LeadingAge Kansas Board Update
The LeadingAge Kansas Board met last week to review two conceptual proposals set forth by KDADS for ways to calculate Medicaid Nursing Facility Rates starting July 1, 2018. One proposal called for using the...
Key Skilled Nursing Metrics to Watch as Providers Struggle to Collect
Skilled Nursing News featured a great article about the importance of analyzing your financial performance, especially when it comes to Accounts Receivable. Admissions and Business Office staff need to be up to date on...
Signing Ceremony for Alzheimer’s Disease State Plan: You’re Invited
On June 1st Governor Colyer will be in Wichita to sign an Executive Order authorizing the creation of a work group to write the state Alzheimer's plan for Kansas. The Alzheimer’s Association is hosting...
CMS Provides Guidance on Volunteers, Contractors and Visitors in Nursing Homes
CMS recently issued the following guidance on volunteers, contractors and visitors in nursing homes:
CMS regulations differentiate between volunteers that provide care and services to residents, and volunteers who socialize with residents.
In the...
Roundtable Wrap Up
Over 100 people attended the LeadingAge Kansas Regional Roundtables earlier this month in Newton, Dodge City, Logan, Clay Center and Olathe. Topics of discussion included bills passed by the recently adjourned Legislature, reimbursement, regulation,...
CMS Announces Agency’s First Rural Health Strategy
Earlier this month, CMS released the agency's first Rural Health Strategy intended to provide a proactive approach on health care issues to ensure that individuals who live in rural America have access to high quality,...
Sec. Keck Issues Message About Provider Response to Ad
Many of you saw the KDADS ad for surveyors posted last week on Facebook. It contained verbiage that many of our members found troubling. The ad was taken down immediately once we contacted the...
LeadingAge Kansas Foundation Scholarship Applications Being Sought
Applications are open to apply for a LeadingAge Kansas Foundation scholarship and are due August 1, 2018. The application process involves several essay questions and requires 2 letters of support. One of the letters must be from your...
Apply for the Center for Leadership
Join the hundreds of members who have completed the premiere leadership program in Kansas exclusively focusing on Aging Services! This year long program is designed to give you tools and resources that can be...
Hands-On Caregiver Workshop – June 7th
Don’t miss the Hands-On Caregiver Workshop, June 7th in Newton, Kansas. This training is worth up to 6.5 CE hours at a great price and will focus on Person-Center Care, Dementia and a Skills Fair.
This...