Week of April 18th

The list provides information from the past 10 years on facilities that have opened and closed. Download spreadsheet here.

It was great to see everyone in person.  Let’s do it again this Fall. 360CareAccushieldAegis TherapiesAERUSAETNAalliantgroupAriaAssured PartnersAuBurn PharmacyBioTech X-RayBKDBland and AssociatesBreathe Oxygen & Medical SupplyCLAClinkscales LawClock MedicalCommercial Laundry Sales & ServiceConrade InsuranceEldermarkEncore RehabilitationFinancial Management, Inc.Guardian...

KDADS and Meyers and Stauffer acknowledged that there were errors in the proposed nursing facility Medicaid rates published last week. A corrected version will be published in the Kansas Register next Friday, April 29th. ...

The guidance provides reasonable ways a nursing home can safely facilitate in-person visitation to address the psychosocial needs of residents. Facilities may use up to $3,000 for in-person visitation aids o    Tents or other shelter for outdoor visitation and/or clear...

Could your team benefit from learning techniques to prevent, de-escalate and respond to resident to staff aggression? If so, get them (and yourself) registered for the in-person training on May 12th in Wichita.  Choose...

The American Society on Aging is holding a webinar on a program highlighting a collaborative community-academic partnership between the City of Chicago Age-Friendly Commission/DFSS and University of Illinois Chicago. They created a Dementia Training...

Meadowlark has proudly announced the 2022 Nursing Scholarship recipients: Julie Fowler, Jessica Pagan, and Auja Saunders.  Now in its fourth year, Meadowlark’s scholarship program rewards the initiative of talented current employees, while, in the future,...

Read The Trumpet - April 2022. Topics: Reducing occupational cancer risks for firefighters, investigator of the year, fatality fires in Kansas, latest fire hazard recalls and grilling safety.Current job openingsVideo recordings of April 19th and...

The studies are conducted by HCS in cooperation with LeadingAge and cover 98 jobs, benefits, shift differentials, turnover rates, and more.  Data are reported by region, profit type, bed-size, revenue size, state, and CBSA. The CCRC Salary...

HomeCare Magazine published results from their annual Salary & Benefits Survey. About 80% of respondents said they had made changes to their hiring practices, staffing and salaries as a result of the competitive job market. The...

It has come to KDADS' attention that there is a glitch in the new portal that is affecting Nursing Facilities. The known issue is with the admit date for nursing facilities and those issues...

Here is an article that discusses the details of the new measures being added to the SNF Quality Reporting Program and Value-Based Purchasing Program in next couple of years. In addition, it discusses the significant changes...