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KDADS Announces Contract for HCBS Assessment Organization Services
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
KDADS Announces Award of Aging & Disability Resource Center Contract to Liberty Healthcare Corporation
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 Implements Quality Improvement Program in Kansas Nursing Homes
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 Programs to Support Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers
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
Kansas’ 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Coordinating Council Reports Year-2 Data
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
Governor Laura Kelly Announces Additional $10 Million to Advance Whole-Person Care in Kansas
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
2025 Medicare Open Enrollment Begins October 15th
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' PEAK 2.0 Program Recognizes 18 Kansas Adult Care Homes for Excellence In Providing Person-Centered Care
KDADS recognizes 18 adult care homes' achievements in providing and sustaining person-centered care for residents.
10/09/2024 8:11 AM
Seventh Annual Kansas Prevention Conference Scheduled for October 3-4, 2024
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
KDADS Awards $595,000 to 17 Community Organizations to Support Suicide Prevention
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 Awarded Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success Grant
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
KDADS Awards More Than $230,000 to Fund Kansas Suicide Prevention Coalition’s Suicide Prevention Efforts
DCCCA, Inc. has been awarded $231,616 to support the Kansas Suicide Prevention Coalition.
08/01/2024
KDADS Awards Kansas Prevention Collaborative-Community Initiative Grants to 10 Coalitions
KDADS has selected awardees to receive over $367,000 in KPCCI grants to reduce and prevent substance abuse.
06/14/2024
Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Selected to Expand Mental Health and Substance Use Services
Kansas has been added to the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program.
06/04/2024
KDADS Announces FY 2025 Federal Funding for Substance Use Disorder Providers
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
KDADS Partners with Public Consulting Group to Transform Services for Individuals with Disabilities
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
KDADS Partners with AGE-U-Cate to Improve Quality of Life for Kansas Nursing Facility Residents
AGE-u-cate™ Training Institute to train 30 Kansas-certified nursing facilities as part of a one-year education project.
04/08/2024
KDADS Establishes Aging Services Commission; Names David Anderson Commissioner
David Anderson to serve as commissioner for the agency’s newly formed Aging Services Commission.
02/19/2024
KDADS Encourages Kansans to Make a Tax Time Contribution to Support Senior Nutrition Programs
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
KDADS Announces Site Selection for South Central Regional Psychiatric Hospital in Sedgwick County
The South Central Regional Psychiatric Hospital will be located on a plot of land near MacArthur and Meridian in southwest Wichita.
01/26/2024