Join us each Friday at 10:00 AM for the Weekly Webcast Update
If you have not registered to view the weekly webinar, you can do so here. For archives of past Weekly Webcast Updates, visit here. Join us Friday July 21st with Hutchinson Community College presenting about their...
Center for Leadership is Coming Back this Fall and You Should be Part of...
The year-long leadership development program for LeadingAge Kansas members will re-launch this fall. The program is designed to enhance leadership skills. Many leaders in aging services are alumni of this effective development opportunity. Applications...
Register Now – Joint Provider Fire Marshal
There will be three options to attend. August 9th, 2023, in Olathe; August 9th, Virtual; and August 10th in Wichita. Topics will include.
Top 5 K-tags (countdown to #1 sprinklers)
Sprinkler System Maintenance – What you...
MDS Updates are Coming and So Is Our MDS Updates and Beyond Training
As you know, MDS changes are coming in October. We want to help you prepare for the changes and equip you for long-term MDS success with tips, tools, and strategies on the existing and...
Weekly Recaps
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Nursing Home Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Nursing Home Update.
Workforce Weekly Update. Here is your weekly...
CMS issues Letter to State Health Officials on Mandatory Medicaid Coverage of FDA Approved...
The letter informs states that Medicaid programs, in accordance with the Inflation Reduction Act, will be required to cover vaccines approved by the FDA and administered in accordance with recommendations from the Advisory Committee...
Updates to MDS Final Item Set
The final Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Item Sets version (v)1.18.11 have been updated and are now available in the Downloads section on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Manual...
Speaker Highlights: Building a University Based Retirement Community
Read the summary article of our recent Policy Call interview with Lindsey Beagely from Mirabella at ASU, a university-based retirement community (UBRC.) Lindsey shared reflections on the first three years of Mirabella at ASU’s...
Tester to OMB: “Any minimum Staffing Standard…Must Include Flexibilities for Rural Facilities Experiencing Labor...
Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) sent a letter to Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget on June 16th, explicitly discussing the dire workforce shortages in long-term care provider organizations, particularly those...
Department of Labor Monthly Jobs Report Shows Growth in Healthcare Jobs, Yet Demand for...
According to a July 7th report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of healthcare jobs increased by 41,000 in June. Hospitals (+15,000), nursing and residential care facilities (+12,000), and home health care...
Congressman Jim Costa (CA) Introduces Legislation on National Nursing Shortages
Congressman Jim Costa (CA-21) on June 26th announced his introduction of the National Nursing Shortage Task Force Act (H.R. 4328), which would establish a federal task force to provide recommendations to Congress and the...
Kansas Board of Nursing Suggests LPN Regulation Change
On Monday the Kansas Board of Nursing presented a proposed regulation change to the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations on regulation 60-2-103 which would allow for LPN programs to utilize clinical preceptors...