Current listing
What this event is
Attendee registration is open. The July Early Action window and September 1 early-bird deadline have passed; LeadingAge's regular rates began September 2.
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 25, 2026–October 28, 2026 | Organizer-published |
| Registration | Attendee registration is open. The July Early Action window and September 1 early-bird deadline have passed; LeadingAge's regular rates began September 2. | Registration open |
| Applications and opportunities | LeadingAge's registration-scholarship application closes October 2 for eligible students and people affiliated with provider members; review its participation criteria before applying. | Current source note |
| Price and cancellation | LeadingAge lists Business/Non-Exhibitor full-registration rates of $1,925 for member early bird, $1,975 for member regular, and $2,950 for nonmembers. LeadingAge says official conference hotel reservations moved to space-available status after August 13. Housing-bureau cancellations are due by September 30 at 5 p.m. ET; from October 5, attendees must contact the hotel directly and the listed 72-hour hotel rule applies. Early-bird pricing ended September 1. Event-registration cancellations received by September 29 receive a full refund; no event-registration refund applies from September 30. | Source note |
| CE or learning credit | Credit details were not clear in the sources checked. Confirm the accreditor, hours, eligible sessions, and reporting process. | Not found |
| Hotel and travel | LeadingAge says official conference hotel reservations moved to space-available status after August 13. Housing-bureau cancellations are due by September 30 at 5 p.m. ET; from October 5, attendees must contact the hotel directly and the listed 72-hour hotel rule applies. Scholarship awards cover four-day registration, not travel, lodging, or most meals. LeadingAge says applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, normally within seven to 10 business days. | Source note |
| Exhibitor directory | LeadingAge's official E2 page links this edition-specific 2026 exhibitor gallery and floor plan. | 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.
MatrixCare
Facility EHR, reporting, interoperability, and pharmacy-connection technology across out-of-hospital care settings.
- Electronic health records
- Skilled nursing technology
PointClickCare
Skilled-nursing EHR, pharmacy-order, transition, reporting, and data-exchange technology for aging-services providers.
- Electronic health records
- Skilled nursing technology
LeadingAge's official E2 page links this edition-specific 2026 exhibitor gallery and floor plan.
Fit for consultant pharmacy
Why it may be worth your time
- LeadingAge says the meeting brings together more than 6,000 aging-services professionals.
- The audience includes provider and business organizations, making it useful for understanding enterprise buyers outside the pharmacy department.
- The published education list includes SNF regulations, external audits, survey readiness, and an applied AI session that references medication and fall-risk detection.
Prior-event evidence
What earlier coverage suggests
Prior coverage supports the meeting's scale, networking, and broad aging-services operations and technology value. It does not establish MRR-specific educational depth or a return on attendance for an independent consultant pharmacist.
Professional attendee recap · 2023 Annual Meeting
A professional-association attendee found a wide operational agenda
A state hospital association executive's firsthand recap highlighted AI and technology, PACE, workforce shortages, payer and regulatory pressure, partnerships, and in-home models. It suggests the meeting can be useful for understanding the priorities surrounding aging-services providers.
Limit: This is one positive executive perspective from a LeadingAge-affiliated state association. It is not a pharmacist review and does not analyze cost, MRR relevance, or representative attendee experience.
Trade-press coverage · LeadingAge 2024
Trade coverage illustrates the data and implementation depth
HealthTech's session coverage addressed resident engagement, value-based care, data governance, and implementation. That reinforces the event's usefulness for provider-operations and technology questions beyond the pharmacy department.
Limit: The article covers selected sessions, not the whole meeting. It does not evaluate logistics, registration value, pharmacy content, or the experience of an independent consultant.
LeadingAge24: How Data Can Transform Aging-Services Organizations
Organizer recap · 2024 Annual Meeting
LeadingAge reports scale and satisfaction, but not enough survey detail
LeadingAge reported 6,179 attendees, 2,819 providers, 1,015 provider organizations, 475 exhibitors, and a 96% attendee satisfaction figure. The counts support the event's scale; the satisfaction figure should be read only as an organizer-reported metric.
Limit: The annual report does not provide the satisfaction question, denominator, response rate, or method. It is not independent evidence and cannot show value for a consultant-pharmacist subgroup.
Decision checklist
What to confirm before you book
- The event is much broader than pharmacy. Build an agenda around medication management, quality, data, or technology sessions before committing.
- Consultants are excluded from LeadingAge's Provider category and generally need Business/Non-Exhibitor registration unless exhibiting; verify the category before budgeting.
- LeadingAge lists Business/Non-Exhibitor full-registration rates of $1,925 for member early bird, $1,975 for member regular, and $2,950 for nonmembers.
- LeadingAge says official conference hotel reservations moved to space-available status after August 13. Housing-bureau cancellations are due by September 30 at 5 p.m. ET; from October 5, attendees must contact the hotel directly and the listed 72-hour hotel rule applies.
- Early-bird pricing ended September 1. Event-registration cancellations received by September 29 receive a full refund; no event-registration refund applies from September 30.
- Scholarship awards cover four-day registration, not travel, lodging, or most meals. LeadingAge says applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, normally within seven to 10 business days.
Organizer-controlled details
Check the live event page
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