Update on MDS Issues in Kansas
LeadingAge National provided an update regarding certain issues seen after the October 1st rollout and stated CMS acknowledged those issues were being addressed and changes should be rolled out Wednesday, November 1st.
Other issues providers...
CMS Releases 2023 Hospice Quality Reporting Program Information Gathering Report
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 Hospice Information Gathering Report from Abt Associates which supports further hospice quality development efforts by reviewing available resources each year. This is the...
LeadingAge Kansas EBI Annual Membership Meeting
Please join your EBI peers at the LeadingAge Kansas Employee Benefits, Inc. Annual Membership Meeting in Newton at the Meridian Center on November 9th. Check-in begins at 9:30 AM with opening remarks beginning at...
Caregiver Advocacy Groups Launch Joint Initiative to Support Professional and Family Caregivers
PHI and the National Alliance for Caregiving, at NAC’s inaugural CaregiverNation Summit on October 25th, launched a multi-year initiative, Together in Care, to strengthen the relationship between direct care workers and family caregivers. Funded...
GROWTH in the Nursing Workforce – A Promising Proposal from Capitol Hill
On October 26th, Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) introduced new bipartisan legislation to support community college nursing programs. The Grants for Resources in Occupational Workforce Training for Healthcare (GROWTH) Act expands...
You Still Have Time to Tell CMS What You Think
Have you submitted your comments to CMS yet? The deadline to submit comments on the Proposed Minimum Staffing Rule is November 6th!
You can use these LeadingAge-developed email templates with customized messages for board members,...
KING Annual Seminar
Registration is now open for the KING Annual Seminar on November 17th at the Larksfield Place Auditorium in Wichita. Dr. John Estivo will present a session on “Prevailing Factor and Returning the Injured Worker...
Weekly Recaps
Each week, LeadingAge experts curate timely, helpful resources on a variety of topics important to aging services providers.
Affordable Housing Weekly Update. Here is your weekly Affordable Housing Update.
Nursing Home Weekly Update. Here is your...
Healthcare Workers Continue to Face a Mental Health Crisis
An October 24th CDC Early Release Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), “Vital Signs: Health Worker – Perceived Working Conditions and Symptoms of Poor Mental Health – Quality of Worklife Survey, United States, 2018-2022,”...
Respiratory Virus Season Resources from CDC
CDC has shared updated resources for flu, COVID, and RSV. All resources can be found here. Of particular interest for members, CDC has toolkits specific to healthcare settings, long-term care settings, older adults, and...
Central Region Coffee Chat Was a Success – Register for Your Region Today
There were nearly 25 people in attendance at the Central region coffee chat hosted at The Cedars in McPherson on Monday, with 5 of those being state legislators and 1 being staff from Senator...
October 2023 Home Health Care Compare Refresh Now Available
The October 2023 refresh for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program is now available on Care Compare. For this refresh, Home Health (HH) Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) will be based on the...