From Policy to Practice: Operationalizing the October 1, 2025 MDS Updates | November 4, 2025 | 1:00 PM

MDS updates can feel overwhelming—but they don’t have to be. Join us for this interactive webinar to break down the October 1, 2025, updates and learn how to translate policy changes into operational success. We’ll review what’s new, what’s changed, and how to align your systems, staff, and documentation to maintain accuracy, compliance, and reimbursement integrity.

To find out more or register click here.

Licensure Review Course for Nursing Home Administrators | November 17 & 20, 2025

Register today!

This review course was specifically designed to help candidates prepare for and pass their examinations and is offered each quarter prior to the test dates for the Illinois Supplemental Jurisdictional Exam and the NAB Exams. This virtual program is conducted using the Webex platform.

Day 1 will focus solely on material covered on the NAB Exams. The session will cover federal laws and regulations, and present basic principles of leadership and management, human resources, finance, and physical environment, as well as resident care and quality of life.

Day 2 will focus on materials covered on the state supplemental exam, primarily the Illinois licensing rules for skilled nursing facilities.

Study materials for this course will be provided to you via Dropbox.

Learn more about what to expect from this review course and register here.

2025 IHCA Virtual Convention | Available September 30 - December 31

Whether you attended our Convention & Expo in September and just couldn’t get to all of the session you wanted to see or you weren’t able to make it in-person but you still want to participate, we have an option for you!

Our Virtual Convention offers you the ability to participate in nearly all of the breakout sessions from Convention, at a time and place that is convenient for you! And, with multiple registration options available, you can register one person for access to all sessions, a group of up to 20 individuals for all access, or if you just need a couple of credits you can register a la carte for the individual courses you want to take.

To find out more about registration options and pricing, visit the Virtual Convention webpage here.

IHCA Illinois Leaders Program – Class of 2026 | January – September

IHCA’s Illinois Leaders Program works to develop leaders within the Association and Illinois’ long term care profession. This exclusive IHCA-member program takes a group of long term care professionals selected for their demonstrated leadership skills, support of the Association and an interest in improving their personal and professional leadership skills through a carefully crafted curriculum to help them become better, stronger leaders. The class of 2026 will kick off in January and culminate with a graduation at the Annual IHCA Convention & Expo.

There is no cost to participate in the IHCA Illinois Leaders program. Participants in the Illinois Leaders program will receive reading materials at the initial class meeting and are expected to participate in all meetings in person.

To find out more, click here to view the Leaders Program Overview and Nomination form. Nomination forms must be received by December 15, 2025 to be considered.

Thank you to Consonus Healthcare for sponsoring the Illinois Leaders Program – Class of 2026!