COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 11-9-2022
STATE NEWS
Nursing Facility ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Payment Update KDADS has confirmed that by the end of next week they will have sent out over $10 million in ARPA payments to 214 nursing homes...
Schowalter Villa Demonstrates Commitment to Worker Safety Through Training Participation
Schowalter Villa, of Bluestem Communities, has demonstrated their commitment to worker safety through participating in the OSHA Susan Harwood grant-funded Long-Term Care Resident to Staff Aggression: Prevention and Response Training. Schowalter Villa had 90...
Ziegler Article on Mission Vs. Margin
In their latest Z-News, Ziegler has offered some thought-provoking talking points around the “no margin, no mission” debate. Now that COVID is more in the rearview mirror, organizations are reassessing their assumptions about the importance...
KING Safety Matters
Safety Matters Idea Innovation…as winter is approaching keep a shaker cup filled with ice melt in your car.
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New Limited English Proficiency Regulations in Effect
Last month, new limited English proficiency (LEP) regulations went into effect for nursing facilities and other providers that accept Medicare/Medicaid. Under the new regulations, providers must take “reasonable steps to provide reasonable access” to LEP...
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...
National Study on Nonprofit Board Chairs
The Alliance for Nonprofit Management has issued a report based on a national study about board chairs’ preparation and understanding of their roles in relationship to their boards, their Executive Directors, and to the communities...
Get Capital Via New Markets Tax Credit Program
The New Markets Tax Credit program (NMTC Program) helps economically distressed communities attract private capital by providing investors with a federal tax credit. Learn more.
Surveyor Roundtables Next Week
The annual KDADS nursing home surveyor roundtables are next week. Join KDADS, LeadingAge Kansas, KHCA and KACE for these FREE Regional Roundtable meetings to hear from KDADS about the Top 10 Tags and other survey issue updates.
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OSHA’s New Reporting and Anti-Retaliation Rule
This past May, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a final rule to modernize injury data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards....
More than Meds: A Toolkit for Creating Change in Nursing Homes
View More than Meds: A Toolkit for Creating Change in Nursing Homes, via Culture Outcomes.
Save the Date: LeadingAge Kansas Regional Roundtables
Make sure you put these dates on your calendar to join us for Regional Roundtables!
Topics will include
Survey & Regulations update, Phase One etc. – Discussion, Questions and Updates
Education Discussion – Learn about...