COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update 7-15-2020
FEDERAL UPDATE
Feds Plan to Deliver Rapid-Results Testing Equipment and Tests to All Nursing Homes
At a press conference yesterday afternoon, Vice President Pence and officials from HHS and CMS announced the Administration’s plan to deploy...
Multiple Scholarships Will Be Awarded — Apply Now!
Founded in 1988, ASTRA was formed to conduct research, and produce information and training to increase the understanding of aging, and to improve the quality of care and services for older Kansans. ASTRA provides...
Trending Privacy & Security Issues in Long-Term Care – Webinar
June 30th: 11:00 AM – Noon; 1.0 CE Available
The long-term care setting is full of issues complicating the protection of resident information: personal representatives, DPOAs, DPOA-HCs (and the difference between the two), family and...
Payroll-Based Journal Reporting: Strategies To Get Ready – Webinar
June 16, 2016
1:00–2:00 p.m. CST
The mandatory Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) reporting requirement for skilled nursing facilities to collect and electronically submit direct care hours starts July 1, 2016. With CMS requiring the reporting of all...
Preventing Significant Change – Train the Trainer Workshop
Free, Grant funded training – July 2016
Recognizing a change in condition takes collaboration. It takes a team. Residents rely on you to maintain and increase their quality of life. Providing timely interventions is vital...
How to Make Caregiving Tasks Easier with Music – Webinar
June 23rd: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM; 1.0 CE Available in Resident Care
Many aging services professionals know that music can enliven or relax a person with dementia, creating opportunities for socialization and enhancing their...
2016 Joint Provider/Surveyor Fire Marshal Training
July 19th – Topeka; July 20th – Wichita
This Joint Training seminar for Kansas adult care home providers and the KSFMO healthcare staff was created as the result of the cooperative efforts of the long-term...
Quality First Awards – Deadline is July 1st – Nominate Today
We need your nominations! Just a few weeks left to nominate outstanding individuals and groups for their exemplary work. The 26th Annual Quality First Awards of Excellence is your opportunity to recognize members and...
Happy National Nursing Assistants Week
On behalf of all of us at LeadingAge Kansas, we thank all of our hands on caregivers for their dedication to our elders. You are the linchpin of our work and we celebrate you...
Tallgrass Creek Receives Top Honors
Tallgrass Creek has been recognized as one of the Top 10 Skilled Nursing and Rehab Facilities in the Kansas City Area by the National Post-Acute Continuum. This honor is based on CMS Quality Rating...
Implementation Of New Association Management Software This Summer
LeadingAge Kansas is in the process of implementing a new Association Management Software System which includes a database and website very soon. Primary contacts have already been emailed a list of people we have...
Training Tables Looking for New Home
We are looking for a new home for our training tables and chairs. The tables are 6’ long and in very good condition. Tables are $25 and chairs are $5 each or better offer....