COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 12-14-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
Promoting Bivalent Vaccinations for Older Adults: State Perspectives and PartnershipsOn December 15th at 2:00 – 3:00 PM CT, the CDC will host a webinar to highlight successful strategies for public health programs to...
Katie Smith Sloan & Dorothy Davis Author Op-ed on Critical Role of Home Care
LeadingAge’s President and CEO, Katie Smith Sloan, and Dorothy Davis, CEO of the Visiting Nurse Health System and Hospice in Atlanta authored an op-ed on the role of home care for Marietta Daily Journal...
LeadingAge and Hospice Community Joins Listening Session with OIG
LeadingAge and five other national hospice associations met with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) to discuss recent audit activities and encourage to respond to the recent in the New Yorker about hospice fraud...
The Week in Media for December 5 – 11, 2022
I. Current Talking Points & Templates for Media Engagement:
USAToday Dec. 1, 202 Story Response, SNF Talking Points
Hospice & Accountability Messaging and Talking Points
Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County v. Talevski Background & Talking...
2023 KING Safety Grant Program
The KING Board of Directors are pleased to announce the 2023 KING Safety Grant program. Next year’s program has a grant award pool of $30,000. The matching grant program has three categories: equipment, training and innovation. The...
2023 KING Member Winter Zoom Calls
Registration is open for the 2023 KING Member Winter Zoom calls. KING Member Zoom calls are scheduled for January 10th, February 14th and March 14th. All calls will begin at 1 PM. The calls...
New LeadingAge Workforce Crisis Resource Document
LeadingAge advocates can access a new resource, a “Workforce Crisis: American Needs Caregiving Professionals Now” two-page document that provides updated statistics on the population of the United States that is rapidly aging, and the steadily...
LeadingAge National Magazine: Strategy with Vision and Mission in Mind
Enjoy the latest issue of the LeadingAge National Magazine. Articles include:
Strategizing Change: Aging-services providers must always adapt to changing environments and the needs of new generations of consumers. Here is how some are...
Immediate Jeopardy Citations Surpass 100
KDADS has responded to information requests from LeadingAge Kansas regarding the number of Immediate Jeopardy Citations and the amount now contained in the state Civil Monetary Penalty Fund.
Current number of dollars in CMP fund:...
Medicaid Cost Report Navigator 2015
The Medicaid Cost Report Navigator with 2015 data is now available for download on the LeadingAge Kansas website. This is a great tool to use for your organization. Data is available to compare your...
New AIT and Preceptor Resources
The National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) in partnership with the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) have just released two new tools that will be very helpful to AITs and...
Hospice CAHPS Exemption Deadline December 31, 2022
Hospices that served fewer than 50 survey-eligible decedents/caregivers in CY 2021 (January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021) can apply for an exemption from participation in the CAHPS Hospice Survey for CY 2022. To view or...