Two Easy Ways to Support Our ASTRA Scholarship Program
LeadingAge Kansas and ASTRA have partnered with Dillon’s stores and Amazon.com to raise funds for our Scholarship Program. Participating is very easy for both and goes to a great cause.
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Judy’s Opus
The story of a woman who held onto her music with the help of a crescendo of care.
The American Legion Band of Greater Kansas City was named 2016 National Champion at the American Legion...
Life Story Work in Older Adults May Improve Dementia Care
Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging. 2016;24(8):36.
LSW is a social intervention that, when used in older adults, involves helping them record aspects of their past and present lives along with future hopes. These chronicles...
LEED – A Resource for Energy Efficient Building
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is changing the way we think about how buildings and communities are planned, constructed, maintained and operated. LEED is the most widely used third-party verification for...
Medicare Learning Network Call on Changes Requirements
Join CMS on Thursday, October 27th from 12:30-2:oo PM to learn about the final rule to reform the federal health and safety standards that long-term care facilities must meet in order to participate in the...
Medicare Hospice News
On October 6th, CMS released a privacy-protected public data set, the Hospice Utilization and Payment Public Use File (Hospice PUF), which provides information on services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by hospice providers. CMS also...
New Research Concludes Electric Fans May Worsen Effects of High Heat and Humidity on...
Heart specialists from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center say that using electric fans to relieve high levels of heat and humidity may in fact have the opposite effect for older adults, based on...
Linn Community Nursing Home Survey News
Congratulations to Janell Wohler and the entire team at Linn Community Nursing Home on their 2-deficiency survey!
Going to Indy? October 21st is the Deadline to Sign Up for State Night...
LeadingAge Kansas will join with our Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and South Dakota compadres to host the annual State Night Out during the LeadingAge National Conference in Indianapolis. The event will be held on Sunday, October 30th, 6:00 –...
One Week Away from Webinar: CMS Conditions of Participation: Recap & Questions with Rachel
Do you need guidance or have questions about the final revisions CMS has released to the federal regulations for nursing homes? Look no further than this opportunity to have a recap and questions with Rachel...
Annual KING Workers’ Compensation Seminar is Right Around the Corner
KING is focusing on the new case law impact on workers’ compensation, the OSHA new rule provisions, and highlighting its resources available to members at this year’s seminar. Be a part of this great day...