Membership Reminder: The renewal deadline for your KHCA/KCAL membership is March 31st. We strive to give you a highly-valued return on your dues investment, and we look forward to serving you in the year ahead. 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your membership status, please contact Kristin Plantz kplantz@khca.org.

Members Only Nurse Advisory Committee (NAC) and Facility Standards Call – Friday, March 21, 2025 10:00AM - 11:00AM

Join us at 10:00AM for a Legislative update with Linda MowBray, President and CEO. Linda Farrar, KHCA Clinical Consultant will review recent SNF survey findings followed by Nurse Advisory Committee President, Michelle Novotny to discuss Nursing Scholarships, hot topics, and the latest happenings.

Latest Survey Findings

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Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services Announces Award of the Aging & Disability Resource Center Contract to Liberty Healthcare Corporation

The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) would like to announce that Liberty Healthcare Corporation, headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, will develop a Kansas-based team to operate the new statewide Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) beginning in June 2025. READ MORE

Make Your Voice Heard at the 2025 AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing - Register Today

Join us June 9-10, 2025, for the AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing in Washington, D.C. Now is a critical time to ensure lawmakers fully understand the challenges you face in delivering quality care. Register today!

Free Active Shooter Training Available for all Long Term Care Providers

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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar

Well, another delay in the regulation revisions, and perhaps not the last one. Published “experts” seem to think this delay may not benefit providers as much as it benefits the surveyors as it gives them more time to become more educated on the changes in the guidance. If you want to know the exact education/training the surveyors are receiving, go to https://qsep.cms.gov/. You will find the trainings that the surveyors are receiving on all aspects of regulations. READ MORE

CMS Nominee Addresses Medicare Advantage, Nursing Home Staffing During Confirmation Hearing

Skilled Nursing News (3/14, Siddiqi) reported, "Dr. Mehmet Oz vowed to reduce the bureaucratic footprint of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) if confirmed to lead the federal agency." Oz "also acknowledged problems with Medicare Advantage plans and criticized the preauthorization process and overbilling by insurers." During his testimony before the Senate Committee on Finance, Oz also addressed Medicaid budgets and the federal staffing mandate, and "said a shortage of nurses at nursing homes was the issue, and suggested that the solution lies in technology. He did not state his view on the federal staffing mandate." 

McKnight’s Senior Living (3/17, Bowers) reports Oz "declined, however, to answer yes or no when asked whether he would commit to opposing any cuts to the Medicaid program." NCAL is among groups that "have communicated opposition to Medicaid cuts." 

Advance Concepts for Operators - Assisted Living Lunch and Learn

April 17, 2025 - 9:15AM - 3:30PM

This lunch and learn was created specifically with the Operators of our Kansas State Licensed Only facilities in mind. This 1-day lunch and learn will dive into topics that we frequently receive questions on for our Assisted Living, Home Plus and Residential Health Care Providers. Class size is limited to 40 and will include sharing and perspectives from all setting types.

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Aging Services Day



3/24/25 - 8:30AM - 4:00PM

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Dietary as a Business Virtual Workshop

3/26/25 - 1:00PM -5:00PM

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2025 Spring Joint Provider Workshop

April 2nd - Wichita Event Registration Link 

April 3rd - Topeka Event Registration Link 

April 3rd Virtual Event Registration Link 

Webinar: F684 - Quality of Care

4/8/25 - 1:30PM -2:30PM

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Webinar: Falls & Accidents

4/15/25 - 1:30PM -2:30PM

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Advanced Concepts for Operators - Assisted Living

Lunch and Learn

4/17/25 - 9:15AM -3:30PM

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Assisted Living Conference

4/25/25 - 8:30AM -4:00PM

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