Hats Off to Mount Hope Nursing Center For Reducing Antipsychotic Use to Zero
Congratulations to Gina Terry and the Team at Mount Hope Nursing Center in Mount Hope for their hard work in antipsychotic reduction. They currently have no residents utilizing antipsychotic medications. They have been working...
Resident Group Turns Plastic Bags Into Yarn
The Newton Presbyterian Manor Plastic Bag Ladies enjoyed a wonderful outing to Wichita on Friday, August 16. They visited the Open Door ministries complex, a day shelter for homeless persons. Fred Irwin, an intake social worker,...
SunPorch, Nightingale College Partners in Nursing Education
Since the staff at SunPorch of Dodge City recognizes that southwest Kansas faces a nursing shortage, it has teamed up with a new partner to address the issue.
“We are super excited to be part...
Last Chance to Sign Up for Kansas Night Out
LeadingAge Kansas would like to invite you to join us in San Diego on Sunday, October 27th for the Kansas Night Out. The event will be held from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM at the House of Blues San Diego...
LeadingAge Statement on CMS’ Initiatives to Increase Transparency About Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect
Here is the official statement from Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of LeadingAge, the association of nonprofit providers of aging services, including skilled nursing, on CMS’ initiatives to increase transparency about abuse and neglect of...
Heroes in Aging Spotlight – Holly Jaramillo
Holly Jaramillo works at Topeka Presbyterian Manor as an Assisted and Independent Living Charge Nurse. Learn more about Holly.
Are you interested in nominating a fantastic team member to be a LeadingAge Kansas Hero in Aging? You...
Reimbursement Updates
With the other changes that have been coming our way – don’t forget to check the CASPER system for your updated VBP information. You will also want to update this information in your financial...
2019 LeadingAge Kansas Fall Regional Roundtables – November 4th through 8th
Join LeadingAge Kansas for our Fall Round Tables next month in a location near you.
Locations:
November 4th, 1 PM - 4 PM, Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America Corporate, 2414 N. Woodlawn Blvd Wichita, KS 67220
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Kansas Christian Home Creates Mentor Program – Honors Graduates
Kansas Christian Home in Newton honored four graduates from their newly implemented Mentor program recently. The Mentor program was developed to encourage employee retention and build peer to peer relationships. Future Mentors must undergo...
CMS Watching Changes in Therapy Patterns with PDPM
The first week of the new Medicare payment model for nursing homes has brought stories of rapidly shifting therapy patterns among some providers, and voices from the consulting and advocacy worlds are warning that...
Aetna Better Health® of Kansas Executive Update Webinars Announced
Aetna Better Health of Kansas will provide Webinars on October 17th from 9:00 AM-10:00 AM, October 31st from 1:00-2:00 PM and November 11th from 12:00 1:00 PM to share updates on the health plan...
Robbie Clausen Assumes Leadership of Lakeview Village
Upon Jamie Frazier’s retirement on October 18th, Robbie Clausen will become the President and CEO of Lakeview Village in Lenexa, the Lakeview Village Foundation, and Ridgeview Village (affordable senior housing in Olathe). Robbie has...