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Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging

Site: www.agingkansas.org/aaa/psa4.htm

1720 SW Topeka Avenue
Topeka, KS 66612
Toll Free: 800.798.1366
PH: 785.235.1367
Fax: 785.235.2443

The Mission and Goals of Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging is to identify the needs of those citizens who are 60 years of age and older. The Area Agency develops and implements a plan for satisfying those needs on a priority basis and affirmatively seeks to change those conditions which either directly or indirectly pose barriers for those who wish to live independently in the community and to participate in a full and meaningful life.

The Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging, Inc. is a non-profit organization funded under the Older Americans Act, from Health and Human Services, the Administration on Aging, the Kansas Department on Aging, and local units of government, including the user of mill levy funds.

Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging, Inc. advocates on aging issues, builds community partnerships and implements programs within Shawnee, Jefferson, and Douglas counties to help seniors live independent and dignified lives.

Description:

Area Agencies on Aging are the only agencies serving the elderly that are named in federal law - the Older Americans Act. Current services provided include legal assistance, health screenings, in-home services and home delivered meals. JAAA receives state monies under the Senior Care Act and provides in-home services on a sliding fee scale to consumers. Additionally, JAAA provides case management, including an assessment,a plan of care, coordination of services delivery, monitoring and reassessment for seniors.

History:

Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging, Inc. was incorporated in 1976.

AARP

Site: www.aarp.org/states/ks

555 S Kansas Ave, Suite 201
Topeka, 66603
785.232.4070

Contact person: Andra Bozarth, Community Outreach Director, 785.234.1364, (email this person)
Office fax number: 785.232.8259

Vision: AARP visualizes a society in which everyone ages with dignity and purpose and in which AARP helps people fulfill their goals and dreams.
Mission: AARP is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all as we age. We lead positive social change and deliver value to members through information, advocacy and service.

Description:
AARP is a not-for-profit membership organization of persons 50 and older dedicated to addressing their needs and interests. Through information and education, advocacy and service, we seek to enhance the quality of life for all by promoting independence, dignity and purpose. The AARP Kansas office is the local contact for Kansas residents.

Adult Protective Care Services

Topeka Area Office
500 SW VanBuren
Topeka, KS 66601-1424
785.296.3133
24-Hour Toll Free Hotline 800.922.5330

SRS has offices in each of the 105 counties statewide where direct services are offered for the programs and services administered by the agency. The 105 counties are organized into 11 administrative areas. Among the programs administered by SRS are: Adult Protective Services, Medicaid, MediKan, Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), and mental health and substance abuse treatment. Locations of the 11 SRS Area Offices.

Long Term Care Ombudsman

Site: da.state.ks.us/care

Kathy Greenlee
State LTC Ombudsman
Office of the State LTC Ombudsman
900 SW Jackson Street
Suite 1041
Topeka, KS 66612
Work: 785.296.3017
Toll Free 877.662.8362
Fax: 785.296.3916
Email: Contact Us

Ombudsmen are dedicated to enhancing the lives of long term care residents.

Ombudsmen:

  • Advocate for residents' rights and quality care
  • Educate consumers and providers
  • Resolve residents' complaints
  • Provide information to the public

The office coordinates the work of long-term care ombudsmen, who act as advocates for residents of long-term care facilities across the state.  The office works to improve the quality of life for residents of long-term care facilities across the state.  It also recruits and oversees the efforts of volunteer long-term care ombudsmen.

To request information, or to express concern about a situation involving a long-term care facility resident, please use our comments feature.

SCHA Programs for Those 60 and Above

Site: /ha/hh.asp

Programs for Those 60 and Above

1615 SW 8 th Ave
Topeka KS 66606
Phone/Voice: 785.291.2463
Fax: 785.291.2498