The silos of the care continuum have been shattered by the pandemic. Borders between segments of the care continuum are bleeding into each other faster than ever with a greater need for care coordination.
WTWH Healthcare is bringing all of its verticals together for a special event. We're inviting our C-suite executive audiences from across senior care and healthcare to learn the trends and strategies reshaping how care is delivered to older and complex populations.
Why attend?
Attendees at our events have asked for opportunities to connect outside of their silos and learn about opportunities beyond their immediate point of view, build relationships and have candid, honest conversations about why some barriers still exist and how to overcome them.
Continuum will feature interactive panel sessions and an expanded breakout sessions that will match your interest with subject matter experts in other parts of the continuum that will inspire, educate and challenge participants.
These sessions are designed to be interactive and connect executives with others in the care continuum and learn about their perspectives.
Why Attend?
Register your interest below to be notified on our 2023 event
- Network with other C-Suite and Executives in OTHER parts of the care continuum
- Build relationships with partners outside of your organization’s silo
- Listen to pain points and share your experience trying to build better partnerships and referral sources to improve patient experience and outcomes
- Have concrete discussions on the financial impact of lack of coordination across the continuum
- Delve into technology and interoperability discussions at the c-suite level
We want to bring networking opportunities for executives across
the care continuum, creating the Davos of senior care.
November 19, 2025| Arlington, VA
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Event Details
Hours
9:00 am - 3:30 pm ET. Doors open at 8:00 am ET.
Sponsors
Frequently Asked Questions
Where and when is the 2024 in-person event being held?
The Continuum Conference will be held on November 19, 2025 at Convene, 1201 Wilson Blvd, 29th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209.
What is the refund policy?
Refunds will be available up until 60 days from the event.
Is there a hotel recommendation or block?
Please click here to access our discounted hotel block at Le Méridien Arlington. The booking deadline is October 28, 2025.
I can't make it to the live event. Is there a virtual option?
There are no virtual options to view or listen. You will find some coverage on the Aging Media verticals after the event for those that cannot participate at the event.
I have other questions? Who should I contact?
Email us at events-healthcare@wtwhmedia.
Are there kosher meals or other dietary options at the event?
Please email events-healthcare@wtwhmedia.
Interested in Sponsoring?
Email us at sales-healthcare@wtwhmedia.com for more details on
sponsorship opportunities at this event.
Who Attends?
Companies Include:
- LHC Group
- Juniper Communities
- Majestic Care
- Generations
- Alivia Care
- Senior Helpers
- Watermark Retirement Communities
- CareAdvantage
Titles Include:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Information Officer
- Executive Chairman
- Chief Strategy Officer
- Chief Medical Officer
- President and Founder
- and many more....
2022 Speakers:
Matt Nyquist
Chief Population Health Officer
Lifespark
Katherine Suberlak
VP Clinical Services
Oak Street Health
November 30
Networking Reception
All registrants are invited to a networking reception from 5 – 7 PM ET
on the 4th floor restaurant, Amuse, inside the LeMeridien Arlington.
State of the Union
Amid the ongoing shift toward value-based care and away from fee-for-service payment models, senior care providers and payers are learning they must work together more closely than ever. But payer-provider relationships can often be contentious, complicated by differing goals and expectations. This panel will analyze the factors that define “healthy” payer-provider partnerships while also exploring the senior care trends shaping contracting dynamics moving forward.
Speakers:
Executive Outlook: Inside Partnerships, JVs and Other Cross-Continuum Models
Dealmaking Across the Continuum: How M&A is shaping post-acute and senior care
Forward-thinking leaders with innovative organizations are executing on strategies to reinvent how care and services are provided to older adults. Hear more about their approaches, biggest accomplishments, top lessons learned, and expectations for the future as silos continue to break down and payment frameworks evolve.
Achieving Alignment: The inside story behind building healthcare business alliances for a new era
Lunch
Panel Coming Soon
The U.S. senior population is becoming increasingly complex, with many older adults living with depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions. At the same time, substance use disorder (SUD) is also on the rise among seniors. As a result, senior care providers across the continuum have had to address behavioral health issues head-on – whether through new internal service lines or via strategic partnerships. This panel will explore exactly how behavioral health fits into the senior care equation.
Speakers:
Katherine Suberlak, VP Clinical Services, Oak Street Health
Joe Cramer, President of Behavioral Health, Elara Caring
Networking Break
Hospital systems are working more closely than ever with senior housing and care providers in their markets to deliver innovative and integrated care, elevating wellness while supporting value-based care frameworks. Hear insider perspectives on some of these transformative efforts.
Speakers:
Angel Vargas, VP of Care at Home, Kaiser Permanente
Janice Hamilton-Crawford, CEO and President, Trinity Health Senior Communities
Program Concludes
Dwight Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Homebase Medical
Angel Vargas
VP of Care at Home
Kaiser Permanente
Gwen Guillotte
Chief Revenue Officer
LHC Group
Michael Bailey
Chief Executive Officer
American Health Partners
Dr. David Webster
Chief Clinical & Provider Strategy Officer
Medica
Opening Remarks
2025 Agenda
Janice Hamilton-Crawford
President and CEO
Trinity Health Senior Communities
SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE SPONSORS
GOLD SPONSORS
What to Expect in 2024:
- New format with limited panel time and more general discussion facilitate by WTWH editors
- Expanded networking time to connect with colleagues and peers from across the continuum
- Be prepared to participate by speaking and sharing your thoughts in an open format
Location
Convene, 1201 Wilson Blvd 29th floor, Arlington, VA 22209
Accommodations
Please click here to access our discounted hotel block at Le Méridien Arlington. The booking deadline is October 28, 2025.
Who Attends
C-suite executives in home health and home care, hospice, behavioral, skilled and post-acute care, and senior living
Ticket Prices
Provider: $650
Vendor: $1300
Predictive Analytics in Action: How Machine Learning is Driving Successful Outcomes for Value-Based End-of-Life Programs
Sponsored Panel by
Track B
Track A
From AI to RPM: How Technology Is Revolutionizing the Care Continuum
Behavioral Health’s Place in the Senior Care Continuum
Track A
11:00 am - 11:30 am
1:00 - 1:30 pm
Track C
9:00 - 9:15 am
9:15 - 9:45 am
9:15 - 9:45 am
9:45 - 10:15 am
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Breakout Sessions
2:00 - 2:30 pm
3:00 pm
Alfonso Montiel CEOSilverStone Health
Laura Templeton EVP & COO Compassus
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Case Studies in Health System, Post-Acute Partnerships: Lessons from the field
Breakout Sessions
Track C
Track A
Inside Shifting Referral Patterns: Flow of Patients Changes as Pandemic Wanes
Erin Shvetzoff Hennessey CEO HDG
Joel Theisen CEO Lifespark
Anne Tumlinson CEO & Founder ATI Advisory
Scott Tittle Managing Dir., Head of GovernmentRelations and External Affairs VIUM Capital
Arnold Whitman Chairman Formation Capital
Track C
Annie ErstlingCOOForcura
While payment models and health care policy have been incentivizing more integrated care for years, actually breaking down siloes in the health care system remains difficult. Hear from provider executives about partnerships, JVs and other models that are working to integrate care, including the strategic objectives behind them, the backstory on how these collaborations come together and investments that had to be made to lay the groundwork for them, lessons learned about how to achieve financial alignment and drive operational success, as well as course corrections that have been made and current priorities to further refine these models.
From private equity firms that are assembling portfolios of senior care service providers, to regional operators expanding in the SNF and senior housing world, to blockbuster deals with payers buying home health companies, the M&A market is active and a driving force in shaping the continuum for the future.-click to edit this t
Several trends — including the effects of the pandemic and the reinvention of hospitals — are reshaping patient profiles across the senior care continuum, with many types of providers taking on patients and residents with increasingly acute needs. Learn more about the clinical challenges and financial opportunities and strains created by these trends, and how providers are responding.
Covid-19 led to radical shifts in referral patterns, and now the continuum is going through another period of adjustment. Get the latest data on how patients are flowing through senior care settings, and how hospital bottlenecks, staffing shortages and the end of Covid-era regulations are shaping referral streams.
With Medicare Advantage on the rise and CMS pushing for all beneficiaries to be in a value-based arrangement, providers across the continuum are struggling with prevailing rates. Learn about what the future holds for managed care contracts and the promise and perils of going at risk.
The shift to value-based and population health frameworks has dovetailed with consumers’ embrace of “wellness,” resulting in health care providers rapidly formulating and adopting new models meant to drive older adults’ wellbeing. Learn how providers are harnessing technology, payer partnerships, care coordination and more to drive revenue and quality.
Jordan HollandSenior Vice President ofValue-Based Care,Compassus
Eric Gommel CSO Virginia Health Services
Lisa Musgrave Sr. VP of Post Acute,At Home Services Ascension
Mona Siddiqui Sr. VP of Clinical Operations Humana Home Solutions
Brad Coppens Senior PartnerInTandem Capital Partners
Adam Perry The John A Hartford Foundation Healthand Aging Policy Fellows Program
William D. Gammie Sr. Dir. Post-Acute Utilization Kaiser Permanente
Matthew Fenley EVP, Chief BusinessDevelopment Officer The Allure Group
Lynne S. Katzmann PhD Founder & CEO Juniper
Michael Johnson President of Hospice& Home Health BAYADA Home Health Care
Rev. Kenneth DanielCEOUnited Church Homes
Devin Woodley VP of Managed Care Contracting VNS Health
1:30 - 2:00 pm
2:30 - 3:00 pm
Panel Coming Soon
Ari Medoff CEO Arosa
Track C
Track A
Melissa Steffan President Evernorth Home-Based Care
Melissa Reilly Chief Growth Officer,Behavioral Health Evernorth Home-Based Care
Through the power of partnership and innovation, VNS Health and Compassus have come together to redefine care delivery for individuals transitioning into palliative and hospice care. Harnessing the capabilities of advanced analytics and a deeply person-centered care approach, this collaboration centers on new predictive algorithms that help identify end-of-life needs earlier and ensure that individuals receive the right level of care, at the most appropriate time, during serious illness transitions.
The drive for more coordinated care and the need to participate in new payment models have spurred the creation of new alliances and consortiums across the post-acute and senior living sectors. Get the inside story from leaders behind such efforts to learn what it takes to find and pitch the right partners, get disparate organizations and leaders on board and rowing in the same direction toward shared goals, and how to maintain stability while continuing to expand alliances amid shifting market dynamics.
Dexter Braff President & Founder The Braff Group
It is widely accepted that one of the most effective approaches to succeed under at-risk alternative payment systems is to create a coordinated continuum of health care services that can seamlessly provide patients with the right care, at the right time, in the right setting. But how best to accomplish this? M&A? Partnership? Or building from the ground up? In this session, after a brief update on the current M&A climate, we’ll discuss the pros and cons of all three.
Darren Shulte MD, CEO VyncaCare
Welcome Reception
December 10, 2024 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm ET.
Devin WoodleyVice PresidentManaged Care Contracting
Mark BailesDirectorTechnical Product Management
Carlin Brickner Vice PresidentData Science & BI Analytics
Chris Booker Partner Frist Cressey Ventures
BRONZE SPONSORS
Innovating Care Excellence: How VNS Health is Using Product Strategy and Data Science to Lead Value-Based Change
As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations, VNS Health is committed to helping people live, age, and heal where they feel most comfortable - in their own homes, connected to their family and community.
With a growing portfolio of advanced data analytics, unrivaled in the home and community-health industry, VNS Health’s Care Management Organization is transforming insights into real impact through innovative care management and technology partnerships with health plans and providers, ranging from acute settings through end-of-life care.
As care has increasingly migrated out of hospitals, health systems and post-acute providers have been able to forge new types of business arrangements that transform the traditional referral pipeline. Hear from leaders who are involved in such partnerships about the goals and structure of their models, successes achieved, lessons learned, and how post-acute, home health and senior living organizations can be more empowered partners with larger organizations such as health systems and insurance companies by leveraging data and clinical capabilities, and understanding more keenly the value prop they bring to the table.
10:15 - 11:00 am
Networking Break
Gain insights into what types of investors and operators are buying and selling, capital markets trends supporting or deterring M&A, and the prevalence of deals that combine providers or owners across the continuum. Learn more about how providers are pursuing M&A to create businesses that are diversified while also achieving synergies, how they view scale in light of the continued rise of integrated care and payment models, and how to navigate the evolving relationship among investors, lenders and operators to support sustainable growth.
Devin WoodleyVice President, Managed CareContractingVNS Health
Carlin BricknerVice President, Data Science& BI AnalyticsVNS Health
Mark BailesDirector, Technical ProductManagementVNS Health
Event Details
Track B
Panel Coming Soon
Breakout Sessions
Track A
Track B
Breaking payment silos: Combining public and private pay for integrated care
The evolution of the health care system is breaking down barriers between providers that typically operate on a private-pay model and those that depend on government reimbursement. Hear from leaders about their current revenue models, what they would like to see changed to better integrate care that today is supported by the disparate payment streams, what needs to be done to effectuate change, and steps that providers can take immediately in order to set themselves up for success.
Inside GUIDE and TEAM: Early days of new CMS integrated care models
The evolution of the health care system is breaking down barriers between providers that typically operate on a private-pay model and those that depend on government reimbursement. Hear from leaders about their current revenue models, what they would like to see changed to better integrate care that today is supported by the disparate payment streams, what needs to be done to effectuate change, and steps that providers can take immediately in order to set themselves up for success.
Breakout Sessions
Track A
Track B
Panel Coming Soon
Behavioral Health’s Place in the Senior Care Continuum
3:00 - 3:30 pm
Beyond Readmissions: Data to forge cross-continuum partnerships and flourish
Ari Medoff CEO Arosa
Track C
Track A
Melissa Steffan President Evernorth Home-Based Care
Melissa Reilly Chief Growth Officer,Behavioral Health Evernorth Home-Based Care
Breakout Sessions
Track B
SNP Snapshot: Driving success in Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans
Care providers must have the right data on quality and financial outcomes to be taken seriously by health systems, payers and other potential partners, and success in integrated care models is determined in large part by certain key metrics. Take a closer look at what data is most important for providers to collect, understand and share; challenges and best practices in data collection and analysis; and how data informs operations, financial agreements and more.
Medicare Advantage special needs plans have gained traction as a way for providers to participate in value-based care while maintaining a measure of control over their operational and financial destiny. But starting and succeeding in SNPs is not a snap; hear from provider leaders about their SNP journeys, including: how they got started; the framework of benefits, plan ownership, and provider networks they’ve created; the path to profitability for special needs plans and the biggest financial risks; and how they see special needs plans shaping the continuum today and in the future.
