COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 5-29-2020
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Did you miss today’s COVID-19 Weekly Call? We featured special guest Rodney Whittington on his recent COVID-cluster experience, current reopening thinking in Kansas and a Legislative update. You can listen to the...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 4-14-2020
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Our Weekly Aging Update will go out tomorrow in place of the Wednesday Daily Update. It will include all you expect from our daily news as well as the traditional Aging Update...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 9-14-2020
TESTING
County Positivity RatesCDC Director Robert R. Redfield outlined the formula for county positivity rates. He stated that the CDC takes the total number of tests and total number of positives to calculate the rate....
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 9-9-2020
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PLEASE RE-SIGN UP FOR WEEKLY FRIDAY WEBINARSMake sure you re-register for the webinars. Here is the link to register and we look forward to seeing you all next week.
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CMS Nursing Home Testing Call...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 4-29-2020
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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....
Advocacy on CDC Reporting Requirement
It has been less than 72 hours since nursing home CDC reporting requirements were released. LeadingAge national met with CDC and CMS officials on behalf of the membership. They sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex...
Nursing Home Infection Control Distribution – Allowable Costs
Contributor: Kailey Riskowski CPA from Bland and Associates, the reimbursement consulting contractor for LeadingAge Kansas.
On August 27, 2020, $2.5 billion of the Health and Human Services (HHS) CARES Act Provider Relief Fund was distributed...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 4-28-2020
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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...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 5-11-2020
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May 14, 2020 1-2 PM | Webinar: Caring Through COVID-19 – Navigating the Pandemic.Updated Tool: Respiratory System Need to Know.
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KSBN Weekly Update – May 8, 2020.There are 7,116 cases of COVID-19...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 5-7-2020
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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...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 5-5-2020
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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...
COVID-19 Daily Update March 9, 2020
Corona Virus (COVID-19) Need to Know
Officials with CMS announced a suspension of normal survey activities and laser focus on infection control for all healthcare providers with a focus on nursing homes.
To that end, LeadingAge...