Have You Submitted Your Program Service Revenue Yet?
We are seeking Program Service Revenue in order to figure dues for 2019. We know it is early, however we are getting ready to develop our budget to be approved by our board. We...
Time is Running Out to Apply for The Center for Leadership
Don’t miss another chance to hone your leadership skills and pick up new connections and tools to lead your department or organization into the future. The deadline for applications is July 1, 2018. Learn more...
KDADS Seeks Your Help to Update Kansas Alzheimer’s/Memory Care Special Care Unit List
Please take a look at the current list of Alzheimer's/Memory Care/Special Care Units and send any updates you have to SCC Commissioner Brad Fischer.
Attn: MDS Coordinators – Care Area Assessments
Chapter 4 of the RAI Manual is one of the least read and more important for quality outcomes. A Care Area Assessment (CAA) triggers when an MDS response item is answered in a certain...
Financial Fraud Targeting Older Americans
According to the 2018 Fraud Book , produced by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, older Americans are scammed for nearly $3 billion each year. The top 10 scams reported in 2017 were:
IRS Impersonation...
Sunflower Health Plan Summer Provider Orientation
Sunflower Health Plan will be hosting a Summer Provider Orientation Webinar on June 29th at 12:00 pm. This will be a quarterly new provider and refresher orientation. They will provide information on Sunflower’s processes...
New Associate Members
LeadingAge Kansas would like to welcome two new Associate Members, Encore Rehabilitation Services and Rasmussen College.
Encore Rehabilitation Services delivers quality therapy programs to hundreds of facilities nationwide. Their mission is to maintain the delicate balance...
Does Your Organization Use a Wheelchair Washer?
We have a question for you from an Associate Member. They are curious about the prevalence of wheelchair washers in facilities. They are considering offering a service to visit facilities and wash wheelchairs for...
Multiple Scholarships will be Awarded – Apply Now
Founded in 1988, LeadingAge Kansas Foundation was formed to conduct research, and produce information and training to increase the understanding of aging, and to improve the quality of care and services for older Kansans. LeadingAge Kansas...
DON Learning Group – Date Change
The DON Learning Group will meet August 1st instead of June 27th from 1 – 4 PM.
With the DON Learning Group quickly approaching the event needed to be moved for the training to be most effective.
Please...
More on KDADS Contracting With HMS to do Surveys
Last week we sent out an Information Alert about KDADS contracting with Healthcare Management Solutions (HMS) to work on the backlog of nursing home surveys. The contract goes through the end of the year. ...
US Senate Committee Workforce Hearing
The US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), of which Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas is a member, recently heard testimony from several witnesses on the growing shortage of health care professionals...