For Your Board Newsletter: Mission Driven
Welcome to LeadingAge Kansas' eighth issue of For Your Board. Each quarter this publication focuses on a specific governance topic to help you, your leadership team and your board in planning, strategic thinking, and...
Board Meets, Sets Policy Priorities
Your LeadingAge Kansas Board met on December 4th in Topeka to look toward the 2019 Kansas Legislative Session and set overarching priorities for advocacy.
The board decided that LeadingAge Kansas will take a LEAD position (i.e....
In Memoriam
Word came last week of the passing of Rev. Bill Shook, retired long time administrator of Prairie Homestead and American Baptist Estates in Wichita. We extend our sympathy to daughter Diane Hull, current Administrator...
Day at the Legislature on February 6th
You are cordially invited to the Capitol on February 6th for the LeadingAge Kansas 2019 Day at the Legislature!
Join your colleagues to share stories with lawmakers about your issues (including Medicaid eligibility delays), build...
Last Chance to Receive Discount on Dues for 2019
January 15th is the deadline for provider members who pay full dues to receive a 2% discount. If you have misplaced your invoice that was send November 1, 2018, please contact Tina Andres.
Thank you...
Aging Services News You Need
Are you Interested in staying abreast of relevant news in aging services? The LeadingAge National communications team can help!
The team curates news from a range of sources and tweets 5-10 news articles daily, Monday...
Reducing Elderspeak in Nursing Homes
LTSS Center researchers are helping the University of Kansas School of Nursing pilot test an online training program to enhance communication in nursing homes.
Can an in-person training program to reduce elderspeak among nursing home...
LTSS Center @UMass Boston Newsletter
The January 2019 edition of the “Research Update” Newsletter is now available. Here are the titles for the latest newsletter:
Economic Disparities Between Whites and Minorities Persist in Retirement, Says Study
New Grants
Reducing Elderspeak...
LeadingAge Kansas Conducts Member Survey
Attn Full Members: Be on the lookout for an invitation to participate in our member survey. The email will come from melynn@nsightmarketing.com. This is the 3rd party group conducting the survey. If you don’t receive...
Attn: Hospital Members
We are trying to learn more about Intermediate Care Beds aka Nursing Facility Beds, a designation in which CAHs can provide long-term care in the hospital and the care can be reimbursed by Medicaid...
Grant Project to Reduce Antipsychotic Use Begins
The TeamSTEPPS® grant project team is off and running. Over the next two years the team hopes to reduce off-label antipsychotic medication use rates in Kansas. How? Keep reading! The LeadingAge Kansas Foundation and...
The LeadingAge Kansas Member Survey is Under Way: Have You Responded?
LeadingAge Kansas is currently conducting a membership survey. Our goal is to find out how we are doing and how we can better serve you, our members. The survey is for Full Members of...