Plug Into our Member Assisted Living Services and Programs
Please make sure your assisted living team knows we are there for them! Did you know that LeadingAge Kansas has programs and services for our members that provide assisted living? This includes, but is...
Scholarships Available from LeadingAge Kansas Foundation
Do you have employees interested in going back to school, getting a certification/specialization, or taking a class? The LeadingAge Kansas Foundation Scholarship can help! This scholarship program is available exclusively to the employees of...
2024 Millage Form Due June 16th
To determine the member dues for 2024 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...
KDHE Provides Guidance on Sunset of Public Health Emergency
Dr. Joan Duwve with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has shared the agency’s plans to address the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). Methods for monitoring will be like their...
Staff Vaccination Update
The healthcare staff vaccination mandate is still in effect. In CMS’s The End of the Public Health Emergency on May 1st MEMO QSO-23-13-ALL, the agency indicated that it would soon end the requirement. Although...
WE NEED YOUR HELP: Our Survey on Hiring in Long Term Care
We are working with Wichita State University on two pioneering projects to improve training and expand recruitment for direct care workers.
The first grant project with WSU is called “Last Mile to Hire,” which aims...
Share and Learn with LeadingAge Peers – Join a Listserv
Have a question about an issue you are having or need a sample policy and procedure? Look no further than the LeadingAge Listservs. There is a listserv for everyone and it is free with your...
The Ending of the PHE and What it Means for Kansas Providers
Click here for the recording of last week’s webinar with KDADS regarding the ending of the federal Public Health Emergency. The PowerPoint that was referenced during the webinar is HERE.
A couple of points...
MDS Changes That Are Coming This Fall: Learn What You Can Do to Be...
You have heard MDS changes are coming, but what are they and what should you be doing to prepare? This webinar will help you find out. CMS has not revised the MDS since the...
Sunshine Meadows Celebrates Prom
Recently, the Assisted Living Residents and the Nursing Residents of Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community celebrated an evening Prom. They could ask two guests to come to enjoy the evening with them. The ladies dressed...
New Advance Beneficiary Notice Form Available
In March 2017, the Office of Management and Budget approved the Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) (Form CMS-R-131) for another 3 years. There are no changes to the form, except the new expiration date of...
Banding Together for Population Health–A New Business Model for Rural Hospitals May 22nd, from...
The webinar builds on our most recent issue of Transforming Care, “Reimagining Rural Health Care,” which examined how rural providers are adopting new care delivery and payment models to meet the unique health challenges...