COVID-19

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS LeadingAge Kansas In the News Opposing Vaccine MandateLast Friday, we were featured in a KAKE segment titled Some Kansas nursing homes worried the new federal vaccine mandate will shut them down for...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS LeadingAge Kansas continues, in cooperation with KHCA, to advocate for emergency regulatory relief and waivers as the pandemic re-escalates. We pressed the Legislative Coordinating Council (LCC) to take up our request at...

FEDERAL NEWS IMPORTANT - CDC Overhauls Guidance for all HealthcareCDC has streamlined guidance for healthcare settings into 3 main source documents.  LeadingAge Staff is confirming with state officials about applicability in Kansas. Stay tuned. Interim Infection...

VACCINE NEWS Nursing Home Mandate FAQs UpdatedIn light of last week’s White House announcement about additional vaccine mandates, the LeadingAge Nursing Home Mandate FAQ document has been updated. Check it out here. Remember that this...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Here is the Recording from Today’s Webinar- It Was Info-PackedIf you missed the call today, make sure you listen to the update to get the latest on funding opportunities and more. There...

FEDERAL NEWS HRSA Offers More Information on Phase 4 & Rural Provider Relief FundsThe application for this next round of funds opens on September 29th and will remain open for only 4 weeks (estimated closing...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary     As of September 22nd, there are 3 long-term care facility with clusters and 2 are LeadingAge Kansas Members. Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters      Clusters: 223 Cases: 2,026Hospitalizations: 48 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates      Cases: 401,931 Total Case Rate...

VACCINE NEWS  CDC Approves Booster Shots for Long Term Care Residents and StaffThis morning CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky overruled the ACIP group’s recommendations and has approved Pfizer vaccine booster shots for both residents and...

STATE NEWS KDHE Weekly COVID-19 Update Recording AvailableThe slides and Q&A for the 9-23-21 COVID-19 Update for Local Partners webinar are available. You can access the recording of the webinar here. The next COVID-19 Update for...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Please Re-register for Our Weekly WebinarsIf you had previously registered for our weekly webinar, please re-register for future Friday webinars. It’s quick and painless. If you have never joined us before, register...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Need Your Assistance to Advocate on Member Workforce Crisis and NeedsPLEASE complete this survey for nursing home providers. Still Advocating on our Request to State for FlexibilityAs reported in the weekly webinar this...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Please Re-register for Our Weekly WebinarsIf you had previously registered for our weekly webinar, please re-register for future webinars. It’s quick and painless. If you have never joined us before, register and...