Hands-On Caregiver Workshop: Registration Deadline is May 30th
It is all about care! Resident care and caregiver self-care will be the focus of the day. Attendees will learn strategies, skills, and techniques for providing quality care for residents (and themselves). Training sessions include:
Understanding and...
DOL Announces $15 Million in “Critical Sector Job Quality Grants” Which Targets Caregiving Opportunities
On May 17th, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of $15 million in competitive grants to help address challenges the workforce system faces in training people for jobs in critical sectors, including...
Straight Talk on Leadership: Karen Sturchio
If you weren’t able to hear Karen’s candid and edifying conversation with Linda Couch on the recent national policy call, you can read the highlights here. Since 2016, Karen has led a turn-around effort at...
Testing Compliance for Asymptomatic Individuals
With the PHE ending, testing guidance from CMS is defaulting to CDC recommendations. Currently, the CDC is still recommending a series of viral testing for asymptomatic individuals who have been exposed to an individual...
Update: The Ending of the PHE and What it Means for Kansas Providers
Click here for the recording of the webinar with KDADs regarding the ending of the federal Public Health Emergency. The PowerPoint that was referenced during the webinar has been updated to include additional questions...
KDADS Quarterly Stakeholder News
Last week, staff joined a KDADs Stakeholder call to receive updates regarding nursing home data, policy changes, and Medicaid redeterminations. Below are a few highlights discussed on the call.
Licensure Update for Q1 included one...
Senate Introduces Bill to Fix CNA Training Lockout
On May 18th, Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) re-introduced the Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act, a bill to fix the two-year Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training lockout. This legislation...
NHSN Updates and Training
NHSN will be updating the Long-Term Care Facility COVID-19 module and COVID-19 Vaccination module. While weekly reporting to these modules will continue to be required through December 2024, the data elements are being streamlined...
More Good News on Occupancy from NIC
Another recent data-set release from the National Investment Center offers more good news on occupancy for majority-IL and majority AL providers. Occupancy continues to steadily improve in both settings, with an across-sector improvement to...
Weekly Recaps
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Affordable Housing Weekly Update Home Health Weekly Update Hospice Weekly Update Nursing Home Weekly UpdateMedicaid HCBS and PACE Weekly Update
In-Person Resident to Staff Aggression Training Coming to Salina and Garden City
Join us on June 13th in Salina or June 14th in Garden City for this unique, no cost OSHA grant funded training.Amy Siple and Nathan Ward will teach attendees prevention, de-escalation, and response techniques...
Join Us This Friday for our Weekly Webinars
Join us each Friday at 10:00 AM for the Weekly Webcast Update. If you have not registered to view the weekly webinar you can do so here. For archives of past Weekly Webcast Update visit...