How Senior Housing Is Preparing for the Next Generation of Growth | Cameron Bell

So about 120 attendees up 25% year over year.

There's been a lot of new fun changes with NHI and your offerings.

And y'all have talked about those things and the programs and we'll, we'll dive into those.

And then we had a fireside chat with Damon, John and, And the audience just were head over heels in love with his conversation.

He commanded the room, delivered, was hilarious, and then really connected with your operators.

And now awesome activities.

And we've had some great podcasts, too.

We've had some great podcasts.

And I think I said it earlier on the stage here when we got started with the day.

It's really cool to see how many operators we have coming to this event.

This is our 11th symposium.

Um, we had to skip a year during COVID, but, um, yeah, it's our biggest attendance ever.

And it's so great to see the room grow over time, both from an NHI employee standpoint, also from an operator count standpoint and the participants from each operator could be growing year in and year out.

And so we're also grateful for you guys to be here.

I think it adds to the overall ambiance and event spectacle.

So, um, Yeah, I think a lot of our operators really look forward to coming to this event.

And on our keynote, you know, Damon John today did a terrific job.

You know, he's really world-class in connecting with his audience.

And that can be, you know, through the TV shows, even today in person.

And not that he has a ton of exposure to our industry, he still found a way to connect with the NHI operating partners and with us.

And I think got people really thinking creatively of how do we tell the truth.

That was his whole message today was the fastest and best way to sell your story is to tell the truth.

And so, um, I, that was, I think that was really good for the audience to hear and shoot people straight and, you know, moving a loved one into a community is a hard process and, um, you just gotta meet people where they're at.

And it's just a terrific, terrific keynote.