Best Practice: Pleasant View Home’s Career Ladder Program
LeadingAge Kansas is committed to share best practices of members with members about workforce issues. This article is the second in our monthly best practice series for workforce. We visit this month with Jalane White,...
NIC Wave 47 Results Released
The National Investment Center has released its latest executive survey results, known as WAVE 47. Smaller organizations (those with fewer than 9 properties) were more likely to be considering portfolio diversification into low acuity services, and...
Nursing Home Administrator Turnover
CMS began posting staffing data on Care Compare in January 2022. This data was incorporated into the Five Star Quality Rating System beginning in July 2022 and we have recently heard concern from several...
SNF VBP Quarterly Reports Now Available
The December 2022 Quarterly Confidential Feedback Reports for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program are now available to download via the Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (QIES)/Certification...
Fire Marshal News
READ the Office of the State Fire Marshal December 2022 Prevention Highlights. Note that there are several personnel changes and other articles of importance to health care facilities.
COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 12-7-2022
FEDERAL NEWS
Registration Open for February 2, 2023 Provider Relief Reporting Webinar LeadingAge will be hosting a webinar February 2nd, from 1-2:30 PM CT, on the new reporting requirements for the Provider Relief Funds and the...
New Medicaid Cost Report Navigator Loaded and Ready to Go!
LeadingAge Kansas is proud to roll out the third edition of our complementary interactive Medicaid Cost Report Navigator, a tool to help members understand and compare costs and staffing metrics to similar nursing homes...
Bathing Without a Battle Launches Online Training Portal
The award-winning, evidence-based Bathing Without a Battle training on person-centered bathing for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias is now accessible online free of charge. The interactive training provides 2½ hours of free...
LeadingAge Letter to the Editor on New Yorker Article
Katie Smith Sloan sent a letter to the editors of the New Yorker regarding the story “How Hospice Became a For Profit Hustle.” Please see the letter here that underscores that differences between our nonprofit and mission driven...
We Want YOU (or Your Team) to Present an Educational Session in 2023
In 2023, education will emphasize peer to peer sharing. We know you are doing incredible things in your organizations and communities and it’s time to share and shine. Unsure what you or your team...
Life Plan Community Member Network Meeting – December 15th, 1 PM Central
The panel discussion will focus on the intersection of mission, workforce and DEI, and will feature Mary Klein, Chief Human Resources Officer of Westminster Communities of Florida, and Paul Spence, VP of Business Development...
LeadingAge Letter: Lame Duck Immigration Priorities
LeadingAge sent a letter to Senate and House Leadership, strongly urging support in a year-end legislative package that includes immigration reform to help stabilize the aging services workforce. Specifically, we are asking for support for legislation...