COVID-19

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 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 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...

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FEDERAL NEWS CMS Rescinds Updated CLIA MemoCMS has rescinded QSO-22-25-CLIA and will continue to exercise enforcement discretion under CLIA for the duration of the COVID 19 PHE for the use of authorized point of care...

VACCINE NEWS CMS Vaccine Rule Slides and Next Stakeholder CallHere are the slides CMS used on the stakeholder call they held on November 4th, on the staff vaccination interim final rule. Here is a link...

FEDERAL NEWS Counterfeit At-Home Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Diagnostic TestsOn May 5, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that counterfeit at-home, over-the-counter (OTC) diagnostic tests for COVID-19 have been distributed or used...

It’s Older Americans Month: Spread the Word!May is Older Americans Month (OAM), celebrated with the theme Age My Way. LeadingAge will use the occasion to address two major challenges for older adults: lack of...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS Don’t Miss the Virtual Advocacy Day During our Friday WebinarGet the insider scoop with what is going on under the dome in Topeka. Our guests will be: Senator Kristen O’SheaKari Bruffett with KHISean...

STATE NEWS Important Webinar on February 8th at 2 PM: KDADS LTC Provider Webinar on Staff Vaccination Mandate and Testing  Time will be reserved for Q &A. Presenters: Deputy Secretary Scott Brunner, Commissioner Lacey Hunter, Assistant...

FEDERAL NEWS Register Now for Training on NHSN ChangesThe NHSN changes are coming. Previously announced for May 23rd, we received communication today that changes are scheduled for implementation on May 30th. CDC has announced 4...

STATE NEWS COVID-19 Update for Local Partners, March 25thThe slides and Q&A for the 3-24-22 COVID-19 Update for Local Partners webinar are attached. Access the recording of the webinar here. Highlights include: Slide 8 - statewide...