Workforce Well-Being: It’s About Burnout
This Spotlight explores common distress symptoms and proven strategies to manage compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2024 KING Safety Grant is Accepting Applications
The 2024 KING Safety Grant application period runs through February 29th. The KING Board approved a grant award pool of $30,000 for 2024. All current KING Members may apply. The matching grant program categories...
Friendly Reminder – LeadingAge Kansas Membership Renewal Due Date Coming Up
Don’t forget to renew your organization’s LeadingAge Kansas membership by February 15th.
If you haven’t renewed yet, need another copy of your invoice, or have questions, please contact Tina Andres at tina@leadingagekansas.org.
Thank you to those who have...
Lakeview Village is Celebrating 60 Years of Serving Kansas Seniors
2024 marks 60 years in business for Lakeview Village. Congratulations on your milestone year, Lakeview! We look forward to sharing how they celebrate throughout the year.
Report Finds Older Adults are an Increasing Portion of the Workforce… And Are Happy...
Pew Research Center released a report indicating that older workers comprise an increased percentage of the workforce and are earning higher wages. The findings suggest that older workers are working longer hours, more likely...
Hospice Aggregate Cap Report for 2023 Due February 29th
Hospice agencies are required to submit their Aggregate Cap Report for the cap year ended September 30, 2023, by February 29, 2024. The cap year-end and filing deadline are the same for all Medicare...
Economic Data Show Healthcare Job Growth, but Demand for Workers Continues to Exceed Supply
According to a February 2nd report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of healthcare jobs increased by 70,000 in January, with gains in hospitals (+20,000), nursing and residential care facilities (+17,000),...
Public Comment Open for KDADS HCBS Final Settings Rule Policies
KDADS has released two policies related to the HCBS Final Settings Rule available for public comment. LeadingAge Kansas is planning to submit concerns centered around landlord-tenant application provisions outlined in the Ongoing Monitoring policy...
Relias Webinar Tomorrow, February 8th– Confident Compliance: Driving Competency Through Culture
Post-acute and home-based care organizations operate in a turbulent regulatory environment where care standards evolve quickly, and sudden changes in state and federal requirements are almost guaranteed. Those tasked with ensuring compliance spend a...
Lobby Day at the LeadingAge National Leadership Summit
Registration is now open for LeadingAge members to attend Lobby Day at the National Leadership Summit. This is a great opportunity for members to engage in federal advocacy and voice concerns with the proposed...
ACL Releases OAA Modernization Final Regulation
The regulations governing the Older Americans Act (OAA) are overseen by the Administration for Community Living (ACL). Prior to the current “public inspection” release on February 6th, updates to the regulations had not been...
The Next 2024 KING Member Zoom Call is February 13th
If you haven’t yet registered, KING members can sign-up now for the remaining 2024 Winter Member Zoom calls! Dates for the calls are February 13th and March 12th. The Zoom calls begin at 1:00...