Week of August 15th

We are excited to open the registration for our 2022 Fall Conference & Expo. October 4th & 5thSalina Hilton Garden Inn3320 S. 9th Salina, KS 67401 Agenda Tuesday, October 4th 8:00 – 9:00 AM Registration9:00 – 10:30 AM Opening...

This valuable training is to prepare you for the upcoming PDPM changes that take effect October 1st. September 21st | 12:30 - 4:30 PM | Location TBD - Topeka, KS  September 22nd | 12:30 - 4:30...

Senator Jerry Moran made a brief stop at Solomon Valley Manor to check out the construction progress while visiting area communities and attending scheduled events.  Senator Moran was able to tour the new facility...

The town of Leonardville had their annual Hullabaloo celebration this past weekend and Leonardville Nursing Home hosted the community for a free evening of fun. This included hot dogs, bounce house, horse rides, and...

Bluestem PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), a non-profit dedicated to helping seniors live well at home, will observe National PACE Month throughout the month of September with a lineup of community-focused...

Workforce Policy Update Life Plan Community UpdateHome Health and Hospice UpdateAffordable Housing UpdateMedicaid HCBS and PACE UpdateNursing Home Update

I. Current Talking Points for Media Engagement:  Template Op-Ed: Aging Service Workforce Now CampaignCMS Home Health Proposed Payment Talking PointsCMS Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed Payment Rule Talking Points CCRC Solvency Talking PointsNASEM Report Talking Points See link...

Michelle Holleran and her firm recently released this publication. Read the toolkit and consider what you can do for your organization’s employees.

Onboarding Toolkit​ This resource is available in the members only section of our website. As you hire new employees, this toolkit provides a great path for onboarding. Don’t worry about doing everything all at once....

Please make plans to join an important webinar on CARE/PASRR presented by KDADS on August 31st, 10 AM – Noon. KDADS officials have asked us to encourage all nursing homes and hospitals to send at...

KDADS Assistant Commissioner Drew Adkins reports that the Agency has “caught up” on all CARE data entry that was over 45 days and are working on entries that are under 45 days old.  Contact Drew...

In July 2021 rescinded a previous Memo that called for per instance CMPS on eligible past noncompliance citations. Here is CMS Memo QSO-21-20-nh that is currently in effect. Due to the severity of some past noncompliance...