7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

7th Annual ALFAPAC Golf Classic
This annual event will be held at the Dallas Cowboys Golf Club and provides an opportunity for our members to support our industry's political, legislative, and regulatory concerns. The proceeds from this outing will be used to strengthen ALFA's advocacy program on Capitol Hill.

The $250 registration fee includes: green fees, cart, breakfast, lunch, beverages, and a player amenity bag. Click here to register.

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

ALFA State Affiliate & Chapter Executive Directors Meeting (invitation-only)

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

ALFA Board of Directors Meeting (invitation-only)

3:00 - 5:30 p.m.

ALFA Executive Roundtable Meetings (invitation-only)
ALFA Executive Roundtables are revolutionizing the way executives in senior living interact by bringing the right people together to solve real-world business challenges facing senior living.

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

ALFA President's Council Reception (invitation-only)
This annual event honors the contributions that ALFA President's Council members make to the senior living industry.

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Texas Assisted Living Association Reception (invitation-only)
The Texas Assisted Living Association is the host for this exclusive networking reception for senior living providers from Texas.

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Texas Sunrise Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

General Session: The Art of Leadership and the Business of Social Change
This session will be unlike anything you've ever seen at an ALFA conference.  Our speaker, Bill Strickland received the MacArthur Genius Award, Goi World Peace Prize, and three Presidential appointments for his work building communities.  He will tell the story about his job training center, which has become the subject of more case studies at the Harvard Business School than any other organization in the world.

Sponsored by Ventas.

10:45 a.m. - Noon

Concurrent Sessions
• Unraveling Alzheimer's Disease
• Changing Public Perceptions of Senior Living With Social Media
• When Assisted Living & Public Policy Collide: A Debate About the Future of Aging in Place
• Stop Selling and Start Caring
• Synergies Between Assisted Living & Rehabilitation Providers
• Analyzing the Labor Market in a Tough Economy

12:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Lunch & Learn @ the Expo
The Expo at COMMUNITY 2012 will showcase hundreds of suppliers and industry partners  that delivers the most comprehensive collection of cutting-edge products and services available to the senior living industry. Find solutions to some of your organizational questions, both big and small, at the expo.

Sponsored by WIllis.

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions
• The Aging Brain: Crossroads of Attention and Memory
• Trends in Dining Service
• Succession Planning: How are We Developing the Next Generation of Leaders
• Integrating Assisted Living and Local Healthcare Systems
• How Your Capital Can Help Your Operating Results
• Sales & Marketing Compensations Models

4:45 - 6:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions
• In Their Own Words: The Decision Criteria of Senior Living Customers in the New Economy
• Funding for the Future: Debt, Equity, and Lease Options
• Globalization of Senior Living: The Future of Senior Housing in India
• Census Management Strategies
• Best Practices for Managing Rising Resident Acuity 

6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Senior Living CEO Dinner (invitation-only)

8:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Opening Night Celebration
Join the more than 2,000 other attendees for a night of food, drinks, and networking in a brand new event at the ALFA conference.  Lone Star Attitude will take us on a tour of the legends of Texas music in a high tech, high energy, visual spectacular.  

Sponsored by Yardi.

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Texas Sunrise Breakfast

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.

General Session: Creative Strategies for Turning Challenge Into Opportunity, and Change Into Competetive Advantage
True innovation is a realignment of the way leaders think about business structure and organizational design.  Our speaker, Peter Sheahan, reveals that in order to find new opportunity and increase competitive advantage, organizations must look at their business and industry in a new way.

10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Steam & Ice @ The Expo
The Expo at COMMUNITY 2012 will showcase hundreds of suppliers and industry partners  that delivers the most comprehensive collection of cutting-edge products and services available to the senior living industry. Find solutions to some of your organizational questions, both big and small, at the expo.

Sponsored by RealPage Senior Living.

1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Angels Among Us: A Celebration of Heroes in Senior Living
The story of senior living is written each day in thousands of communities across the country. Join COMMUNITY 2012 in honor of the hundreds of thousands of people who have chosen the senior living profession and every day, make a difference in the lives of seniors and their families.  ALFA Heroes are representative of them and role models who embrace choice, dignity, independence and quality of life.  Angels are among us – celebrate a few of them here. Watch last year's Hero Award Luncheon celebration from the ALFA 2011 Conference & Expo.

Sponsored by Benchmark Senior Living.

3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions
• Balance in Action: An Evidence Based Program for Managing Resident Falls
• Resident Care Through Performance Management
• Transitioning to Electronic Medical Records
• Case Study Review: Building  Interdisciplinary Solutions to Address Challenges at the
  Community Level
• The New Normal: Preparing Providers for a New Operating Environment 

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions
• Ignite Brilliance in Your Leadership
• Case Study Review: Building Interdisciplinary Solutions to Address Challenges at the
  Community Level
• Strategies for Managing Risk  & Staff Engagement
• LEED & Senior Housing
• Innovative Employee Wellness Programs

6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

ALFAPAC Reception
An exclusive event to for contributors to the ALFAPAC, whose donations help the senior living business share the story of resident-center senior living on Capitol Hill and elect policymakers who advance choice, dignity, independence and quality of life for seniors and their families. 

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Texas Sunrise Breakfast

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Concurrent Sessions
• Housing Market Fundamentals & Trends in Senior Housing
• Understand the Role of Senior Living Operators in Resident End of Life Choices
• Alternative Pay Models for Rehab and Wellness 

10:15 - 11:30 a.m.

General Session: CEOs on Senior Living: The C-Suite Perspective
Pat Mulloy, Chairman & CEO of Elmcroft Senior Living will moderate a powerful panel of innovative and entrepreneurial CEOs who will reflect on the state of the industry and provide insight about the future of senior living.

Sponsored by Omnicare.