According to the most recently available data from CMS, released on Thursday, December 29th, 61.71% of residents of LeadingAge nursing homes are up to date with their COVID boosters, up from 60.26% the week before. This is an increase of 7 percentage points from the beginning of the All Hands on Deck effort. Only 47.27% of all nursing home residents nationwide were up to date on December 29th, an increase of under 4 percentage points since the beginning of All Hands. Check the All Hands On Deck landing page in the LeadingAge website for resources and weekly updates.

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Rachel Monger, JD, LACHA is President/CEO. Rachel joined LeadingAge Kansas in 2011 as the Director of Government Affairs and has been a powerful voice for our membership ever since. Rachel is a Kansas licensed attorney and adult care home administrator. She received her bachelor’s degree from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, MA, and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law. Over the years, Rachel has served in many volunteer roles in her community and in the state of Kansas to support senior needs, aging services education, and community mental health services. She is also a member of the Board of Governors for the Kansas Health Care Stabilization Fund. As an award-winning trial lawyer, turned award-winning senior care advocate, she has spent nearly two decades passionately supporting quality of care and quality of life for Kansas seniors. When not at work, Rachel loves reading, crafting, volunteering with her church, and spending time with her partner Steven. You can reach Rachel directly at 785.670.8046.