LeadingAge Weighs in on Proposed Medicare Advantage Changes
LeadingAge national has submitted a comment letter to CMS on the 2020 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part D Payment Policies (the Advance Notice) and Draft Call Letter (“Call...
Manor of the Plains Earns Zero-Deficiency Rating
Manor of the Plains earned a zero-deficiency survey from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services following its annual inspection in early February.
“We are very proud of our staff’s achievement,” said Michael Rajewski,...
Wichita Presbyterian Manor Earns Zero-Deficiency Rating
Wichita Presbyterian Manor earned a zero-deficiency health care survey from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services following its annual inspection in mid-February.
“We are very proud of our staff’s achievement,” said Courtney Wolfe,...
Onboarding Toolkit Principle 4: Career Pathways and Role Specific Challenges
Here are the specifics about Principle 4 in the Onboarding Toolkit found on our website. Watch the video and then utilize the tools to help implement this section.
Facilitator Guide
Readiness Assessment
Training - Working in...
CMS Nursing Home Employee Satisfaction Survey and Staff Competency Assessment Tools Available for Free
The CMS Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Program (CMPRP) is a three-year effort focused on:
Improve dementia care
Reduce adverse events
Improve staffing quality, such as reducing turnover, improving staff retention and enhancing general staff performance.
Toward this...
LeadingAge Weighs in on Teens Operating Patient Lifts
The Department of Labor recently issued a proposed rule that would remove the current restrictions on the operation of patient lifts by nursing home employees under age 18. LeadingAge National filed comments in support of this...
March 4-8 is Kansas Severe Weather Awareness Week
Kansas experiences a wide variety of summertime severe weather, including: tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding.
Residents are encouraged to use this week to review their severe weather safety plans.
The state fire drill...
We Are Looking for a Few Good Sponsors and Exhibitors
Do you know someone who might benefit from being an exhibitor or sponsor at the LeadingAge Kansas Expo this spring?
The 2019 Spring Conference and Expo is May 6th & 7th at the Hyatt Regency...
The SBA Office of Advocacy Wants to Hear From You About Burdensome Regulations
The federal Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy is gathering information from small businesses about burdensome federal regulations. They invite you to share your experience with burdensome federal regulations HERE. The information you provide is used by SBA...
LeadingAge Publishes Policy Update
Check out the latest on what LeadingAge National is doing for you in Washington regarding policy. Highlights include Federal budget for fiscal 2020, Nursing home regulation, Medicare Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), Medicare 2019 payment...
Reimbursement-Related questions?
Here are some of the things we have contracted with Joshua Johnson to assist with:
Troubleshoot for members on their individual reimbursement problems/questions.
Communicating on a regular basis with state agency officials regarding Medicaid...
2019 Adult Care Home Operator’s Course – June 12th through July 31st
This 7-week course offered by GERTI and LeadingAge Kansas combines online learning with in-person sessions and includes all the requirements from the state approved operators’ course for assisted living and state licensed only adult...