On Thursday, May 18th, 8:30 AM CT, the Senate Special Aging Committee will hold a hearing titled, “Residents at Risk: The Strained Nursing Home Inspection System and the Need to Improve Oversight, Transparency, and Accountability.” Witnesses include: Erin Bliss, assistant HHS inspector general for evaluation and inspections; Shelly Williamson, president of the Board of Directors for the Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies and administrator for the section for long term care regulation with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Jefferson City, Missouri.; Leah McMahon, director of the Colorado State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Denver, Colorado; and Susan Lu, professor of management in Purdue University’s Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, West Lafayette, Indiana. You can view the hearing here.  

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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.