Linn Community Nursing Home Chosen to Test Virtual Reality for Residents with Dementia
Linn Community Nursing Home was recently selected as one of five pilot sites for their company, MyndVR, to test how virtual reality could benefit seniors with dementia. They were chosen because of their recognized efforts in...
Forum Educates Community on Delaying Onset of Dementia
Last week Bluestem Communities hosted its 4th annual Innovations in Living with Dementia community forum. About 120 attended the event where four strategies for aging well were presented by the Central and Western Kansas...
Larksfield Place in Wichita Awarded Home Care Accreditation From the Joint Commission
Larksfield Place Retirement Communities, Inc. announced it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Home Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal of Approval® is...
Village Shalom Expansion Rolls On
Village Shalom’s new independent living apartment community will transform the corner of 123rd Street and Nall. The new four-story building will be comprised of 76 independent living apartments, an underground resident parking garage and...
Tallgrass Creek Retirement Community Residents Conserve Environment and Protect Wildlife in Heart of Overland...
Tulips grown by residents greet visitors to Tallgrass Creek (photo by Lila Martin).
An oasis of nature is thriving in the middle of Overland Park and it may be the city’s best-kept secret.
Its 64-acres of...
What Happens When We See Dementia as a Disability?
Article Written by Kirsten Jacobs of LeadingAge National
Pam Montana and Chris Hannafan recently invited me to view dementia through an intriguing lens. In early June, the two appeared on my television screen during an...
Representative Payee Program Review
The Social Security Advisory Board is working on a study of the representative payee program.
The board is a bipartisan, independent federal government agency established in 1994 to advise the President, the Congress, and...
SNF Quality Reporting Program: Non-Compliance Letters
In an email on Monday, July 24, 2017, CMS stated that Skilled Nursing Home Providers have been notified if they were determined to be non-compliant with SNF Quality Reporting Program (QRP) requirements for Quarter 4...
Cyber Second: Using a Secure vs Unsecure Wifi Connection
View the latest cyber second from LeadingAge Kansas’ computer consultants about using a secure vs unsecure wifi connection.
Resources for Dementia Care
DEEP, Guide to Involving people with dementia in advisory groups
Getting Started with Montessori
Volume 1: Practical Life Activities for Older Adults
Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia:
To Whom I May Concern
Using Improv...
LeadingAge Kansas Welcomes Two New Employees
We are thrilled to introduce you to two new individuals who have joined our team to serve you. Janet Powell is the new Receptionist/Front Office Assistant and Anne Setter is our new Continuing Education...
Nurse Leaders Networking Call – August 17th
Nurse leaders, we need you August 17th at 2:00 PM for your knowledge and input regarding the upcoming Nurse Leaders Workshop in November. We are hosting a networking call to talk about topics and issues...