PADONA
38th Annual Conference
Tuesday, March 24 – Friday, March 27, 2026
Our 38th Annual Conference will be held at The Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA. We promise a fun-filled week of special events as well as great speakers and educational sessions to augment your post-acute clinical practice and leadership skills. Our education agenda typically offers 15 credit hours for both Registered Nurses and Nursing Home Administrators.
Exhibitor registration is now open! Attendee registration opens in December 2026.
You can contact LuAnn White at luann@padona.com with all questions. We are grateful to our members and business partners for their continued support!
We are grateful to our members and business partners for their continued support! We hope to see you in Hershey!
The room block is set up to accept online reservations at The Hotel Hershey. It is important that guests use only the web address below to make their reservations. Please copy and paste the link into a new browser any time you need to visit the site. Please note the link will not work in Internet Explorer.
Room Reservation Link: https://www.thehotelhershey.com/qr/LQQU8HAIAE/
Important notes about the link:
• This link must be shared exactly as is with your group. If you click on the link and then copy a URL from the browser, the link will not work for group attendees.
• Internet Explorer is no longer supported, you and your group should not use IE in conjunction with the group link.
• For Government Employees, you must use a personal device to book with the link as the firewall on the Government-issued devices will restrict access to this link
Guests may also call to make reservations by calling 855-729-3108. Ask for the room block for PA Directors of Nursing Assn at The Hotel Hershey. The room block is available from March 23 – March 27, 2026. The reservations team is available seven days a week from 8 AM – 8 PM to assist you.
PADONA Group Room rate is: $299.00 per room per night plus 11% tax
Credit cards are charged a one night’s advance deposit including tax at time of booking a room reservation.
Please be aware that the room block cut-off date is Thursday, March 5, 2026. After the cut-off date, rooms and/or group rate may no longer be available.
Attend Our Conference
Join your peers at The Hotel Hershey, one of the finest historic hotels known for its refined elegance, signature service, and abundant amenities. Our conference agenda is filled with respected industry experts sharing their knowledge, expertise, and experience to assist you in elevating your nursing leadership and clinical practice. Simply by participating in our annual conference, attendees can obtain all required RN continuing education hours!
Registration is now open!
Early Registration Fee:
Before January 15, 2026
$500 for agency members
$600 for non-agency members
Regular Registration Fee:
Between Jan 15 & Feb 15, 2026
$550 for agency members
$650 for non-agency members
Late Registration Fee:
After February 15, 2026
$600 for agency members
$700 for non-agency members
Business Attendee: $875Â
- All educational programs – total of 17 continuing education hours
- All meals, breaks, and conference events
- Thursday evening party with live band, drinks and hors d’oeuvres
- Downloadable handout reference materials
A few great things about our 2025 conference included:Â Â
- Tuesday mid-day conference kick-off
- Receive the most up-to-date information directly from industry experts and regulators
- Network with your colleagues and learn from others who share similar challenges and opportunities
- Quality time with vendors and business partners exploring relevant products and services
- Enjoy more free time to network with colleagues.
PADONA, as an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development contact hours through PSNA, is offering 17 contact hours for nurses and nursing home administrators who attend each offered session and complete an evaluation of the conference. Remember, you can obtain all your required hours of nursing professional development continuing education simply by attending the conference each year! This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) for approval for 17 clock hours and 17 participant hours. Please be sure to include your license number(s) on your registration form, as our database program is linked to our registrants by their license number(s).
If you have questions regarding registration, please contact LuAnn White at luann@padona.com.
Registration
Registration is now open!
If you have questions please call LuAnn White at (814) 599-3717 or email luann@padona.com.
Payment Options
In an effort to ensure your credit card payment information remains secure, we will no longer be utilizing the ‘Credit Card Authorization Form’ to process credit card payments. Effective today, to make credit card payments, please utilize one of the following methods:
1. Pay with credit or debit card via Paypal.
Complete the registration form on this page and you will be automatically directed to paypal for payment processing.
3. Make checks payable to PADONA and mail to:
LuAnn White
14232 Croghan Pike
Mount Union, PA 17066
2026 Exhibitors
Acadia Pharmaceuticals | Aculabs, Inc. | Advanced PICC Specialists | Affinity Health Services | AlixaRx | BLACKBURN’S | Brockie Select RX | Chestnut Ridge Foam, Inc. | CHR Consulting Services, Inc. | Columbia Ancillary Services, Inc. | Customer Care Pharmacy | Diamond Pharmacy Services & Medical Supply | ESHYFT | Gentell, Inc. | H & R Healthcare | Health Direct Pharmacy | Minnich’s Continuing Care Pharmacy | Nurses’ Health Program | HillRom/Baxter | Jewish Healthcare Foundation | LeadingAge PA | Masonic Village Pharmacy | PharMerica | PharmScript of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) | Phoebe Pharmacy | Physicians Mobile X-ray, Inc. | Polaris Pharmacy Services | Premier Therapy | SAIDO Learning | Skilled Wound Care | Span America Med Systems Inc. (Savaria) | Symphony Diagnostic Services No 1 LLC dba TridentCare | Symtech Solutions | The Supportive Care | U.S. Complete Care | Vidafuel Nutrition | VOHRA Wound Physicians2026 Supporters
We are excited to have so many wonderful partners contributing to our annual conference! We invite you to join our growing list of sponsors and are eager to discuss any ideas you may have that will help boost your engagement with our participants.
Aculabs, Inc
Celebration Party – Wine Sponsorship
Affinity Health Services, Inc.
Celebration Party – Band Sponsor
Brockie Select RX
Celebration Party Food Station Sponsor
CHR Consulting Services, Inc.
Lanyard Sponsor
Phoebe Pharmacy
Conference Bag Sponsor
Physician’s Mobile X-Ray
Celebration Party – Beer Sponsor
Premier Therapy
Registration Sponsor
Aculabs, Inc
Celebration Party – Wine Sponsorship
Affinity Health Services, Inc.
Celebration Party – Band Sponsor
Brockie Select RX
Celebration Party Food Station Sponsor
CHR Consulting Services, Inc.
Lanyard Sponsor
Phoebe Pharmacy
Conference Bag Sponsor
Physician’s Mobile X-Ray
Celebration Party – Beer Sponsor
Premier Therapy
Registration Sponsor
We would also like to thank the following supporters for providing speakers who are presenting valuable educational sessions during the conference:
Affinity Health Services
Cain Coaching and Consulting
CHR Consulting Services, Inc.
CTRI Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute
Department of Health | Division of Safety Inspection
Eshyft
Emergency Medical Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Inc.
HAPevolve
Inspired2Results!
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Joseph A. Paletta, Attorney at Law
Latsha Davis & Marshall, P.C.
MDS Consultants, LLC
Office of Long-Term Living, Bureau of QA and Program Analytics
PA Dept of Health, Bureau of Fac Licensure & Cert
Pennsylvania Association Directors of Nursing Administration
Penn State Health, Penn State College of Medicine
Pennsylvania Health Care Association
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Post and Schell, PC
Premier Therapy
Select Rehabilitation
Stever Advisors, LLC
Suburban Geriatrics
Vital Healthcare Solutions
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