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.
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.
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.
Resources for Dementia Care
From the LeadingAge National Dementia Care Services Listserv: A note about language—at LeadingAge we believe in always putting the person first. So, our preference is person living with dementia (vs. dementia patient, as used in the article...
Wellness Resources
Scientists link modern food additive to explosion of C. diff
Bill Promotes Person-centered Planning for Advanced Illness
Front Porch's Success Stories Are Next Level
Why Sitting May Be Bad for Your Heart
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Helpful Resources
Unlocking the Door to Dementia Care
The Six Thinking Hats – Looking at a Decision from All Points of View