Tony Chicotel | California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform

Tony  Chicotel is from Huron, Ohio and a graduate of Muskingum University (B.A.) The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D.) and the University of California School of Public Policy (MPP). Since 2006, Tony has worked for California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform, also known as CANHR. His primary work is to promote the rights of residents in long term care facilities – through litigation, legislation, regulatory policy, and consumer education. Tony’s focus areas include civil rights, eviction defense, dementia care, incapacity and decision making, conservatorship, and end-of-life care end-oflife care.

Lauren E. Park | Levin & Perconti

Lauren E. Park is a senior associate attorney for the nationally renowned law firm of Levin & Perconti concentrating in all types of personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death litigation. The founding partners, Steve Levin, and John Perconti were among the first lawyers in the country to represent clients in nursing home cases and remain leaders in the area of long-term care litigation. Lauren has extensive experience litigating nursing home cases on behalf of the Plaintiff. She began working at Levin & Perconti in October 2018 before being admitted to the Illinois State Bar in November 2018. Lauren currently serves as co-chair of the Illinois Trial Lawyer’s Association’s Young Lawyer’s Division, is a published author for the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education: Long-Term Care Litigation and is a named Illinois Super Lawyer’s Rising Star in the areas of Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice – Plaintiff.

Session I – Nursing Home Resident Rights and Standards of Care | 1:30pm – 2:30pm

• How financial incentives are foundational to the nursing home resident experience
• Federal Nursing Home Reform Act and its implementing regulations
• Resident rights and common enforcement problems
• Advocating for better care

Break | 2:30pm – 2:40pm

Session II – Practical Applications and Future Directions | 2:40pm – 3:40pm

• Enhancing resident quality of life
• Strategies for promoting resident dignity and autonomy
• Addressing social and psychological needs of residents
• Staffing requirements and implications for care quality
• Innovative care models and continuous quality improvement
  • Framework to person-centered care approaches
  • Use of interdisciplinary care teams
  •  Tools and techniques for ongoing quality assessment
• Policy and advocacy for continued reform
  • Current policy initiatives aimed at strengthening nursing home regulations
  • Advocacy strategies for promoting further reforms
  • Collaboration with policymakers, advocacy groups, and industry stakeholders