Fair Housing in Action for Home and Community Based Services  

THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ET/10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CT

Webinar

Fair housing issues can seem very abstract until a complaint, investigation, or lawsuit forces the issue. Yet everyday operational decisions from how services are marketed to how care transitions, transfers, and discharges are handled can create significant legal exposure for providers. As communities expand supportive offerings such as home health, personal care, transportation, meal delivery, respite services, and emergency response, the lines between service coordination and fair housing risk become increasingly complex.

This session takes a practical look at how fair housing laws apply in real operational settings. Through a review of current regulations, recent case examples, and realistic scenarios providers face every day, participants will explore high-risk areas including marketing practices, resident screening, transfers to higher levels of care, and eviction or discharge actions.

Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to identify prohibited versus permissible inquiries, assess marketing and communication practices for compliance concerns, and train staff to navigate resident interactions consistently and confidently under the Fair Housing Act.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify what types of inquiries are allowable and prohibited under the Fair Housing Act.
• Audit marketing materials and practices to determine possible liability concerns with the Fair Housing Act.
• Strategize how to train marketing staff on presenting community information in a consistent manner in compliance with the Fair Housing Act.

Instructor: Matt Murer, Health Care, Public Policy and Government Investigations Department Chair | Polsinelli
Matthew Murer is the Department Chair for the firm's national health care practice. Matt’s personal practice is devoted to counseling long term care, assisted living and senior housing providers, hospitals, blood banks and clinical laboratories. Matt has worked with hundreds of providers in resolving licensing and certification issues, including providing regulatory support for portfolio transactions, especially those with complex change of ownership issues. He has extensive experience dealing with survey issues including immediate jeopardy and life safety code issues. He also has experience with reimbursement issues and fraud and abuse issues, including OIG/DOJ investigations.
Matt was involved in drafting Illinois’ Assisted Living and Shared Housing Establishment Act, and he was awarded AARP’s Partnership in Excellence award for his work on the legislation. Matt has served on the state’s Assisted Living and Shared Housing Advisory Committee and the state’s Assisted Living and Shared Housing Quality of Life Committee for over seven years. He speaks regularly on issues that are important to the long-term care and senior housing industries.

Registration Policy
Registration includes digital handouts and tools for each of the sessions, ONE connection to the live virtual trainings for ONE person, and instructions for receiving CE credit/attendance certificate for one person.

Contact Hours
This program is approved for 1 hour of continuing education credit for nursing home, assisted living & adult residential care administrators through the Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators and LABENFA, and nurses through the Florida Board of Nursing. Contact hours will be reported to CE Broker within 30 days of the program date for attendees licensed under applicable Boards. All attendees may receive a certificate on request reflecting hours earned for self-reporting continuing education to other boards and oversight agencies.

Scholarships
The Scott Boord Career Development Scholarship Program gives members an opportunity to attend Aging Services programs and education events for those that otherwise would be unable to participate because of financial limitations. Scholarships are awarded to members who meet certain criteria. To find the guidelines and application, please click here.

Cancellations/Refunds/Substitutions
There is a $50 administrative fee for each cancellation or refund. Substitutions will be accepted at no additional fee until registration closes. Due to costs incurred related to the program, no refunds will be issued after Tuesday, July 14, 2026. All cancellations and substitution requests must be submitted in writing to kmccloud@leadingagesoutheast.org.

Questions
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