COVID-19

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Here is the Recording of Friday’s Weekly WebinarListen here and download the handouts.If you aren’t registered for our webinars, you can do so here. They are a must attend and keep you...

ACTION ALERT Tell Congress to Prevent Medicare Payment Cuts TodayCongress must act now to prevent cuts to Medicare across all provider types due to congressionally mandated cuts to programs. In order to ensure that our...

FEDERAL NEWS Provider Relief Fund SurveyAccording to HHS, roughly $24 billion remains in the Provider Relief Fund general pot, as well as an additional $8.5 billion set aside for rural providers from the American Relief Plan....

STATE NEWS What Happens with Temporary Aides After the Governor’s Emergency Declaration Expires?This in from KDADS Deputy Secretary Scott Brunner:  The emergency declaration giving Governor Kelly additional authorities will expire on March 31. The Temporary...

STATE NEWS Just Released: KDADS Issues Visitation GuidanceKDADS has released new guidance today in response to the CMS guidance released last week. This guidance applies to all adult care homes in Kansas and replaces the...

VACCINE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview     491,431 People Vaccinated      740,850 Total Doses Reported as Administered     - First Dose: 491,430  - Second Dose: 249,315 1,112,250 Total Doses Distributed     - State Distributed: 928,040   - Federal LTC Program: 184,210  16.9% of Kansans Vaccinated with One...

Have you looked at the COVID-19 Safety for CNAs training and thought, “This training seems like a good opportunity BUT…”?  There is so much happening right now it is easy to focus on all the...

STATE NEWS KDADS Provides Cleaning Supplies to Adult Care HomesIn the next couple of weeks, all adult care homes that were eligible to purchase PPE through the state portal, will receive a goodie box of...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Recording to Our Weekly WebinarIf you missed last week’s update webinar, you can listen here. And here are the handouts. When? Fridays at 10 AM. Register here. Here is what people are saying about...

VACCINE NEWS COVID-19 Vaccine Information and Resources from LeadingAgeAs we work toward increasing vaccination rates among our aging services providers, be sure to take advantage of the resources available from CDC, CMS, and HHS: CDC COVID-19...

VACCINE NEWS Pharmacy UpdateHere’s the list of LTC pharmacies that have contracted with the federal government to acquire and deliver vaccines and vaccine services in nursing homes, assisted living and other congregate environments. STATE NEWS Potter Electric...

VACCINE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview   350,989 People Vaccinated    506,401 Total Doses Reported as Administered   - First Dose: 350,989   - Second Dose: 155,412694,720 Total Doses Distributed   - State Distributed: 570,360   - Federal LTC Program: 124,360   12.0% of Kansans Vaccinated...