Competitive Disadvantage: Direct Care Wages Are Lagging Behind
New data suggest that direct care wages are Lagging behind In all 50 states and DC, the direct care worker median wage is lower than the median wage for other occupations with similar entry-level...
New Webinar: Pressure Ulcers and Long-Term Care
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM
Join our Silver Partner KAMMCO as Yolanda Sims, JD presents:
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), pressure ulcers remain a serious problem in...
A Great Big Thank You to All of Our Exhibitors
Here are our Associate Members and Partners that helped make a great 2020 Fall Virtual Conference:
We want to thank our Associate Members and Partners for helping make this our best First Virtual Conference. Without...
NCOA Launches Falls Free CheckUp/Chequeo Contra Caídas: Bilingual Tool to Prevent One of the...
The Falls Free CheckUp/Chequeo Contra Caídas, an innovative online tool—available in both English and Spanish—that helps older adults assess their risk of falling and offers them a wealth of bilingual resources to stay safe.
The self-directed...
Would You Stay? Rethinking Direct Care Job Quality
Would You Stay? Rethinking Direct Care Job Quality examines how poor job quality has defined the direct care job for decades, negatively impacting workers, long-term care employers, consumers, and the economy. The report also reviews...
LeadingAge Annual Meeting Student Program: Where Drive and Opportunity Come Together
Do you know any current students or recent graduates that might be interested in the field of aging services? Help them get a firsthand look at career options at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting Virtual Experience this...
It Is Time to Resolve the Direct Care Workforce Crisis in Long-Term Care
Nearly 4.6 million direct care workers—including personal care aides, home health aides, and nursing assistants—provide daily support to older adults and people with disabilities across a range of settings in the United States, predominantly...
Bluestem Communities Launches Giving Initiative to Meet Senior Care Needs
With fundraising events canceled amidst the pandemic, Bluestem Communities is getting creative with its fundraising efforts to close out the 2020 year. The non-profit organization launched the Double Your Impact, Double Your Gift initiative,...
Shepherds Center Survey News
The Shepherd’s Center in Cimarron recently had their 2nd Infection Control Survey and received zero deficiencies. Congratulations to the entire team on this accomplishment!
LeadingAge Kansas Virtual Fall Conference Was a Success
A huge thank you to the speakers, attendees, exhibitors and LeadingAge Kansas staff who made this conference the best possible experience.
Here’s what you missed if you weren’t able to attend:
Intuitive platform that was easy...
Thinking About Expanding Your Reach?
The Middle Market Playbook is being graciously provided to LeadingAge members in Kansas and elsewhere free of charge. Please use coupon code is LAComp (case sensitive). 3-minute Middle Market Playbook video.
RWJF Award for Health Equity: Nominations Open
Nominations are now open for the 2020 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Award for Health Equity. LeadingAge presents this annual award to recognize an individual or a team of two individuals who are working...