COVID-19

STATE NEWS Further Clarification: Kansas Reaches Agreement with CMS on Surveying for Compliance with Vaccine Mandate (F888)Clarification – this does NOT mean that F888 will not be enforced – it means that CMS will be...

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...

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...

STATE NEWS Kitchen Fire Suppression Materials Available from Fire MarshalThe video and slides are now available for the monthly education session hosted by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The topic for March was...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary      As of March 16th, there are 3 long-term care facilities with clusters and two are LeadingAge Kansas Members.  Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters Clusters: 133Cases: 3,646Hospitalizations: 44 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates      Cases: 769,046Total Case...

FEDERAL NEWS Updated Effective April 4,2022 – Reporting Negative POC Testing Results to NHSN No Longer RequiredEffective April 4, 2022, negative test results for point-of-care (POC) testing is no longer required to be reported. This...

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...

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...

FEDERAL NEWS CDC Guidance on Antigen TestingCDC updated guidance on antigen testing on March 3rd. Updates were made to info on when to consider confirmatory testing in symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals, the antigen testing algorithm,...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary       As of March 2nd, there are 9 long-term care facilities with clusters and 2 are LeadingAge Kansas Members.  Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters Clusters: 239Cases: 7,081Hospitalizations: 86 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates      Cases: 766,969Total Case...

VACCINE NEWS CDC Updates Vaccination TimelinesCDC now states that a 3–8-week interval between doses of the Pfizer vaccine in a primary series may be optimal for certain individuals, especially for males 12-39 years old. This...

VACCINE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview As of 2/23/2022       4,179,538 Total Doses Reported as Administered      - First Dose: 1,934,731- Second Dose: 1,557,341- Third Dose: 687,4675,394,910 Total Doses Distributed      - State Distributed: 2,991,40061.8% of Kansans Vaccinated with One Dose    53.5%...