CMS Ends Vaccine Mandate
As reported on May 31st, CMS has issued a final rule ending the COVID-19 vaccination mandate. The rule also finalizes, educates, and offers provisions for long-term care. Read here for more details on this...
Value First Specials at Sherwin Williams
Check out Value First specials at Sherwin Williams through June 30th.
TeamSTEPPS Master Training Course July 20 & 21, 2017 at Washburn University
TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety) is an evidence-based framework to optimize team performance across the healthcare delivery system. The core of the TeamSTEPPS framework is comprised of four...
Summer KING Member Zoom Calls Scheduled
All KING Members are invited to register for the 2023 KING Summer Member Zoom Calls. KING Member Zoom Calls are an opportunity for the KING Service Team to provide an educational presentation, Q&A, and...
Welcome our New Director of Government Affairs Kylee Childs
We are announcing our own good news this week as we welcome our new Director of Government Affairs Kylee Childs. We first met Kylee at the Kansas statehouse while she was doing legislative work...
Good News on Agency Use: Ziegler Report
Ziegler’s recent CFO Hotline report indicates, of those senior living CFO’s surveyed, that the majority (45.9%) of providers have reduced their use of agency staff in their nursing centers as compared to a year...
Less Than Two Weeks Before 2024 Millage Forms Are Due
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...
Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Facility Assessment Requirement
LeadingAge will be releasing an updated Facility Assessment toolkit with resources in two phases. The first phase is expected to be released by June 10 and the second by July 8. The updates, new tools...
CMS Proposes Additional HCBS Changes in Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services
On May 5, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a proposed rule surrounding improved access to care. Within the 130-page proposal, several provisions surrounding HCBS were outlined including:
Person-centered service plans must...
The Nursing Facility Survey and Certification Program at KDADS Gets New Director
Melissa Mille has been named the new Director of Nursing Facility Survey and Certification for the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS).
Ms. Mille joined the former Department of Aging in 2007 as...
Looking for Some Great Sponsors and Exhibitors
Do you know someone who might benefit from being an exhibitor or sponsor at the LeadingAge Kansas Expo this fall? The 2023 Fall Conference and Expo is October 3rd & 4th in Salina, Kansas. We have a...
Apply for a LeadingAge Kansas Foundation Scholarship Today
The only way to have a shot at winning a scholarship is to apply. Applications are now open to apply for a LeadingAge Kansas Foundation scholarship and are due August 1, 2017. If you are...