COVID-19

STATE NEWS $15/Day Medicaid UpdateNo word on CMS approval of the State Plan Amendment for the $15 per Medicaid Resident Day allocated by the 2021 Kansas State Legislature.  LeadingAge Kansas is in daily (at least)...

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...

STATE NEWS Unrelated to COVID, But Time SensitiveFire Marshal Supervisor Randy DeShon will speak about power strips in healthcare this Wednesday, February 16th at 1 PM. Join Zoom Meeting. Meeting ID: 931 5542 4830. Passcode:...

STATE NEWS PEAK 2.0 2022-2023 Program Information: Important AnnouncementFor FY23 (July 22-June 2023), there are some temporary adjustments to the PEAK criteria related to COVID and the resulting workforce shortage. Watch this video for specifics. FEDERAL...

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...

VACCINE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview 2,712,991 Total Doses Reported as Administered  First Dose: 1,503,612 Second Dose: 1,209,380 3,3,293,130 Total Doses Distributed  State Distributed: 2,121,37051.6% of Kansans Vaccinated with One Dose  44.8% of Kansas Completed COVID-19 Vaccine Source: https://www.kansasvaccine.gov/158/Data STATE NEWS Latest KDHE COVID-19...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary      As of March 23rd, there are 3 long-term care facilities with clusters and two are LeadingAge Kansas Members.  Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters Clusters: 90Cases: 2,551Hospitalizations: 28 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates      Cases: 769,598Total Case...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES Did you miss our weekly call today? Check out the recording. Here is the PowerPoint. Don’t forget to join us next Friday at 10 AM where we will have a representative...

STATE NEWS $15 Per Nursing Facility Medicaid PRD to be Delivered July 29th 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...

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...

Please note – there will be no COVID Update or Aging Update for the rest of the week due to our Spring Conference. We will be back next week to bring you information you...

FEDERAL NEWS May 18th is the Deadline to Submit Late Reporting Request for Provider Relief FundsProviders who failed to submit a PRF report for Reporting Period 2 (RP2) by the March 31, 2022 deadline due...