Members Who Achieved an Average of Less Than 10% Off-Label Antipsychotic Medication Use
Hats off to these LeadingAge Kansas members who achieved an average of less than 10% off-label antipsychotic medication use in 2017:
Anderson County Hospital Long Term Care, Garnett
Apostolic Christian Home, Sabetha
Atchison Senior...
Williams Retires after Long, Illustrious Career
As Tom Williams, CEO of Asbury Park in Newton, retires, we would like to give an appreciative shout-out to Tom for his long career as a leader in nonprofit aging services, for his trailblazing...
PMMA Wins Marketing Awards
PMMA’s (Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America’s) 2020 Art is Ageless® calendar and new logo won gold awards from the Healthcare Advertising Awards. In addition, the PMMA community newsletters redesign received a silver award. The 37th annual competition...
Fort Scott Presbyterian Village Raises $27,000 For Area Seniors
A chicken dinner with live and silent auctions on May 17th raised approximately $27,000 for Fort Scott Presbyterian Village. The senior living community’s Good Samaritan Program, which benefits residents who have outlived their financial resources, will...
Congratulations Nate Glendening
A hearty congratulations to Nate Glendening of Phillips County Retirement Center in Philipsburg! He has been selected to participate in the 2019 Class of the national LeadingAge Larry Minnix Leadership Academy. The Leadership Academy...
New Faces and Promotions in the Membership
Cheyenne Strunk, Executive Director of Via Christi Village in Manhattan has been named the Regional Executive Director in Kansas. Congratulations Cheyenne! Read the Announcement.
Michelle Bergkamp has been named Director of Nursing at Lone Tree Retirement...
Congrats to GERTI on Celebrating 15 Years
Evergreen Community of Johnson County’s education arm, GERTI had a great celebration yesterday on 15 years of educating Kansas aging services staff on person-centered care. Congratulations to Belinda Vierthaeler, Shawna Walberg, Karen Craig, Chris...
Members’ Off-Label Antipsychotic Medication Use Down
Many LeadingAge Kansas member nursing homes have made great progress in reducing long-stay resident off-label antipsychotic medication use. 44 members have achieved below 10%, a significant change from 30 members in 2017. As you...
Associate Member Summit Care Celebrates Black History Month
In February, at Oklahoma Methodist Manor in Tulsa, OK Summit Care staff honored Black history month by giving elders the opportunity to paint traditional African masks! Therapy can be involved in any activity and...
Kansas Christian Home Celebrated with An Egg Hunt
For Easter, Kansas Christian Home hosted an intergenerational Easter egg hunt, a new favorite tradition in their community. Over 40 kindergarteners from a neighboring school (plus some of their staff member’s children) went on...
Spearville Senior Living One Step Closer to Reality
The USDA is providing a $4M loan to Spearville Senior Living Inc. in Ford County to help construct of a new senior living facility in Spearville. The facility will have one 12 unit skilled...
PMMA Wins Three Awards in International Competition
The winners of the 25th Annual Communicator Awards have been announced by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts. With more than 6,000 entries received from across the U.S. and around the world, the...