COVID-19 and the Relief of Suffering
The LeadingAge Knowledge Center continues to add new content to help you navigate the COVID-19 crisis. In this 30-minute QuickCast, COVID-19 and the Relief of Suffering, Diane Meier describes the leading sources of suffering—symptom distress,...
CLA Has Developed an Expense Tracking Tool to Help Economic Relief Fund Recipients Stay...
Congress has provided trillions in economic relief to help businesses get through the financial challenges brought by COVID-19. These economic relief opportunities have rules for how they can be used, especially for health care...
Generator Resources
During this time of "shelter in place", it is more important than ever that the emergency generator operate flawlessly. The Kansas Generator Operating Log is a primary tool in keeping the generator healthy. I...
You and Your Team Could Use a Little Humor These Days
Adding humor and lightness to daily staff messages or sharing with your residents can help during the COVID-19 crisis. Here are a couple of resources that could inject some levity into your day and...
Check Out the Head-to-Toe Infection Prevention Toolkit
As part of The Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP), CMS has developed five toolkits to assist nursing home teams in quality improvement efforts. This week we highlight the CMS Head-To Toe Infection Prevention Toolkit
Infections comprise a...
General Liability Fall Safety and Policy Development
Connie Christian, MBA, CPHRM
KAMMCO Facility Risk Management and Patient Safety Advisor
Winter is nearly over, but in Kansas snow and ice can still turn up unexpectedly well into spring. Inclement weather and cold temperatures may...
Why We Need to Invest More in Social Determinants for Health, by Dr. Robyn...
Robyn Stone’s recent article in Generations describes how evidence-based programs for older adults are increasing well-being and decreasing costs by addressing the social dimensions of health.
Differing levels of spending on social services may be the key...
Coronavirus/COVID-19
LeadingAge Kansas has established a COVID-19 webpage to serve as a clearinghouse for important information and resources from CMS, the CDC, KDHE and other Kansas sources, LeadingAge National and other resources. Just added:
CMS’s new...
Coronavirus: The Time for Calm Preparedness is Now
Article re-posted from the LeadingAge National Website.
Get consistent updates from LeadingAge National at www.leadingage.org/covid19
As we know from the daily news, the novel Coronavirus (COVID -19) continues to spread, triggering an increasing global concern of...
Health News
CDC Infection control recommendations for Patients with confirmed 2019-CoV or PUIs
CDC Preparedness Checklists for Hospitals or Healthcare Professionals preparing for patients with confirmed or suspected 2019-nCoV
KDHE updates on 2019-CoV (2019 Novel...
CMS Developing a Restful Environment Action Manual (DREAM) Toolkit
CMS has launched an initiative, called The Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP), to assist nursing home teams in quality improvement efforts. The CMPRP is primarily focused on improving dementia care, reducing adverse events and improving...
Thirty-Year Trends in Nursing Home Composition and Quality Since the Passage of the Omnibus...
Thirty-Year Trends in Nursing Home Composition and Quality Since the Passage of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act shows dramatic changes in nursing home over the past 30 years: a loss of 400 nursing homes, significant growth...