Research Roundup: Week of July 8, 2026
Brief-Worthy This Week
Falls risk assessment gap: A cross-sectional study found that lower hip abductor and ankle dorsiflexor strength — not range of motion —...
What Clowns Taught Us About Sustaining Emotional Well-Being in Long-Term Care
There is a tendency in aging services to treat psychosocial programming as supplemental. To treat it as something layered on top of "real" care...
LeadingAge National Government News: July 8, 2026
2026 Regulatory Agenda from OMB
On July 3, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs published the 2026 Regulatory Plan...
House Candidate Meet & Greets – Get Registered Now!
Join us, and other healthcare professionals from various associations, for regional candidate meet-and-greet events where members can engage directly with candidates running for state office and...
Get To Know Our Board: Andy Sutter
This summer, we are spotlighting the passionate, strategic, and dedicated individuals who guide LeadingAge Kansas, KING, EBI, and our Foundation to service and success.
With nearly...
UnitedHealthcare Part D & HealthDirect Update
LeadingAge Kansas has received a notice from LeadingAge National regarding a potential disruption affecting some long-term care residents.
Effective July 1, 2026, HealthDirect is no longer an in-network pharmacy...
Your Voice Matters—And You Could Win A $500 Gift Card
LeadingAge Kansas wants to hear from you! By completing our Membership Survey, you'll help us understand what we're doing well, where we can improve, and how we can...
Two Summer Webinars to Elevate and Sustain Your Dietary Operations
Join LeadingAge Kansas and our newest Platinum Partner, HHS1, for our July and August webinars crafted to help your team achieve long-term financial sustainability and embrace the...
National Launches Advocacy Champions Initiative – Participate and Spread the News
The goal of Advocacy Champions is simple, we want anyone who cares about aging services to be an advocate and be able to contact...
Relias Offering MDS 3.0 RAI Manual July 17th
Attend this webinar to:
Identify item coding changes to the MDS 3.0 effective October 1, 2019
Identify MDS items that have been deleted or...
Anxiety Shared Pathway Toolkit
Anxiety is one of the leading causes of hospital readmissions and crosses many diagnoses. The Anxiety Shared Pathway Toolkit focuses on using integrative health care to...
For Women Leaders and Aspiring Leaders
The science of women’s leadership, Alexis Kanda-Olmstead
There Are 3 Keys to Career Success—But Women Are Only Taught 2 of Them, Susan Colantuono