Virginia Health Care Association | Virginia Center for Assisted Living

The VHCA-VCAL Convention & Trade Show is headed to Norfolk and the beautiful Hilton Norfolk The Main this September!

Come be part of a gathering of hundreds of long term care professionals as they share their expertise, ideas, and innovative approaches to delivering quality care for residents in LTC and assisted living facilities.

You can learn and network with your peers as you enjoy exciting keynotes, interactive exhibits at the Trade Show, and celebrate excellence at the awards banquet.

Registration is now closed because the Convention & Trade Show has reached full capacity.

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Featured Speakers

Chris Heeter

Chris Heeter

Wilderness Guide & Dog Musher

Chris Heeter will explore why it’s time to move beyond assumptions and toward a deeper connection and understanding of the immense talent waiting to be unlocked as you shift the balance toward wild work cultures.

Phil Scalo

Phil Scalo

Chairman of AHCA/NCAL

Chairman of the AHCA/NCAL Board of Governors and Founder and Chairman of New Jersey’s Bartley Healthcare, Scalo is a recognized senior care leader. He will explore industry trends and the latest from Washington DC affecting LTC providers.

Dan Mears

Dan Meers

Kansas City Chiefs Mascot

Kansas City Chiefs Mascot Dan Meers will share the incredible reason he says, “Scars are just tattoos that come with a cool story” and all that he has learned about leadership and life.

Curtis Hill

Curtis Hill

The Global Voice On Belonging

Curtis Hill is on a mission to inspire and empower people to believe in themselves and the possibilities for their lives. He will help you see DEI as a strategic initiative, which can strengthen the foundation of your culture—your people.

Mark Parkinson

Mark Parkinson

AHCA/NCAL President and CEO

From his hands-on work at the facility level to his experience in government, Mark Parkinson is uniquely qualified to guide the nation’s largest association of long term and post-acute health care providers toward the future.

Meagan Johnson

Meagan Johnson

Generational Expert

Nationally recognized multi-generational expert and generational studies enthusiast, Meagan Johnson focuses on how to build a culture of multi-generational collaboration … not alienation.