COVID-19

LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES Please Share Your Reopening PlansSeveral members have expressed interest in seeing other providers reopening plans. LeadingAge Kansas is going to create a clearinghouse for members to share their reopening plans in a...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS Watch the Recording if You Missed Our Weekly Webinar TodayDeputy Secretary Scott Bruner joined us for our weekly webinar and answered member questions about testing and reporting. Here is a link to the recording....

FEDERAL NEWS Promoting Bivalent Vaccinations for Older Adults: State Perspectives and PartnershipsOn December 15th at 2:00 – 3:00 PM CT, the CDC will host a webinar to highlight successful strategies for public health programs to...

FEDERAL NEWS Deadline to Submit Comments on OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard ExtendedOSHA is extending the deadline to submit comments on the recent OSHA emergency temporary standard (ETS) for healthcare settings. The new deadline to submit comments is...

VACCINE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview As of 2/23/2022       4,179,538 Total Doses Reported as Administered      - First Dose: 1,934,731- Second Dose: 1,557,341- Third Dose: 687,4675,394,910 Total Doses Distributed      - State Distributed: 2,991,40061.8% of Kansans Vaccinated with One Dose    53.5%...

STATE UPDATE KDADS Budget UpdateAt our weekly meeting yesterday, KDADS informed us that they submitted the special plan amendment (SPA) to CMS yesterday that would allow them to distribute the $15/day Medicaid dollars. CMS has...

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...

 VACCINE NEWS What’s Happening in Kansas?As of last Friday, 3.5% of Kansans had received the vaccination (at least one dose.) See more information. Next CMS/CDC Fireside Chat on Vaccine SafetyWednesday, January 20th at 3:00 PM Central...

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...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Thanks for Joining Us for our Annual Business Meeting and COVID Update TodayHere is a recording of the  as meeting as well as the handouts. There will be no call next week, October...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary    As of October 27th, there are 13 long-term care facilities with clusters and 8 are LeadingAge Kansas Members. Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters     Clusters: 185Cases: 1,859Hospitalizations: 62 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates     Cases: 432,730Total Case Rate...

FEDERAL NEWS  Registration Open for February 2, 2023 Provider Relief Reporting Webinar LeadingAge will be hosting a webinar February 2nd, from 1-2:30 PM CT, on the new reporting requirements for the Provider Relief Funds and the...