The Northwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging (NWKAAA) is part of a national network of agencies created in 1973 by the Older Americans Act. It is a private, non-profit organization with the responsibility of administering Older Americans Act programs in the 18 counties of northwest Kansas. Our...
The SCA program is administered by the local Area Agencies on Aging offices throughout the state. The services may vary based on geographic location, but may include personal care assistance, homemaker services, adult day care, respite care, chore services, and transportation assistance. Some servic...
“We have many counties in Kansas where the median age is 50 – that means half the people are over 50,” Harrah said. Jim Beckwith is executive director at the Northeast Kansas Area Agency on Aging based in Brown County, where the median age in 2000 was 40 and where one out every fi...
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The purpose of the grant was to build upon the existing efforts of State and AreaAgencies on Aging to promote, maintain and expand volunteer opportunities in Older Americans Act Programs. The grant was intended to strengthen the volunteer infrastructure that supports volunteer activities with the ...
This study is a product of research on aging in place in the rural2 Midwest. Here we take the perspective of social demography to investigate long-term trends of aging in rural Kansas. Using county level historical statistics and in-depth analysis of the 2000 Census, we put these trends ...
Kansas Health Institute hosted a virtual forum earlier this month to discuss the types of immunizations older adults might need and why those shots are important to get. Annette Graham, executive director of the Central Plains Area Agency on Aging, said she’s hear...
To that end, this project examines the community level impacts of population aging in rural Kansas. Primary methods included statistical community profile comparisons, site visits, and key informant interviews with local area leaders. The research team examined three non-metropolitan Kansas counties, ...
The state of New Jersey administers age-related funding for home maintenance through the Department of Health and Senior Services. The Safe Housing and Transportation Program, under the auspices of the Area Agency on Aging, provides home repairs and improvements primarily intended to eliminate health...