Update Report on the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes
This memo announces CMS release of a second report providing an overview of the National Partnership; summarizing activities following the release of Survey & Certification policy memorandum 14-19-NH ; and outlining next steps.
The report also describes...
LeadingAge National Study: Person-Centered Care Engages Nursing Home Residents
A recent LeadingAge research snapshot shows the benefits of person-centered care and the household model in nursing homes—and bodes well for technology that supports this approach.
The study compared one nursing home that adopted comprehensive person-centered care...
Helpful Contacts for MDS, Board Development & More
Cathy Spears, RN, Clinical Consultant for Grace Team is available to conduct mock surveys and MDS and related assistance for LeadingAge Kansas members on an individual contracted basis. Contact Cathy at cathy@graceteamservices.com.
Dr. Howard Keim, Leadership and...
Quickcasts from LeadingAge
19-minute free Quickcast on keeping your business payments safe 11-minute Quickcast on Why You Should Prioritize Creating and Maintaining Outdoor Spaces. With summer in full swing, now is the time to think about how your community can...
October is National Cyber Security Month
Homeland Security Resources
Cyber Security for Nonprofits
HIPAA Journal on Cyber Security for Healthcare
LeadingAge Cyber Security Resources
Know Your Data…
Quality Metrics is a member benefit and can be accessed HERE. The Five-Star Analysis Report is a member benefit and members are provided with a quarterly email link to the report in January, April, July and October.
Anxiety Shared Pathway Toolkit
Anxiety is one of the leading causes of hospital readmissions and crosses many diagnoses. The Anxiety Shared Pathway Toolkit focuses on using integrative health care to help treat anxiety. Integrative health care emphasizes a holistic, patient-focused...
Board Resources: Ethos of Transparency
The Ethos of Transparency is the latest topic of our great board resource “For Your Board”. This publication is for members to use as education for their Boards of Directors. You can download a printable...
Wildfire Preparedness Day
Time to prepare for wildfires. Here’s a great resource to share with your staff and community organizations. It includes a toolkit for community action to prevent and deal with wildfires.
Why a Healthy Board Culture is a Valuable Asset to Your Nonprofit
Nonprofit organizations that thrive have healthy board cultures – a healthy culture helps sustain a nonprofit and thus supports its work and mission. If a board has an unhealthy culture, works efforts can be...
Resources for Wellness and Wellbeing
Check out the following wellness resources for residents and employees.
97-Year-Old Grandpa Saves Village by Painting Buildings with Colorful Art
Long-term study investigates association between self-reported diet in midlife and dementia risk
Holistic Wellbeing
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Ziegler Article on Mission Vs. Margin
In their latest Z-News, Ziegler has offered some thought-provoking talking points around the “no margin, no mission” debate. Now that COVID is more in the rearview mirror, organizations are reassessing their assumptions about the importance...