Wesley Towers Opens New Memory Care Unit 

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Wesley Towers in Hutchinson, Kansas opened their brand-new Legacy Memory Care Unit on July 17th. Nearly all suites have been filled, and they’re excited...

New Community Care Hospice Formed by 14 LeadingAge Kansas Members  

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Midland Care Connection announced the highly anticipated opening of Community Care Hospice, a joint collaboration between Progressive Health Alliance and Midland Care Connection. The...

Expand Your Leadership Skills and Professional Network Through Center for Leadership 

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Are you interested in growing your skills and knowledge as a leader? Connecting with other leaders in aging services? Supporting others on their leadership...

Have a CNA from Your Organization Recognized at the National Conference in Chicago 

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LeadingAge National wants to recognize one CNA from each state during the national conference in November. We know Kansas is filled with amazing CNAs...

Pine Village to Host Bierock Dinner August 25th

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Pine Village will host its 6th Annual Bierock Dinner on Friday, August 25th from 5:30 PM -7:00 PM in the Wellness Center. The bierocks are homemade, and the meal...

Trego Manor Hit By Large Hail – Needs Assistance

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Last Thursday, while many of our members were at the Emergency Preparedness Seminar in Newton, Trego Manor in Wakeeney experienced an emergency of their...

HOC Welcomes New Licensing Administrator

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Wendy Davis has joined the staff of Health Occupations Credentialing as Licensing Administrator responsible for the credentialing of Adult Care Home Administrators, Operators, Dietitians,...

6 Ways to Address the LTSS Workforce Crisis

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BY GERALYN MAGAN, LeadingAge National Workforce challenges in the field of aging services will get far worse over the next 20 years unless policy makers,...

Workforce Cost Calculator

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In addition to using this great tool from the Aging Update, you can find it on the LeadingAge National Workforce Website under “Tools." Use this calculator to figure out...

Orientation and On-Boarding: Mentors are Key to New Employees’ Success

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BY JANET LYONS AND PAT MCBRIDE Inspired by poor retention rates and looking for a way to boost quality of care and employee satisfaction, this...

More on Emergency Preparedness from Mike McNulty, KDHE Director of Preparedness and Homeland Security...

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Real world activation of the emergency preparedness plan If a health care provider organization experienced an actual natural or manmade emergency that required activation of...

Canadian Study Suggests Need for Post-Fall Assessment

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Falls are a significant problem among residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Post-fall assessment (PFA) has an important role to play in recording potential...