LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES
- Did you miss today’s COVID-19 Weekly Call? We featured special guest Rodney Whittington on his recent COVID-cluster experience, current reopening thinking in Kansas and a Legislative update. You can listen to the recording here and download the PowerPoint here.Our next call will be on Friday, June 5th at 10 AM. Register today.
- LeadingAge Kansas, KHCA and KACE are conducting a PPE survey. Please take the survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/X6HZ8LW by COB June 5th. Thank you!
KANSAS UPDATES
- According to the KDHE COVID-19 Outbreak System, there have been 30 outbreaks associated with Long Term Care Facilities for a total of 685 cases and 107 deaths. There are 16 open outbreaks currently with a total of 378 cases and 42 deaths. That’s a total of 149 deaths between the active and closed outbreaks. Long term care facilities are inclusive of skilled, state licensed, etc.
- Here are the latest COVID-19 cases in Kansas. These numbers represent ONLY individuals that have had a positive COVID-19 test. | Map of COVID-19 in KS.
LEADINGAGE NATIONAL UPDATES
- LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHOME Statement for the Record: Senate Special Committee on Aging
- LeadingAge and VNAA/ElevatingHome Letter to Congress on COVID-19 Testing Needs
- Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Summary
- LeadingAge’s Daily Need to Know for 5-29-2020.
- Coronovirus Daily Member Update for 5-28-2020. Please register for daily live online updates here.Miss a call? Check out the call archives.
- 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.
- Email COVID-19 Questions to: covid@leadingage.org.
- A complete timeline of insights, tools, and useful links is available here.
RESOURCES
- Creative Caregiving Guide: The Creative Caregiving Guide© was created by the National Center for Creative Aging (NCCA). The Guide is filled with short video lessons that guide users through hands-on learning experiences, from paintings, poetry, music, storytelling, to drama and dance exercises. It is a FREE, community-shared, web-based resource specially designed for family and professional caregivers of adults who live with Alzheimer’s disease and related cognitive disorders. Using any available computer, tablet, or smartphone you and your care partner can experience caregiving practices that are filled with creativity, connection, and vitality!
- Recorded Alzheimer’s Association Webinar: COVID-19: Dementia Challenges in Long-Term Care Settings.
- Anne Basting’s TedMed Talk is LIVE: How to meaningfully reconnect with those who have dementia (15 minutes).
- Thirty-eight student designers collaborated to bring creativity and joy to the lives of elders through this beautifully designed resource for engagement.
