Midland Care to Receive Circle of Life Award
Congratulations to Midland Care in Topeka on receiving the prestigious Circle of Life Award. Watch the video below to learn more.
Schlosser Named Administrator at Sandstone Heights
Todd Schlosser recently took the helm at Sandstone Heights in Little River after John Gaines retired. Congrats Todd, and we look forward to working with you again!
Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Announces Art is Ageless® Winners
Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America in Wichita has announced the winners of its annual, system-wide Art is Ageless® competition. The works of more than 50 senior artists from Kansas and Missouri will be featured in the 2018 Art is...
What Can We Learn From the Restaurant Industry About Turnover?
We all know the general reason that employees leave is because of the relationship they have with their managers. It is a statement that is true across all fields and industries. In a recent article...
Listen to These Workforce Podcasts On Your Way To and From Work
Check out these excellent podcasts on workforce provided by LeadingAge National. Get inspiration from others by hearing how they are focusing on workforce in their own words.
Medication Management Tool Update
CAST has updated its Medication Management Selection Tool with a revised product and vendor matrix and a new case study. This year, CAST added a summary of all the lessons learned from past Medication Management initiative case studies...
CMS Proposing New Case Mix System and Medicare SNF Rate Structure
Earlier this year, CMS released a notice of proposed rulemaking to create a new case mix system for Medicare SNF payments that would replace RUGs. The notice goes into significant detail in describing the work that...
Attn: MDS Coordinators
LeadingAge Kansas has contracted with Georgina Munguya, MSN, RN, RAC-CT, of Focus1 Health Consulting, to provide MDS-related telephone or email technical assistance to members. She will also provide a discount to LeadingAge Kansas members...
Review of Kansas Workers Compensation Requirements
In the summer edition of the Work Comp Connection newsletter (by the Kansas Department of Labor), the following article regarding various resources was posted:
Explanations and information can be found in the following materials listed...
Joint Provider Surveyor Training – Registration Open
It's finally live! We are changing up the Fall Joint Provider/Surveyor Training just a bit to hit more than one topic. Don’t miss out on this shared learning opportunity with Kansas surveyors about care...
Emergency Preparedness Workshop Is Tomorrow: Will NOT Be Repeated
Are you ready to comply with the new Emergency Preparedness Rules? This is your last chance to be a part of this training, which will be Thursday, August 10th in Newton, KS at the Meridian...
Nurse Leaders? We Need You To Be Part of Our Advisory Group
Attn Nurse Leaders: We need you August 17th at 2:00 PM for your knowledge and input regarding the upcoming Nurse Leaders Workshop and DON Learning group in November. We are hosting an advisory call to talk about topics...