2017-2018 Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report from the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service
The Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service has published its 2017-2018 Assisted Living Salary & Benefits Report. LeadingAge members discounted price is $275. Read more information.
Don’t Assume You’re Immune to a Cyberattack
(reposted from the LeadingAge National website)
Providers of aging services are at greater risk for cyberattacks than other health care organizations because they’re new to electronic record keeping and have less mature information security systems....
Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Accuracy: Get This Building Block Wrong and There is...
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 has never been more important to the financial well-being of nursing homes. It has a major effect on Medicare payments, various Quality Measures (QMs) and the Five-Star Rating...
Lessons Learned: What Falling Out of the Sky Taught Me
McKnight’s recently published a great article on planning, trust, and teamwork that is a must read for any organization. View the article.
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...
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.
Another Resource to Improve Quality of Life for People Living with Dementia
A Mindfulness Program Manual for People with Dementia describes a 10-session, group-based Mindfulness Program for people with mild to moderate dementia. It aims to equip people with dementia with skills to manage psychological distress, with...
How Leaders Can Keep Their Cool in a Crisis
You never know when a crisis will pop up – especially in the aging services field. The type of service you provide doesn’t matter. It’s important that every member and their appointed crisis team...
Resources and Information for Dementia Services
Here is a treasure trove of information for Dementia Services — from how to have the talk about memory care with families to the Alzheimer’s Association’s new practice recommendations for dementia care.
How to...
Researchers Show How Hand-Washing Protocols Help Decrease Nursing Home Deaths, Antibiotic Use
Nursing homes have long been a bastion of infections, experts note. But a new study finds that — by harnessing hand hygiene methods already popular in hospitals — such a notion could become a...
Resources and Information to Promote Wellness and Wellbeing
Check out the latest articles and tools to promote wellness and wellbeing in your building.
Preventive medicine for dementia: Try to stay positive
New tool helps LGBT community understand non-discrimination laws that exist for...