Legislative Update | Week of February 19th
Turnaround Report: We've Reached the Middle!
The legislature adjourned Thursday evening, after reaching its first major deadline of the session, commonly known as “Turnaround”. All bills must have passed out of their chamber of origin...
Auburn Pharmacy Expands Territory
AuBurn Pharmacy is excited to announce the opening of a full-service, long-term care (LTC) pharmacy in Wichita, KS. This is in response to the growing need of quality, dependable LTC pharmacy services in the...
Lakeview Village Has So Many Good Things To Celebrate Right Now
Congratulations to Lakeview Village in Lenexa on their most recent zero deficiency surveys in Assisted Living and their Child Care Center!
Additionally, their employee, Shoaib Sahiby was featured recently in KC for his work as a...
Discovering The Inner Artist at Tallgrass Creek
It's never too late to learn something new according to some residents who, after moving to Tallgrass Creek, are discovering their inner artist.
"I've always wanted to learn to paint, and the lessons are right...
Have You Been to the LeadingAge Kansas Workforce Page Lately? Here’s What You Will...
Our Workforce Page was launched in September of 2017 and already boasts thousands of hits from all over the world. We have a lot of great tools, data and resources that you may find...
Careers in Aging Services Day is April 11th – Begin Planning Today
Join LeadingAge Kansas and many members across the state to increase the visibility of working with older adults. We have developed the Careers in Aging Services day to do just that and have made...
Value First Announces New Food Program
Value First, through our partnership with Vizient, is pleased to announce a new food program. We now have access to negotiated contracts with the nation’s largest food distributors, US Foods and Sysco. The new...
How Leaders Can Keep Their Cool in a Crisis
You never know when a crisis will pop up – especially in the aging services field. The type of service you provide doesn’t matter. It’s important that every member and their appointed crisis team...
Resources and Information for Dementia Services
Here is a treasure trove of information for Dementia Services — from how to have the talk about memory care with families to the Alzheimer’s Association’s new practice recommendations for dementia care.
How to...
Researchers Show How Hand-Washing Protocols Help Decrease Nursing Home Deaths, Antibiotic Use
Nursing homes have long been a bastion of infections, experts note. But a new study finds that — by harnessing hand hygiene methods already popular in hospitals — such a notion could become a...
Resources and Information to Promote Wellness and Wellbeing
Check out the latest articles and tools to promote wellness and wellbeing in your building.
Preventive medicine for dementia: Try to stay positive
New tool helps LGBT community understand non-discrimination laws that exist for...
Fostering Dementia Friendly Communities
Is your organization ready to step up and begin a community-wide conversation about how to better support local citizens living with dementia and their family and friend care partners?
The Dementia Friendly America Initiative is catalyzing...