Resources for Quality

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...

LeadingAge National’s Center for Aging Services Technologies has updated its Functional Assessment and Activity Monitoring Technology Selection Tool, which addresses a wide array of activity monitoring systems, including wearable consumer technologies. The updated version includes...

LeadingAge National is working with Pathway Health to develop checklists, templates and other resources to support care centers with Phase 2 of the revised Requirements of Participation. LeadingAge Kansas will supplement the materials with...

Falls are a significant problem among residents of long-term care facilities (LTCFs). Post-fall assessment (PFA) has an important role to play in recording potential risk factors so as to prevent future falls. The objective...

The reality of managed care is heating up in Kansas with increasing penetration of Medicare Advantage plans, bundled payment arrangements, and other new reimbursement arrangements. The LeadingAge Kansas Managed Care Toolkit, developed in cooperation...

CDC’s LTC Resources List for Emergency Preparedness Why Chickens and Seniors are a Match Made in Heaven

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...

CAST has updated its Medication Management Selection Tool with a revised product and vendor matrix and a new case study. This year, CAST added a summary of all the lessons learned from past Medication Management initiative case studies...

Take a look at this short video to understand what's at stake under a block grant or per capita cap.  

Next Avenue, an affiliate of PBS, recently published The Cruelty of Calling Older Adults ‘Sweetie’ or ‘Honey’. It’s a great read for all employees at any aging service organization.

The vast majority of older adults receive long-term care at home, not in nursing homes. But few people plan for this expense. Nor do they see long-term care insurance as a viable option — because...

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