Care and Coping with Dementia and COVID-19
In this 18-minute QuickCast, Teepa Snow discusses Positive Approach to Care (PAC) strategies to support people living with dementia when sheltering in place.
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 8-31-2020
STATE UPDATES
HCBS COVID-19 SupportThe state has approved a multi-layered support system for eligible HCBS providers to receive financial support to retain caregivers and/or offset expenses incurred due to COVID-19. The financial assistance also enables...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 8-28-2020
FEDERAL UPDATES
New Guidance on the New Testing RuleCMS released the guidance on Wednesday on the new interim final rule for nursing homes. The guidance relies heavily on CDC guidance, so certain parts of implementation...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 12-9-2020
FEDERAL NEWS
October Incentive Payments Arrive Dec. 12th FAQs and Resources on COVID-19 Vaccines and Vaccinations How to Optimize NH Incentive Payments
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
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LeadingAge Updates
Congress is developing the next pandemic relief package now. We need your help to make our aggressive asks on behalf of members a reality! Click to contact your representatives now: Contact Congress for Aging...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 9-25-2020
TESTING
Effective Immediately: NH Staff Testing Frequency Must be Based on KDHE County Positivity RatesLast evening (9/24) KDADS released a new memo requiring ALL Kansas nursing facilities to use the county positivity rate data published...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 5-1-2020
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...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 12-11-2020
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
If You Missed Our Weekly Webinar Today, Here is the Recording and HandoutsStay up to date on what is happening at the state and federal level regarding all things COVID-19 and vaccinations....
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 5-20-2020
KANSAS UPDATES
Weekly Associations/Agency Meeting Update. LeadingAge Kansas, KHCA and KACE have a call with KDADS officials every Tuesday. This Tuesday we were told that KDADS is in charge of developing the Kansas plan to...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 12-23-2020
VACCINATION NEWS
Information Obtained From Various Calls with Pharmacy Partnership Program Vaccinators, CVS and WalgreensCertain information pertains to only CVS, Walgreens, or both as indicated in parenthesis after each item:
There is a copy of the...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 5-13-2020
LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES
Updated Tool: COVID 101 for Nursing Homes.Updated Tool: What to do if you have one or more positive cases in your building.Summary of Long Term Care COVID-19 Reporting Requirements (as of May...
Federal Updates
CMS Documents Provide New COVID-19 Guidance to PACE OrganizationsUSDA Rural Housing on Income Changes, Wait List ManagementVacancy Claims, Eviction Moratorium in HUD’s 4/14 Multifamily FAQHUD Targets End Of April for CY20 Service Coordinator FundsHUD...