Tallgrass Creek Staff Art Contest Celebrates Diversity
As part of Tallgrass Creek retirement community’s commitment to employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, it held a staff “Art in April” contest where employees were invited to create and submit works of original art...
KDADS Recognizes Older Americans Month 2016: “Blaze a Trail”
Older adults are a growing and increasingly vital part of our country. The contributions they make to our communities are varied, deeply rooted and include influential roles in the nation’s economy, politics and the...
Lakeview Village Residents Contribute $37,000 to Scholarship Fund
Lakeview Village was pleased to honor eight Richard Catlett scholars on Tuesday, April 26 at a graduation reception for high school seniors who work and/or volunteer at Lakeview Village. Residents of Lakeview Village raised...
Pursuing a Degree or Other Credentials, Apply for an ASTRA Scholarship
Applications are now open to apply for an ASTRA scholarship and are due August 1, 2016. If you are an employee of a LeadingAge Kansas member and are either pursuing a degree, certificate or...
Membership Survey
LeadingAge Kansas is conducting a membership survey that was emailed on May 10th to the primary contacts of each of our member organizations. The survey came from Melynn Sight, of NSight Marketing. We’d love...
The Aging Services Workforce Summit is Next Week
May 26th: Adam’s Mark Hotel, Kansas City, MO
Presenters: Cara Silletto, Robyn I. Stone and Steve Cohen
Don’t miss your chance to see Cara Siletto speak about recruiting the employees you can retain and hear Robyn...
HIPAA Security Risk Assessment – Webinar
June 2nd: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
The number one reason for increased monetary penalties during a privacy or security breach is failure to perform and document a comprehensive security risk assessment. This session explains...
Trending Privacy & Security Issues in Long-Term Care – Webinar
June 30th: 11:00 AM – Noon
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 friends involved in...
Preventing Significant Change – Identifying and Addressing Change in Condition
LeadingAge Kansas received a grant from KDADS to provide training on recognizing functional decline and providing interventions to prevent a significant change. These day-long workshops will be offered throughout Kansas in the month of...
2016 KING Safety Seminars are Right Around the Corner!
June 9th: 9:00 AM – Noon, Larksfield Place, Wichita, KS
June 10th: 9:00 AM – Noon, Bethel Home, Montezuma, KS
Accident prevention is the key to the success of managing workers compensation costs and providing a...
Eldercare Workforce Alliance
LeadingAge National is a member of the Eldercare Workforce Alliance and is addressing the issue from a national perspective. The Eldercare Workforce Alliance is a group of 31 national organizations, joined together to address...
Topeka Area Activity Directors and Residents Invited
The Topeka YWCA will host a network lunch on May 25th, featuring the presentation “Your Top Questions on Using Smartphone and Tablet Features” by Shari Schawo. Call 233-1750 for more information.