Week of August 9th

Join Janine Finck-Boyle and Bill Vaughan at the Aug. 31st webinar: 1-2 PM CT.  Here’s the link to register for Survey Readiness: Navigating Nursing Home Regulations and Oversight. This webinar will provide an insider’s perspective on nursing home...

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...

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...

ACL and FEMA have partnered on a workshop aimed at preparing organizations that provide critical support services to senior citizens in their communities during a major disaster. Emergency planners for nursing homes, assisted living facilities,...

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. Register...

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...

Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil will welcome Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, the new Administrator at CMS. She oversees programs including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the HealthCare.gov health insurance marketplace. There will be an opportunity for...

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...

Thanks to all who participated in last month’s Nursing Home Advisory Group call. A summary of the call is available here. Topics: OSHA ETS presentation, member discussion on essential caregivers and more.  The next call...

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...

Last Friday, LeadingAge CEO Katie Sloan, along with a small group of health and long-term care organization CEOs, participated in a listening session with CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. Among the issues Katie raised with the...

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...