COVID-19

STATE NEWS Kansas National Guard to Support KDHE Testing Sites and Assist with the Shipment and PPE DeliveryRead the press release from Governor Kelly’s Office. FEDERAL NEWS Federal Public Health Emergency Renewed for Another 90 Days The federal...

STATE NEWS Highlights of This Week’s Meeting with KDADS  Providers should carefully review CMS QSO 22-09* https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-22-09-all-injunction-lifted.pdf and https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-22-07-all-attachment-ltc.pdf to prepare for implementation of the vaccine requirement.KDADS, KDHE, the Veterans Commission, Department of Administration and other...

STATE NEWS How/When will KDADS Enforce New Vaccination Requirement from CMS?This will be on the agenda for discussion at tomorrow’s weekly meeting LeadingAge Kansas and other associations have with KDADS. VACCINE NEWS CMS releases updated memo on...

STATE NEWS Overview of Executive Order No. 22-01 and the Impacts on Nursing PracticeRead the update from KSBN. Contact carol.moreland@ks.gov with questions. Read This Week’s KDHE COVID-19 NewsletterCheck out the latest newsletter from KDHE. Sign up...

FEDERAL NEWS  NHSN Updates The therapeutics pathway in NHSN will be updated to reflect available (FDA-approved) therapeutics. Associated forms, instructions, CSV templates, etc. will also be updated. Updates are scheduled for January 11, 2022. Reporting procedures...

STATE NEWS KDHE’s Weekly COVID-19 Stakeholder Update NewsletterSubscribe today to stay up to date on the latest from KDHE. Read their latest issue from January 6th. VISITATION NEWS CMS Has Revised their Nursing Home Visitation FAQRead more...

STATE NEWS Governor Declares Emergency, Issues Executive Orders to help Adult Care Homes and HospitalsYesterday, Governor Kelly issued two declarations to help with the current staffing crisis. You can now use Temporary Aides – starting...

STATE NEWS Is Your Organization’s Name on the List? If Not, Please Take ActionAccording to the latest report, these are the only LeadingAge Kansas members that are registered with Battelle for COVID testing: Ascension Living...

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary    As of December 22nd, there are 10 long-term care facilites with clusters and three are LeadingAge Kansas Members. Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters     Clusters: 160Cases: 1,592Hospitalizations: 47 Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates     Cases: 505,522Total Case Rate...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS We Need to Know What Temporary Healthcare Staffing Agencies You Contract with to Build Our Case- Please Respond by January 6, 2022We need information that only you can provide to help with...

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS We Need to Know What Temporary Healthcare Staffing Agencies You Contract with to Build Our Case- Please Respond by January 6, 2022 We need information that only you can provide to help with...

STATE NEWS IMPORTANT REMINDER: Don’t Slack on Masks - No Source Control Measures Have Been Lifted All CMS and CDC guidance remains in place and no source control measures have been lifted by either agency. In...