Federal Legislation Introduced to Improve Opportunities for Telehealth Services in SNFs
New bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow qualified physician group practices to furnish telehealth services in...
Hats off to The Wheatlands Health Care Center
Hats off to The Wheatlands Health Care Center in Kingman on their zero deficiency survey. Special kudos to the team for handling the survey...
The ABCs of the New Skilled Nursing Payment Model Webinar
LeadingAge has partnered with Judy Wilhide Brandt to offer an upcoming webinar (August 22, 2 – 3 p.m. eastern) on the forthcoming Patient-Driven Payment...
SNF VBP FY 2019 Annual Performance Score Report: Submit Correction Requests by August 31
Annual Performance Score Reports for the FY 2019 Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) program year are now available. SNFs with eligible stays...
Is Your Organization’s Ownership Information Correct on Nursing Home Compare?
When checking Nursing Home Compare for your 5 Star Rating, have you checked the accuracy of your General Information? This reflects your Nursing Home...
LeadingAge Kansas Meeting with Aetna Staff
LeadingAge Kansas staff met last week with staff from Aetna Better Health of Kansas, the newest MCO in KanCare.
Scott Brunner, Interim CEO for Aetna,...
Public Invited to SunPorch of Smith County Dedication/Groundbreaking
A new era in long-term-care services will be launched Wednesday, Aug. 22, with the official dedication/groundbreaking for SunPorch of Smith County, Administrator Tammy Pettijohn...
Speedy Pd Celebrates Tenth Year in 2018
Meadowlark Parkinson’s Program member shares importance of race to the region.
Don Rasmussen, Meadowlark Parkinson’s Program participant and resident at Meadowlark Hills, is feeling good...
New Faces in the Membership
Karli Pagliughi is the new Manager at Garden Groves I & II and Colorado Plaza in Manhattan. She is part of the National Church...
SunPorch of Dodge City Elders Get Primed for Senior Olympics
Some of the elders at SunPorch of Dodge City are getting pumped up to be in shape for the upcoming Senior Olympics.
The annual event...
RN + LPN Pay Rates Increase in 2018
Hourly pay increased while turnover rates decreased in 2018 for nursing home RNs and LPNs, according to the 2018-2019 HCS Nursing Home Salary &...
Board – CEO Partnership
Welcome to LeadingAge Kansas' seventh issue of For Your Board, Governance Newsletter. Each quarter this publication focuses on a specific governance topic to help you,...