Upcoming Illinois Health Care Association Events
AUGUST 2026
August 18 | Lunch & Learn Series | Topic: Falls With Major Injury
This session will break down the updated definitions, clarify the intent behind CMS’s changes, and explore the proposed specifications for the new Quality Measure. By understanding how these updates influence documentation, coding, and survey readiness, SNFs can better position themselves for accuracy, compliance, and improved resident outcomes.Â
Presenters:
Michelle Stork, M.A., CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA, QCP | Vice President of Clinical Services, Elevate Therapy Consulting GroupÂ
Liz Barlow, RN, CRRN, RAC-CT, DNS-CT, QCP | Senior Director of Quality, Elevate Therapy Consulting GroupÂ
Click here to register!
Thank you Elevate Therapy Consulting Group for sponsoring IHCA's August Lunch & Learn Series.Â
SEPTEMBER 2026
September 1 & 2 | Licensure Review Course for Nursing Home Administrators (Virtual)
September 15 | Lunch & Learn Series | Topic: Senior Living Services Billing 101
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the end-to-end revenue cycle in senior living services, with a focus on how workflows, roles, and processes collectively impact financial outcomes.
Presenters:
Julie Karafa, RAC-CT, CRCR, CSPR | Manager, Revenue Cycle, WIPFLIÂ
Sarah Benoit | Senior Consultant, WIPFLI
View more about this session and sign up by clicking here!
Thank you WIPFLI for sponsoring IHCA's September Lunch & Learn Series.Â
September 21 - 23 | 76th Annual IHCA Convention & Expo | Embassy Suites by Hilton Riverfront Hotel & Conference Center (Peoria)
This highly anticipated annual event features educational sessions covering a wide range of pertinent topics, as well as exhibits demonstrating the latest technology and services in the profession. Continuing education credits are offered for administrators, social workers, licensed nurses, certified dietary managers, physical therapists and qualified intellectual disabilities professionals.
Interested in attending this year's event? Sign up today!Â
OCTOBER 2026
October 20 | Lunch & Learn Series | Topic: Nourishing Profits: Malnutrition’s Impact on Care and Reimbursement
NOVEMBER 2026
November 10 | Lunch & Learn Series | Topic: Bridging Quality and Reimbursement: Value-Based Care Imperatives for SNFs
DECEMBER 2026
December 15 | Lunch & Learn Series | Topic: Risk Management
Education Suggestions
Do you have a topic you’d like IHCA to cover, a training your staff needs but you can’t find, or a speaker you’d like to hear? Let us know! Click here to fill out submit an Education Suggestion to IHCA.
The Illinois Health Care Association (IHCA) will offer other webinars or in-person events as the need arises and will offer virtual options for some in-person events or will record the events to make them available on the IHCA Education Access On-Demand platform. For more information about these and other events/webinars at IHCA, please contact Ashley Caldwell, 217-528-6455.Â