. “What I do in the world of self-development is really have a strategic conversation built around inquiry. It helps...

The LeadingAge Annual Meeting and EXPO is set to take place October 28-31 in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. With 4,500 attendees expected and over 150 educational sessions offered, it will be a bustling few days filled with networking and new ideas. The conference schedule also features thought-provoking speakers, including renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz, who seeks to capture the beauty of aging. Her talk is called the “Inspire keynote,” and as the first woman to hold an exhibition at Washington’s National Portrait Gallery and an exhibitor at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Annie Leibovitz has inspired many throughout her nearly-fifty-year career. She’s photographed hundreds of world-famous faces and is an expert at capturing not only a beautiful image, but her subject’s story as well. It’s why Ms. Leibovitz has become so renowned for her stunning portraits: they depict a lifetime of experiences, without any negative perceptions of aging—a rare thing in a society with narrowly defined beauty norms. To some, growing older comes with a stigma. Instead of appreciating each wrinkle as a sign of a life well lived, lines are fretted over, gray hair is dyed. To challenge the perceptions of aging, conference attendees will be encouraged to contemplate and redefine what it means to grow old with appreciation, grace and dignity. The event EXPO, the largest in the senior living industry, will close out the conference. In addition to exhibiting the latest goods and services, the EXPO features a special exhibit to demonstrate a day in the life of a future resident. Attendees will experience various resident scenarios—like living with dementia—via an immersive virtual reality simulation to inspire innovation and creativity. LeadingAge Annual Meeting attendees can schedule time to meet with the Yardi senior living team to learn more about its...

Yardi is headed to the Windy City, along with throngs of senior living providers, to attend 5th annual SMASH summit taking place October 1-3 at the Loews Hotel O’Hare in Chicago. The conference is geared toward sales and marketing professionals intent on learning new strategies to make their communities stand out. Attendees will choose from workshops focused on content marketing, digital marketing, leadership and innovation, sales management, small teams marketing and technology to discover actionable takeaways. The conference also features many insightful speakers, including Yardi’s own Richard Nix, senior director of senior living, who will share insights about using customer relationship management (CRM) in senior living to supercharge marketing efforts, strengthen client relationships and ultimately drive occupancy. Nix says: “I’m honored to be speaking at SMASH this year. This conference is all about sharing with and learning from peers in the industry, so I’m excited to offer some strategies for senior living providers to increase their efficiency and grow their communities.” Other presenters include keynote speakers Kate O’Neil, tech humanist and author, and Chuck Harry, National Investment Center (NIC) chief of research and...