LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
Did you Miss our Weekly Webinar Today?
The topics included state and federal updates. Listen to the recording here. Download the handouts here. Here is the link to register for future weekly webinars.
Coping with COVID Group Meeting – Mondays and Wednesdays
We are gaining momentum with our Coping with COVID group meetings. Any member’s employees can participate each Monday at Noon by registering here or Wednesdays at 7 PM by registering here.
This is a free member benefit to everyone who works in a LeadingAge Kansas member.
The structure of the group meetings includes sharing and education. The groups loosely build upon each other and will be repeated at some point, so you can jump in and out of them as your schedule permits.
Direct questions to Dana@leadingagekansas.org
Outbreak?
Let Dana dana@leadingagekansas.org know if you are experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak and we have not reached out to you, yet. We want to be here for you.
STATE NEWS
PPE
Don’t Put off Ordering PPE Through the State Portal https://www.kdads.ks.gov/order-PPE – it closes December 30th or when the total allotted funds run out, whichever comes first.
Vaccination
LeadingAge Kansas Successfully advocated for long-term care representation on the Planning and Distribution Committee for the Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Plan Committee. Rachel Monger will represent the long–term care associations. Our priority is for long-term care residents and staff to be number 1 in line for vaccination.
FEDERAL NEWS
CMS Webinar Series for Management on COVID-19 Prevention Starts December 10th
CMS just announced a live Q & A series for clinical and administrative staff and others who have taken the longer QIO training CMS-CDC Fundamentals of COVID-19 Prevention for Nursing Home Management, hosted on www.QIOProgram.org. Sessions will be held twice a month, on Thursdays from 3 – 4PM Central Time, starting December 10th. Here is the registration link. Questions may be submitted in advance by email to: DVACSupport@thebizzellgroup.com. Questions not addressed during the live session will be answered on the QIOProgram.org FAQ Page.
Questions and Answers about the COVID-19 Vaccine for PALTC Staff, Patients, Residents and Family Members
The American Medical Directors Association (aka The Society for Post-Acute and LTC Medicine) recently released a Q and A regarding the vaccine. You can read it here.
LEADINGAGE NEWS
- Read our latest press release
- LeadingAge Need to Know for 12-4-2020
- Online Coronavirus Policy Update for 12-2-2020
- View the Latest Info, News, and Tools from LeadingAge
- Pandemic Playbook: An Interactive Guide to a Pandemic
