LeadingAge Survey Readiness Webinar: Navigating Nursing Home Regulations and Oversight
Gain an insider’s perspective on nursing home regulations and receive answers to key questions about the survey process in the wake of COVID-19. We’ll share how to approach any inadequate documentation, identify strategies for...
Bundle Boxes are Back for the Fall Conference
Want to be one of the cool kids? Be a part of our Bundle Box like Sunflower Healthcare, Encore Rehabilitation, GERTI, Paymerang and Assured Partners. We will be having a Bundle Box again for our...
National Joins with Others to Urge DOL Not to Make OSHA ETS Permanent
LeadingAge, along with AHCA/NCAL, Argentum, ASHA, and the Pediatric Complex Care Association sent a letter to the Department of Labor that the urging the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) not be converted to a permanent...
Updates From Value First
Value First PPE and Testing Update
McKesson, Value First’s preferred distribution partner, supply chain update:They are seeing a significant increase in orders for the Abbott BinaxNow and Quidel’s Quickvue test cards.These tests are not under...
Attn Infection Preventionists
The Midwest Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative is offering regularly scheduled webinars focused on Antimicrobial Stewardship. The next scheduled webinar on August 25, 2021. Read more.
Nursing Home Salary and Benefits Report
The 2021-2022 Nursing Home Salary & Benefits Report, published by HCS in cooperation with LeadingAge, is now available. See attached press release on CNA and CMT hourly increases in 2021. The Report is available at the...
Attn Nurses – Renew Now: Executive Order Granting Extension of Nurse License Renewal Nurses...
During the past 15 or more months, Governor Kelly put in place several executive orders that extended the license expiration date for the nurses who had licenses expiring March 2020 through July 2021. The final...
LeadingAge Kansas Submits Recommendations to KDADS for SFY 2023 Budget
KDADS recently invited LeadingAge Kansas to submit recommendations to incorporate into their SFY 2023 budget request. The recommendations were based on long-term positions of the association, board perspective and member input over time and...
Speedy PD Race Set for In-Person Event on August 28th
The 13th annual Speedy Pd Race for Parkinson’s Disease will be offered as an in-person event at Tuttle Creek State Park in Manhattan on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. A virtual race option is also being...
CMS Hospice and Home Health Open Door Forum – Thursday, Aug 26th at 1...
The agenda will cover the hospice FY2022 rule, hospice updates and public reporting, CY2022 home health PPS rule (comments close on 8/27), the home health quality reporting program updates, and updates to the Home...
KDHE HAI/AR Program Asks for Input from LTC Staff to Develop Infection Control Learning...
The team at KDHE’s Healthcare Acquired Infection learning series for the communal living settings has identified a need to increase the number of responses to a learning needs assessment that the KDHE HAI/AR program...
Zero Deficiency Survey for Locust Grove Village
Congratulations to Charlotte Rathke and the entire team for their recent zero deficiency survey. They are over the moon and excited to have a reason to celebrate!