Week of August 22nd

LeadingAge Kansas has negotiated a very reasonable reduced room rate of $86.00 at the Courtyard by Marriott, 310 Hammons Drive, Junction City, KS 66441. You can reserve your room online or call (785) 210-1500 and...

Hospices can now access the latest Provider Preview Reports via the Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reports (CASPER) application. Providers have 30 days to review their quality measure results, after the first 30-day preview period, the...

Medication Safety in Transition in Care: Reducing Medication-Related Adverse Events and Re-hospitalizations | Presented by Guardian Pharmacy | Thursday August 25th | 1:00 – 2:00 PMDescription: Transitioning from the hospital to post-acute care is a high-risk...

I. Current Talking Points & Templates 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...

LeadingAge’s Home Health Member Network met on August 2, 2022, was joined by Brian Slater, Director and Kelly Vontran, Deputy Director of the Division of Home Health and Hospice at CMS for a listening...

The 8th class of the Center for Leadership recently completed their year-long leadership training.  During the final meeting the KS Fellows present their progress on their Action Learning Process (ALP) which is an ongoing project...

Much has been made of the letter issued earlier this month by CMS regarding social media use by nursing home staff involving residents. Revise Your Organization’s Policy: Complying with the requirements of that letter need not...

The 2016 Summer Olympics didn’t go unnoticed at Sunshine Meadows. The games aired each day on SunnyVisionm, a television in Sunny’s Café, a community-integrated restaurant, and the residents held their own form of Olympic-style games. The...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has posted its latest update to the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities. The July 2016 updates and an archive of updates from prior months are...

The Facility Assessment that will be implemented in Phase 2 of the new Rules of Participation will need to be completed annually. The purpose is to determine the resources necessary to care for your...

Learn more about CMS Region VII with Darla McCloskey with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In this session, you will gain valuable information from the CMS Region VII vantage point on critical issues...

LeadingAge Kansas wants to highlight the good things in your organization.  We welcome press releases, or a paragraph write up of the exciting things going on in your building or community.  Send as much...