ASHA puts 10,000+ senior living operators, developers, and investors in Phoenix to talk deals, policy, and portfolio strategy.

NAB puts 10,000+ nursing home administrators and state regulators in Portland to talk licensing and compliance.

APIC puts infection preventionists in Nashville because a single outbreak can shut down a facility.

The senior care industry runs on specialized roles with specialized buying power, and the conferences reflect that.

Here are the top 10 senior care conferences 2026 and senior living conferences with dates, locations, and who each one is best for.

ASHA Annual Meeting

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Dates: January 26-28, 2026

Attendee Count: 10,000+

Website: https://www.ashaliving.org/members-area/meetings/

The ASHA Annual Meeting (American Seniors Housing Association) draws 10,000+ executives from senior living, independent living, assisted living, and memory care. Operators, developers, investors, and service providers. Industry research, policy, and deal-making.

Why attend ASHA Annual Meeting: 10,000+ senior living executives over 3 days. The room is C-suite and VP-level operators making portfolio-wide decisions about technology, operations, and service providers. If you sell into seniors housing and assisted living at the enterprise level, this is the highest-concentration audience for that buyer.

NAB Annual Meeting

Location: Portland, ME

Dates: June 3-5, 2026

Attendee Count: 10,000+

Website: https://www.nabweb.org/yearly-events

The NAB conference (National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards) draws 10,000+ state board members, administrators, and regulators. Core to licensing and compliance for nursing home and assisted living conference attendees and administrators.

Why attend NAB Annual Meeting: 10,000+ LTC administrators and regulators over 3 days. The buyer here controls compliance and training budgets for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. If you sell compliance software, training platforms, or admin technology, this is where those purchasing decisions concentrate.

ACMA National Conference

Location: Orlando, FL

Dates: April 20-23, 2026

Attendee Count: 5,000-10,000

Website: https://events.acmaweb.org/website/84948/home/

The ACMA conference (American Case Management Association) is the flagship for case managers and care coordination. 5,000-10,000 case managers, nurses, and care transition professionals. Hospital discharge, care coordination, and population health.

Why attend ACMA National Conference: 5,000-10,000 case management professionals over 4 days. Case managers control the transition from hospital to post-acute care, which means they influence which SNFs, home health agencies, and rehab facilities receive referrals. If you sell care coordination, transitions, or population health technology into acute and post-acute care, ACMA is where that referral pathway gets built.

AOTA Inspire Annual Conference & Expo

Location: Anaheim, CA

Dates: April 23-25, 2026

Attendee Count: 5,000-10,000

Website: https://inspire.aota.org/

The AOTA conference (American Occupational Therapy Association) draws 5,000-10,000 occupational therapists, many serving aging adults in SNFs, home health, and senior living. Rehab, ADLs, and adaptive technology at the Anaheim Convention Center.

Why attend AOTA Inspire: 5,000-10,000 OT professionals over 3 days. Runs 3 days after ACMA in Orlando, so plan travel accordingly. OTs in senior care evaluate and recommend adaptive equipment, rehab technology, and therapy solutions for their facilities. If you sell into senior care and post-acute rehab, OTs are the clinical evaluators who influence purchasing.

APIC

Location: Nashville, TN

Dates: June 8-11, 2026

Attendee Count: 5,000-10,000

Website: https://apic.org/apic2026/

The APIC conference (Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology) draws 5,000-10,000 infection preventionists. Critical for SNFs, assisted living, and post-acute care. Infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, and facility safety.

Why attend APIC: 5,000-10,000 infection prevention professionals over 4 days. Infection control in senior care facilities is a regulatory and operational priority that drives purchasing in environmental hygiene, antimicrobial products, and monitoring systems. If you sell infection control products or environmental hygiene technology into senior care and skilled nursing, this is the audience with both the clinical authority and the budget influence.

AHRMM Conference & Exhibition

Location: Chicago, IL

Dates: July 26-28, 2026

Attendee Count: 5,000-10,000

Website: https://www.ahrmm.org/education-events/ahrmm26-annual-conference

The AHRMM conference (Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management) brings 5,000-10,000 supply chain, procurement, and materials managers from hospitals and post-acute facilities. SNFs and large senior living campuses run significant supply chains.

Why attend AHRMM: 5,000-10,000 healthcare supply chain professionals over 3 days. The buyer here manages procurement and inventory for facilities that consume medical supplies, linens, food service, and equipment at scale. If you sell procurement, inventory, or supply chain technology into post-acute and senior care facilities, AHRMM is where those operational buyers attend.

LeadingAge Minnesota Institute & Expo

Location: Saint Paul, MN

Dates: February 11-12, 2026

Attendee Count: 2,000-5,000

Website: https://www.leadingagemn.org/education-events/events-calendar/2026-institute-expo

LeadingAge Minnesota Institute & Expo is the state affiliate flagship. 2,000-5,000 senior care and aging services professionals from Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. Nonprofit and mission-driven providers.

Why attend LeadingAge Minnesota: 2,000-5,000 aging services professionals over 2 days. The LeadingAge network represents nonprofit and mission-driven providers, which is a different buyer profile than the investor-backed operators at ASHA. If you sell into nonprofit senior living, home care, and aging services in the Midwest, this is the most concentrated regional audience for that.

Medtrade

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Dates: March 2-4, 2026

Attendee Count: 2,000-5,000

Website: https://medtrade.com/

Medtrade is the leading home medical equipment and home care technology trade show. 2,000-5,000 HME suppliers, home care agencies, and DME providers. Durable medical equipment, mobility, respiratory, and home care technology at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Why attend Medtrade: 2,000-5,000 HME and home care professionals over 3 days. The buyer here distributes and sells medical equipment into homes, not facilities. If you sell DME, mobility products, or home care technology to agencies and distributors, Medtrade is the primary trade show for that channel.

Annual Assembly of Hospice & Palliative Care

Location: San Diego, CA

Dates: March 4-7, 2026

Attendee Count: 2,000-5,000

Website: https://aahpm.org/education-events/annual-assembly/

The Annual Assembly is the AAHPM flagship. 2,000-5,000 hospice and palliative care physicians, nurses, and clinical leaders. Clinical education, quality, and operations.

Why attend Annual Assembly: 2,000-5,000 hospice and palliative care clinicians over 4 days. Hospice operates under a distinct reimbursement and regulatory model that shapes purchasing differently than SNF or assisted living. If you sell clinical software, care delivery tools, or services into hospice and palliative care specifically, this is where that buyer concentrates.

PDC Summit

Location: Houston, TX

Dates: March 8-11, 2026

Attendee Count: 2,000-5,000

Website: https://www.pdcsummit.org/

The PDC Summit is the main event for post-acute and senior care providers. 2,000-5,000 operators, clinical leaders, and vendors. SNF, assisted living, home health, and hospice.

Why attend PDC Summit: 2,000-5,000 post-acute and senior care decision-makers over 4 days. Where ASHA focuses on senior living operators and investors, and Medtrade focuses on home medical equipment, the PDC Summit covers the full post-acute continuum: skilled nursing, assisted living, home health, and hospice in one event. If you sell EHR, clinical technology, or operations software across multiple post-acute settings, PDC Summit is the broadest audience for that.

Plan your 2026 senior care conference strategy

Senior care conferences spread across the full year. ASHA opens in January. LeadingAge Minnesota, Medtrade, the Annual Assembly, and PDC Summit fill February and March. ACMA and AOTA Inspire run back-to-back in April. NAB and APIC hit June. AHRMM closes the major calendar in July.

Senior living operators and investors: ASHA. Administrators and compliance: NAB conference. Case management: ACMA conference.

Rehab and OT: AOTA conference. Infection control: APIC conference. Supply chain: AHRMM. Nonprofit aging services: LeadingAge.

Home medical equipment: Medtrade. Hospice and palliative: Annual Assembly. Post-acute across settings: PDC Summit.

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