2026 MNDONA Spring Connection Schedule

The Lowell Inn Stillwater

Thursday, April 30

8:00 a.m. Registration Opens

9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Welcome

9:15 - 11:15 a.m.            General Session (Banquet Center)

  Leading with Impact, Authentic Leadership, Building Trust, and Coaching for Growth with Melissa Kirchhoff, Adept Senior Living Solutions

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Lunch & District Meetings (Banquet Center)

12:30 - 1:30 p.m.         Breakout Sessions (Garden & Matterhorn Rooms)

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

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

1:30 - 1:45 p.m.              Break                                

1:45 - 2:45 p.m.            Breakout Sessions (Garden & Matterhorn Rooms)

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

2.     SNF – Survey/Citation Review with Nicole Mattson, Care Providers of Minnesota

2:45 - 3:00 p.m. Break

3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions (Garden & Matterhorn Rooms)

1.     Hospice

2.     Is This a Guardianship Issue with Anita Raymond, Volunteers of America

4:00 – 6:15 p.m.         Exhibit Hall & Networking Event (Banquet Center)

                                      

Friday May 1

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.            Continental Breakfast (Banquet Center)

8:30 - 10:30 a.m.           General Session (Banquet Center)

Bridging Nursing Practice and Compliance in Professional Communication

10:45 - 11:45 a.m.         General Session (Banquet Center)

MN Center for Healthcare Ethics

11:45 a.m. -12:15 p.m.    Annual Meeting (Banquet Center)

President’s/District/Committee Reports 

Election Results

Present Personal Balance Scholarships

12:15 p.m.    Adjourn