Let’s Talk About Attica’s Antipsychotic Reduction Success
You don’t want to miss tomorrows Let’s Talk on May 21st at 2:00 P.M. Teresa Woods from Attica Long Term Care will share the methods they used to reduce antipsychotics use by 51%. The first webinar in...
Sunshine Meadows in Buhler Celebrated Mother’s Day with a Parade
For Mother’s Day, Sunshine Meadows in Buhler planned a parade for residents’ family members, staff members and their families, and the community. The hope was that there would be a few families driving by,...
Mother’s Day at Fowler Residential Care
Mother’s Day was Sunday, May 14th. In honor of the event, sons and daughters around the country usually treat their mothers to brunch, bring them flowers, and generally do whatever they can to make...
New Faces in the Membership
The Staff and Board of Directors would like to welcome the following individuals to LeadingAge Kansas:
Caitlin Strawderman is the new(er) Executive Director at Via Christi Village in Pittsburg. She has been there since October.Philip...
Larksfield Place Honors Employees
As an active member of LeadingAge, senior living communities like Larksfield Place are called on by Carol Silver Elliott, LeadingAge board of directors chair, to share the positive stories of life in our senior...
Bluestem Communities Celebrates With Live Well Parade
At Bluestem Communities we celebrated life (social distancing style) with our 400+ independent living residents! We drove by our neighborhoods at Kidron Bethel Village (North Newton) and Schowalter Villa (Hesston) and shared music, dancing...
SunPorch Receives $25,000 Grant From the Kansas Health Foundation
Smith Center, Kan. - SunPorch has been awarded a $25,000 grant through the Kansas Health Foundation’s Impact and Capacity Grants (ICG) initiative. This funding will help support Staff enhancement and the procurement of much...
Mental Health Resources
Mental Health And COVID-19 – Information And ResourcesManaging Mental Health: Considerations in COVID-19Boosting Your Resilience During AdversityCreating Calm: Simple Activities for Stressful TimesPurposeful Reflection: Leading Through UncertaintySupporting Social Connectedness through TechnologyEngagement in a Time...
COVID-19 and the Relief of Suffering
The LeadingAge Knowledge Center continues to add new content to help you navigate the COVID-19 crisis. In this 30-minute QuickCast, COVID-19 and the Relief of Suffering, Diane Meier describes the leading sources of suffering—symptom distress,...
CLA Has Developed an Expense Tracking Tool to Help Economic Relief Fund Recipients Stay...
Congress has provided trillions in economic relief to help businesses get through the financial challenges brought by COVID-19. These economic relief opportunities have rules for how they can be used, especially for health care...
Webinar: The Cost of Caring for Others – An Evidenced-Based Look at the Science...
Thursday, June 4th | 10:15 AM | Cost: $15
The pandemic has resulted in high levels of compassion fatigue in our field. Join us to look at ways to bolster your own resilience and immunity when...
Webinar: COVID-19 Infection Control Focused Surveys and the Impact on Senior Living Reimbursements
Thursday, May 21 | 1:00 PM | Cost: Free
Residents of skilled nursing homes and other long-term care organizations are at increased risk for adverse effects related to COVID-19. These providers must have an infection...