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...
2016 Survey & Regulations Workshop
Diane Atchinson will be teaching you how to prepare for survey by focusing on the key aspects of the process such as medication and treatment observation, quality care observation, staff and chart review, family,...
LeadingAge National Weighs in on Pre-Dispute Arbitration Challenge
LeadingAge National issued the following statement about arbitration on November 8th:
LeadingAge is pleased that a Federal District Court in Mississippi today granted a preliminary injunction stopping the implementation of a ban on pre-dispute arbitration...
Allied Health Career Training Offers Alzheimer’s Training
LeadingAge Kansas members will receive 10% off these workshops. View flyer and find out if this training would be beneficial to your organization.
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....
Mental Health Provider Issue
We have had members report that their mental health counselor had received notice that they were no longer allowed by KanCare to provide these services in-house. LeadingAge Kansas contacted representatives at KanCare about this...
Erickson Advantage Medicare Advantage Plan Offered to Tallgrass Creek Residents Receives 5 Star Rating
Erickson Living, a national leader in managing and developing continuing care retirement communities such as Tallgrass Creek in Overland Park, KS, announced today that its health plan, Erickson Advantage, has received a Centers for...
Targeting Millennials: Retention And The Millennial Mindset (Part 3)
Note: This is the third installment in a three-part series. For more on working with the Millennial generation, read the rest of our Targeting Millennials articles.
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KDADS PEAK Advisory Council Members Needed
KDADS is seeking PEAK enrollees who are interested in being a part of the KDADS PEAK Advisory Team.
The PEAK Advisory Team Charter and PEAK Advisory Team Volunteer application can be found on the KDADS...
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...
This Is Not Goodbye
It is with sadness that I let you know I have left LeadingAge Kansas. It is with joy that I tell you I am still in the membership. My heart has forever been filled...
Surveyor Roundtables – Just One Week Away
Each year, KDADS Survey Regional Directors tour the state to talk about regulations and trends they are seeing. This year there will be a lot of questions about the new Conditions of Participation. RSVP...