PROGRAM COMING SOON

The program and approved vendor list are being rolled out, and applications are publicly unavailable.

This new state grant program will allow informal caregivers to apply for grants of up to $1,000 per year per person they care for. That money can go toward approved adult day care, overnight care, in-home care, and homemaker services.

To be eligible for this program, the caregiver must be a family member or other informal caregiver, 18 years or older, providing care to a person with Alzheimer's or dementia. The person cared for must have a probable diagnosis of Alzheimer's or dementia, and the caregiver has to be a Kansas resident living with the care recipient unless an exception is requested.

The Kansas Respite for Alzheimer’s & Dementia Program (K-RAD) is a resource for family caregivers with limited access to respite care and/or other supports through current systems. The purpose is to provide relief to unpaid caregivers of individuals with a probable diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia.

Eligibility

To be eligible for K-RAD, a caregiver must meet the following criteria:

• Be a family member or other informal caregiver, 18 years of age or older, providing care to an individual
  of any age living with Alzheimer’s or other related dementia.
• The care recipient must have a probable diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia.
• The caregiver must live in Kansas in the same home as the care recipient (persons residing in a long-term
  care community are not eligible). If the caregiver does not live with the recipient, an exception may be requested through KDADS.