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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...