August KING Member Zoom Call
KING Members can register now for the last scheduled Summer Member Zoom Call:
August 17th at 1:00 PM
August topic: “Workers’ Compensation and the Near Miss”.
The Summer Zoom calls are offered to KING members at no cost.
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SNF and Hospice Quality Reporting Program
A reminder to SNFs and Hospices that received July notices that they are considered non-compliant with their respective Quality Reporting Program requirements…the deadline to request reconsideration of this status is this Friday, August 13th...
HUD Readies Service Coordinator Grant Funds
HUD is processing grant renewals for the more than 1400 HUD Service Coordinators who receive their funding on a calendar-year basis. On August 9th, in the eighth month of calendar year 2021, HUD staff...
Landlords Urged to Apply for Rental Help
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is urging impacted landlords to apply for Emergency Rental Assistance. The CFBG gives for reasons landlords should apply: tenants may need your help to apply; if your tenants are...
Speakers Announced for the LPC Advisory Group
We have a great line up of speakers for the LPC Advisory Group in August and September! Check them out, below, and reserve your spot today:
• Monday, August 30th at 1:00 PM CDT: Market...
PEAK Launches Podcast to Replace Quarterly Newsletter
The PEAK program is excited to announce a new PEAK resource. They are discontinuing the quarterly newsletter and doing a monthly Podcast called @ Home. The first episode is titled Welcoming Elders and features an...
Resources for Dementia Care
Supporting Family Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia and a History of Trauma: Unique Challenges and Trauma-Informed ApproachesGreat resource from Jennifer Brush (Brush Development)--a PDF of Montessori-style activity ideas for folks living with dementia
Kansas Talking Books
Our friends at the Talking Books program at the State Library of Kansas would appreciate our help in growing their number of subscribers. Any Kansan experiencing a visual impairment, a physical disability or a...
Last Day to Register for the HCBS Final Settings Rule Webinar– Presentation with Q...
In this webinar you will learn important dates and deadlines pertaining to the HCBS Settings Final Rule.
Join KDADS Russell Bowles, Colin Rork and LaTonia Wright to learn how to navigate the Final Rule on...
Bundle Boxes are Back for the Fall Conference
We will be having a Bundle Box again for our Fall Virtual Conference. It was a huge hit our members loved them.
If you would like to be a part of our Bundle Box for the...
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 allocation yet however please anticipate...
LeadingAge Kansas Members Outperform Nation and State in Depressive Symptoms at a Critical Time
The pandemic has increased nursing home residents’ social isolation, which has been linked to depressive symptom, which, in turn can have adverse effects on ADLs, mobility, and exacerbation of disease processes that increase risk...