Kari Bruffett Named to National Rural Panel
Kari Bruffett, Vice President for Policy at the Kansas Health Institute (KHI) has been invited to join the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services by Department of Health and Human Services...
STAR 2.0 Available on Website
The STAR 2.0 train-the-trainer video is now available on the KING website. KING members must log-in to access the member only resources and the STAR video.
Safe Transfers and Repositioning (STAR) demonstrates the best practice...
Senior Housing Co-Ops
Senior Housing Co-Ops: A Growing Trend and Possible Way to Serve Middle Market
Zvago, a LeadingAge Member Senior Co-Op
Nancy’s Place Home Plus Up and Going at Aldersgate Village
Nancy’s Place is the newest service offering at Aldersgate Village in Topeka. The Home Plus features 12 private suites with full baths; a staffed kitchen; and shared dining and living areas. It marries the...
Benefits of Comprehensive Long-Term Care Culture Change
A 2017 study by the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston found that comprehensive adoption of person-centered care and the household model can enhance the interactions between nursing home residents and their care partners, improve...
Palliative Care for People with Dementia Guidelines
CaringKind's Palliative Care for Advanced Dementia: Training and Implementation, addresses the need for improving the quality-of-life and care for residents diagnosed with advanced dementia who live in nursing homes, through a program that generates...
Research Snapshot: Intergenerational Programming in Senior Housing
During 2017, LeadingAge and Generations United conducted a year-long study focused on exploring the characteristics, benefits, implementation challenges, and promising practices associated with intergenerational programming in senior housing communities. This snapshot provides a brief...
“Right-Sizing” Nursing Care Settings in a Life Plan Community
From their inception, life plan communities, also known as continuing care retirement communities or CCRCs, typically featured an assortment of independent living residences and a nursing home. The nursing home was largely intended for...
CMS Fixing SNF Payment Calculation Error
CMS notified Skilled Nursing Providers on Aug. 22 that there was a calculation error in the FY2016 baseline period performance data that excluded certain SNF stays erroneously. CMS will be issuing corrected FY2020 Performance...
IMPORTANT: CMS Posts Final Version of MDS 3.0 and Allowable ICD Codes Available
CMS has posted the final version (V3.00.1) of the MDS 3.0 Data Specifications for Skilled Nursing Facilities, which take effect Oct. 1. They also released the file of the allowable ICD codes in item I0020B...
Drug Diversion Pathway and Support Tools
New long-term care focused Drug Diversion Prevention Pathway and support tools to help you increase awareness, assess your processes, create individual plans for intervention implementation, and measure your outcomes. It includes leadership guidance and education, curriculum and competency,...