What’s Behind the Rise in Assisted Living Costs?
Assisted living costs rose 6.67% from 2017 to 2018. Workforce shortages could be to blame, according to a new report from Genworth.
A shortage of skilled labor contributed to a dramatic spike in assisted living...
Start 2019 Off Right by Joining LeadingAge and Pathway Health With This 7-Part Webinar...
Phase 3 of the Requirements of Participation go in effect November 28, 2019 and this series will help you be prepared.
The federal regulations for nursing homes are in full force and there is...
Bringing a Culture of Courtesy to Your Community
In this recent LeadingAge article, Learn how one life plan community responded when interpersonal conflicts threatened to undermine the culture it had worked hard to develop for 60 years.
Not long after it completed a...
The First Webinar in the PDPM Academy is Next Week, December 19th, 2:00-3:00pm
LeadingAge Kansas has partnered with BKD to bring you the professionally designed PDPM Academy.
This PDPM Academy will help you along as you prepare for the biggest change in Medicare reimbursement since PPS back in...
Grainger Promotion
Grainger is America's #1 source for industrial-grade supplies and safety products with a huge selection of over 1.5 million products from 5,000 trusted suppliers. Grainger backs it all up with 24/7 customer service and...
A Skilled and Committed Workforce
In the Latest LeadingAge Magazine, workforce is front and center. Here are the titles and links to the articles.
From the Editor - A Skilled and Committed Workforce by Gene Mitchell: A preview of...
KING Board News
The KING Board of Directors met on December 5th. Staff reported that state approved loss cost premium rates will be 9% lower for the 2019-20 policy year. The Board also approved a $375,000 dividend...
KDADS HCBS Rate Increase Survey
HCBS providers should have received a message from KDADS Secretary Tim Keck regarding a new HCBS Rate Increase Survey. KDADS is collecting information on how the HCBS rate increases in state fiscal years 2018...
Let’s Have a Little Holiday Fun – Send Us Pictures of Your Community’s Christmas...
Send us pictures of your Christmas/Holiday tree and we will post on social media and highlight your community. We will have our Facebook community vote on their top 3 favorites. LeadingAge Kansas staff will...
Webinar on Becoming a Provider-Led Institutional Special Needs Plan
Check out the webinar scheduled for Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 1-2 p.m.. It will provide an overview of how to assess the I-SNP opportunity for your organization, the keys to success and the road...
CMS Publishes SNF Performance Data on Readmissions under Value-Based Payments
On November 28, CMS published the performance of 15,000+ Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) on the 30-day all-cause hospital readmission measure required under the SNF Value-Based Payment(VBP) program showing each named SNF’s baseline (CY2015) readmission...
Kansas Provider Application Fee Update
Per CMS final rule 6028-F, state Medicaid programs must collect an application fee for new provider applications, re-enrollments (revalidations), and reactivations. The following providers are exempt from the application fee:
Individual providers, nonphysician...