Week of July 15th

LeadingAge Kansas Foundation scholarship applications must be submitted by August 1, 2019. The scholarship is available to full and part-time member employees interested in furthering their education. For more information or to apply visit...

Why are there so few women leaders? Weaving together scientific research and personal narrative, Alexis Kanda-Olmstead explains why women may be reluctant to take on leadership roles and what we - women and men...

Is a merger, acquisition or closure something your organization needs to consider?  Ziegler’s new white paper Sponsorship Transitions: Considerations for Not-for-Profit Senior Living Providers is recommended reading for LeadingAge Kansas members who are wondering what the...

Communication was a key topic at the Work Force Conference last week. Speakers and participants alike discussed the need to improve communication. But, how do you do it? TeamSTEPPS® is a proven method for...

As you have heard, the Kansas Supreme Court recently ruled that existing caps on non-economic damages from personal injury and medical malpractice are unconstitutional. During last week's meeting of the Health Care Stabilization Fund...

John Grace and Karen Smith review information at Sterling Village. Grace is president of GraceTeam and Smith has been named administrator at Sterling Village. Karen Smith, RN, is using her three-layered background to lead the...

If you went to the LeadingAge Kansas Spring Conference and Expo, you likely enjoyed beautiful images of hands as you walked into the Expo Hall. The artist, Kelly Nachtigal, was invited to showcase his...

Michael (Mike) Rajewski recently took the helm at Mount St. Mary in Wichita as Administrator. He comes to the Sisters from Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America where he worked at the Sterling and Manor of...

We are now collecting Program Service Revenue (Millage) to determine member dues for 2020 through one of two easy methods. Responses are due July 31, 2019. Click to Complete the 2020 Millage Form – OR — Download this...

On a recent conference call with United Health Care, the MCO mentioned that there are still outstanding members that are billing with a TIN instead of their KMAP number. If you have recently received...

Last week’s Workforce and Leadership Conference was heavily focused on culture. We broke the complicated workforce crisis down into a single issue to work on: our workforce is people caring for people. Want to know...

LeadingAge National has compiled an excellent collection of promising practices around Retention and Culture. Some Topics include: Recognition Student Debt Reduction Program Onboarding Flex Scheduling Recruitment and Retention Guide for Employers Front-Line Supervisor Training Online...