Our Education Team would like to invite you to join us at our Assisted Living Conference and Confident DON Masterclass, both events coming up in the next few weeks. Make sure your building is represented to get the most out of your learning this month.  

Assisted Living and State Licensed Only Virtual Conference 

February 10 & 11, 2026 

10 Intentional Sessions Designed to Uplift and Support Assisted Living & SLO Professionals in the Midwest 

Featured sessions include: Abuse, Neglect, & Exploitation Reportables, Leveraging Community Programs for Future Clients, Emotional Intelligence, Emergency Preparedness for AL, and more.  

Learn more about the conference here and register here. 


The Confident DON Master Class for New LTC Nurse Leaders 

February 17 & 18, 2026 

Catholic Care Center in Wichita, KS 

This program is led by experienced nurse leaders and designed to give your growing nurse leaders the resources and connections to succeed in their roles, both as clinicians and as leaders and supervisors.  

Learn more about the two-day in-person training (with 3 Zoom follow-ups) here.  

Register yourself or your DON for the conference here.  

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Addy Mead
A graduate of Wichita State University’s Math Education program, Addy is using her planning and organizational skills, creativity, and love of helping others to support our providers and members. First as Administrative Coordinator and now as Associate Director of Communications & Events, Addy’s primary duties include overseeing general member communications through social media, our Weekly Member Calls, the Aging Update, and database and website maintenance. She also collaborates with the team to plan, produce, and market events across all aspects of LeadingAge Kansas, manage Continuing Education processing.. Outside of the office, Addy enjoys crafting, playing board games, video games, and DnD, and spending time with her fiancé and their two cats.