Webinar: Fall Risk and Prevention on November 3rd from 11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
As the population ages, the number of falls is increasing in the United States. Join Mika J. Hollingsworth RN, MSN, Manager of Case Management, United Healthcare Community Plan-Kansas to learn evidence-based tips on how to decrease falls, increase awareness, and improve...
Webinar: SNF Mandatory Compliance Plans
Join Richelle Marting on November 15th from 11:00 AM – 12:00 Noon to discuss the SNF Mandatory Compliance Plans. This session will cover guidance from the Office Inspector General on expectations for skilled nursing...
Standardization of Standing Orders in LTC
Here’s an interesting article about standing orders (SOs) in long-term care organizations. The aim of this project was to create a consensus-based SO set grounded in high-quality evidence, clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), and expert...
New Ideas on Use of Volunteers
Read The Volunteer as a Facilitator of Psychosocial Transition into LTC Settings by Managed Health Care Connect. A. Perrella. Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging. 2015;23(12):31-34.
Kansas Work Comp Rates to Drop in 2017
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer announced that many business owners in the state will pay less for workers’ compensation insurance in 2017. It will be the second consecutive year for workers’ compensation rate decreases...
Annual KING Workers’ Compensation Seminar Scheduled
This year’s Annual Workers’ Compensation Seminar is scheduled for November 18th in Wichita. KING members will get their first glimpse of the 2017 Safety Grant and STAR 2.0. Learn more and register now!
MDS Education Class November 10th and 11th
This two-day class offers education on completing the Minimum Data Set. It will be beneficial for new MDS Coordinators, seasoned MDS coordinators looking for a refresher and DONs wanting to know more about the...
5-Star Analysis Webinar and Handouts
View the 5-Star Analysis Updated Webinar and handouts via LeadingAge NY.
Tallgrass Creek Wood Workers Seem to Design and Create it All
From doll cradles to book shelves to beautifully-crafted ink pens, Tallgrass Creek retirement community’s wood workers design and create it all. The handy group which formed right after Tallgrass Creek opened its doors in...
Targeting Millennials: Creating A Millennial-Friendly Workplace (Part 1)
Millennials, defined by most researchers as anyone born between the early 1980s and the late 1990s, are the fastest growing segment of today’s job market. In fact, by the year 2020, it has been...
Employee Engagement is a Top Indicator of a Successful Organization – Are Your Employees...
Google employee engagement and you will find hundreds of articles (and infographics) on the topic. The top business and HR minds in the country know that employee engagement in the workplace is directly tied...
Community Service Tax Credit Program Open Application Period
The Kansas Community Service Program (CSP) has given nonprofit organizations a way to improve their ability to undertake major capital fund-raising drives for various projects since 1994. This year, $3.6 million of tax credit...