Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)

The settlement ends a court fight that began in late 2018, and will require the state to better track foster children in its care.

The coronavirus pandemic has introduced unprecedented challenges for nursing homes and the nursing home industry. Those involved say they are facing some of the same problems as hospitals, and that, until a vaccine is found, the future will mean a different operating model.

Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday a plan to form a singular agency — the Kansas Department of Human Services — that would absorb social welfare…

Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly announced Thursday that she’s replacing the head of the state’s embattled child welfare agency, and at the same time putting…

This story was updated to include comments from the Kansas Department for Children and Families.A lawsuit filed Friday contends Kansas violates foster…

Officials at a medical practice in Blue Springs say they are taking steps to strengthen privacy protections after a ransomware attack affected nearly…

The owner and operator of 15 Kansas nursing homes has consented to be placed in receivership after defaulting on payments to vendors and failing to meet…

(This story has been updated.)Kansas officials have received a court order Friday to expedite their takeover of 15 financially troubled nursing homes.…

Kansas officials are moving to protect more than 800 vulnerable residents of 15 financially troubled nursing homes across the state.The Kansas Department…

Officials with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services said Thursday that a staff member improperly disclosed personal information for…

Osawatomie State Hospital is again eligible for millions of dollars in federal Medicare payments after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…

A discrimination complaint filed earlier this year by a Tennessee woman who claims a former Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services official…