LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES
Weekly Webinar with Congressman Marshall
LeadingAge Kansas, Kansas Health Care Association and Kansas Adult Care Executives invites you to attend a call with Congressman Roger Marshall, M.D. (KS-01), Charlotte Pineda, MPP, Senior Health Policy Advisor. They will be reviewing the various funding streams available to health care providers to assist in the pandemic crisis, and how to access them.
COVID-19-Focused Webinars
- April 9, 2020 | 1-1:30 PM | Webinar: OSHA – Respiratory Protection Plan.
- April 14, 2020 1-2 PM | Webinar: Suicide and Self-Harm in the Elder Resident.
- April 23, 2020 PM 3:30-4:30 PM | Webinar: Learning From Coronavirus.
- April 29, 2020 1-2 PM | Webinar: QSEN and COVID.
- April 30, 2020 1-2 PM | Webinar: Leading in Times of Uncertainty.
KANSAS UPDATES
- Long-Term Care Provider Associations Submit Letter to Governor on Hospital Discharges and Admissions to Nursing Homes During the COVID-19 Emergency.
- Daily Update from KDHE – there are 1106 Cases of COVID 19 in KS.
FEDERAL UPDATES
LEADINGAGE UPDATES
- LeadingAge Need to Know 4-9-2020.
- Daily Update Call for 4-8-2020 – Note: There was no call today in observance of Passover.
- COVID-19 Member Community – The Member Community is an online discussion forum between LeadingAge members about all things COVID-19. Join the COVID-19 group to ask questions, access resources, and share best practices for dealing with the coronavirus.
- Member Ideas and Inspiration – LeadingAge members face new challenges every day as a result of coronavirus. We’re gathering examples of the innovative solutions they’re deploying to better serve older people and support their staff.
- Email COVID-19 Questions to: covid19@leadingage.org.
RESOURCES
- Looking for individuals to make cloth masks for your community? Amy Chapman will help, she is based in Tecumseh, her email is sewusefulstudios@gmail.com. There is a minimal charge.
JOINT ASSOCIATION SURGE CAPACITY SURVEY
LTC Provider Questionnaire on COVID-19 Surge Capacity
Deadline for completion: As soon as possible or by Friday, April 10
LeadingAge Kansas, Kansas Health Care Association and KACE strongly urge your organization (one person per organization) to complete this LTC Providers’ COVID-19 Surge Capacity Survey so that we have a picture of how providers across Kansas are preparing, and so we can bring information to the statewide emergency response conversation. Please contact debra@leadingagekansas.org if questions. (Note: if you receive this survey from more than one association, please just complete it once.)
