LeadingAge National Government Updates: September 11, 2024
CMS Expands Hospice Enhanced Oversight Potentially to Existing Hospices
On September 5, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced they will expand prepayment review in four states, California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas. This...
Kansas Advocacy Updates: September 11, 2024
Wichita Candidate Meet and Greet a Success
Nearly 100 individuals including candidates, association staff, and healthcare providers came together yesterday evening to discuss topics and issues impacting healthcare. After an hour of mixing and mingling...
GERTI’s Adult Care Home Operator’s Course Returning This October
Are you looking to become a certified Adult Care Home Operator in Kansas? This course is just what you need! Offered by LeadingAge Kansas and GERTI, this 4-week online program is tailored for those...
Join Our Upcoming Collaboration Groups: Business Office and Directors of Nursing
DONs and Business Office Personnel are invited to connect with their respective peers at upcoming Collaboration group meetings.
After a well-attended first meeting of the Business Office Collaboration Group in August, the group decided to...
LeadingAge Kansas EBI Annual Meeting Scheduled
The LeadingAge Kansas EBI Annual Member Meeting will be held on November 21 at 10:00 AM. The meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. All EBI Members should have a representative participate in the...
Join Us at Joint Provider to Prepare for Medication Tags, Infection Control & Resident...
Registration for this fall’s Joint Provider Surveyor Training is now open, and when you join us, you can expect to experience a robust lineup of sessions to support your daily operations. Whether you choose...
No Aging Update or Weekly Webinar Next Week—Join Us for Fall Conference!
Next week, September 16-20, will be a quiet one for our office, due to our staff preparing for and attending Fall Conference. Because of this, there will be no Aging Update or Weekly Webinar...
Kansas Advocacy Efforts for the Proposed Minimum Staffing Rule
Below is what your LeadingAge Kansas Advocacy team has in the works to combat CMS’s Proposed Minimum Staffing Rule. We have:
Submitted a statement to LeadingAge National to use for their efforts. See below.“Since the...
Apprenticeships: Build Your Team and Strengthen the Aging Services Workforce
How can aging services providers develop apprenticeship models that also drive system change and elevate the caregiving profession across the country? Join this virtual LeadingAge event on September 26th at 12:00 PM CT, as...
Fall Conference Will Be Here Before We Know it. We Have One Booth Available.
We're grateful to all the exhibitors who have supported our members by participating in the 2023 LeadingAge Kansas Fall Conference. If your organization isn't listed here but you're interested in joining us for future...
KING Annual Seminar
Save the date for the KING Annual Seminar on November 17th at Larksfield Place in Wichita. The featured presentation is “Joint Pain, Prevailing Factor, and Returning the Injured Worker Back to Work” by Dr....
Join Us This Friday for our Weekly Webinars
Join us each Friday at 10:00 AM CT for the Weekly Webcast Update. If you have not registered to view the weekly webinar, you can do so here. For archives of past Weekly Webcast Updates,...