American Geriatrics Society Issues Caution in Using These 10 Medications with Older Adults
View the latest information from Managed Health Care Connect about 10 medications to use cautiously.
New Insights and Tools From LeadingAge
LeadingAge National staff experts are developing essential advocacy, guidance and tools, and curating the most relevant resources for aging services providers, including, HRSA issues PRF Reporting Timelines; New Spending Deadlines. A complete timeline of insights and tools is...
New Publications on Support Programs for Caregivers of Veterans
The first is the Program of General Caregiver Support Services, a clinical program that empowers caregivers by offering resources that sharpen their caregiving skills and support their personal growth, health, and well-being. The second is...
Helpful Dementia Resources
National Alzheimer's and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC): There is a ton of information, webinars, and resources available for no cost from ACL.Dementia Training Resources through the NADRCBest Practice Caregiving:Below is a link to a resource...
KFF Releases New Fact Sheet on LTSS
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new fact sheet with 10 things to know about LTSS, some notable findings: the US spent over 400 billion dollars on LTSS in 2020 which accounted for nearly...
Want to Connect on Area Disaster Preparedness?
Contacts by region:
Northeast: Danielle Marten - (785) 295-8937
North Central: Sue Cooper - (785) 452-7165
Northwest: Tami Wood - (785) 639-0594
Southeast: Fred Rinne - (620) 332-7538
South Central: Charlie Keeton - (316) 962-8237
Southwest: Karen Luckett - (620) 272-2368
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Challenge the Tragedy Narrative
Geriatrician Bill Thomas (The Eden Alternative) has spoken about the importance of challenging “the tragedy narrative” about aging, and that includes dementia.
Here are some resources to explore this very different approach:
The Joy of Dementia (You...
U.S. News “Best of Senior Living” Report Now LIVE
On Monday, U.S. News and World Report published a "Best of Senior Living" report that lists and rates aging services providers in Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care and Continuing Care Retirement Community categories....
Ziegler: Four LPC Trends to Watch
Silver Partner Ziegler just published a short article that profiles both the history and future of the LPC model. From a historical perspective, the distinction between ‘purpose-built’ and ‘non-purpose built’ LPCs was defined; today, 59% of...
Nurse Practice Act
The Kansas State Board of Nursing has a great page on the Nurse Practice Act – a good reminder for all nurses in Kansas. You can view it here.
They have updated their website and...
For Women Leaders and Aspiring Leaders
The science of women’s leadership, Alexis Kanda-Olmstead
There Are 3 Keys to Career Success—But Women Are Only Taught 2 of Them, Susan Colantuono
The Demographic Drought: Bridging the Gap in Our Labor Force
The Demographic Drought: Bridging the Gap in Our Labor Force, by R Hetrick, C Martinez et al. Emsi/Burning Glass 2022. This is a follow up report to the aforementioned report. Topics are 1) how...