Current listing
What this event is
Registration is open. AHCA/NCAL says cancellations are accepted through September 17 for a refund less a $75 processing fee; no refunds are offered after September 18.
This guide is an independent editorial listing, not the registration provider. The organizer controls the final agenda, eligibility, accreditation, prices, availability, and cancellation terms.
Booking desk
Dates, registration, opportunities, cost, credit, and travel checks
This is a compact reading of the organizer information reviewed for this guide. Status labels describe the source coverage, not a booking guarantee. Confirm changing registration, price, credit, hotel, and cancellation terms with the organizer.
| Planning item | Current detail | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dates | October 11, 2026–October 14, 2026 | Organizer-published |
| Registration | Registration is open. AHCA/NCAL says cancellations are accepted through September 17 for a refund less a $75 processing fee; no refunds are offered after September 18. | Registration open |
| Applications and opportunities | AHCA/NCAL is accepting 2026 booth reservations and sponsorship enquiries through its current business-partner opportunity page and convention prospectus. | Current source note |
| Price and cancellation | Confirm your registration category, profession-specific credit eligibility, total cost, and hotel conditions in the live registration flow. Written cancellation requests are due September 17 for a refund less $75. AHCA/NCAL says requests received after September 18 and no-shows are not refunded. | Source note |
| CE or learning credit | Confirm your registration category, profession-specific credit eligibility, total cost, and hotel conditions in the live registration flow. | Source note |
| Hotel and travel | Confirm your registration category, profession-specific credit eligibility, total cost, and hotel conditions in the live registration flow. | Source note |
| Exhibitor directory | The official DS26 Expo Hall page links this current exhibitor directory, which lists companies by category and booth number. | Directory published |
Plan the exhibit hall
Selected exhibitors worth knowing
These are current organizer-listed exhibitors with a clear consultant-pharmacy use case. We did the background work so you can arrive with a sharper question.
MED-PASS
Senior-care policy manuals, forms, documentation resources, and reference products for facility operating teams.
- Senior-care references
- Policies and procedures
MatrixCare
Facility EHR, reporting, interoperability, and pharmacy-connection technology for skilled-nursing and other care organizations.
- Electronic health records
- Skilled nursing technology
PointClickCare
Skilled-nursing EHR, pharmacy-order, transition, reporting, and data-exchange technology for provider organizations.
- Electronic health records
- Skilled nursing technology
The official DS26 Expo Hall page links this current exhibitor directory, which lists companies by category and booth number.
Fit for consultant pharmacy
Why it may be worth your time
- AHCA/NCAL says sessions will cover policy, workforce challenges, leadership, quality, and innovation across long-term and post-acute care.
- NCAL Day provides a dedicated assisted-living program, which may be useful when a practice needs to understand how medication workflows fit the receiving setting.
- The organizer's current FAQ advertises more than 50 education sessions and up to eight continuing-education credits for eligible attendees.
- The Expo Hall is a commercial environment. Product and performance statements remain vendor-authored claims that require the usual evidence review.
Prior-event evidence
What earlier coverage suggests
No credible independent pharmacist or consultant-pharmacist review, representative attendee survey, or return-on-cost analysis of the prior convention was found. A state-affiliate recap and organizer report support its broad provider-sector scale and topic range, but neither establishes value for a small consultant pharmacy practice.
Professional attendee recap · Delivering Solutions 25
A state-affiliate recap highlighted data, technology, population health, and network strategy
Care Providers of Minnesota's post-event newsletter highlighted NCAL Day discussion of data, technology, population health, and network strategy. It supports the convention's usefulness for hearing provider-side operating priorities.
Limit: The recap is brief, positive, and largely summarizes organizer material. It is not a pharmacist review, a full agenda assessment, or evidence of value for an independent consultant.
Organizer recap · Delivering Solutions 25
The organizer reported a large national program and expo
AHCA/NCAL reported more than 3,000 attendees, more than 100 education sessions, and more than 300 exhibitors. Those figures establish organizer-reported scale and breadth, not educational quality or pharmacy relevance.
Limit: The figures come from the organizer's celebratory recap. No independent audit, survey method, consultant-pharmacist subgroup, or cost-benefit analysis was supplied.
Decision checklist
What to confirm before you book
- Choose one facility-client question before registering; the broad provider agenda can otherwise produce little consultant-pharmacy-specific value.
- Confirm your registration category, profession-specific credit eligibility, total cost, and hotel conditions in the live registration flow.
- Written cancellation requests are due September 17 for a refund less $75. AHCA/NCAL says requests received after September 18 and no-shows are not refunded.
- Compare the final agenda with ASCP's annual meeting if the primary need is consultant-pharmacist clinical or MRR education.
- Treat organizer scale statements and exhibitor claims as first-party evidence, not independent proof of attendee value or product performance.
Organizer-controlled details
Check the live event page
Use the organizer’s page to confirm current registration, agenda, venue, credit, eligibility, and cancellation information before spending money or making travel arrangements.
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