2026 KACE Assisted Living & Home Plus Conference (In-person)
January 14 & 15, 2026
Conference sessions are designed to address the unique challenges and opportunities for Assisted Living, Residential Healthcare and Home Plus leaders.
Wednesday, January 14, 2026:
12:00-1:00 PM - Registration
1:00-1:50 PM - Refuel, Reset and Replenish: Creative Tools for Resiliency, Kay Glidden, 1 Res Care CEU
2:00-2:50 PM - Smooth Transitions: Ensuring Safe Admissions, Transfers & Discharges, Erica Keener, Midwest Health, 1 Res Care CEU
3:00 -3:50 PM - The Hot Topics Your Team Can't Ignore- Required In-service Training and More!, Jess Easterwood, Larksfield Place Assisted Living, 1 Admin CEU
4:00-5:40 PM - Complex Care Made Compassionate: Managing Dementia, Behaviors, and Substance Use, Carol Feaker, Midwest Health, 2 Res Care CEUs
6:00-8:00 PM Reception
Thursday, January 15, 2026:
8:00-8:50 AM - Assessments, Reporting & Investigating Incidents: Best Practices for Assisted Living & Home Plus Staff, Shanie Maxwell, KDADS, 1 Admin CEU
9:00-9:50 AM - HCBS Essentials: Mastering Application and Documentation Requirements, Erica Keener, Midwest Health, 1 Admin CEU
10:00- 10:50 AM - Panel: Resident Rights in Action: Real-Life Scenarios and Practical Solutions, Haely Ordoyne, Ombudsman, Dawne Altis, KDADS & TBD, 1 Res Care CEU
11:00 AM-12:00 PM Vendor Show (1 elective credit CEU for Administrators and Operators)
12:00-1:00 PM- Conference Luncheon
1:00-1:50 PM - Navigating the Survey Process: Assisted Living and Home Plus Explained, Shanie Maxwell, KDADS, 1 Admin CEU
2:00-2:50 PM - One Size Doesn't Fit All: Exploring Business Models in Assisted Living and Home Plus Settings, Hunter, Foundation Park Home Plus, Jess Peres, Lexington Park Assisted Living, Iris Turner, Oxford Senior Living, 1 Admin CEU
3:00- 3:50 PM - TBD 1 Admin CEU
* The Conference schedule is subject to change.
Location:
Holiday Inn Wichita East I-35
549 S. Rock Rd.
Wichita, KS 67207
Hotel Reservations:
KACE room rate is $109/night + tax.
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Continuing Education Credit:
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT: This course offering is approved for 12 continuing education clock hours for adult care home administrators and registered operators by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (LTS# A1427). This includes 1.0 Elective hour available if the entire convention is attended. Nurses will not receive elective hours. Kansas Adult Care Executives is approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 11 contact hours applicable for RN or LPN re-licensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number LT0341-0624. CEU forms must be submitted within 7 days of close of the event (January 22nd).
