Week of March 28th

As the war in Ukraine escalates, our hearts go out to all who are impacted, particularly the older adults whose lives have been upended. The Global Aging Network, including LeadingAge, supports the protection of...

Register HERE. Background: In 1986, the Institute of Medicine released the report Improving the Quality of Care in Nursing Homes. This is the first national nursing home quality study since that time. The current Committee on the...

CDC recently released a Nursing Home Communication toolkit to help nursing home healthcare professionals better communicate with residents and families on antibiotic treatment expectations. Pressure from family members to prescribe antibiotics to nursing home residents when...

HERE’s  the March Community E-newsletter from Aetna Better Health of Kansas. Content in this issue includes: Better Health Breakdown: COVID-19Quality Time: ABHKS Quality Strategy for 2022Resource Roundup: Mandated Reporter TrainingNational Developmental Disabilities MonthMember Success Story: A...

You can attend this conference in-person, virtual or on-demand. We will be offering a livestream option for each of our keynotes, general sessions and largely attended breakouts. This will roughly include 6 - 8 sessions...

The Alzheimer’s Association released their annual Facts and Figures report which echoes much of the recent public conversations on the home care workforce. The report states that the country needs to have almost 35% more home...

I. FOLLOWING THE NARRATIVE: A quick summary of national media trends last week.(* indicates that LeadingAge is featured in the story.)  With Omicron subvariant BA.2 spreading, focus on vaccination status of older adults and professional...

The LeadingAge Nursing Home Advisory Group is undergoing some minor logistics changes. We will now be known as the LeadingAge Nursing Home Network (new name, same great service). For new folks joining the group,...

Registration is now open for the May – June course that will help you earn your Operator certification. Dates: May 11th – June 15th *Mandatory Zoom Meetings May 11th and June 15th *Online classes run May 11th...

Read the latest newsletter and research from the research arm of LeadingAge. Titles include: New Research: Enhancing Frontline Nurse Management READ MORENominate a Nurse for the 2022 Joan Anne McHugh Award READ MORE5 Ways to Support Care Partners...

Right after Leadership Summit, don’t miss this month’s LPC meeting, featuring Mario McKenzie, CliftonLarsonAllen and Dr. Howie Forman, M.D. of Yale University. We’ll discuss what endemic management means for LPCs; email Dee at dpekruhn@leadingage.org if you...

Join LeadingAge Kansas and other Assisted Living professionals this week on March 31st from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. March 31st | Zoom | 1:00 – 3:00 PM About the Assisted Living Learning Group: This AL Learning Group will...