Make Plans to Attend the DON Learning Group – Wichita, July 13th
The time has come for DONs and Nurse Leaders to get together to discuss how to mentor, grow and develop good relationships with their...
2024 Millage Forms Are Due in TWO DAYS
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...
Is It Time For You to Renew Your Administrator License?
No email reminder was sent out this year due to some technical difficulties. A postcard was mailed out to all Administrators needing to renew...
Vaccination Mandate: Your Questions Answered
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...
KDHE Releases Statewide Unwinding Data for April and May
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment released the unwinding data for April and May earlier this week. This data is a snapshot in...
Appointments for Interim Special Committee on Nursing Facility Rate Methodology
Legislators from both the House and Senate have been selected to serve on the interim Special Committee on Nursing Facility Rate Methodology. This committee...
Expanding Telehealth Access Act Reintroduced (HR 3875/S3193)
Representatives Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), along with 16 other original cosponsors, reintroduced the Expanding Telehealth Access Act on June 6th. The...
HHS Concerned About Loss of Medicaid Coverage for a Million People
In a letter to governors from Secretary Xavier Becerra of the Department of Health and Human Services, Becerra urges states to review their state’s...
Supreme Court Decision Allows Private Actions Against Publicly Owned Nursing Homes
Under decision issued June 8th by the United States Supreme Court, nursing home residents are entitled to sue publicly owned nursing homes for violations...
NHSN Webinars on Updates to LTCF Modules
NHSN will continue to host webinars throughout June on updates to the Long-Term Care Facility modules for both COVID-19 data and vaccination reporting. Catch...
CMS Issues New Tools and Data on Expanding Access to Prescription Drug Assistance for...
In compliance with the Inflation Reduction Act, on June 12th, CMS issued new tools to lower prescription drug costs for low-income people with Medicare through...
CMS Released Data on SNF Use for MA Enrollees between 2016-2019
CMS looks at MA enrollees use of Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) examining this data by type of entitlement, demographic characteristics including whether they are...