LEADINGAGE KANSAS UPDATES
Action Alert – Contact the Governor
Governor Kelly’s Chief of Staff publicly confirmed to a senate committee this morning that the Governor will veto any legislation that gives liability protections to adult care homes. If you have not yet contacted the Governor now is the time to do it. The Governor Must Hear From Us.
If you have contacted the Governor, thank you. Please consider asking others who support our cause to do the same.
Join us for our Weekly COVID-19 Call Tomorrow
Much has happened in the advocacy arena this week from reopening plans with KDADS to Liability issues in nursing homes with the special session of the Legislature. Tune in to discuss recent Legislative Activities, insights into when KDADS might release the reopening plan and much more.
Friday, June 5th | 10 AM. Register today. Please note, space is limited to 101 lines, so it will be first come, first served.
Upcoming COVID-19 Focused Educational Opportunity You Don’t Want To Miss
Join Ellie Basham on Thursday, June 11th at 1 PM to talk about her experience as the Administrator of Life Care Services in Seattle – ground zero for the coronavirus outbreak in February. She will provide lessons learned and insights into a major outbreak. Register today.
Other COVID-19 Topics brought to you by LeadingAge Kansas:
- June 9th | 1PM Webinar – UPDATES & FINDINGS: COVID-19 Focused Survey for Nursing Homes.
- June 11th | 1PM Webinar: COVID-19 Ground Zero Through the Administrators Eyes.
- June 18th | 1 PM Webinar: Self-Care for the Caregiver: It’s Critical, NOT Selfish.
- June 25th | 1 PM Webinar: Engagement Technology – Now More Than Ever.
- View all of our other upcoming webinars about COVID-19.
New Tool/Resource
Many members are being contacted on a regular basis from family members and residents about when your buildings will reopen to guests. Since we haven’t been given the official go ahead by KDADS to start opening, LeadingAge Kansas has developed a template letter for you to use to communicate this with families. View the Template Letter to Families on When Kansas Nursing Homes Will “Reopen”.
LeadingAge Kansas, KHCA and KACE are conducting a PPE survey.
Please take the survey by the end of the day tomorrow, June 5th.
KANSAS UPDATES
- Here are the latest COVID-19 cases in Kansas. These numbers represent ONLY individuals that have had a positive COVID-19 test. | Map of COVID-19 in KS.
LEADINGAGE NATIONAL UPDATES
- LeadingAge’s Daily Need to Know for 6-4-2020.
- Coronovirus Daily Member Update for 6-3-2020. Please register for daily live online updates here.Miss a call? Check out the call archives.
- 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: covid@leadingage.org.
- A complete timeline of insights, tools, and useful links is available here.