Frequently Asked Questions

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How can we assist you?

 Our intake representative will ask you some questions about yourself, your current situation, what is causing you to need help, what type of help are you looking for, etc. Once that is completed it will be assigned to one of our Case Managers who will call you to set up a home visit. 

The Case Manager will come to your home to complete an evaluation of your care needs at home. This assessment covers your abilities to care for yourself, the areas that you have difficulty doing for yourself, your health, nutritional status, etc. This information assists the Case Manager in helping you decide what types of services you qualify for and what type of funding source will best meet your needs. 

We offer respite services for caregivers, we offer housekeeping, personal care, medication set up, case management, and more. Check out our frequently asked questions for more information.

The cost of services depends on a variety of factors such as how many service hours you may be requesting. Each situation is unique as to the cost. The Case Manager that will visit with you can explain this to you in detail 

Our office contracts with in home care agencies to provide the services or depending on the funding source you may fall under, you can choose your own worker.  

Generally upon completion of the assessment, discussion of your needs, the services can be started within 2 weeks.   

Created by the Older Americans Act of 1965, Area Agencies on Aging perform a leadership role in the communities they serve by responding to the needs of the elderly as advocates, planners, funders and by providing education, information and referral services. Area Agencies on Aging work with both the public and private sectors to generate needed support to help older adults and their caregivers remain in the most desirable and least restrictive living arrangements.  

The Area Agency on Aging both provides and funds services. The services provided include Information and Assistance, Case Management, CARE Assessment, Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansans (SHICK), and Program Development/Special Programs. The Area Agency on Aging distributes federal, state, and, in some cases, local funds, which are primarily used as match dollars for the state and federal funds. We have a carefully designed contract selection process which is monitored by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services, and we only contract with licensed home health agencies. All providers must meet the service specifications, designed to insure quality. The Area Agency on Aging contracts with multiple providers to allow for cost effectiveness, client needs, geographic and other considerations. We monitor providers through site visits, audits, reports, client satisfaction and other surveys. 

The agency is funded through the Older American Act, Kansas Senior Care Act, County funds, and donations. 

 We are only located in the United States. Our main office is in Ottawa, Kansas.