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StoryCorps' MobileBooth is in Kansas City until September to collect the stories and memories of residents. This is one in a series of stories KCUR has…
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A new property tax to help seniors stay in their homes seemed like such a good idea in April that the entire Jackson County Legislature co-sponsored the…
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Kansas officials are moving to protect more than 800 vulnerable residents of 15 financially troubled nursing homes across the state.The Kansas Department…
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Officials with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services said Thursday that a staff member improperly disclosed personal information for…
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Nursing homes in Kansas find themselves in crisis, say the people who run them.Where to fix blame or how to remedy things remain matters of debate.A…
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Until recently, living in your parents' basement might have been viewed with some derision. Now, more families have been stacking two, three, even four…
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A Kansas House committee overseeing budgets for social services offered appreciation to programs serving the elderly and people with disabilities or…
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At Truman Medical Center’s nursing home facility in eastern Jackson County, Missouri, Dr. John Dedon drops by to chat with one of his patients, a spritely…
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Paying for care is expensive — whether it's child-care, in-home nursing or help for an aging relative. And according to the Economic Policy Institute,…
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Kansas officials are reviewing a recent federal appeals court ruling that requires the state’s Medicaid program to pay in-home care workers minimum wage…
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Twelve of the 345 nursing homes in Kansas meet Kansas Advocates for Better Care criteria for high-performing facilities, according to the organization’s…