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Welcome to the Eldercare Locator, a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families. You can also reach us at 1-800-677-1116.
Aging Services administers a variety of community-based programs for the aging population through contracts and grants of state and federal funds. The programs administered include Older Americans Act, congregate and home-delivered meals, caregiver programs, in-home services, Senior Care Act services, and the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).
Aging Services oversees and implements grants that assist individuals who are aging or have a disability under Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK), Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), and Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA). The SHICK program assists individuals with questions related to Medicare. The SMP program educates the community about reporting Medicare/Medicaid and health-care fraud and abuse, and how to identify and report scams. The MIPPA program allocates funding for increased outreach to Medicare beneficiaries, the bulk of which is targeted at coordinating, educating and enrolling low-income Medicare beneficiaries and the free Medicare Preventive services.
Christina Orton
Aging Services Director
christina.orton2@ks.gov
Chris Merriweather
Medicare Grants Coordinator
chris.merriweather@ks.gov
Daneicia Martin
Aging Services Coordinator
daneicia.martin@ks.gov
Jami Boone
SMP Program Coordinator
JamiM.Boone@ks.gov
Janet Boskill
Medicare Grants Coordinator
janet.boskill@ks.gov
Jenny Shipman
MPH, Dementia Program Manager
jenny.shipman@ks.gov
Liz Anderson
PACE Program Consultant
elizabeth.anderson@ks.gov
Stephanie Billen
PACE Program Consultant
stephanie.billen@ks.gov
Tressie Lewis
Medicare Program Consultant
tressier.lewis@ks.gov
Vacant
OAA/SCA Program Manager
Vacant
Nutrition and Health Promotion Program Manager