Building on the energy and enthusiasm generated at this past weekend's Leadership and Management in Geriatrics (LMG) course, we are thrilled to shift our focus to the next major event on CALTCM’s calendar—the 2026 CALTCM Summit for Excellence.

Professional development and collaborative leadership remain vital to navigating the evolving landscape of post-acute and long-term care (PALTC). The 2026 program is specifically designed to provide attendees with a balanced mix of timely clinical updates, regulatory and medicolegal insights, quality improvement strategies, and leadership-focused education.

This year's event offers an invaluable opportunity for California PALTC professionals to gather, share insights, and address the continuum’s most pressing challenges. The carefully designed curriculum features interdisciplinary sessions aimed at delivering practical, real-world solutions. Key highlights include:

• Medicolegal Summit
• Narrative Medicine
• Strengthening Inclusive Care: Uncovering CLC & Implicit Bias
• Maximizing Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• How to Become a 5-Star Facility
• Infection Prevention & Control: 2026 Updates
• Federal Regulatory Updates
• CAHF Wrap Session: California Nursing Homes
• HSAG’s QAPI Bundle: A Playbook for Meaningful Improvement
• Medical Updates: New Guidelines   
• The Geriatric Kidney: Nuances, Net Effects, and New Guidelines
• Accurate Diagnosis & Symptoms: Psychotropic Medication Use and How the new Form Affects Your Prescribing
• In-The-Trenches: Various Topics and Speakers
• Poster Session

As an added benefit, registration includes access to several on-demand sessions, expanding your educational experience beyond the live event. From thought-provoking presentations to meaningful peer connections, the value of the Summit continues long after the closing remarks.

Furthermore, participants have the opportunity to earn professional continuing education credits, including AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™, ABIM MOC points, and BRN continuing education credits (additional credit information will be added as approvals are received) for complete accreditation details, please visit our website.

Registration is now open for the 2026 CALTCM Summit for Excellence - where California's PALTC community will come together for education, collaboration, collegiality, and innovation. We encourage you to secure your spot early for the best rates.  Early bird rates are available now!

For complete program updates, hotel reservations, and to register, please visit www.caltcm.org/annualmeeting.

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego this September.