Last Chance to Apply for the Center for Leadership
Do me a favor and take a moment to consider why you haven’t applied for our program yet. Is it because you don’t think you need leadership training? Is it because the cost is...
Read This: Submit PSR by July 1, 2018
If you haven’t already, please take a moment to fill out this easy online form and submit your Program Service Revenue from line 9 of your form 990 for dues purposes. Don’t have a...
CMS Webinar on Emergency Preparedness
CMS hosted a webinar on emergency preparedness for providers on June 19. They provided very little advance notice. But, good news, the 90-minute webinar will be archived. Select "I'm a Provider Option" and search for...
Congratulations to Bethel Home in Montezuma
Congratulations to Bethel Home in Montezuma on their recent zero deficiency KDADS nursing home survey!
LeadingAge Strikes Back on MedPac Call to Lower SNF Pay Rates
LeadingAge National distributed a critical response to a recent recommendation by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) to lower pay rates for skilled nursing facilities. MedPAC criticized some of the Patient-Driven Payment Model policies supported by nursing...
Raise Awareness about LTSS Needs and Family Caregivers
Carry the Conversation: Be the Voice of Long-Term Services and Supports is a campaign to raise awareness about the prevalence of young caregivers ages 20-36 and the lack of affordable long-term services and supports options available to...
SNF (NF) Provider Preview Reports-Review by June 30
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Provider Preview Reports have been updated and are now available by following the Preview Report Access Instructions. Providers have until June 30, 2018 to review their performance data prior to public...
LEADINGAGE KANSAS FOUNDATION Scholarship Deadline August 1, 2018
Any employee of a LeadingAge Kansas member is eligible to apply for an LEADINGAGE KANSAS FOUNDATION Scholarship. Learn more and apply TODAY. Please contact Tina Andres at (800) 264-5242 if you have questions.
Congratulations to Wesley Towers in Hutchinson
A shout out to the team at Wesley Towers in Hutchinson on their recent 2-deficiency KDADS survey!
Out of Reach: Wages Don’t Support Housing Needs of LTC Workers
In a recent report published by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition, it was noted that a large portion of staff in senior living and long term care communities earn less than what it takes to be...
High Plains Retirement Village Highlighted in Wichita Eagle for Antipsychotic Reduction
Mary Chipley, Director of Nursing at High Plains Retirement Village (HPRV) in Lakin, and other team members like Miranda Barrera, have been working diligently over the past several months to decrease use of off-label...
Kansas Nursing Home and LTCU Quick Facts
323 - Number of licensed nursing homes and hospital long-term care units (LTCUs)
94.5% - Percentage of all licensed nursing homes and LTCUs that participate in the Medicaid program
81.19% - Average occupancy
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