LeadingAge National is working with Pathway Health to develop checklists, templates and other resources to support care centers with Phase 2 of the revised Requirements of Participation. LeadingAge Kansas will supplement the materials with Kansas-specific edits. The materials will be available to LeadingAge Kansas members free of charge this fall and will cover the following topics:

  • Antibiotic Stewardship
  • Abuse and Neglect – Update
  • Base Line Care Plan
  • Behavioral Health
  • Changes to Resident Rights – Accommodation of Needs and Preferences, Resident and Family Group, Homelike Environment
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Facility Assessment
  • Infection Control and Prevention
  • Medication Management
  • Psychotropic Medication
  • QAPI
  • Self-Administration of Medicine
  • Smoking Policy
  • Staff Competency
  • Transfer/Discharge/Transition of Care

Stay tuned for more details.

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Rachel Monger, JD, LACHA is President/CEO. Rachel joined LeadingAge Kansas in 2011 as the Director of Government Affairs and has been a powerful voice for our membership ever since. Rachel is a Kansas licensed attorney and adult care home administrator. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, MA, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law. Over the years, Rachel has served in many volunteer roles in her community and in the state of Kansas to support senior needs, aging services education, and community mental health services. She is also a member of the Board of Governors for the Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund. As an award-winning trial lawyer, turned award-winning senior care advocate, she has spent nearly two decades passionately supporting quality of care and quality of life for Kansas seniors. When not at work, Rachel loves reading, crafting, volunteering with her church, and spending time with her partner Steven. You can reach Rachel directly at 785.670.8046.