September 3-4, 2025
Atlanta, GA
DISHED Conference is now a part of the SHN Trends Conference. SHN Trends Conference gethers a powerful network of senior living leaders exploring the core three core pillars: development and design, operations and care.
The event convenes senior living provider executives alongside capital partners, clinicians, operators, designers, culinary leaders and other stakeholders to explore how communities are being built, operated and differentiated in a rapidly evolving market.
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Event Details
Hours
September 3, 2025
September 4, 2025
Hotel Accommodations
Click here to access our room block at The Blackstone Hotel. Reservation cut-off date is April 24, 2024.
Bronze Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Sponsors
Past Attendees
Companies
Arrow Senior Living
Asbury Communities
Brandywine Living
Buckner Retirement Services
Commonwealth Senior Living
Confluent Senior Living
Frontier Management
Goodwin Living
Griffin Living
HRA
Jubilee Living
Juniper Village
Kisco Senior Living
Lifespark
Lloyd Jones Senior Living
Oakmont Senior Living
Pathway to Living
Priority Life Care
Titles
Area Director
AVP of Living Well
AVP of Senior Living
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Medical Officer
Corporate Director of Culinary
Corporate Director of Hospitality
Director of Business Development
Head of Innovation
National Director of Wellness
Asset Management
National Director of Dining Services
Regional Director
Programming
Regional Executive Chef Specialist
Ticket Prices
Provider: $700
Vendor: $3500
Become an SHN+ Member and get 25% off your DISHED ticket.
Did you know that SHN+ members get 25% off their ticket to DISHED? They also get exclusive access to an SHN+ members-only luncheon during DISHED. Get an SHN+ membership today to meet the leading executives in senior living.
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Track A
Breakout Sessions
1:30 - 2:00 PM
2:00 - 3:00 PM
Rob Burkart
Vice President National Sales -Healthcare
US. Foods
Track A
Breakout Sessions
3:00 - 3:30 PM
Meat and Potatoes: Navigating Nutrition, Dining, and Beyond
Matt Tremblay
Director of Procurement and Culinary Operations
Northbridge Companies
Dining and Data: Metrics show the present and future of senior living culinary ops
It’s no secret that senior living is becoming an increasingly data-driven business. In this session, dining leaders share metrics to paint a picture of where culinary ops stand today and where they might be headed.
Track A
Breakout Sessions
3:35 - 4:05 PM
Networking Break
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Networking Reception
Steve Fowler
AVP of Food and Beverage Vi Living
Dan Novak
Corporate Director of Culinary
Beztak
In this session, panelists will share insight into navigating increasing acuity in resident care along with resident satisfaction in dining.
Menu management: What have you found to be successful when managing kitchen operations along with unique diet modifications, food preferences, etc.?
Resident nutrition care – expectations, specialized diets, etc.
Creative budgeting and money management: What are some of the ways you have found to be successful at navigating budget for foodservice operations?
Adapting and adopting – new standards for food, menus, and dining
Mark Holmes, CDM CFPP
National Director of Culinary Operations
The Goodman Group
Mary Ann Thurman, MAM RD LMNT
Director of Culinary and Dining Services
Vetter Health Services
Andrew Poole
Chief Operating Officer
DDS Hospitality
Tess Sutter
Manager Menu Solutions
US Foods
Accommodations
Click HERE to access our hotel room block at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Cut-off date to make reservations is August 25, 2025.
