LeadingAge Kansas Exhibitor Prospectus Hot Off the Press
Our new Exhibitor Prospectus for 2018 is now available. If you are a 2017 Associate Member look for your copy in the mail or you can view it online on the LeadingAge Kansas website....
Register Now – Webinar: The New Survey Process for Long Term Care Providers –...
You asked, and we listened. Join LeadingAge Kansas and Pathway Health for the Webinar: The New Survey Process for Long Term Care Providers – A New Method for Compliance, December 21st from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. This...
Six-year-old Dane Helton, and 80-year-old Marvin Maxfield Develop an Unlikely Friendship in A Waiting...
WICHITA, Kan. Six-year-old Dane Helton, and 80-year-old Marvin Maxfield never met before a recent trip to the waiting room of the Grene Vision office on Maize Road.
"He actually has a rare genetic disorder, called ATRX,"...
Parkside Homes Recognizes Employees for Years of Service
On November 16th, Parkside Homes in Hillsboro recognized twelve team members for years of service. A combined total of more than 170 years of experience and expertise makes up this group. Congratulations to this dedicated...
Cherry Village in Great Bend Excels at Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Cherry Village Benevolence in Great Bend was recognized recently for two major accomplishments on behalf of the recent Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
The long-term-care facility’s 27-member team raised $2,143, which is more than any other...
Award-Winning Artist Performs at BlueStem Communities Annual Fundraising Event
Five years ago, Newton native and Wichita State alumna Angela Parrish packed her bags and set out on the adventure of a lifetime, trading the Sunflower State for the City of Angels as she pursued a...
LeadingAge Kansas Quoted in KC Star Article about Antipsychotic Rates in Kansas
The Kansas City Star published an article on Sunday about the high rates of Antipsychotic drug use in Kansas Nursing Homes. Both Debra Zehr and Rachel Monger were quoted in the article as well as Janell...
New Phase II RoP Tools Available on Our Website
The latest installment of the Phase II RoP Tools is the Behavioral Health & Dementia Care QuickPATH. We are also moving right along on reviewing them against the Kansas regulations so you don’t have to....
New Survey Process PowerPoints from Melissa Mille with KDADS
Melissa Mille, Director of Survey & Certification Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services recently spoke at our Nurse Leaders Conference and briefed participants on the new Survey Process rolling out. She generously provided her slides...
Drawing the Best out of Our Workforce by Gene Mitchell
By my count, educational sessions on workforce and leadership topics outnumbered the sessions in any of the other educational “tracks” at the recent LeadingAge Annual Meeting & EXPO in New Orleans. If you consider the strong...
NCSBN Seeks Qualified Nurses for PN Item Development
The NCLEX is designed to test the knowledge, skills and abilities essential to safe and effective entry-level nursing practice. The process of developing one item (question) for the NCLEX-PN requires multiple steps over a...
Building a Care Team with Respect and Relationships
Bahaa Barsoum, R.N., has an uncanny ability to see great potential in people, even when they don’t see it in themselves.
The director of nursing (DON) at A.G. Rhodes Health and Rehab in Atlanta, GA, says it’s...