Registration Opening Soon for the Midwest State Night Out in Chicago
This fun event is open to all LeadingAge Kansas members at the LeadingAge National Annual Meeting. The Midwest State Night out will be Sunday November 5th at SPIN Chicago. Thank you to Elder Dynamics for...
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's® is the world's largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer's care, support, and research. For more information,...
Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Released
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Proposed Rule was previewed in the media early Friday morning and released along with a press release and fact sheet later in the...
And Plan Your October Celebrations and Events, Too
American Pharmacists Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Physical Therapy Month
October 1st - 7th – Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 1st - 7th – National Healthcare Food Service Workers Month
October...
New Director of Nursing at Pleasant View Home
Pleasant View Home is delighted to share wonderful news. They have recently hired a new Director of Nursing, Lorie Scherbarth. We are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to her as she joins the...
Member-Only Staffing Mandate Town Hall
Register to join LeadingAge policy team experts on Thursday, September 7th at 1:00 PM CT for a member-only Staffing Mandate Town Hall to discuss the staffing mandate proposed rule, the Abt Associates staffing study,...
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,...
CMS Minimum Staffing Standards Proposed Rule Talking Points from National
LeadingAge has provided members with initial talking points on the CMS Minimum Staffing Standards Proposed Rule. Use these when having conversations with your state and federal delegates. LeadingAge Kansas has started compiling data and...
New Insights and Tools from LeadingAge
LeadingAge experts are developing essential advocacy, guidance, and tools—and the most relevant resources for members. Here is what’s new:
OMB Finalizes Buy America Guidance, Leaves Details to HUD
Advocacy Continues after CMS Clarifies its Interpretation of...
One Week Away – Joint Provider Surveyor Training
Don’t miss Joint Provider Surveyor Training to learn about the proper use and reduction of antipsychotic medications. This session at the training will provide useful and practical information to improve antipsychotic medication process. Besides...
CNA e-Tool Use Requirement Effective October 1st
Though HUD confirms it will defer mandatory use of the universal utility benchmarking tools (on all but Green MIP insured programs), use of the CNA e-Tool will be required effective October 1, 2017. Learn...
Safety Matters Newsletter Available
The Fall 2017 Edition of the Safety Matters Newsletter on electronic cigarettes is now available. Want to read past issues? Visit the archive.