Keynotes

Kathleen Griffin is recognized as one of the nation’s foremost authorities in post-acute care and senior health services continuums. Dr. Griffin pioneered the development of subacute
units, rehabilitation facilities, and longterm acute care hospitals as well as consolidated home care as components of integrated health systems. She is considered to be one of the most prominent of our nation’s thought leaders on post-acute care within health care reform.In a career that spans more than 30 years, Dr. Griffin has assisted more than 400 hospitals, health systems, and health organizations with strategic planning, feasibility studies, and development and operation of post-acute care as well as senior services
care continuums.Areas of expertise include: strategic and business planning for health care organizations particularly related to hospital throughput, post- acute care, and geriatric/senior services care continuums, redesigning health care delivery systems for chronic care management and home- and community-based services for hospitals, long-term care providers, and senior living communities, and joint ventures for long-term acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and home health.

Previously, she served as National Director, Post Acute and Senior Services for Health Dimensions Group, Minneapolis, MN; President and CEO, Griffin Management, Inc.; Scottsdale, AZ; CEO, American Transitional Hospitals, Houston, TX; and, President and COO, Rebound, Inc., Nashville, TN. She also was CEO and COO for national health
care associations in Washington, DC and began her health care career in hospital administration. She holds a PhD from the University of Oregon, an MA from Stanford University and a BS from University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Matthew E. Lewis is President and Chief Executive Officer of Village Shalom, a continuing-care retirement community in Overland Park, Kansas. The Jewish-sponsored organization celebrated its centennial year of operation in 2012.

Matt joined Village Shalom in August 2000 as Senior Vice President of Administration and Finance of the newly opened 220-resident campus, and assumed his current leadership role in June 2005. While at the helm, he has successfully steered the organization through a major capital debt-reduction campaign, conversion to electronic medical records, and refocusing and revitalizing the Village Shalom community following a hate-related crime on the CCRC’s campus in April 2014.

Matt has more than 25 years’ experience in the long-term-care industry. Prior to joining Village Shalom, he founded and served as president of Long Term Care Solutions, Inc., a private consulting agency in St. Joseph, Missouri. He also was president and a partner in the Progressive Health Care Group of St. Joseph, and previously served as vice president of finance for The Groves retirement community in Independence, Missouri, and as chief financial officer of Tiffany Care Centers, Inc., in Mound City, Missouri.