COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 12-13-2021
FEDERAL NEWS
CMS Vaccine Mandate CommentsLeadingAge National thanks everyone who participated in their call last week on the CMS Vaccine Mandate rule. LeadingAge will submit comments on the interim final rule at the end of...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 12-10-2021
FEDERAL NEWS
Congressional Attention to Vaccine MandatesThe US Senate passed S.J. Res.29, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 12-8-2021
STATE NEWS
Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary As of December 8th, there are 8 long-term care facilities with clusters and 2 are LeadingAge Kansas Members. Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters
Clusters: 154Cases: 1,709Hospitalizations: 51
Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates
Cases: 482,232Total Case Rate...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 12-6-2021
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
Join Us This Friday for Our Weekly WebinarWe will update you on the happenings around COVID and what we are doing to advocate on your behalf. For some, this is a must...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 12-3-2021
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
Here is the Recording for Today’s Weekly WebinarThanks to all who joined us today! If you missed it, listen to the recording and download the handouts. Feel free to use the member...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 12-1-2021
VACCINE UPDATE
Developments on Challenges to Vaccine MandateMonday, we reported that a Federal District Court judge in the Eastern District of Missouri issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting CMS from enforcing the Interim Final Rule (IFR) pending a...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 11-29-2021
VACCINE UPDATE
CMS Mandate Rule Temporarily Halted in KansasKansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt along with 9 other State Attorneys General successfully obtained a ruling today in the US District Court in the Eastern District of...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 11-22-2021
Please note: Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, this will be the only update for the week. If major state or federal updates happen, we will send out a special alert to keep you informed.
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COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 11-19-2021
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
Question and Answers About Citations for Non-Vaccinated StaffWe have received many emails this week asking about survey deficiencies related to whether non-vaccinated staff can care for residents. After an exhaustive search, here...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 11-17-2021
VACCINE NEWS
HHS Session on Fertility and Vaccines, mostly in SpanishThe HHS COVID Community Corpswill host a discussion about fertility and the COVID vaccines, primarily in Spanish on Thursday, November 18th at 6:00 PM CT...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 11-15-2021
FEDERAL NEWS
IMPORTANT CMS News for Nursing Homes and Hospital LTCUs
CMS Issues HUGE Changes in Revised Visitation MemoCMS memo QSO-20-39-NH-REVISED revises visitation, outings, dining/activities. Visitation changes eliminate most restrictions on visitation. Highlights:
Visitation is now permitted...
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 11-12-2021
LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS
Vaccine Mandate ToolkitWe are collecting tools and resources to help you comply with the new healthcare mandate. We will continue to add to the resources as we receive them. View the toolkit. ...