Are You Registered for KING Summer Zoom Calls
KING Members can now register for the Summer Zoom calls. Dates for the summer series are June 11, July 9, and August 13. All Member Zoom calls begin at 1:00 PM. Mike Entz, KING...
KING Board Selects Director
The KING Board of Directors has selected Nathan Spencer to serve an unexpired term of the 2027 Board Class. Nathan is the administrator at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community in Buhler.
One Month Left to Apply for the LeadingAge Kansas Foundation Scholarship!
The LeadingAge Kansas Foundation is very excited to once again provide financial aid to full- and part-time employees of LeadingAge Kansas member organizations seeking to advance their career in aging services. Any educational program...
2025 Millage Form Due June 14th
To determine the membership dues for 2025, please provide your Program Service Revenue (Millage) to LeadingAge Kansas.
Each year, LeadingAge Kansas asks members to provide information to help us determine dues for the following calendar...
May Housing Happenings: Communicating with Someone Who Has a Cognitive Disorder
Join fellow housing members once a month for a teleconference designed to provide you with practical, applicable lessons and resources to put in place immediately. Service coordinators, property managers, and other individuals who work...
Weekly Recaps: May 1, 2024
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Affordable Housing Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Affordable Housing Update.
Nursing Home Weekly Update. Will be available Monday, 4/29.
Workforce...
Energy and Commerce Holds Medicaid Focused Hearing; Lots of Focus on 80/20 and Nursing...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on April 30. The hearing featured HHS Deputy Administrator Daniel Tsai who is also the head of the Center for Medicaid and...
LeadingAge Detailed Analysis of the Medicaid Access Rule
On April 22, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicaid Program: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule for public inspection. The rule is often referred to as the Medicaid...
Department of Labor Final Rule Significantly Increases Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemption
On April 23, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a final rule relating to overtime exemption for employees performing executive, administrative, and professional duties – the so called “white collar” exemptions – under...
Hospice: Certifying Physicians Enrollment or Opt-Out Delayed Until June 3
As finalized in the FY2024 Hospice Payment Rate Update Final Rule, physicians who certify hospice services must enroll in or opt-out of Medicare. Originally, the implementation of this provision was set for May 1, 2024....
Letter Seeks Details and Partnership on $75M Nursing Home Staffing Campaign
On April 26, LeadingAge sent a letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure asking for specifics on the Nursing Home Staffing Campaign that was unveiled in the Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid...
Analysis of Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Standards
Nursing home minimum staffing standards were released to the Federal Register on April 22. Read here to learn more about what’s in the final rule, how finalized provisions may differ from what was proposed,...