LeadingAge Kansas Workforce Commission Focuses on Strategy
The LeadingAge Kansas Workforce Commission met last week and conducted a strategic planning session to help guide the work of the association in this area. The group spent the day talking about how we affect...
KDADS Releases Complaint Stats So Far in 2022
There were a total of 773 complaints called to the KDADS Complaint Hotline in August. Of those, 4.1% were prioritized as Immediate Jeopardy, 14% were prioritized as no action needed, 51.2% non-IJ intakes required...
Reimer To Serve Another Term on BAHCA
Congratulations to Kevin Reimer, CEO of Pleasant View Home in Inman, on being appointed by Governor Kelly to another 3-year term on the Board of Adult Care Home Administrators.
Recognizing Employees Is the Simplest Way to Improve Morale
In a recent Harvard Business Review Article, David Novack talks about how a health system recognized his Oncologist for her 40+ years of saving lives. They sent her a plastic keychain which was clearly...
CMS Releases New Proposed Rule Streamlining Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment
As we shared last week, CMS released a proposed rule on August 31st that includes several provisions aimed at simplifying the enrollment process and maintaining coverage for eligible older adults dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid, and that...
Developing Successful Volunteer Opportunities in Dementia Programs
Volunteers can provide valuable support for adult day providers and organizations across the continuum serving people who are living with dementia and their caregivers, by enabling organizations to expand their capacity and plan for...
October 24th-28th: Recreation & Activity Professionals Webinar Series
Calling all Directors of Activities, Program Directors, Therapeutic Specialists, Leisure Time Specialists and all TR and Activity staff for this training.
Dates: October 24th – 28th
Location: Zoom (this event is live only and will not be available...
HUD Publishes FY2023 Fair Market Rents with 10% Average Increase
This week, HUD published Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for Fiscal Year 2023, effective October 1, 2022. FMRs are used in a variety of HUD programs and are published annually as an estimate of the...
Value First Supply Chain Update
Value First – Savings Solutions
As a LeadingAge Kansas member benefit, we wanted to present a few recent Value First savings results from our partners within the portfolio. To ensure you have the opportunity to...
Improving Communication About Constipation in a LTC Setting by Using the Bristol Scale
Read "Improving Communication About Constipation in a Long-Term Care Setting by Using the Bristol Stool Scale" by J Patel, A Chen, N Fewel and E Stock, PhD. Annals of Long-Term Care: Clinical Care and Aging....
LeadingAge Kansas Focuses on Workforce Challenges for Labor Day News
On Monday, September 5th, we sent a push out on our social media outlets (Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook) focusing on the workforce challenges in aging services. In an effort to raise awareness about the...