LeadingAge Kansas Board Election – Slate of Candidates
The election of 2023/2024 LeadingAge Kansas Board of Director members will take place at the 8:00 AM annual business meeting taking place at the upcoming Spring Conference April 14th.
After review of qualifications, interviews and...
CMP Funds Available for Air Purification
There are currently CMP grant funds to help nursing facilities improve indoor air quality. We want to make sure you take advantage of the opportunity and have worked with a partner to make it...
Survey: Number of Nurses Increases, Shortages Remain
In March, HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration released findings from its latest National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses. The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis conducts the survey, in collaboration with the U.S....
LeadingAge Meets with Federal Officials on Staffing Proposed Rule
On March 29, LeadingAge met with the White House’s Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Intergovernmental and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), the Domestic Policy Council, the National Economic Council, HHS, and CMS about the...
Special Thank You to Our Spring Conference Exhibitors
Thank you to our exhibitors who will be at the 2023 LeadingAge Kansas Spring Conference next week. Without our partners and exhibitors, we would not be able to do some of the things we...
LeadingAge Responds to DEA Proposed Rule on Telehealth Prescribing of Scheduled Drugs
LeadingAge submitted comments on a proposed rule from the Drug Enforcement Administration that would alter when a prescribing clinician could use telemedicine to prescribe scheduled substances. LeadingAge specifically pushed to have hospice, palliative and...
Last Call! Spring Conference and Expo is NEXT WEEK!
The speakers are confirmed, the food has been ordered and the exhibitors are packing their booth supplies, we just need YOU to get registered, so you don’t miss any of the learning, networking, and...
CMS Strengthens Enforcement for Nursing Home Infection Control
CMS released memo QSO-23-10-NH on March 30th outlining strengthened enforcement for infection control deficiencies in nursing homes. This policy builds on and replaces the previously enhanced enforcements detailed in QSO-20-31-ALL released by CMS in...
Affordable Housing Members, This One is JUST for You!
Join fellow housing members once a month for a teleconference designed to provide you with practical, applicable lessons and resources to put in place immediately. Service coordinators, property managers, and other individuals who work...
Sunset Home Residents Celebrate Spring with Baby Bunnies
Kathy and Duane Warkentin brought a lovely surprise for the residents of Sunset Home last week – a litter of seven baby bunnies that were less than two weeks old! If you’re looking for...
Business Office Bootcamp Training to be Led by Experts and Providers
The business office employees carry responsibility for a variety of different functions that are critical to successful operations. This bootcamp was designed just for business office staff to gain a better understanding of the pieces...
Expired COVID-19 Test Kit Update
LeadingAge has been working with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to supply LeadingAge providers free COVID-19 test kits. In the last test kit order placed, some providers received test kits...