COVID-19

VACCINE NEWS Vaccine rates becoming widely publicized: AARP Vaccination DashboardToday, AARP released its updated Nursing Home COVID-19 Dashboard. The Dashboard uses publicly available NHSN data to provide snapshots every four weeks. Yesterday’s update shows cases...

VACCINE NEWS COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate News Round-Up Senior care companies and state governments continue to announce COVID-19 vaccine mandates for workers.  More and more long term care industry groups are emerging in support of mandates, and...

STATE NEWS Highlights of Latest KDHE COVID-19 Update for Local Partners Webinar (August 5th)  Slide 8 - Disease spread trend sharply increased over previous weekSlide 9 - an average of 837 cases/day as opposed to 618...

FEDERAL NEWS Update on Employee Leave Provisions During COVIDAs COVID case numbers surge dramatically, LeadingAge members have asked for an update on employee leave provisions, in case staff test positive, have a family member who...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview 2,573,807 Total Doses Reported as Administered  - First Dose: 1,426,772 - Second Dose: 1,147,036  3,047,940 Total Doses Distributed  - State Distributed: 2,049.88049.0% of Kansans Vaccinated with One Dose  42.5% of Kansas Completed COVID-19 Vaccine Kansas COVID-19...

FEDERAL NEWS NHSN Changes Coming FALL 2021 - Revision Update CDC has released a one pager outlining the changes to NHSN Covid-19 Vaccination Data Collection Forms for Health Care Personnel slated for the Fall of 2021....

STATE NEWS $15/Day Emergency Payments Showing Up in Bank Accounts Today One lump sum delivered to the way each organization receives Medicaid paymentsNo strings attached (I.e. does not have to be used for COVID-specific costs) Formula for...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview 2,532,701 Total Doses Reported as Administered        - First Dose: 1,397,885             - Second Dose: 1,134,8172,991,240 Total Doses Distributed        - State Distributed: 2,038,63048.0% of Kansans Vaccinated with One Dose  42.0% of...

STATE NEWS Positive Media Opportunity: KDHE/KDADS Seek Direct Care Staff Willing to Tell Why they Got Vaccinated as a Healthcare WorkerWe received a request from KDADS Secretary Howard this morning seeking direct care workers who...

STATE NEWS Surprise LSC Interpretation on KeyPad-Controlled Doors Tabled Earlier in the week, the State Fire Marshal Office informed us that CMS would require inspectors to cite a K222 deficiency, effective immediately, for “inappropriate” use of...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview 1,326,134 People Vaccinated with One Dose2,410,047 Total Doses Reported as Administered- First Dose: 1,326,134- Second Dose: 1,083,9132,952,820 Total Doses Distributed- State Distributed: 2,038,18045.5% of Kansans Vaccinated with One Dose40.1% of...

STATE NEWS 7-15-21 KDHE COVID-19 Update for Local Partners WebinarHere is the recording, slides and Q&A. Webinar recording Kansas highlights: See Slide 8 – Sharp increase in new cases since last weekSlide 9 - hospitalizations relatively flatSlide...