- Assessments
- CARE
- Information & Referral/Assistance
- Options Counseling - Making decisions about long term care services can be difficult. An options counselor can help by providing unbiased information that is relevant to the individual’s needs, preferences and goals. This person-centered service supports the individual in making informed choices about their long-term care service options.To speak to an Options Counselor in Kansas, call: 1 (855) 200-ADRC (2372). For an Options Counselor in Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS, call: (913) 573-8531.
More than 15 million adults serve as caregivers to frail, disabled relatives and/or minor children. Everyday families make tremendous sacrifices to provide the care and support needed by their older relatives.
Services that you might find helpful include:
- Information
- Assistance
- Counseling/Support Groups/Training
- Respite
- Attendant and /or Personal Care
- Homemaker
- Grandparents or Relative Caregivers Services
Eligibility (at least one must apply):
- An adult family member or other individual who is an informal provider of in-home services to an older adult, (60) years of age or older.
- Grandparent, age (55) or older caring for a child younger than (19), lives with the child and acts as the primary caregiver because the biological or adoptive parents are unable or unwilling to care for the child.
- A grandparent or relative by blood or marriage who is age (55) or older providing care for an adult age (19) to (59), that has a disability. The caregiver cannot be the parent of the adult with a disability.
Caregivers may receive Respite, Homemaker/Attendant Care, Adult Day Care or Grandparent support services through this program.
Anyone seeking nursing home care must be assessed by the CARE program before they can enter the nursing home.
The CARE assessment is a (2) page form developed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to evaluate a person’s health and functional abilities. The purpose of CARE is to help persons find appropriate long-term care services and to collect data on the need for home and community based services. The assessment is a personal interview with you (and your family or other caregivers such as a guardian/conservator when appropriate).
Anyone seeking nursing home care must be assessed by the CARE program before they can enter the nursing home. If you or a loved one are considering a move to a nursing facility, please contact our office at (913) 573-8531.
Home & Community Bases Services (HCBS) provides
community based supports and services for persons in Kansas with disabilities. Although there are many waivers under the Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services; the Wyandotte/Leavenworth Area Agency on Aging only provides new and annual assessments for the following:
Frail Elderly (FE) Waivered Program
The Home and Community Based Services Frail Elderly (FE) program provides an option for Kansas seniors who receive Medicaid and qualify functionally to receive community based services as an alternative to nursing home care.
Physically Disabled (PD) Waivered Program
The Physically Disabled Program serves individuals age 16 to 65 who meet the criteria for nursing facility placement due to their physical disability, who are determined disabled by social security standards and who are Medicaid eligible.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Waivered Program
The Traumatic Brain Injury program is for individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury and provides the services needed to ensure those individuals are able to be as safe and independent as possible in their homes. The TBI program serves individuals (16) - (65) years of age who would otherwise require institutionalization in a TBI Rehabilitation Facility.
NOTE: The TBI Program is not considered a long-term care program and is designed to be a rehabilitative program for consumers to receive therapies and services that enable them to rely less on supports as the consumer's independence increases.
HCBS CHECK-LIST
If you are a NEW customer applying for HCBS under Kansas Medicaid/KanCare, the following check-list will assist you through this process EACH STEP IS REQUIRED.
STEP 1:
STEP 2:
- Contact the Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) to request Functional Assessment.
- ADRC will complete FAI within (5) business days from your date of request.
- Obtain Level of Care score outcome from the ADRC.
STEP 3:
- Your Managed Care Organization (MCO) will contact you to set-up services once step 1 and 2 are completed.
***If you are experiencing delays with STEP 3, please contact your MCO directly.***
The Older Americans’ Act and Senior Care Act are the(2) major funding sources that provide in-home services as an alternative to nursing home care. Theseprograms are federally funded and target low income residents who are at or below the federal poverty guidelines. The Senior Care Act program is a state funded program and clients are required to pay a copay for services, dependent on their income.
Recipients of these programs must be (60) years of age or older.
Examples of in-home services include:
- Light Housekeeping
- Bathing
- Feeding
- Personal Emergency Response System
- Meal Preparation
- Toileting
- Respite Care
KanCare is the program through which the State of Kansas administers Medicaid. KanCare (Kansas Medicaid) can be obtained by completing the
KanCare Application or calling
1 (800) 792-4884 to request a paper application.
Each Medicaid consumer is assigned to one of the KanCare health plans. Consumers in KanCare receive all the same services provided under the previous Medicaid delivery system, plus additional services.
Consumers have the option during open enrollment season once per year to change to a different KanCare health plan if they prefer to do so. Open enrollment season corresponds with the anniversary month of enrollment in the program.
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansans (SHICK) is a free program offering Kansans an opportunity to talk with trained, community volunteers and get answers to questions about Medicare and other insurance issues.
For Medicare assistance:
Call the SHICK toll-free hotline
1 (800) 860-5260 or;
Visit
www.medicare.gov or;
Call
1 (800) 633-4227.
Mill Levy funding maintains several programs for older adults residing in Wyandotte County. To qualify for a Mill Levy Funded Program, you must be (60) years of age or older and live in Wyandotte County.
Donations Encouraged
Our Nutrition Program is funded by the Older Americans Act, State funds, Mill Levy dollars and client contributions. The meal program does rely on donations to continue serving meals to new and current participants.
Nutrition Sites
Seniors who are not home bound are welcome to participate at one of our nutrition sites listed below. To begin dining at a nutrition site, customers must contact the Area Agency on Aging office at (913) 573-8531.
| SITE/LOCATION |
SERVING TIME |
ON SITE SUPERVISOR |
Argentine Community Center
2810 Metropolitan
Kansas City, KS 66106 |
10:30AM |
Janet Mitchell |
Bethel Neighborhood Center
14 South 7th St
Kansas City, KS 66101 |
10:45AM |
Betty Greathouse |
Plaza Towers
1200 North 75th Place
Kansas City, Kansas 66112 |
11:30AM |
Stefica Chander |
Rosedale Towers
2314 West 39th Str
Kansas City, Kansas 66103 |
11:00AM |
Juanita Fuentes |
Strangers Rest Baptist Church
2052 North 5th St
Kansas City, KS 66101 |
11:30AM |
Joy Carroll |
Vaughndale Towers
420 North Park
Bonner Springs, KS 66012 |
11:00AM |
Ada Barnett |
Vernon Center
3436 North 27th St
Kansas City, KS 66104 |
11:00AM |
Joyce White |
Westgate Towers
6100 Leavenworth Rd
Kansas City, KS 66104 |
11:15AM |
Donna Anderson |
Eligibility (at least one must apply):
- An adult family member or other individual who is an informal provider of in-home services to an older adult, (60+) years of age .
- Grandparent, age (55+) caring for a child younger than (19), lives with the child and acts as the primary caregiver because the biological or adoptive parents are unable or unwilling to care for the child.
- A grandparent or relative by blood or marriage who is age (55+) providing care for an adult age (19) - (59) that has a disability. The caregiver cannot be the parent of the adult with a disability.
- Caregivers may receive Respite, Homemaker/Attendant Care, Adult Day Care or Grandparent support services through this program
Exercise Program – Enhanced Fitness
- Enhance Fitness is a free, evidence-based group exercise program geared toward arthritis relief.The program is dedicated to improve the quality of life for seniors (60+) in Wyandotte County.
- Older adults (60+) at all levels of fitness will become active, energized and empowered to sustain independent lives. Contact the Area Agency on Aging P: (913) 573-8531 or by email for class schedules.
In-Home Care
Recipients of these programs must be (60+) years of age.
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Legal Services
- Kansas Legal Service for Older Adults is project of Kansas Legal Services, Inc. and is funded by the Older Americans Act. Due to limited resources there is a prioritization of need and Kansas Legal Services for Older Adults is not able to offer assistance in every type of case.
- The project provides the following services:Guardians/Conservators, Simple Wills, Division of Assets, Patient’s Rights, Power of Attorney, Living Wills and Consumer Advocacy.
- Schedule a visit with Kansas Legal Services for Older Adults P: (913) 573-8531.
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newsletters and check out information on Nutrition.
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansans (SHICK) is a free program offering Kansans an opportunity to talk with trained, community volunteers and get answers to questions about Medicare and other insurance issues.
For Medicare assistance:
Interested in becoming a Volunteer SHICK Counselor?
Call:
(913) 573-8531