Week of July 19th

STATE NEWS Kansas COVID-19 Vaccination Overview 1,326,134 People Vaccinated with One Dose2,410,047 Total Doses Reported as Administered- First Dose: 1,326,134- Second Dose: 1,083,9132,952,820 Total Doses Distributed- State Distributed: 2,038,18045.5% of Kansans Vaccinated with One Dose40.1% of...

Congratulations to the following members who applied for and were awarded a Kansas Community Service Tax Credit. Read the Governor’s Press Release. Aging Well, Inc. – Construction of three small homes that will provide long-term care...

All of us at LeadingAge Kansas would like to send a warm farewell to Sara Corsair, Director of Nursing at Cedar Village, LTC in Ness City and alumni of the LK Center for Leadership....

It’s time to reconnect at the 2021 LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO. Our collective power is made greater through sharing, learning, and collaboration–so join us for the conversations and connections that will help us navigate...

Stories can teach, build empathy, engender trust, and generate support; compelling stories stay with people long after figures and charts have been forgotten. LeadingAge leverages the stories of our members—for advocacy, media, and member-to-member...

Congratulations to Ricky Turley, Desi Flerlage and the entire team at the Lakeview Village Healthcare Center in Lenexa on their recent zero deficiency survey. Way to go team!

Calling all home health and hospice members! We are hosting two events to provide feedback on the Home Health Rule. On July 26th at 12:20 PM CT, join us for a Hospice Survey Reform Discussion,...

Our global community of providers support each other by sharing experiences, strategies, and solutions. This past year has shown us the importance of connection and learning from one another. The more we can expand...

The nonprofit aging services field needs diverse, empowered leaders. Apply to LeadingAge’s 2022 Leadership Academy and be part of a transformative program that can help unleash your natural talents. You’ll join a growing network...

I. FOLLOWING THE NARRATIVE: A quick summary of national media trends last week.(*LeadingAge is featured in the story.)  Still a major coverage theme: infrastructure stories focused on the Senate Democrats’ $3.5 trillion Infrastructure proposal, including...

The COVID-19 crisis has reinforced the essential value of direct care workers, and a new presidential administration offers a critical window of opportunity to improve jobs for this workforce, says a new report from...

You promoted a superstar employee to a supervisory role. She now manages the people who were once her peers, and while she exhibits strong leadership potential, she’ll likely need guidance along the way. This change in...