Kudos to the Midland Care Kansas City PACE Center Team
Kudos to the team at Midland Care Kansas City PACE Center on their great work to help seniors remain in their own homes with wraparound supports and services, as featured in this recent Kansas City...
Learn From Each Other in the New Members Only Regulatory Discussion Forum
We have created a special online forum for members to share and connect with each other on regulatory issues. It is open only to full LeadingAge Kansas members that are aging service providers. To get started,...
HCSF Bulletin – Tail Coverage and Change of Ownership
Earlier this month, the Health Care Stabilization Fund (HCSF) posted a bulletin regarding tail coverage and change of ownership for health care providers. Any health care provider that is contemplating a sale/transfer of ownership...
KING Announces Safety Designation Program
To assist KING members with continuous improvement and provide recognition, the KING Service Team has developed the 2018 KING Safety Designation Program. The Safety Designation Program is a progressive program that incorporates claims management,...
Medicaid Provider Application Fee Update
Medicaid Providers in the State of Kansas must pay an application fee for new provider applications, re-enrollments (revalidations), and reactivations. However, if your organization is a Medicare provider, you are exempt from the application...
Region VII LTC Provider Association Meeting Held in Kansas City
The CMS' Region VII office, and Midwest division leadership held a LTC Provider Association Meeting on December 14-15, 2017 in the Kansas City CMS office. Two representatives from each of the Region VII long...
Fourth Quarter Provider Assessment Due January 30, 2018
The Quality Care Assessment on licensed nursing facility beds for the quarter ending December 30, 2017 was posted December 29, 2017, on the KDADS website on the KDADS Bed Assessment application. Log on to...
Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Accuracy: Get This Building Block Wrong and There is...
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 has never been more important to the financial well-being of nursing homes. It has a major effect on Medicare payments, various Quality Measures (QMs) and the Five-Star Rating...
Lessons Learned: What Falling Out of the Sky Taught Me
McKnight’s recently published a great article on planning, trust, and teamwork that is a must read for any organization. View the article.
Welcome New Member Employees
Linda Christ has been named the new MDS Coordinator at St. Luke Living Center in Marion.
Becky Setser has been named the new Director of Wellness & Aquatics for Pine Village in Moundridge. Read...
LeadingAge Kansas Promotes Tina Andres to Director of Administrative Operations
We are thrilled to announce that Tina Andres has been promoted to Director of Administrative Operations. Tina is involved with all facets of the association, including LeadingAge Kansas, EBI, Foundation, KING, and the Foundation...
LeadingAge Kansas Commissions Job Satisfaction Survey – Will You Help?
LeadingAge Kansas has recently partnered with Puente Marketing who will be conducting a culturally competent aggregated survey of member nurses and aides working in nursing homes, long-term care units of hospitals and assisted living residences to...