On the Plus Side

Hats Off to Fort Scott Presbyterian Village for hosting an onsite Voter Registration Drive!  Who else is doing this?  Chime in and let Debra know!

The 2016 Summer Olympics didn’t go unnoticed at Sunshine Meadows. The games aired each day on SunnyVisionm, a television in Sunny’s Café, a community-integrated restaurant, and the residents held their own form of Olympic-style games. The...

The ASTRA Board met in August and chose the latest round of Scholarship winners. There were a total of 7 recipients who received more than $9,000 for this round.  They will be honored at...

The winners of the 26th Annual Awards of Excellence have been chosen and will be awarded next week at the Policy and Leadership Conference in Junction City.  We will be featuring a new award...

Tallgrass Creek retirement community residents who participate in a weekly Dance Fusion class are learning a wide range of dance styles and multi-cultural influences. They are doing this in a setting that allows them to...

The following individuals have been hired at member organizations.  LeadingAge Kansas would like to extend a warm welcome and we look forward to working with you in the future! Zahra Pourmirza has been hired...

Kudos to KMH CEO Matthew Bogner on the publication of his doctoral dissertation, Nursing staff members' reactions to household model implementation! These research findings have important implications for LeadingAge members who are attempting to implement...

The Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes the nation’s finest marketing, communications, educational materials, and programs designed and produced for older adults. Recently the company announced its winners for the 25th Annual Mature Media Awards that...

Hummingbird Square, a new 108-apartment home residence building now under construction at Tallgrass Creek retirement community in Overland Park, is scheduled to open in summer 2017. Hummingbird Square will feature 17 unique floor plans, including...

LeadingAge Kansas wants to highlight the good things in your organization.  We welcome press releases, or a paragraph write up of the exciting things going on in your building or community.  Send as much...

The 8th class of the Center for Leadership recently completed their year-long leadership training.  During the final meeting the KS Fellows present their progress on their Action Learning Process (ALP) which is an ongoing project...

LeadingAge Kansas members have rated association staff, advocacy and communications as exceptional in a recent member survey conducted by nSight Marketing. It is one of the highest satisfaction rates for associations. “The results are the...