September 9th, 2026
Senior Living Conferences 2026
Senior Living Conferences 2027
Senior living conferences bring together the people who develop, own, operate, support, and regulate senior housing and care communities. Attendees often include senior living executives, community administrators, caregivers, developers, investors, architects, technology providers, and other professionals serving independent living, assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing, and active adult communities.
Conference programs address the practical concerns facing these organizations, including staffing, resident safety, regulatory compliance, property development, financing, technology, sales, dining, wellness, and daily operations. Attendees can compare how other communities approach these issues, evaluate products and services, and return to their organizations with ideas they can put to use.
Senior living conferences provide access to peers who understand the operational, financial, and care-related demands of the sector. Formal sessions offer education, but conversations with other operators and service providers can be just as useful. They give attendees a chance to discuss what has worked, what has not, and how similar problems are being handled in other communities.
Depending on the event, attendees may be able to:
Review regulatory and compliance developments
Compare senior living technology and building systems
Discuss staffing, training, and employee retention
Learn about senior housing investment and development
Explore resident engagement, wellness, and care strategies
Meet potential vendors, partners, and clients
The right conference will depend on your role and priorities. An operator may focus on staffing and resident experience, while a developer or investor may be more interested in financing, market demand, construction, and property performance.
Below is a curated list of senior living conferences taking place in 2026 / 2027. It includes broad industry events as well as conferences focused on assisted living, long-term care, senior housing development, community operations, and resident care.
Each listing includes the event dates, location, and a direct link to the conference website or registration page. Conference schedules and registration terms can change, so confirm the latest information with the organizer before making travel arrangements.
Last updated September 9, 2026. Conference dates, venues, and registration details can change. Confirm the latest information with the organizer before booking travel.
When: October 11 to 14, 2026
Where: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Why attend: The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living organize this conference for professionals working in assisted living, skilled nursing, long-term care, and post-acute care. Sessions address public policy, workforce concerns, leadership, quality improvement, and care delivery. The event also includes an expo for products and services used by care providers.
When: October 15 to 17, 2026
Where: Renaissance Phoenix Glendale Hotel & Conference Center, Glendale, Arizona
Why attend: This event is geared toward residential assisted living owners, operators, entrepreneurs, and investors. Its program focuses on launching and operating care homes, staffing, financing, business growth, resident well-being, and the systems needed to manage multiple locations.
When: October 21 to 23, 2026
Where: Chicago, Illinois
Why attend: The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care brings together operators, developers, lenders, investors, health care providers, and transaction professionals. The conference places particular emphasis on senior housing finance, capital markets, development, operating performance, consumer demand, and business partnerships.
When: October 25 to 28, 2026
Where: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Why attend: This is LeadingAge’s main annual event, not its Leadership Summit. The meeting serves nonprofit aging services providers and includes education on senior living operations, care, workforce management, technology, public policy, resident services, and organizational leadership. The accompanying E2 Expo presents products and services for aging services organizations.
When: November 1 to 3, 2026
Where: Amelia Island, Florida
Why attend: The Senior Living Innovation Forum is an invitation-only retreat limited to approximately 250 attendees. Its format combines short presentations, small-group discussions, vendor meetings, and informal networking for senior housing and care executives.
When: November 17 to 19, 2026
Where: Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, Orlando, Florida
Why attend: Organized by the International Council on Active Aging, this conference concentrates on wellness, fitness, life enrichment, and healthy aging. It is relevant to professionals working in independent living, assisted living, memory care, active adult communities, rehabilitation, and senior wellness programs.
When: December 10, 2026
Where: Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Why attend: This regional senior housing conference covers investment, development, financing, and operations across the Northeastern United States. It is intended for owners, operators, investors, developers, lenders, architects, brokers, and companies serving senior housing properties.
When: February 2 to 5, 2027
Where: JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa, Aventura, Florida
Why attend: The American Seniors Housing Association Annual Meeting addresses the ownership, operation, development, and financing of senior housing. Programming includes educational sessions, executive networking, and a tour of a local senior living community. Attendance is restricted to ASHA members.
When: March 15 to 17, 2027
Where: Dallas, Texas
Why attend: The NIC Spring Conference connects senior housing operators with investors, lenders, developers, health care providers, and other capital partners. Discussions typically center on market data, investment decisions, operating performance, transactions, and the relationship between housing and health care.
When: April 12 to 14, 2027
Where: Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Why attend: The Leadership Summit is designed for executives and leadership teams from nonprofit senior living and aging services organizations. It provides a smaller setting for discussions about organizational strategy, public policy, advocacy, workforce planning, and the management of aging services.
When: April 12 to 14, 2027
Where: Charlotte Convention Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Why attend: Environments for Aging focuses on the planning, architecture, interior design, construction, and renovation of senior living and care environments. Sessions use research, case studies, and completed projects to examine how building design affects residents, staff, safety, wellness, and property operations.
When: May 2 to 4, 2027
Where: Conrad Orlando, Orlando, Florida
Why attend: Senior Living 100 is intended for CEOs and other senior executives from assisted living, independent living, life plan, and memory care organizations. The program concentrates on leadership, organizational performance, technology, operations, resident experience, and long-term growth. Attendance qualifications apply.
When: May 3 to 5, 2027
Where: Austin Marriott Downtown, Austin, Texas
Why attend: This conference helps long-term and post-acute care providers strengthen clinical quality, regulatory readiness, workforce practices, reimbursement management, and resident outcomes. Registration is primarily for providers. Companies selling products or services may participate through sponsorship opportunities.
When: May 5 and 6, 2027
Where: Austin Marriott Downtown, Austin, Texas
Why attend: This summit brings together long-term care and post-acute care providers, health plans, regulators, investors, and other organizations involved in population health. Topics include value-based care, reimbursement, risk management, data use, clinical coordination, and partnerships between providers and payers.
When: May 18 and 19, 2027
Where: Tampa, Florida
Why attend: The NIC Growth Conference is designed around expansion and investment within senior housing and care. It is relevant to operators, developers, lenders, capital providers, and companies evaluating new markets, acquisitions, partnerships, and development opportunities.
When: May 24 to 26, 2027
Where: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Why attend: The Senior Living Executive Conference is the official annual meeting of Argentum. It serves owners, operators, executives, community leaders, and departmental teams working in operations, sales, marketing, dining, design, finance, public policy, and quality improvement. The event also includes a large supplier expo.
When: June 6 to 8, 2027
Where: Pasadena, California
Why attend: This invitation-only event brings a small group of senior housing and care executives together for presentations, roundtables, prearranged supplier meetings, and peer discussions. Its limited attendance makes it better suited to focused conversations than a conventional trade show.
When: June 15 and 16, 2027
Where: Grand Summit Hotel, Park City, Utah
Why attend: The American Seniors Housing Association Mid-Year Meeting offers education and networking for executives involved in senior housing ownership, operations, finance, and development. Participation is limited to eligible ASHA members and members of its Rising Leaders program.
When: September 20 to 22, 2027
Where: Houston, Texas
Why attend: NIC’s Fall Conference is one of the sector’s main meetings for senior housing transactions, finance, investment, development, and operations. It connects property operators and health care providers with lenders, investors, developers, brokers, and other companies involved in senior housing and care.
When: November 7 to 10, 2027
Where: Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Why attend: LeadingAge’s 2027 Annual Meeting will bring together nonprofit senior living, long-term care, affordable housing, home care, and aging services organizations. The annual event combines professional education, policy discussions, peer networking, and an exhibition of products and services for aging services providers.
Several annual conferences are expected to return in 2027 but do not yet have complete dates and locations published:
Delivering Solutions 27, AHCA/NCAL Convention & Expo: AHCA/NCAL has confirmed that its next convention will take place in October 2027, but complete event details have not yet been posted. Monitor the AHCA/NCAL events page.
Assisted Living Conference 2027: The organizer is currently promoting the October 2026 conference. Check the official conference website for the next announcement.
ICAA Conference and Expo 2027: The official site currently lists only the November 2026 edition. Monitor the ICAA conference website for 2027 information.
InterFace Seniors Housing conferences in 2027: Dates for the West, Midwest, Southeast, and Northeast editions have not yet been published. Updates should appear on the InterFace seniors housing events page.
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