Explore Technology-Enabled Models and Strategic Planning at PEAK

CAST will host 2 major technology-related sessions at LeadingAge’s upcoming PEAK Leadership Summit, which takes place March 16-18, 2015 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in in Washington, DC.

LeadingAge members who sign up for the sessions before Feb. 2 will receive an early registration discount.

Technology-Enabled Models: March 15

On Sunday, March 15 from 2-5 p.m., CAST will present a pre-conference symposium highlighting new technology-enabled models, the business opportunities they create, and the technologies that are making these models efficient, cost-effective and sustainable.

“Technology-Enabled Models: Provider Case Studies” will offer attendees a firsthand look at the latest technology-enabled initiatives being implemented by pioneering LeadingAge members.

Participants in the in-depth technology idea exchange will hear from several aging services providers that have successfully implemented creative care delivery models. Presenters will share the results and outcomes of their technology-enabled initiatives, as well as the lessons they learned while implementing technology solutions.

In addition, CAST will explore how its tools can help organizations transform their care and service offerings through the use of technology.

Speakers at the symposium include CAST Chair Mark McClellan, CAST Vice Chair Kathleen Martin, CAST Executive Director Majd Alwan, and the following pioneering providers:

• Denise Rabidoux, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Evangelical Homes of Michigan in Farmington, MI.

• David Dring, executive director of Selfhelp Innovations at Selfhelp Community Services in New York.

• David Gehm, president and CEO of Wellspring Lutheran Services in Frankenmuth, MI.

• Nancy Eldridge, CEO of Cathedral Square Corporation in South Burlington, VT.

• Stefani Hartsfield, operations manager of Support and Services at Home (SASH) at Cathedral Square Corporation in South Burlington, VT.

Technology Forum: March 17

A CAST-led Technology Forum on Tuesday, March 17 from 8-9:30 a.m., will focus on the importance of having a technology plan that is tied to your organization’s strategic planning efforts.

Participants will learn about the role that technology professionals can play in successfully implementing an organization’s strategic technology plan. 

They will also explore the educational modules and tools that CAST created to help providers successfully develop a technology plan that advances their organization's long-term goals.

Speakers at the forum will include CAST Executive Director Majd Alwan and CAST Aging Services Technologies Manager Scott Code, as well as: 

• David Finkelstein, chief information officer (CIO) at The Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale in Bronx, NY.

• Donna Lazartic, chief operating officer at the Francis E. Parker Memorial Home in Piscataway, NJ.

• Peter Kress, vice president and CIO at ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, Inc., in Ambler, PA.

• Joe Velderman, director of consulting services at ProviNET Solutions in Tinley Park, IL.

Register Today!

Register today for these engaging educational sessions! And, remember that LeadingAge members registering before Feb. 2 will receive an early registration discount.