Meals on Wheels Innovation
Kaiser Health News in their January 2017 newsletter highlighted some innovative additional services provided by some Meals on Wheels programs. Meals on Wheels is trying to formalize the health and safety checks its volunteers already conduct during...
Something For Everyone – Skim This List to Discover the Topic or Setting-Specific Network/s...
Check out LeadingAge's listservs. They are a great way to connect with your peers, get answers to questions and share what you know with your colleagues. Listserv membership is open to all LeadingAge members...
Revealing Research: 2016 Innovative Research on Aging
Read the 2016 Innovative Research on Aging, published by Matherlifeways Institute on Aging.
The Innovative Research on Aging Awards recognize excellent applied research that offers important implications for senior living.
For 2016, Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging...
Join Us in DC this March
Join your fellow LeadingAge and LeadingAge Kansas members in Washington DC from March 19th - 22nd to learn about important policy issues and to descend on Capitol Hill to educate our members of Congress and...
Life Safety Code – Clarification on Non-Smoking Signage
According to Katharine Achor, LSC Specialist at CMS in Kansas City: “If a long-term care facility is a non-smoking campus inside, they need a policy that says that. The fact that the facility is...
Household Leadership Training – March 28th-29th
Are you committed to culture change, but unsure about how your home's households will operate and interact under the Household Model? Action Pact is offering a practical two-day workshop that will equip your household staff...
One Week Away – Webinar: Understanding Medicaid for Nursing Facilities – Reimbursement Methodology
Don’t miss your chance February 21st from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM to cover Medicaid for Nursing Facilities – Reimbursement Methodology. This session will review the various sections of the Kansas Medicaid cost report, highlighting areas...
MDS 3.0 Training
Join Diane Atchinson for MDS 3.0 an intermediate level training on March 30th & 31st in Wichita, Kansas. This day and a half training will cover MDS completion from start to finish as well as Medicare...
KING 2017 Regional Rounds
Join Kevin McFarland, John Juresic and Travis Bennett March 7th in Newton or March 9th in Overland Park for the 2017 KING Regional Rounds from 9:00 AM to Noon. The KING rounds will discuss the 2017 Safety...
Attention Members: Today is the Due Date to Pay LeadingAge Kansas Dues
Thank you to everyone who has paid their dues to LeadingAge Kansas for 2017. Membership in the Association allows us to raise our collective voices and be heard on important issues regarding regulations, reimbursement...
Nursing Home/Hospital LTCU RoP Tools and Resources Now Available for LeadingAge Kansas Members
LeadingAge and its State Partners (including LeadingAge Kansas) are preparing tools and resources for member nursing homes and hospital long-term care units to comply with the new CMS Requirements of Participation (RoPs). The tools...
Send Us Videos and Pictures About Your Purpose
This year's association them is called “Power of Purpose” and you will see it incorporated into our conferences, other educational events and newsletters throughout the year. Our collective purpose in the field centers around the...