STATE NEWS

KDHE COVID Update
Check out the latest update from KDHE on the COVID-19 Update for Local Partners.

FEDERAL NEWS

CMS Updates Guidance on Surveying for Compliance with COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
CMS released memo QSO-23-02-ALL on October 26th to revise guidance for surveying on compliance of all provider types on the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The new memo consolidates information from previous memos and revises guidance on assessing for compliance and assigning scope and severity of noncompliance, including considering good faith efforts toward compliance.

White House Announces Additional Efforts to Get Treatments, Vaccines to the Public This Fall, Especially Older Adults
The White House released a new fact sheet on October 25th on accessing the COVID 19 vaccine this fall as well as treatments. This effort includes a partnership with Walgreens, DoorDash, and Uber to deliver treatment to vulnerable populations, a playbook for businesses, and efforts with other vaccination partners like grocery stores and pharmacies. CMS will also do direct outreach to Medicare beneficiaries regarding getting the booster and the availability of treatment. The fact sheet can be found here.

LEADINGAGE KANSAS NEWS

Friday Webinar
Join us this Friday for an update on what is going on pertaining to COVID, updates on the association front, and much more.

If you haven’t registered already, you can do so here. You can also see archived webinars and get handouts here.

LEADINGAGE NATIONAL NEWS

LeadingAge Coronavirus Update Calls This Week.
Ideas you can use today to increase staff retention. And your pandemic business plan. Should we be worried about the differences between millennial and Gen X workers? Is it valuable to only give the most attention to underperforming staff while letting your high performers take the lead? The pandemic has caused a shift in the way we think about managing and building teams.

Join us on Monday, October 31st at 2:30 PM CT to hear from leading human capital expert Karl Ahlrichs and his proven methods to inspire and manage teams. He will challenge your perceptions on managing staff and will shed insights on how we can learn from the experience of COVID to be better managers and recruit and retain new staff.

On Wednesday, November 2nd at 2:30 PM CT, we will highlight a new Pandemic Toolbox from the Health Action Alliance and will hear from Dan Pasquini, who authored a Pandemic Business Plan for action. He will share the latest lessons learned and tools being used by major corporations as they respond to COVID-19.

If you haven’t registered for LeadingAge Update Calls, you can do so here. You can also find previous call recordings here. Note that to access recordings of the calls you need a LeadingAge password. Any staff member of any LeadingAge member organization can set up a password to access previous calls and other “members only” content.

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