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Week of June 12th

2024 Millage Forms Are Due in TWO DAYS 

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To determine the member dues for 2024, please provide your Program Service Revenue (Millage) to LeadingAge Kansas no later than June 16th.   Each year, LeadingAge Kansas asks members to provide information to help us determine...

Vaccination Mandate: Your Questions Answered 

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With CMS publishing the Staff Vaccination Mandate rule on June 5th, there’s been question as to whether providers need to continue asking for staff vaccination documentation until the effective date of August 5th. Here’s...

We Have Added a New Class to Our On-Demand Platform

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Check out our newest offering on the on-demand platform, Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) for CCRC’s and NSF’s. If you are looking for on-demand learning for you or your team, check out the options in...

Is It Time For You to Renew Your Administrator License?  

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No email reminder was sent out this year due to some technical difficulties. A postcard was mailed out to all Administrators needing to renew this year. If you did not receive a postcard in...

Essentials of the DON Role Training: Infection Prevention/Control, Regulations and More – June 28th...

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In this session, you’ll explore infection prevention and control programs, regulations relevant to the nursing department and Human Resources topics the DON might be responsible for and needs to understand. Administrators and DONs with...

Appointments for Interim Special Committee on Nursing Facility Rate Methodology 

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Legislators from both the House and Senate have been selected to serve on the interim Special Committee on Nursing Facility Rate Methodology. This committee was added as a budget proviso after stakeholder feedback during the...

It’s Time to Plan for the 2018 Dues Cycle – Please Provide Your Program...

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Each year at this time we request Program Service Revenue from members in order to determine dues for 2018 and set our budget for the coming year. We are in that cycle again and...

In Our Changing Healthcare Arena, the Need for Leaders is Now

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We are now accepting applications for the Center for Leadership program. With more than 100 graduates who are now emerging as effective leaders in aging services in Kansas, we need to begin growing the...

KDHE Releases Statewide Unwinding Data for April and May 

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment released the unwinding data for April and May earlier this week. This data is a snapshot in time and currently does not have enough data to provide...

Saluting Nursing Assistants

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June 15th-22nd is National Career Nursing Assistants Week and we want to recognize all the magnificent work CNAs do in Aging Services. Average citizens don’t realize how hard the job is and how much...

New S & C Letter: Water Management Policies

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On June 9th, CMS posted a Survey and Certification Letter that outlines the responsibilities of health care providers, including Medicare-certified Skilled Nursing Facilities, to develop and implement water management policies and procedures to reduce...

Preventing Elopements in Assisted Living Webinar Coming on July 17 

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When we think of elopement, it's often associated with dementia. However, elopement is a risk for others too. It's crucial to regularly identify those at risk and understand that elopement behaviors will change over...