Why I Got Vaccinated Poster
KFMC “Why I Got Vaccinated” Poster Featuring Kansas Long Term Care Workers.
U.S. Adults Highly Value Aging Services Caregivers, New Research Finds
Compassionate, dedicated, professional, essential. That’s how U.S. adults describe caregiving professionals for older adults. This is an important finding from the foundational research conducted for LeadingAge’s new initiative, Opening Doors to Aging Services. This...
Share Your Creative Ideas and Resources for Meaningful Engagement
Let’s, as Anne Basting says, help create a “booster shot against loneliness.” With COVID-19 on the rise, loneliness and isolation are lurking again threatening brain health.The GCBH will compile information offering resources for meaningful...
Potpourri of Resources
The following resources from around the internet may be helpful in your work.
The Surprising Cause of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia--the importance of oral care while in the hospitalNon-ventilator health care-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP): Best practices for prevention...
Nursing Home Salary and Benefits Report
The 2021-2022 Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report, published by HCS in cooperation with LeadingAge, is now available. See attached press release on CNA and CMT hourly increases in 2021. The Report is available at the...
PEAK Launches Podcast to Replace Quarterly Newsletter
The PEAK program is excited to announce a new PEAK resource. They are discontinuing the quarterly newsletter and doing a monthly Podcast called @ Home. The first episode is titled Welcoming Elders and features an...
Resources for Dementia Care
Supporting Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia and a History of Trauma: Unique Challenges and Trauma-Informed ApproachesGreat resource from Jennifer Brush (Brush Development)--a PDF of Montessori-style activity ideas for folks living with dementia
Kansas Talking Books
Our friends at the Talking Books program at the State Library of Kansas would appreciate our help in growing their number of subscribers. Any Kansan experiencing a visual impairment, a physical disability or a...
Resources for Infection Preventionists
New KDHE Infection Preventionist (IP) Orientation This tool is a guide to help IPs, novice and experienced, in finding education and resources for the various duties within an IPs purview. It is organized around the...
Resource Alert: Engage Older Adults’ Cognitive Function with Art
The National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, is proud to offer digital and print resources to communities of older adults nationwide. Multiple studies demonstrate that visual art therapy improves cognitive function in older adults.
Doctors...
New Resources for You and Your Board
Strong governance drives success and sustainability. And those of us who work in the aging services sector know there's never been a more important time to bolster our organization’s strength. That’s why LeadingAge is...