SB 99 requires all staff in licensed long-term care settings to complete LGBTQIA2S+ training, with compliance mandatory as of the end of last year. In this session, we’ll discuss how the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is evaluating compliance with this requirement. We’ll also examine any updates to the training content or requirements and explore the impact of new federal developments on this initiative. 

Pamela Kaufmann: "SB 99 Training Conversation"

Sometimes, due to a variety of circumstances, residents must be asked to leave an RCFE or CCRC. Navigating these often awkward and difficult situations requires knowledge of the applicable statutes and regulations and understanding of procedural requirements as well as some creative thinking. In this session, we will discuss the applicable legal requirements and provide practical tips on how to comply with the regulations while dealing with challenging situations.

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Nancy Dollar: "QSBS: Planning, Stacking, Tracking​​"

The Panel Presentation will offer a unique opportunity for attendees to connect with representatives from the DSS, CDPH, a legal expert, and a provider. This panel will address key issues related to CCRCs, RCFEs, and CDPH compliance and industry trends that are important to a community's success. Attendees will gain valuable insights, ask questions, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, including compliance, operational challenges, best practices, and industry trends.

Few fields are as labor-intensive or as heavily regulated as senior care, and few fields have been more challenged in recent years by labor shortages, wage increases, COVID, and other pressures. In a lively interactive panel discussion, two seasoned attorneys, one in senior care and one in labor and employment, will explore several of today's workforce challenges.

The Panel Presentation will offer a unique opportunity for attendees to connect with representatives from the DSS, CDPH, a legal expert, and a provider. This panel will address key issues related to CCRCs, RCFEs, and CDPH compliance and industry trends that are important to a community's success. Attendees will gain valuable insights, ask questions, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, including compliance, operational challenges, best practices, and industry trends.

They will be discussing how Federal Law, Policy, and Regulation Affect California Land Use Law.

Sean Herman and Allison Schutte: "​Changing Times in DC"

Join this panel of seasoned experts as they provide an in-depth analysis of the most impactful regulatory changes made through the new dementia care regulations released on Jan. 1, 2025, including the expansion to encompass major neurocognitive disorders and behavioral expressions. They’ll discuss challenges that operators have encountered, along with best practices for successful implementation, and will also break down the critical aspects of the new rules and provide key insights regarding successful implementation.

Topics being discussed: New Legislation; Planning Challenges and Opportunities; Environmental Impacts; Economic Development

Sean Marciniak: "​Warehouse and Logistics Facility Development"

Sometimes, a resident must be asked to leave a community due to a variety of circumstances. Join these experts as they review legal requirements for terminating a residency, examine common pitfalls and strategies to avoid them, and explore how new California laws (including SB 1406 and AB 2347) and the new RCFE dementia and reappraisal regulations impact the process. You’ll leave with a greater understanding of these laws and how to best approach terminating a residency.

Bring your pressing and tough questions to this panel of highly regarded senior living law experts. Hear the perspectives of these experts as they discuss recent issues, regulatory trends and policy changes, as well as address attendees’ questions and concerns. You’ll leave better equipped to avoid or address challenges before they become problems.

Joel Goldman and Payam Saljoughian: "​Ask the Attorneys"

Join us in San Mateo for this powerful, information packed, one-day event.  You’ll get the roadmap, resources, and direct points of contact to close private money loans.

K. Bradley Rogerson: "Private Money Basics Event"

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Jennifer Martinez: "​Bridging the Gap: Leadership Strategies for Managing Generational Differences in the Workplace"

In today’s interconnected global marketplace, the interplay between product regulation and product liability has become increasingly complex, presenting significant challenges and opportunities for both external and in-house counsel. This presentation will explore how evolving regulatory frameworks, such as safety standards and reporting obligations, directly impact liability exposure in diverse jurisdictions.

The impact of the new administration executive orders will have significant implications for senior living operators and will depend on the specific polices enacted and how they are implemented at the local level.

The CEO panel will discuss the impact to executive orders funding and regulatory changes, workforce development, long term care policies and meeting the challenge to providing quality of care to their residents.

Paul Gordon: "​Sharing Stories from the Trenches: How to help your Defense Counsel mount the best defense for you"

Senior living and care providers must confront the unique challenges of preparing for and responding to mass disasters. Because senior living providers serve residents with a wide range of needs, from active, independent seniors to bedbound patients who demand 24 hour care.

Please join us for an informal roundtable with Justice Charles A. Smiley. Shandyn Pierce of Hanson Bridgett will be moderating an open-ended discussion.

BASF Appellate Lawyers – Our appellate section roundtable discussions have been a great way to discuss issues arising and to build community.

RSVP is required.  This event will be hosted via Zoom.  A link to access the zoom meeting will be sent in your confirmation e-mail 2 hours prior to the start of the event. 

Shandyn Pierce: "​Appellate Law Section Roundtable Discussion"

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Pamela Kaufmann: "Options at the End of Life and the Role of Hospice"

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Diane Marie O'Malley & Adrianna Kourafas: "Employment Law Update"