LeadingAge Quality and Risk Management Member Network Meeting on December 2nd
The Quality and Risk Management Member Network will meet on Friday, December 2nd, from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT. The primary topic of discussion will be the 2022 Measures Under Consideration (MUC list)...
OIG Report Finds Providers Didn’t Comply with Advance Care Billing Requirements
As of January 1, 2016 Medicare began paying for advance care planning conversations. Payments for these services from 2016 through 2019 totaled more than $340 million but a new Office of Inspector General (OIG) report with brief found...
NAB, ACHCA Introduce Two New Training Programs
The National Association of Long-Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and the American College of Health Care Administrators today introduced two new training programs.
Essentially, the Administrator-in-Training (AIT) and Preceptor Programs go hand-in-hand: the AIT Program...
KanCare Recommendations from Legislative Oversight Committee
The Robert G. (Bob) Bethell Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight conducted two days of hearings Thursday, November 17th and Friday, November 18, 2016. LeadingAge Kansas provided testimony on both...
DOL Nursing Expansion Program Funding Opportunity Announcement Amended: The Nursing Career Pathways Track’s Lead...
On October 11th, LeadingAge asked the Department of Labor (DOL) for a clarification on whether the DOL’s Nursing Expansion Grant Program’s Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) requires nonprofit healthcare organizations, who are one of the...
Survey & Regulations Workshop Just 1 Week Away
Rachel Monger, Director of Government Affairs with LeadingAge Kansas will cover the new Conditions of Participation: Phase 1, 2 and 3.
Join Rachel for the December 8th training located in Topeka, KS. Rachel will prepare you...
LeadingAge Kansas Training on New Nursing Home Regulations
LeadingAge Kansas is committed to providing extensive, accurate, and timely training on the new CMS nursing home regulations. In addition to the trainings we have already offered, these upcoming events are scheduled:
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Holiday Spirit of Giving at Santa Marta
Step inside Santa Marta retirement community in Olathe, and you’ll see a group of seniors working together like elves. They’re not making toys, but the impact they’re having on area kids will last all...
Phase 1 Implementation of New Nursing Home Regulations: CMS Training Materials
CMS released new training that contains information regarding Phase 1 of the New Nursing Home Regulations that will be effective starting November 28, 2016. The information addresses the new language included in the New...
State Ombudsman Letter: Send Discharge Notices to Topeka Office
State Long-term Care Ombudsman Barb Hickert has sent a letter to all nursing home administrators about the new requirements to send all discharge notices to the Ombudsman’s office. The letter is a request that all...
New Resident Rights Poster Template from LeadingAge National
LeadingAge National has created a template for members to use in drafting their residents’ rights poster as mandated under the revised Requirements of Participation for LTC facilities. In connection with the template, please note the...