Last Week to Register for the Webinar: Are You Ready for Phase One? Last...
If you weren’t able to participate in any of the education talk regarding the final revisions CMS has released to the federal regulations for nursing homes, you still have a chance to prepare. Join...
Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Wins Awards for ‘Art is Ageless’ Program
Congratulations to Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America on their recent Silver Award from the National Health Information Awards Program for their 2016 Art is Ageless® Calendar AND their platinum award from international MarCom Awards. In addition, they...
Medicare Rate Calculator
CMS released the final fiscal year 2017 (FY17) payment and policy changes for Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities in July 2016. To see your organization’s rates, download the 2017 SNF Medicare Rate Calculator.
Apostolic Christian Home Establishes Certified Monarch Waystation
Apostolic Christian Home has established a certified Monarch Waystation as a way to help the dwindling Monarch butterfly population survive and grow over successive generations. Sounds like a win/win! Learn more about how you...
Safety Matters Newsletter Available
The Winter 2017 Edition of the Safety Matters Newsletter is now available. Check out the Safety Matters archives for additional Safety Information.
Payroll Based Journaling
The first Mandatory Reporting Period for Payroll Based Journaling (PBJ) was November 14th. Hopefully everyone has met this deadline and has found their footing with the important requirement. Clifton Larson Allen gave a great presentation at...
New Web Portal for Resident Roster Report
The new web portal for retrieving and amending the Resident Roster Report and for retrieving the Rate Schedule is now functional. KDADS sent a letter to all providers November 10th with details. They also attached a...
Santa Marta Announces Opening of New Health Center Expansion
The work is winding down as Santa Marta, a continuing care retirement community in Olathe, announces the grand opening of an $11 million expansion of its health center, The Plaza at Santa Marta. First...
Dues Corrections to Go Out This Week
There was an error on the recent invoices that some of you received in the recent dues mailing. The dues for LeadingAge National and Kansas were correct, however if you have an early pay...
Mark Your Calendars for Regional Roundtables
Join Debra, Rachel, Dana and Hayley as they tour the state and bring you the latest information on things that are important to you. Register today for one (or more) of the following dates:
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ATTN KC Members: Do You Have Bilinguals on Staff?
Employing individuals who are bilingual is essential in today’s workforce. In last week’s Aging Update, we reminded you of the new Limited English Proficiency Regulations that went into effect last month. To that end,...
Recent Article in McKnights LTC: How Do You Treat Your MDS Coordinator?
As many of our nursing home members do, we read McKnights LTC news at least weekly. A recent in-your-face article titled “How to quickly size up the health of any facility” prompted discussion around...