2026 MN-DONA Spring Connection Schedule

The Lowell Inn Stillwater

Thursday, April 30

8:00am                            Registration Opens

9:00am-9:15am             Welcome

9:15am-11:15am          General Session  

Melissa Kirchhoff – Adept Senior Living Solutions - Leading with Impact, Authentic Leadership, Building Trust & Coaching for Growth - Banquet Center

11:30am-12:15am        Lunch - District Meetings - Banquet Center

12:30pm-1:30 pm        Breakout Sessions - Garden Room & Matterhorn Room

1.      Matt Just, POC 365, "No Robots, Just Results: AI in Long-Term Care Today"

2.      Senior Care Solutions - QRP, VBP, and Quality Measures                               

1:30pm-1:45pm              Break                                

1:45pm-2:45pm            Breakout - Garden Room & Matterhorn Room

1.       AL Survey/Citation review – Kari Everson, DNP, RN, LNHA, LALD, Vice President of Clinical Services, LeadingAge Minnesota

2.       SNF – Survey/Citation review – Care Providers of Minnesota – Nicole Mattson

2:45pm                             Break

3:00pm-4:00pm              Breakout Garden Room & Matterhorn Room

1.       Hospice

2.       Guardianship – “Is This a Guardianship Issue” Speaker Anita Raymond from

Volunteers of America

4:00pm – 6:15pm         Exhibit Hall & Networking Event - Banquet Center

                                           Cash Bar available

Friday May 1

8:00am- 8:30am           Continental Breakfast - Banquet Center

8:30am-10:30am          Kari & Rob  - Bridging Nursing Practice and Compliance in Professional                                                                  Communication - Banquet Center

10:45am-11:45am        MN Center for Healthcare Ethics  - Banquet Center

11:45am-12:15pm       Annual Meeting Banquet Center

President’s/District/Committee Reports 

Election Results

Present Personal Balance Scholarships

12:15pm   Event ends