Where Students and Community Meet: Transforming Workforce and Resident Experiences Together

Long term care (LTC) leaders are seeking practical ways to strengthen CNA pipelines and other LTC positions while preserving care quality, culture, and resident experience.  Hear from AHCA/NCAL state affiliates, providers and other leaders on how HOSA (Future Health Professionals) and CAPS can help foster meaningful LTC partnerships in your communities.  

AHCA/NCAL’s state affiliates of Florida and Arizona have engaged in successful partnerships with HOSA.  Learn more about the meaningful connections that are being made in those states on getting youth involved in the sector. We will also be joined by a provider from Friendship Village who has just begun judging Arizona HOSA competitions and his perception of how significantly this relationship can potentially assist his center grow their workforce. Next, you will learn about a successful partnership between Cedar Falls CAPS and Western Home Communities in Iowa that brings students into authentic caregiving environments early. Through this collaboration, students build durable nursing skills, develop meaningful relationships with residents, and participate in an embedded CNA pathway aligned to Western Home’s care philosophy and workforce needs. Nursing teams benefit from better-prepared candidates, stronger culture fit and reduced onboarding friction—while residents gain purposeful intergenerational connection. Together, this webinar will share practical insights on how profession-based learning partnerships can support nursing teams, enhance care delivery, and build sustainable workforce pipelines.

 Learning Outcomes:

• Better understand the value of youth engagement partnerships.  
• Explore potential engagement opportunities and connections.
• Get your pressing questions answered on students in the caregiving environment.

Presenters:

• Kristen Knapp, Senior Director of Strategy & Communications, Florida Health Care Association
• Jeff Barrett, Director of Workforce and Leadership Development, Arizona Health Care Association
• Jason Bishop, Director of Facilities at Friendship Village in Tempe, Arizona
• Nate Clayberg, CEcD, Business and Industry Director with the CAPS Network
• Ethan Wiechman, Director of Cedar Falls CAPS
• Two nursing and operational leaders from Western Home Communities in Iowa

Registration is free to AHCA/NCAL members.

If you are not able to attend live, the recording will be provided to you. 

Instructions to Register: 

• To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
• Members will need to log in using their existing email and password first. 
• Once you are logged in to the website you will be able to register by clicking the green register button at the top of the page. 
• If you have forgotten your password click here. 
• If you are new to the site, you can create an account here. Answer all fields on the create an account page- especially locating your company name. You can search by name or zip code. After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar. 

Instructions to join, after registering:

• On the day of the webinar, you will be able to join 15 mins before. 
• Log in and return to the contents page to open the webinar.

Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance.