TeamSTEPPS® Training is Coming to the Kansas City Area

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Attention Eastern Kansas members and those looking for a reason to roadtrip to KC. The TeamSTEPPS® teamwork and communication train-the-trainer workshop in Lenexa is quickly approaching. This is your opportunity to learn proven, practical...

Who Will be Exhibiting at the Fall Conference?

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Would you like your name on the list? Call Nicole at LeadingAge Kansas today at 1.800.264.5242. Here are the Exhibitors who have signed up for the Fall Conference. 360 Care ACT Advance Catastrophic Technologies Aetna...

Webinars: Value-Based Purchasing and Quality Reporting Program

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Join Suzy Harvey from BKD with two new webinars: SNF Value-Based Purchasing and SNF Quality Reporting Program SNF Value Based Purchasing | Thursday, October, 10th | 2:00 – 3:00 PM The SNF Value Based Purchasing webinar...

Webinar: Practical Behavioral Management Strategies for the Client with Dementia

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Tuesday, October 15th | 2:00 – 3:00 PM Join Associate Professor of Nursing at Newman University, Amy Siple for this information filled webinar. This presentation will review common behavioral challenges reported in clients with dementia. Tips...

Webinar: PDPM – How to Succeed Post-Implementation

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Tuesday, November 12th | 2:00 – 3:00 PM PDPM is the First Major Update to the Medicare Skilled Nursing in Years – This is what you need to know: The new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) is...

Goodbye and Hello to Staff at Sunshine Meadows

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After 37 years with Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Social Worker LouAnn Voth has retired. “I have enjoyed my years at Buhler and have appreciated being given the opportunity to work here,” she said. “I thank my coworkers...

Brewster Wins “Best of Topeka”

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Congratulations to the team at Brewster Place in Topeka on winning Best Retirement Community in Topeka by the local Topeka Capital Journal. Excerpt from the article: Brewster Place, a retirement community in Topeka since 1964,...

SunPorch of Dodge City Raises Funds for Alzheimer’s Programs, Research

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Since SunPorch of Dodge City staff members see first-hand the effects of Alzheimer’s disease every day, they are participating in a nationwide event and hosting a local fundraiser this month. The annual Walk to End...

SunPorch of Smith County Plans Ribbon Cutting/Grand Opening

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Congratulations to the folks at SunPorch in Smith County who will be celebrating the opening of the long-awaited Greenhouses. The Ribbon Cutting date is set for September 27th at 11:00 AM with an open...

Good Samaritan Ellis Residents Love to Paint

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Good Samaritan Society of Ellis residents enjoy painting on canvases each month. Tammy Leiker, volunteer, guides the painters through a thematic picture to keep and enjoy afterwards. Helen Leiker Anna Flax Steven Pughe

Nominate a Deserving Employee to be a “Hero in Aging”

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You have exceptional people working in your organizations and we want to help you highlight and promote them. LeadingAge Kansas recently launched a great image booster for our field called “Heroes in Aging” to highlight...

New Individuals and Promotions in the Membership

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LeadingAge Kansas would like to extend a warm welcome and congratulations to the following individuals who are new to their positions or have received promotions within their organizations. Ramandeep Dulku is the new Director...