Scaling Comprehensive Dementia-Care Models
Despite scientific progress over the past 25 years, dementia remains one of the toughest health-care challenges. Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States, and the number of deaths from...
2022 Kansas County Health Rankings Released – Where Does Your County Stand?
The annual Kansas 2022 County Health Rankings were released on April 27th. To support state and local health improvement efforts, the Kansas Health Institute has produced individual county profiles that include a five-year comparison of...
The 2017 Report on the State of the States in Aging And Disability Now...
In the spring of 2017 NASUAD (National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities) surveyed state aging and disabilities and Medicaid agencies regarding Medicaid, LTSS systems, significant policy, fiscal, operational issues. It is...
Why Social Connectedness Matters – Listen to an Interview with Majd Alwan
LeadingAge CAST has updated its Social Connectedness and Engagement Technology Tool. In an interview, CAST executive director Majd Alwan says, “Aging services technologies is not just about health care and delivering care services and safety. It...
Get Capital Via New Markets Tax Credit Program
The New Markets Tax Credit program (NMTC Program) helps economically distressed communities attract private capital by providing investors with a federal tax credit. Learn more.
Become a Trial Partner to Test Aging & Brain Health Innovations
The Canadian Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CC-ABHI) is seeking trial partner sites to test and validate new and innovative solutions in the aging and brain health sector. If your organization is...
Becoming a Provider-Led Institutional Special Needs Plan
This Webinar provides an overview of how to assess the I-SNP opportunity for your organization, the keys to success and the road map for formation and implementation.
Learn more about Becoming a Provider-Led Institutional Special Needs...
More New Nursing Home RoPs Guidance 2022 Resources
LeadingAge continues to add to their growing list of RoPs resources. There are three new toolkits from our partners at Pathway Health: Infection Control, Psychotropic Medication Use, and Drug Regimen Review. The toolkits are...
Quality Metrics
When was the last time you visited the LeadingAge National website? As a LeadingAge Kansas Member, you have access to this site that provides resources for your organization, including articles, education, and tools. The...
Are Your Financial Records Ready in Case of a Disaster?
Get your financial records in order BEFORE a disaster strikes with Plan. Prepare. Prevail. This is an extensive website containing free disaster-preparedness information like:
Personal and small business financial inventory forms (also available in Spanish)
Quick checklists...
Great Communication Resource – Use for Inservice with Staff
The University of Miami is offering a free interactive, self-paced, online educational program on emotion-focused communication. The training is geared toward anyone providing care to people living with dementia. This was developed and is being tested by...