Nursing Facility Medicaid Rates for State Fiscal Year 2020
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services has posted the SFY 2020 nursing home Medicaid rates and rate methodology. Find it in the latest Kansas Register.
What Does the EPA Pharmaceutical Rule Mean For You?
Effective Aug. 22, 2019, providers of aging services with hospice and nursing home settings will no longer be allowed to dispose of pharmaceuticals by flushing them down a toilet or sink drain. The prohibition...
LeadingAge Kansas Members Highlighted in Latest PEAK Newsletter
Congratulations to all of our members who were highlighted in this week’s PEAK 2.0 Newsletter. This newsletter focuses on keys to success and recognizes outstanding work in 2018-19. Those featured in the newsletter are excellent...
PDPM – A Word From Josh Johnson, Our Reimbursement Consultant
As the year trucks along, so does the October 1st start date for PDPM. Are you prepared? Our partner BKD has put on several presentations. EHR vendors are re-tooling their systems and also providing...
What’s New in the Membership
Congratulations to the following individuals who have new jobs within the LeadingAge Kansas membership.
Congrats to Kimberly Gibbs who was recently named DON at Larksfield Place in Wichita
Jennifer Maina is the new MDS...
June Government News Round-Up
Welcome to our monthly news round-up for all things government. Watch the video for the important highlights in June, and get more details in our weekly Aging Update email or visit news.leadingagekansas.org
Protected Income Limit Increase...
Generous Donors Create Additional Scholarship Opportunities
Donors contributed over $5,000 to the LeadingAge Kansas Foundation scholarship fund on Giving Tuesday. These donations allow the Foundation to give more scholarships for 2019. Scholarships are available to full or part-time employees of...
2019 Workforce & Leadership Conference – One Week Away
This conference offers a great variety of breakouts options for you, July 11th and 12th in Newton, Kansas.
July 11th - General Workforce
Breakouts Options:
Fostering a Culture of Team Engagement Through Improved Onboarding Practices (offered...
Check Out 2020 ICD-10 CM Updates
The 2020 ICD-10-CM files contain information on the ICD-10-CM updates for FY 2020.
These 2020 ICD-10-CM codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020 and for patient...
Fall Policy & Leadership Conference Exhibitor Space is Filling Up Fast
You will want to be a part of this event LeadingAge Kansas event.
The 2019 Policy & Leadership Conference is coming up quick and we have limited space for exhibitors. The Conference is October 2-3,...
Online Assisted Living Operator Course – Starts September 4th
LeadingAge Kansas is partnering with GERTI in 2019 to provide a 7-week online course to educate you on becoming an Adult Care Home Operator.
Course Structure
This course will be delivered primarily online with an in-person...
LeadingAge Workforce Matters Newsletter
The latest issue of Workforce Matters has several great articles. They include
LeadingAge Ohio Launches “Careers that Love You Back”: LeadingAge Ohio has created “Careers that Love You Back,” a statewide poster campaign for providers...