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Vital trends shaping our future: A conversation with the AHCA board chair

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"Vital trends shaping our future: A conversation with the AHCA board chair"

As the senior care profession emerges from one of the most challenging times, join us in a discussion evaluating trends that affect the future.

What will recent CMS updates mean for providers? This session will review how our profession develops a sustainable business model. It will include CMS payment and minimum staffing rules, Medicaid reimbursement, workforce, and census trends. We will outline what providers should be doing now to be successful in the future.

Learning Objectives:

  • Examine the current trends in senior care
  • Understand the new CMS payment and minimum staffing rules
  • Study the impact these rules could have
  • Learn what providers should do now to prepare for the future.

 

Speakers: 

Phil Fogg, President/CEO of 

Consonus Healthcare & Marquis Companies

As the fourth-generation of a family of long-term care providers, Phil Fogg has devoted his life to serving seniors. He created Marquis Companies in 1989, and the organization has grown to become one of the Northwest’s premier providers of senior care services, with more than 4,000 employees and 28 skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living and memory care facilities. Marquis also provides home health and home care services through AgeRight at Home, enhances resident access to clinical support through AgeRight Clinical  Services, and offers AgeRight Advantage, a Medicare Institutional Special Needs Plan.

In 2004, he founded Consonus Healthcare to provide rehab therapy, pharmacy and a wide range of consulting services. Consonus Rehab now serves more than 30,000 patients annually at 100 senior care facilities in 12 states, and Consonus Pharmacy fills over 4 million prescriptions each year for residents in more than 600 facilities in 13 states. He created the Vital Life Foundation in 2008 to bring greater meaning and purpose to the lives of staff, residents, clients and business partners. Throughout his career, Fogg has been an active advocate for long-term care in Oregon, and an influential national voice in the nation’s capital. He currently serves as board chair of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and is also a past president of the Oregon Health Care Association.

 

Laurie Thomas, Chief Operating Officer at Consonus Healthcare

For Laurie Thomas, the arc of a 30-year career in the healthcare profession began on a Nebraska farm with lessons she learned from her father, who taught her the value of hard work and importance of doing the right thing whether someone is watching or not. That enduring set of values has guided her first as a physical therapist, then in senior leadership roles at several large, publicly-traded companies, and now at Consonus Healthcare. In her role as Chief Operating Officer, she is responsible for supporting Consonus Rehab and Pharmacy operations, as well as oversight of sales and marketing functions. 

Prior to joining Consonus as Vice-President of Strategic Development, Thomas applied her strong leadership skills and strategic thinking in both hospital and post-acute care settings, including at RehabCare, Hallmark Rehabilitation and Genesis Healthcare. Whether providing direct patient therapy, guiding teams through cultural change or leading organizations through operational turnarounds, she’s remained passionate about the geriatric population and helping seniors live full and vibrant lives. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy degree from the University of Nebraska, where she played volleyball and learned valuable lessons about the importance of teamwork in success. 


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