Maximus will establish a dedicated Kansas-based team to deliver statewide HCBS Assessment Organization services across multiple waiver programs in July 2025.
04/30/2025 11:58 AM
Change in vendor ensures continued access to longstanding resources supporting older adults and individuals with disabilities across Kansas.
03/31/2025 9:42 AM
KDADS and CMS have approved funding to implement a quality improvement program in 43 nursing homes through an advanced electronic learning management system (eLMS).
03/10/2025 12:53 PM
KDADS launches new caregivers initiatives: the Respite for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Program and the Dementia Roadmap: A Guide for People Impacted by Dementia.
02/19/2025 11:21 AM
KDADS shares a report detailing action taken by the Kansas 988 Coordinating Council over 2024 and highlighting data for the 988 Lifeline in the state.
01/24/2025 6:40 AM
KDADS has been awarded an additional $10 million in federal funding to enhance the state’s efforts in integrating primary and behavioral health care.
12/16/2024 1:02 PM
Medicare's annual open enrollment period is from October 15 to December 7. During this period, people can review and change their Medicare coverage for the following year, which will take effect on January 1.
10/11/2024 8:41 AM
KDADS recognizes 18 adult care homes' achievements in providing and sustaining person-centered care for residents.
10/09/2024 8:11 AM
The 7th annual Kansas Prevention Conference will be October 3-4, 2024, and welcomes five outstanding keynote speakers and breakout session speakers from across the nation.
09/26/2024 9:38 AM
Seventeen community organizations have received $35,000 each to develop community-specific strategies to prevent suicide among at-risk Kansans.
09/26/2024 9:32 AM
KDADS has been awarded a five-year substance use prevention grant totaling $6.25 million as part of the SAMHSA SPF-PSS program.
09/04/2024 1:40 PM
DCCCA, Inc. has been awarded $231,616 to support the Kansas Suicide Prevention Coalition.
08/01/2024
KDADS has selected awardees to receive over $367,000 in KPCCI grants to reduce and prevent substance abuse.
06/14/2024
Kansas has been added to the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program.
06/04/2024
KDADS awarded 45 substance use disorder providers funds as part of the SAMHSA Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant.
05/30/2024
Public Consulting Group will assist in the state’s plan to modernize the IDD HCBS waiver by developing a new Community Support Waiver (CSW).
04/11/2024
AGE-u-cate™ Training Institute to train 30 Kansas-certified nursing facilities as part of a one-year education project.
04/08/2024
David Anderson to serve as commissioner for the agency’s newly formed Aging Services Commission.
02/19/2024
KDADS encourages Kansas taxpayers to remember older adults in the state when they file 2023 income tax returns by contributing to Senior Nutrition Programs like Meals on Wheels.
01/29/2024
The South Central Regional Psychiatric Hospital will be located on a plot of land near MacArthur and Meridian in southwest Wichita.
01/26/2024