COVID-19

STATE NEWS  Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary       As of October 6th, there are 9 long-term care facilities with clusters and 2 are LeadingAge Kansas Members.  Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters       Clusters: 217  Cases: 2,634 Hospitalizations: 77  Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates       Cases: 415,431 Total Case Rate...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Here is the Recording from our Weekly WebinarDid you miss our webinar today? Never fear, we have the recording and handouts for you to peruse. Don’t forget to re-register (if you haven’t...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Join Us this Friday for Our Weekly Webinar and Membership MeetingThis week we will provide the usual updates on COVID 19 and hold our annual business meeting. This is your opportunity to...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary    As of October 13th, there are 12 long-term care facilities with clusters and 3 are LeadingAge Kansas Members. Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters     Clusters: 198Cases: 3,638Hospitalizations: 91 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates     Cases: 421,462Total Case Rate...

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...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS No Weekly Webinar this FridayThere will be no call this week, October 22nd as we will be wrapping up our Fall Conference. We will resume on October 29th and feature members who...

STATE NEWS Latest KDHE COVID-19 LTC Stats (as of October 20, 2021)Thirteen long-term care buildings in geographically dispersed locations each have 5 or more COVID-19 positive cases during the last reporting periodClick on COVID-19 Quality...

STATE NEWS Select Committee on Government Overreach and the Impact of COVID-19 MandatesThe Kansas legislature created a special committee on COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and it will meet for the first time on Friday, October 29th...

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...

STATE NEWS KDHE Weekly Update for Local Partners AvailableThe slides and Q&A for the 10-28-21 COVID-19 Update for Local Partners webinar are available. You can access the recording of the webinar here. The next COVID-19 Update...

STATE NEWS Heads Up: Changes to State Testing Approach for Long-Term Care AnnouncedEffective 11/30/2021, KDHE will no longer pay for diagnostic or surveillance testing at the commercial labs that support LTCFs. KDHE will continue to...

STATE NEWS State Licensed Only Providers: Updated Visitation GuidanceUpdated Visitation Guidance was released by KDADS today for state licensed only homes. You can find it here. The guidance was updated to include replacing the utilization...