COVID-19

KANSAS UPDATES KDADS encourages adult care homes to let them know if they are making plans to serve people with COVID-19 or with COVID-19 symptoms, and if they plan to serve only their current residents...

KANSAS UPDATES KDHE - Handling Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Long-term care facilities (LTCF) and Other Residential Facilities.There 2,777 cases of COVID-19 in Kansas today. These numbers represent ONLY individuals that have had a positive COVID-19...

KANSAS UPDATES Good News! Kansas just recieved a N95 Decontamination System - Save Your Used N95 Masks to Send In – It’s Free. On Sunday, the State of Kansas received a Battelle Decontamination system which can...

KANSAS UPDATES Here is a list of COVID-19 lab and testing resources. Our thanks to Congressman Marshall’s team for compiling and sharing this.There are 3,491 cases of COVID-19 in Kansas today. These numbers represent ONLY individuals...

In this 18-minute QuickCast, Teepa Snow discusses Positive Approach to Care (PAC) strategies to support people living with dementia when sheltering in place.

LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES Watch this message from President/CEO, Debra Zehr. Temporary Nurse Aide Resources KDADS recently provided guidance to providers on EO 20-23 which allows for a Temporary Nurse Aide to be employed during this crisis....

KANSAS UPDATES LeadingAge Kansas Calls KDHE on Misleading Memo to Long Term Care ProvidersWe understand that many long-term care providers received this memo from KDHE this week. Once LeadingAge Kansas learned about the memo we...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES Weekly COVID-19 Calls Did you miss our weekly call today? Due to technical difficulties, we did not get a recording for this. Here is the PowerPoint. Don’t forget to join us next Friday at...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES Summary of Executive Order No. 20-26: Providing temporary relief from certain restrictions and requirements governing the provision of medical servicesPPE Kansas Manufacturing Solutions is partnering with BioKansas to maintain a list of Kansas-based...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES New Resource: Nursing Home Admissions During COVID-19 Pandemic. The purpose of this document narrative and flowsheet is to share clear and condensed guidance from CMS and the CDC to nursing homes regarding...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES New Resource from LeadingAge Kansas: Employee Return to Work Criteria Checklist.Revamped COVID-19 Webpage: Leading Kansas has completely revamped their COVID-19 Webpage to make it easier to find information and resources for success...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES Join us tomorrow at 10 AM for our weekly webinar to discuss all things COVID-19. During the webinar we will discuss reporting requirements, Fire Marshal Update, Admission Guidance Tool, Updated COVID-19 Web...