LeadingAge Kansas

06/03/2026

Congratulations to Kylee Childs on her promotion to Vice President of Policy & Workforce Development at LeadingAge Kansas!

Kylee has been an incredible advocate for aging services providers across Kansas, leading efforts in public policy, workforce development, and member engagement. We are excited to recognize her leadership and the impact she continues to make on behalf of older adults and those who serve them.

Please join us in congratulating Kylee on this well-deserved promotion!

05/14/2026

Just a few weeks left to submit your application for a scholarship from the LeadingAge Kansas Foundation.

This scholarship opportunity is exclusively for employees of LeadingAge Kansas member organizations. In a time where budgets are tight and well-educated, highly trained team members are even more critical, our scholarship program can help. There’s no better way to communicate how much we value those working in aging services than to support them in creating their tomorrow by helping them reach their educational goals.

Learn about the scholarship and apply here: https://www.leadingagekansas.org/scholarship

05/12/2026

Thank you to KING for supporting LeadingAge Kansas as a Gold Partner in 2026!

KING is a group-funded workers compensation pool that began offering workers compensation coverage to LeadingAge Kansas members on April 1, 1990. KING now insures more than 60 LeadingAge Kansas members generating between $2-3 Million in premiums annually. LeadingAge Kansas staff provides management services and oversight of the KING program.

If your building works with KING, make sure to thank them for supporting your association in 2026!

05/05/2026

Thank you to Midland Care Connection, Inc. for supporting LeadingAge Kansas as a Gold Partner in 2026!

For over four decades, Midland Care has been a pioneer and leader in responding to the most challenging health care needs in NE Kansas. Midland Care now offers an integrated community care delivery system addressing social, physical and spiritual needs, improving quality of life for our aging population to keep older adults at home and independent longer, as a vital part of our community.

If your community works with Midland Care, make sure to thank them for supporting your association in 2026!

05/04/2026

Don't miss the second session of our Value Based Care Virtual Learning Series!
Topic: Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Programs
May 7 at 1:00 PM
Free for LeadingAge Kansas members

https://bit.ly/valuebasedcare2026

04/30/2026

Today’s Joint Provider Training featured a provider/surveyor panel to discuss their perspectives on fall prevention programs in SNF/NF and SLO settings.

Thank you to our panelists: Jess Easterwood and Jessica Thole with Larksfield Place, Nicky Goering with Prairie Sunset Home, Dawn Veh with Mennonite Friendship Communities, Inc, and Felicia Majewski and Shanie Maxwell with Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.

Kansas Health Care Association/Kansas Center for Assisted Living Kansas Adult Care Executives - KACE Pathway Health Services

04/30/2026

Thank you Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Guardian Pharmacy of the Heartland, & Midwest Qin-Qio for joining us at Joint Provider!

Kansas Health Care Association/Kansas Center for Assisted Living Kansas Adult Care Executives - KACE Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

04/30/2026

Having a great day at Joint Provider in Wichita! Thank you to the nearly 300 providers who joined us in person and via live-stream today!

Kansas Health Care Association/Kansas Center for Assisted Living Kansas Adult Care Executives - KACE Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services Pathway Health Services

04/30/2026

Great job to Tammy Pettijohn for representing Kansas at the National Apprenticeship Conference!

Tammy Pettijohn is our amazing Graceful Living & Workforce Consultant! Today, she spoke at the National Apprenticeship Conference sharing what an impact apprenticeship programs can make in long term care! So many lives across the state have benefitted financially, and professionally, from our LEAP program and support from Kansas Apprenticeship.

Check out this amazing video too!

https://youtu.be/Tzh-YHgq5_w?si=sVpAOhogDnhHXJ5s

04/29/2026

Great insights on fall prevention and management from our provider & surveyor panel at Joint Provider In Manhattan!

Thank you so much to our panelists: Ashley Bauck with Brookdale Senior Living, Karen Krupp with Brookdale McPherson, Angie Barber and Amy Davis with Good Samaritan Society - Wamego, and Jenna McClain and Felicia Majewski with Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

Kansas Health Care Association/Kansas Center for Assisted Living
Kansas Adult Care Executives - KACE