News Releases and Media Advisories

• KDADS Partners with k4ad to Celebrate Older Americans Month

  May 09, 2022
  The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Serves (KDADS), in collaboration with the Kansas Association of Area Agencies on Aging & Disabilities (k4ad), recognizes May as Older Americans Month as part of the national campaign led by the Administration for Community Living. The 2022 campaign theme is “Age My Way” (#OlderAmericansMonth).
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• Governor Laura Kelly Announces $51 Million in Bonus Payments to Direct Support Workers

  Apr 06, 2022
  Governor Laura Kelly today announced $51 million would be distributed to Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) providers beginning in June of this year. The bonuses will benefit approximately 24,000 direct support workers in the state. Each care worker could receive up to a $2,000 bonus.
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• KDADS and Valeo Behavioral Health Care Partner to Bring Nursing Facilities for Mental Health Pilot Program to Shawnee County

  Mar 09, 2022
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• KDADS Appoints Kathy Stiffler Kansas Neurological Institute Superintendent

  Mar 07, 2022
  KDADS Appoints Kathy Stiffler Kansas Neurological Institute Superintendent
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• KDADS Promotes Awareness During Problem Gambling Awareness Month

  Mar 01, 2022
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• Tax Time Reminder for Meals on Wheels Contributions

  Feb 10, 2022
  Topeka – The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) is encouraging Kansas taxpayers to remember older adults in the state when they file their income tax returns by contributing to the Senior Citizens’ Meals on Wheels program.
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• Governor Laura Kelly Announces KDADS Plan to Lift Moratorium on Voluntary Admissions at Osawatomie State Hospital

  Dec 16, 2021
  Governor Laura Kelly Announces KDADS Plan to Lift Moratorium on Voluntary Admissions at Osawatomie State Hospital
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• Governor Laura Kelly Announces Partnership to Bring Youth Psychiatric Hospital to Hays

  Dec 13, 2021
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• KDADS Announces Retirement of Kansas Neurological Institute Superintendent Brent Widick; Former Superintendent Barney Hubert Named Interim

  Dec 07, 2021
  KNI Superintendent to Retire
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• KanCare Ombudsman Office Survey & Listening Sessions

  Nov 15, 2021
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• Medicare Open Enrollment Is Underway; Free Counseling Available from KDADS SHICK Program

  Oct 15, 2021
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• Fourth Annual Kansas Prevention Conference Scheduled for Next Week: "Strong for the Next Generation"

  Oct 13, 2021
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• KDADS Awarded Strategic Prevention Framework for Prescription Drugs Grant from SAMHSA

  Oct 12, 2021
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• Governor Laura Kelly Proclaims September as Suicide Prevention Month

  Sep 27, 2021
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• Kansas Launches Online Dashboard to Track Vaccination Data Among Healthcare Personnel in Long-Term Care Facilities

  Sep 27, 2021
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• KDADS Announces Leigh Keck to Join Agency as Director of Government Affairs

  Sep 27, 2021
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• KDADS Awarded $2.7 Million Grant to Fund New KS HEART Program

  Sep 27, 2021
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• KDADS Reaches Agreement with Disability Rights Center of Kansas to Expand Services in Nursing Facilities for Mental Health

  Sep 27, 2021
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• KDADS Awards Kansas Prevention Collaborative-Community Initiative Grants to 12 Coalitions

  Sep 27, 2021
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• KDADS Launches Website Providing Supports for Veterans, Service Members and Their Families

  Sep 27, 2021
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