Week of August 30th

VACCINE NEWS State Launches Dashboard on LTC Staff Vaccination Rate by FacilityKDADS and KDHE collaborated to create an online dashboard that makes it easier for the public to track vaccination rates among healthcare personnel in...

The 2021 Annual Meeting + EXPO is where we, as aging services leaders, will come together to recharge, renew, and reconnect. We’ll evaluate the current landscape and look toward what’s ahead. Member Early Discount...

Value First PPE and Testing Update McKesson, Value First’s preferred distribution partner, supply chain update:They continued to see a significant increase in orders for the Abbott BinaxNow and Quidel’s Quickvue test cards.The Abbott BinaxNow cards...

The LeadingAge Nursing Home Advisory Group call for September will be a special Town Hall Conversation. The majority of the call will be devoted to hearing member feedback to help shape LeadingAge Policy Priorities...

KFMC “Why I Got Vaccinated” Poster Featuring Kansas Long Term Care Workers.

Join this training September 14th with our extremely knowledgeable speakers. The focus of this training will include: Delta variantTransmissibility and Prevention of COVIDVaccine Skepticism and Hesitancy/BoostersMandate of the VaccineFDA Approval of the Vaccine Date:Tuesday, September 14, 2021 Location:Zoom Time Options:9:00...

OSHA has issued a list of Frequently Cited Standards related to COVID-19 inspections. Included in the list is failure to complete a COVID 19 hazard analysis.  OSHA has provided a job hazard analysis checklist...

Dr. Schandevel is the new Medical Director at Minneola Health Care. Feel free to email Nathan at nathans@minneolahealth.com to welcome him.

Sherry Privett was familiar with the many ways COVID-19 affects people. As a certified medical assistant (CMA) at Bluestem Communities’ Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton, she had seen the psychological, emotional and physical...

I. FOLLOWING THE NARRATIVE: A quick summary of national media trends last week.(* indicates that LeadingAge is featured in the story.)  Ongoing coverage of possible impact of the Biden Administration’s decision  to mandate staff vaccinations in nursing...