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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Training from CMS is LIVE
The training from CMS on the new MDS is here! CMS has outlined a 2-part virtual learning series for nursing home providers on the new MDS v1.18.11 that goes into effect October 1, 2023....
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...
CMS Releases FAQ on Medicaid Unwinding and the End of the PHE
In this FAQ, CMS clarifies a number of provisions relating to states’ required actions and treatment of different populations through Medicaid Unwinding. These clarifications outline a number of requirements, including (in Q18) when states...
Senate Hearing on MA Denials and Delays
The Homeland Security & Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations took testimonies on May 17th regarding egregious examples of Medicare Advantage plans denying or delaying care for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in their plans. LeadingAge...
Aging Committee Hearing to Address Nursing Home Inspection Systems
On Thursday, May 18th, 8:30 AM CT, the Senate Special Aging Committee will hold a hearing titled, "Residents at Risk: The Strained Nursing Home Inspection System and the Need to Improve Oversight, Transparency, and...
House Oversight Committee Hearing to Address Nursing Home Mortality & COVID-19 Policies
On Wednesday, May 17th, at 9:00 AM CT, the Select Coronavirus Pandemic of House Oversight and Accountability Committee held a hearing titled, "Like Fire Through Dry Grass: Nursing Home Mortality & COVID-19 Policies." Witnesses:...