KANSAS UPDATES
- Good News! Kansas just recieved a N95 Decontamination System – Save Your Used N95 Masks to Send In – It’s Free. On Sunday, the State of Kansas received a Battelle Decontamination system which can decontaminate up to 80,000 N95 masks per day. READ MORE. It should be operational within a week. At this time, the State Emergency Operations Center we would like to ask you to begin saving your N95 masks (any kind.) There will be no cost for use or shipping to any healthcare organization or first responder agency. No minimum number of masks required. More information on the Battelle Decontamination System. We will keep you posted. Your local health department or Emergency Manager will also have more details as they are made known.
- Weekly Board of Nursing Update. Nursing-related highlights of the Governor’s new Executive order 20-26: 1) Permits APRNs to provide care without a written collaborative agreement and protocols. 2) Permits nurses who are licensed and in good standing in any state in the U.S. to practice in Kansas. 3) Permits nurses with an expired license less than five years to apply for an Emergency Temporary COVID-19 License.
- There 3,328 cases of COVID-19 in Kansas today. These numbers represent ONLY individuals that have had a positive COVID-19 test. | Map of COVID-19 in KS.
LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES
- Infection Control Surveys – We have heard from LeadingAge Kansas members concerned about the possible increased risk for disease transmission by having surveyors in their buildings for infection control surveys. LeadingAge Kansas is raising this concern to KDADS. LeadingAge national is raising it with CMS, since it is their requirement. We hear from members that the surveys are taking about 3 hours if the provider has all of the required forms filled out and ready to go. Surveyors bring their own PPE. If you have concerns about surveyor conduct during an infection control survey, please contact your regional manager and/or debra@leadingagekansas.org. More details as they are available.
MEDIA UPDATES
FEDERAL UPDATES
LEADINGAGE NATIONAL UPDATES
- LeadingAge’s Daily Need to Know for 4-27-2020.
- Weekday Updates – Starting this week, LeadingAge’s live online updates will happen five days a week on Monday-Friday at 2:30 p.m. Central Time. Please register for live online updates here.Miss a call? Check out the call archives.
- Crisis Communications: Messaging Negative Publicity.
- 48 National Organizations Call for Senior Housing, Other Housing Resources.
- HUD resource clarifies tenant rent responsibilities.
- A complete timeline of insights, tools, and useful links is available here,
- COVID-19 Member Community – The Member Community is an online discussion forum between LeadingAge members about all things COVID-19. Join the COVID-19 group to ask questions, access resources, and share best practices for dealing with the coronavirus.
- Email COVID-19 Questions to: covid19@leadingage.org.
- Read their webpage at www.leadingage.org/covid19.
RESOURCES
- Resource from LeadingAge Kansas: Respiratory Protection Need to Know.
- Boosting Your Resilience During Adversity QuickCast from LeadingAge.
- Creating Calm: Simple Activities for Stressful Times.
- Supporting Social Connectedness through Technology.
- Engagement in a Time of Quarantine.
LEADINGAGE KANSAS EDUCATION ON COVID-19
Weekly COVID-19 Calls
Don’t forget to join us next Friday at 10 AM to talk all things COVID-19. Register now.
- Miss a weekly webinar update? Check out the archives.
Upcoming Webinars
- April 28, 2020 1-2 PM | Webinar: Confidently Navigating Crisis Communication During COVID-19.
- April 29, 2020 1-2 PM | Webinar: QSEN and COVID.
- April 30, 2020 1-2 PM | Webinar: Leading in Times of Uncertainty.
- May 14, 2020 1-2 PM | Webinar: Caring Through COVID-19 – Navigating the Pandemic.
