View Important 2012 Conference Documents

• Download the Welcome Letter to Exhibitors and Sponsors
• Download the Exhibitor Application
• Download the 2012 Trade Show Floor Plan
• Download the Spa.Net Information Sheet for Internet at Trade Show
• Download the Sponsor Registration 2012 form
• Download the Total Events ESAAL 2012 Exhibitor Package Kit
• Download the ESAAL 2012 Conference Schedule at a Glance
• Discover More About Saratoga Transportation, Dining and Entertainment

Empire State Association of Assisted Living is excited to announce that we are returning to Saratoga Springs for our 33rd Annual Conference and Trade Show, APRIL 29 THROUGH MAY 2, 2012. The site of the conference is the Saratoga Hilton and the Saratoga Springs City Center. Saratoga—the city of Health and Horses—is our most popular site and we anticipate another record-breaking attendance in 2012.

Our theme Blueprint for the Future – Let’s Get to Work is a reminder that individually and collectively there is much to be done to make assisted living the best that it can be in the present, and in the future. ESAAL’s Conference and Education Committee has been working diligently to give you the tools--education and training of the highest quality—to be your best. Session topics will include:

• The art and science of interviewing prospective residents and employees;
• The second annual Ask the Attorneys session covering hot legal topics for ACFs/ALRs/ALPs;
• A continuation of last year’s extremely popular session preparing attendees to deal with a media/public relations crisis in their residence;
• Appropriate and effective uses of Social Media in the assisted living setting;
• Keeping your activities program popular and fresh;
• Assisted Living Residence update;
• A complete overview of ACF/ALR/ALP medication assistance regulation;
• Grief counseling for staff;
• Addressing difficult behaviors;
• Alzheimer’s/dementia training by the dynamic Teepa Snow;
• Palliative Care and other end-of-life issues;
• And More!

Our keynote presenter Mack Dryden considered by many to be one of the funniest motivational speakers in the country today, has survived everything from the sharks of showbiz, to bouts with two different types of cancer, to a terrifying stay in an African prison—and lived to tell inspiring, motivating and hilarious stories about it all.

We are also delighted to have the much-requested return of Sister Anne Bryant Smollin to again entertain and inspire.

Other highlights!

• Welcome Reception Sunday, April 29
• Exciting and Informative Trade Show with horse racing and prizes, Monday, April 30
• Reception and Banquet – enjoy the sounds of TS Ensemble, Tuesday, May 1
• Networking opportunities and 26.5 hours of Continuing Education Credits

See you in Saratoga!

Photos from 2011 Conference

No One Is An Island • Together We Succeed

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