COVID-19

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary      As of March 9th, there are 3 long-term care facilities with clusters and two are LeadingAge Kansas Members.  Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters Clusters: 193Cases: 5,636Hospitalizations: 65 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates      Cases: 768,422Total Case...

STATE NEWS KDHE is Conducting Case Investigation in 68 Counties   Here is the list of counties that have requested KDHE assistance with case investigation for COVID-19.  For LTCFs in those counties experiencing a case of...

FEDERAL NEWS IMPORTANT CMS News for Nursing Homes and Hospital LTCUs CMS Issues HUGE Changes in Revised Visitation MemoCMS memo QSO-20-39-NH-REVISED revises visitation, outings, dining/activities. Visitation changes eliminate most restrictions on visitation. Highlights: Visitation is now permitted...

FEDERAL NEWS CMS National Nursing Home Stakeholder CallCMS is holding a National Nursing Home Stakeholder Call on Wednesday, July 13th at 2:00 PM CT. All nursing home stakeholders – providers, staff, residents, advocates, researchers, etc....

FEDERAL NEWS HRSA Sends 9th Batch of Phase 4 PRF PaymentsHRSA distributed another round of Phase 4 payments totaling $892 million to 839 providers on Friday, Aug. 5. This leaves just 1% of applications for...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Join Us This Friday for Our Weekly WebinarWe will update you on the happenings around COVID and what we are doing to advocate on your behalf. For some, this is a must...

STATE NEWS Highlights from KDHE’s Weekly COVID Update for Local Partners, July 8thIn the US, averaging about 13,800 new cases each day according to the 7‐day average. That is up from 12,600 from the previous...

FEDERAL NEWS Latest NHSN UpdatesNHSN has reported several updates this week including security enhancements to the event-level vaccination reporting form, a webinar on September 21st on the pending update of the “up to date” definition,...

STATE NEWS Important Survey on Staffing Shortages in KansasAs we approach the 2023 Legislative Session we are gathering new data to tell the story of how staffing shortages in long term care affect the lives...

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...

FEDERAL NEWS CMS Rescinds Updated CLIA MemoCMS has rescinded QSO-22-25-CLIA and will continue to exercise enforcement discretion under CLIA for the duration of the COVID 19 PHE for the use of authorized point of care...

LEADINGAGE NATIONAL NEWS Response to White House Nursing Home Reform StatementSince last week’s release of the White House statement on improving safety and quality of care in the nation’s nursing homes, LeadingAge has been working...