One Week Away – Psychotropic Stewardship Affinity Group
Make a difference in your organization by discussing and learning about ways to minimize the utilization of antipsychotics and psychotropics.
Our Psychotropic Stewardship Program which is a series of 7-10 minute video snippets, presented by...
KING Summer Zoom Calls
There is one remaining KING Member Zoom call this summer on August 16 at 1:00 p.m.
During each call, the KING Service Team will present an educational topic followed by Q&A and networking.
August 16 Education...
Welcome Back to the Membership
We are pleased to announce the rejoining of Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems.
A warm welcome from LeadingAge Kansas and we look forward to working together again and building connections with other providers in the...
New Nursing Home RoPs Guidance 2022 Resources
LeadingAge has posted 3 additional resources for the new Nursing Home RoPs guidance on our Nursing Home RoPs Tools and Resources page. Check out implementation checklists for Physical Environment F919 related to the resident call system, Resident...
House Bill Introduced to Study Impact of Staffing Agency Price Gouging During COVID-19 Pandemic
Members of the GOP Doctors Caucus introduced the Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act (H.R. 8576), on July 28. The bill is a House companion to a S. 4352, introduced by Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)....
Guest Column
By Teresa McComb, Board Chair, LeadingAge Kansas
Greetings LeadingAge Kansas members. I wanted to update you on what is happening with our CEO search. Since Debra’s retirement at the end of the year was announced...
Catholic Care Center Pursues Expansion of Behavioral Health Services
As part of a three-year strategic plan, Catholic Care Center in Bel Aire is developing a new acute care, senior behavioral health unit, according to CEO Cindy LaFleur, along with a memory care unit....
CMS Final SNF PPS Rule
Late Friday, CMS issued the final FY 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System rule. The 4.6% parity adjustment in the proposed rule (published in April) is now spread over two years in the final...
Nursing Home RoPs Guidance Clarifications
CMS shared answered questions related to a few sections of the new RoPs guidance on a recent call with the LTC associations and CMS.
F919 states that the resident call system should be accessible to...
Kansas COVID-19 Update for Local Partners – August 4th, 10 AM
The next KDHE COVID-19 Update for Local Partners will take place this Thursday at 10am CST.
Participants can use the following link to register for the webinar via the Zoom platform.
Medicaid Training 3 PM, August 24th
KDHE Division of Health Care Finance will offer two additional Medicaid Training courses that will include an overview of Kansas Medicaid with the following topics: Medicaid Eligibility and Medicaid Eligibility – Home and Community...
Monkeypox in LTC Services
With rising cases of monkeypox being identified throughout the U.S. LeadingAge Kansas felt it was relevant to provide members with a brief education on monkeypox transmission and response if there are cases identified among...