Don’t Keep it a Secret, Promote the Foundation Scholarship to Your Team
The LeadingAge Kansas Foundation Scholarship application window is now open. Full and part-time employees in your organization are eligible to apply, but if they do not know they can’t apply. Please help us promote...
Free CMS Online Training on Changes in Determining IJ
LeadingAge Kansas members that are subject to CMS’s long term care survey and enforcement rules are strongly encouraged to take the Immediate Jeopardy Update Training covering the revised Appendix Q–Core Guidelines to Determining Immediate Jeopardy posted...
Free CMS Online Training Available to Fulfill RoP Requirement for Specialized Infection Prevention and...
CMS and the CDC have partnered to create a multi-module online certificate training for long term care on infection prevention and control to be completed over several session. Implemented across all three phases of...
New DOL Overtime Proposal Raising Concerns
A new proposal would greatly increase the number of employees eligible for overtime pay. Under the proposal, workers earning less than $35,000 a year would be eligible for overtime pay. The rule would raise the...
We Need You to Take LeadingAge National’s Call
LeadingAge Kansas and LeadingAge National need your help to prepare for a major survey of all LeadingAge provider members this spring. To ensure the survey’s success, we first need to verify contact information for the team...
LeadingAge Hospice Services
Ever wonder what LeadingAge National does for Hospice providers? Check out this flyer to find out more.
Thanks to Those Who Participated in Careers in Aging Services Week
We would like to give a big thank you to those members who participated in Careers in Aging Services Week! Nation-wide it was a big hit on social media. Here is what members who...
Peak 2.0 Newsletter Available
The March PEAK 2.0 Newsletter is here. It focuses on resources related to action planning, as well as, key work from a designer on the PEAK team at K-State. Download the newsletter.
Dementia Resources
Here are resources from around the country focusing on Alzheimer’s and Dementia care. Enjoy!
People with dementia who get tired are sundowning? What a load of rubbish!
THE BENEFITS OF ANIMAL THERAPY FOR OLDER...
Wellness and Wellbeing Resources
Check out this week’s roundup of resources for Wellness and Wellbeing
Commentary: Ageism in nursing adversely affects patient care
Meditation Benefits for Older Adults
ART FOR THE AGING
Study: Staying Active In Middle Age...
Katie Sloan will be Inducted into McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor
Katie Sloan, CEO of LeadingAge national, will be inducted into McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor in May. Congratulations Katie. Well-deserved!
Read more.
She was also a McKnight’s featured guest columnist recently. Read “Time for a...
Jennifer Maina Named a McKnight’s Women of Distinction Rising Star
Jennifer Maina, Director of Nursing at Larksfield Place, has been named as a McKnight’s Women of Distinction Rising Star. Congratulations Jennifer!
Read Larksfield’s Press Release.