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...
CDC Releases New Flu Toolkit for Nursing Homes
The Centers for Disease Control has released a new toolkit for long-term care employers. Within this comprehensive toolkit are a number of resources intended to help long-term care facility, agency, or corporation owners and...
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...
HCBS Rates in Assisted Living Settings are Negotiable
During a meeting with United Healthcare representatives last week, the topic of HCBS in the Assisted Living setting was discussed. LeadingAge Kansas shared members’ frustration with the low reimbursement rates, with members reporting an approximate 50%...
Hospice Providers Will Receive a Medicare Payment Increase
There is some good news for hospice providers. Hospice providers will receive a 2.1% Medicare payment rate increase for CY 2017, according to a final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The final...
Fall Joint Provider/Surveyor Training – Save the Date
This year’s fall Joint Provider/Surveyor training will be held on September 13th in Wichita and September 14th in Topeka and focus on resident-to-resident altercations. Hear from Eilon Caspi on the latest research and prevention strategies. Audrey Sunderraj, KDADS,...
Something Bugging You?
Check out this free education for LeadingAge Members on Bedbugs in Affordable Housing.
FY 2017 Payment and Policy Changes for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities
CMS will post the final rule on Friday, August 5th outlining a payment increase for Medicare certified nursing homes, and policy changes related to quality reporting under the IMPACT Act. CMS projects that aggregate...
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...
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)....
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...
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...