LeadingAge Kansas’ Grants Clearinghouse
See the list is a sampling of grants and funders that are available in Kansas, have a special focus on education, or have a special focus on aging issue. Check Out LeadingAge Kansas’ Grants Clearinghouse.
Kansas Skills Gap Survey
LeadingAge Kansas was recently at a workforce innovation and opportunity conference in Wichita. Aging Services and Long-Term Supports and Services business leaders were severely underrepresented. The state of Kansas is trying to assess the...
Kansas Antipsychotic Ranking Improves to 38th in Nation
Last week the most current antipsychotic use data from CMS (1st quarter, 2018) was released. Kansas has improved to the ranking of 38th, and we have achieved the national goal of a 30% reduction...
Webinar: Person-Centered Care and Discharge Planning – How to Provide Seamless Transitions for Post-Acute...
Join LeadingAge Kansas and Pathway Health Services’, Louann Lawson, BA, RN for this Webinar on Thursday, December 6th from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Creating a person-centered care plan is the first step in a...
Updated Medicare Rate Calculator Available
CMS corrected some technical errors that had affected the skilled nursing rate calculator. The SNF PPS Rate Calculator has now been updated on the LeadingAge National website.
Transitions
It is with much gratitude and affection that we say “Happy Retirement” to Fontella Fant, Administrator for many years at Redbud Village in Plainville. We wish you “happy trails”, fun travels and plenty of...
Save on Unemployment & HR Costs
For 35 years, UST www.chooseUST.org has been helping 501(c)(3) organizations exercise their exclusive nonprofit tax alternative, as allowed by Federal law, to pay only for their own unemployment claims dollar-for-dollar which can save them thousands annually.
UST participants...
HUD Under Continuing Resolution Until December 7
Unable to reach a deal on a four-bill appropriations package, Congress has passed a continuing resolution to keep HUD and some other federal programs funded through December 7. While Congress is poised to enact...
New Long-Stay Claims-Based Hospitalization Measure Posted on Nursing Home Compare
CMS believes that residents who return to the hospital frequently during their nursing home stay for unplanned reasons are less likely to be receiving proper assessments or care. Attempting to widen those included in...
Member Resources for Boards
The For Your Board Newsletter is for you to provide to your Board Members. Each quarter we focus on a specific governance topic to help you, your leadership team and your board in planning,...
Voluntary Deferred Bed Tax Payments
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services is offering skilled nursing facilities the option of deferring their Q1 SFY19 installment payment until January 30, 2019.
View the letter from KDADS for more information.
KOTA Fixed and Bed Tax Due Date Extended
KDADS has sent out the following notice to nursing facilities regarding the technical issues last week with the KOTA web app.
Notice: The technical issues with the Kansas Organization Tracking Bed Assessment Web Application have been...