7 Ways to Judge a Retirement Community’s Financial Health
In this NY Times article, you will learn more about Jack and Valerie Cumming and their search for financial peace of mind in their search for a Life Plan Community.
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KDADS List of Alzheimer’s/Memory Care/Special Care Units
Click here for KDADS list of Alzheimer’s/Memory Care/Special Care Units.
Recent Study Finds Correlation of Hearing Loss and Chronic Falling in Assisted Living Residents...
Schonfeld, E et al. Correlation of Hearing Loss and Chronic Falling in Among Patients with Dementia in 3 Memory-Care Communities. Annals of Long Term Care, Vol. 26, Issue 2. March/April 2018.
Results of this study...
Looking for Special Days/Events?
Looking for special days/events for residents and staff to celebrate the rest of the year? Check out the National Day Calendar.
Virtual Parkinson Disease Library
The Parkinson’s Foundation provides an extensive collection of books, fact sheets, videos, podcasts, and more on their website for those diagnosed with Parkinson disease and for those managing the disease in others.
May is Older American’s Month
How are you celebrating? LeadingAge has developed a great set of tools to help you get great PR for your organization this month. Check it out!
Quality Apex Now Available
Each quarter when your 5-star report comes out, do you wish you had a tool to help you understand your rating and what you can do to make it better? A tool to enable...
New Ziegler 150 Published
The LeadingAge Ziegler 150 is an annual report that includes data from the largest 150 nonprofit systems in nation. In addition to ranking the organizations by size, the report provides data on a variety...
New Dementia Care Guidance for All Settings from Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer's Association has released new Dementia Care Practice Recommendations to inform dementia care practices in nursing homes, assisted living, and home and community-based services. All LeadingAge Kansas members who serve people living with dementia are strongly...
“Hand in Hand” Dementia Training Course on YouTube
A Hand-in-Hand dementia care training course by Linda Farrar is now available on YouTube. The training is divided into 6 modules, and are available to anyone who would like to use them.
Access the module...
What’s in the New Federal Tax Law?
The National Center for Nonprofits has released a checklist for nonprofit boards and employees related to the recently passed federal tax law. They also developed a simple, easy-to-understand guide.
Latest PEAK 2.0 Newsletter
Read the latest Peak 2.0 newsletter here. It covers the following topics:
PEAK Team Accomplishments
Website Resources
“Mega Rule” Survey Process
Culture of Critical Thinking
Bathing Alternatives