LeadingAge Missouri Event Happens Next Week
Last chance to RSVP for this free CEU event that takes place on May 24th from 2 – 5 PM in Lees Summit, MO.
This event will discuss quality of care, staff retention, resident satisfaction...
CMS LTSS Webinar on Culture Change in Long-Term Care
On Wednesday, May 25th at 1 PM CT, CMS will host a webinar with UNITE (Uniting Nursing Homes in Tribal Excellence). The organization’s mission is to partner with and be a resource for Native...
KHN Reports on the Decline of Travel Nurses
A new in-depth report from Kaiser Health News looks at the rise and decline of travel nurses. As COVID relief funds are being exhausted across the country, contracts for traveling nurse staff are starting to decrease....
ATTN Kansas Execs – Consider Becoming a Mentor
We are recruiting mentors for interns in The Summer Enrichment Program (SEP), an internship in the field of aging designed to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
We would like to pair each intern with a mentor...
KFMC Virtual Education Series Begin June 15th
KFMC along with Linda Farrar and Kate Niemann from the Kansas Partnership to Improve Dementia Care are facilitating a 6-week series focused on activities/engagement, care planning and safe medication management.
Virtual Educational Series:
Below is a...
Integrating Beliefs into Advance Care Planning Conversations Quick Cast
Dr. Stephanie Anderson, Executive Director of Respecting Choices®, highlights the importance of incorporating individual beliefs, values, and preferences in care planning conversations and decision making in this on-demand Quick Cast. Access is free for LeadingAge...
Fire Marshal Webinar on May 19th at 10 AM – Topic: All Things Propane
Join Zoom Meeting HERE. Meeting ID: 971 4781 6105. Passcode: 1hukcD. Questions? Email John at John.Sprague@ks.gov.
OIG Finds 25% of Medicare Patients Harmed During Hospital Stays
2018, the OGI found 1 in 4 Medicare beneficiaries had temporary or lasting harm during hospitalizations. These included adverse events leading to longer hospital stays or which caused permanent harm, death, or situations requiring life-saving intervention....
Earn CE With This Webinar – A Path to Make Long-Term Care a Provider...
Presenter: Age-u-cate | Tuesday May 24, 2022 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Objectives:
Define the important organizational attributes that meet the needs of the current workforce.Describe the “soft” benefits of working in aging services.Evaluate the employment...
NASEM Report Talking Points for State Execs
Read the NASEM Report Talking Points from LeadingAge National.
Home Health Value Based Purchasing Measure Resources
CMS released new resources for home health agencies on the expansion of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Program. For more information read this article.
Save the Date: LPC May Member Network Call
Our next Network call will be on Thursday, May 26th at Noon CT. **Please note the time adjustment for this month only. The topic of our meeting is behavioral and mental health interventions for older adults,...