COVID-19/Novel Coronavirus Update for 10-13-2021
STATE NEWS
Kansas COVID-19 Cluster Summary As of October 13th, there are 12 long-term care facilities with clusters and 3 are LeadingAge Kansas Members.
Statewide Active COVID-19 Clusters
Clusters: 198Cases: 3,638Hospitalizations: 91
Kansas COVID-19: Case Rates
Cases: 421,462Total Case Rate...
A Free Tool Providers Can Use to Help Their Organizations Thrive
Quality Metrics is a tool from LeadingAge New York that offers web-based interactive data analytics to assist nursing homes, home health agencies, and hospices perform custom benchmarking to demonstrate organizational value to internal and...
Kansas SPARK Funds
As most will recall, several adult cares homes were selected for audit regarding their use of the Kansas SPARK funds, which were distributed to providers in the Fall of 2020 by the State of...
It’s Flu Season
Clorox Presents: Grants for Flu Vaccine Clinics
Flu season is coming, and LeadingAge is partnering with Clorox to help members from across the continuum hold vaccine clinics. Grants can be used for clinics in your...
Spread Your Good News: LeadingAge Story Collector
LeadingAge wants to hear your stories of innovation on workforce, technology, and more. The LeadingAge Story Collector makes it easy; try it today!
With So Many People Quitting, Don’t Overlook Those Who Stay
The marketplace for talent has shifted. You need to think of your employees like customers and put thoughtful attention into retaining them. This is the first step to slow attrition and regain your growth...
To Retain Employees, Give Them a Sense of Purpose and Community
Leaders determined to stem the tide of talent defections during the Great Resignation could be surprised to learn they’re barking up the wrong tree by simply throwing money or perks at the problem. The...
Federal Legislation Tracker
Want to know the status of a Congressional bill related to aging services? Wondering if LeadingAge has taken a position. Please check our new and improved LeadingAge federal legislation tracker. This tool includes bills that LeadingAge National...
2022 Annual Meeting Call for Sessions
Have a great idea for a session that should be part of next year’s LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO, happening October 16-19, 2022 in Denver, CO? You can begin submitting proposals now! Learn more,...
The Week in Media: October 4 – October 10, 2021
I. FOLLOWING THE NARRATIVE: A quick summary of national media trends last week.(* indicates that LeadingAge is featured in the story.)
Continuing negotiations on Build Back Better legislation dominated news coverage, with some speculation about...
Seeking Volunteers for Resident to Staff Aggression Discussion
Work has begun on the OSHA Susan Harwood Long-Term Care Resident to Staff Aggression grant project and your input is needed. A brief, virtual discussion is being planned to help the project team learn about...