KCAL District 1 Round Table



Wednesday, September 4, 2024 from 4:00PM - 5:30PM in Lenexa, KS

Assisted Living Round Table with KCAL Board Members Suzie Sexton, Brett Pu, Jeremy Whitt and Miles Nease and KHCA/KCAL President and CEO Linda MowBray. This includes ALL Assisted Livings, Home Plus and Residential Health Care Communities in District 1. (See image for counties included in this district.) 

Location:

Red Door Woodfired Grill

15918 W. 88^th St.

Lenexa, KS 66219

From the Desk of Lacey Hunter, KDADS Commissioner

As requested by members of the Bob Bethell KanCare oversight committee, Lacey Hunter, KDADS Commissioner provided a presentation on nursing home deficiencies and the instructions KDADS must follow from CMS. READ MORE

Free mail-order COVID-19 tests start in September

Free COVID-19 tests by mail are coming back, federal health officials announced on Aug. 23.

The tests will be available at COVIDTests.gov starting in September. People can order four free tests that will be delivered using traditional mail. READ MORE

KHCA Annual Business Meeting

The Annual Business Meeting, held during the Kansas Health Care Association’s 74th Annual Convention and Trade Show is scheduled as follows:

Friday, September 27, 2024

10:00- 11:00 AM

Kansas Star Event Center

785 Kansas Star Drive

Mulvane, KS 67110

Please plan to attend.

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Clinical Update from KHCA Consultant Linda Farrar

Important information from AHCA, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2024-2025 respiratory virus season. These vaccines are specifically formulated to target currently circulating variants, which have led to a recent surge in COVID-19 infections nationwide.

Residents of long term care facilities are strongly encouraged to receive a COVID-19 vaccine this fall. The FDA states that individuals 12 years and older are eligible to receive a single dose of the updated Comirnaty (Pfizer) or Spikevax (Moderna) vaccines. If previously vaccinated, the dose should be administered at least two months after the last dose of any COVID-19 vaccine. READ MORE​

Meet and Greet for Area House and Senate Candidates in the South Central Kansas area

September 10, 2024

4:30PM - 6:30PM

Wichita, KS

Hear from candidates on their ties to health care.

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Click here for a real-time candidate RSVP list.

74th Annual Convention & Trade Show - September 25 - 27, 2024

Registration is open for the 74th Annual Convention and Trade Show!

Pre-Conference September 25th 2:00 – 5:00 PM

Caring for Caregivers: Helping Teams Put On Their Own Oxygen Masks

**This is a separate Ticket Event**

Other sessions being presented September 26th & 27th:

• The Road to Residency
• How to Authentically Engage our Confused Residents
• A Facility Approach to Behavioral Health
• QAPI: Driving Excellence in Health Care
• Medication Diversion in State Licensed Only Communities
• CARE/PASRR for the Administrator
• Avoiding Detours by Achieving Past Non-Compliance
• AIT Preceptor Networking Meeting
• Compliance Journey: Preventing Top Tags in State Licensed Only
• Diabetes Detour: Navigating the Road to Health for Older Adults
• Freedom Lane: Navigating Employee Free Speech Rights
• KCAL Annual meeting with Board Elections
• KHCA Annual meeting
• AL Regulatory Networking
• SNF Regulatory Networking
• Staff Awards Recognition Lunch

Webinar: Abuse Incident Response & Management

9/4/24 - 1:30PM-2:30PM

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Webinar: Deconstructing Immediate Jeopardy Mitigation: Navigating Top Risk Areas: Reducing Risks Related to Changes in Condition 

9/10/24 - 1:30PM-2:30PM

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Webinar: Retrospective Study of Abuse & Neglect IJ Deficiencies & Plans of Correction

9/11/24 - 1:30PM-2:30PM

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Webinar: Documentation in Depth: Supportive Documentation for Respiratory Care

9/17/24 - 1:30PM-2:30PM

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Annual Convention & Trade Show

9/25 - 9/27/24 Mulvane, KS

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DON Boot Camp

11/11 - 11/14/24 Topeka, KS

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