Turning Negative Thinkers Into Positive Ones
Barbara Fredrickson, a psychologist at the University of North Carolina, has done extensive research on fostering positive emotions, in particular her theory that accumulating “micro-moments of positivity,” like my daily interaction with children, can, over...
KING Board Meets
The KING Board of Directors met on July 11th in Topeka at the LeadingAge Kansas office. The Board reviewed and approved the audited financial report as of March 31, 2017. The report is available...
USDOL Elects Not to Defend White Collar Overtime Rule
In a court filing on June 30, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) signaled that it would no longer defend a rule promulgated by the DOL under the Obama administration that nearly doubled the salary...
Several Great Promos to Help Stretch Your Dollars from Value First
Sherwin-Williams GroupBuy Savings for July and August 2017- Paint like a pro with Sherwin-Williams monthly Healthcare Savings on applicators, tools and equipment. Sherwin-Williams offers a wide range of high-performance coating systems for walls, floors, roofs...
CMS Clarifies Effective Date of Compliance and Ethics Program
CMS finally has amended the regulatory language for the revised Nursing Home Requirements to clarify that the requirement to have a compliance and ethics plan in place has a Phase III deadline (Nov. 28,...
OCR Quick Response Cyber Attack Checklist and Graphic
In the wake of several recent international cyber-attacks focusing on the health care sector, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has developed a checklist and a corresponding infographic that explains...
New S & C Letter: Formatting for Plans of Correction
On Friday, CMS issued S&C Letter S&C: 17-34-ALL, which provides new guidance regarding the formatting for Plans of Corrections (PoCs)/Allegations of Compliance (AOC). Specifically:
Providers/Suppliers and Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Laboratories will no longer be...
CMS Info on Fire Alarm Testing
The Office of the State Fire Marshal has passed along information from CMS about testing and maintenance in regards to fire alarm system.
Testing & Maintenance:
All devices connected to your fire alarm system need to...
CMS Reg Explanation: When Discharge Notice Must be Sent to Ombudsman
CMS has released a detailed description and explanation of the new regulatory requirement for sending discharge notices to the long-term care ombudsman. The information was originally published in a May 12, 2017 S &...
Register Now – Emergency Preparedness Compliance Workshop August 10th
Are you ready to comply with the new Emergency Preparedness Rules? We have developed a training to help get you up to speed on the regulations and develop useful plans for typical Kansas emergencies.
We...
Don’t Miss RoP Phase II Training Through an 8-Part Webinar Series
Our Requirements of Participation for Phase II Webinar Series started this week. If you signed up for the Phase 1 series, you are not automatically registered for Phase 2. They are two separate registrations.
We...
Register Now – Assisted Living Summit July 27th
We are sometimes asked if LeadingAge Kansas does anything for assisted living. The answer is…quite a lot, actually. The Assisted Living Summit is one of the many things we do and it is just...