Aging Network

The Aging Network is a group of local business who share a common interest of responding to the needs of older adults. The Central Plains Area Agency on Aging coordinates the efforts of the Aging Network to articulate the problems and concerns that impact the elderly, which allows members to circulate ideas and strategies in order to achieve better response to various age-related needs of our older population through effective and efficient services to the elderly. This page offers links to several of the Aging Network members.

Alzheimer’s Resources

The Alzheimer's Association Central and Western Kansas office covers 68 counties in the state of Kansas, with chapters throughout the US offering support services to families outside our area. Our office offers support services to families dealing with Alzheimer's and related dementias, including: support groups, safety services, information and referral services through our 24/7 helpline (800-272-3900 or 316-267-7333), care consultations for more in depth care questions and concerns, education for both professional and personal caregivers, advocacy and research. More information can be found at:
www.alz.org/centralandwesternkansas

Cypress Springs Memory Support Residence. A new perspective. Exceptional hospitality and an unprecedented level of care for people with memory loss and their families.
http://cypressspringsresidence.com

Doug Stark's parents, Charles and Mary Lou, pioneered the concept of residential care in real homes in 1993. This alternative to nursing home care quickly became the standard in exceptional care for individuals faced with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. Today we operate 9 homes in the Wichita area and have licensees in Baldwin City, Kansas City, Pittsburg - Kansas, as well as Omaha Nebraska. Personalized Alzheimer's care in the comfort of a home. 316-685-3322.
www.comfortcarehomes.com

At New Beginnings, we have a full-service adult care facility and our compassionate staff provides for your loved ones individually. Our senior health care center offers private and semi-private living quarters and we ensure the comfort of all our residents at all times. The staff at New Beginnings is highly experienced in working with and caring for the elderly and offers senior services in the local community to ensure they enjoy outings regularly. We are here to listen and care for your family and friends and we accommodate all special needs. We welcome you to visit New Beginnings today for a tour of our facility or to meet with our owner and discover the difference our services will make in your life and that of your elderly loved ones.
www.newbeginningsks.com

Home Health Care

Heartland Home Health Care provides advanced medical care combined with a compassionate touch, and allows patients to remain in the environment where they are most comfortable – their own home.
http://www.hcr-manorcare.com/Services/HomeCare.aspx

Home Healthcare Connection provides patients with nursing, therapy, and personal cares in the comfort of their own home. We have served Wichita, Hutchinson, Derby, Parsons and surrounding communities for over 20 years!
http://www.homehealthcareconnection.com/index.htm

Healthback Home Health care provides quality health care in the convenience of your own home. Our goal is to help each patient achieve the greatest possible level of health and comfort at Home.
http://www.healthback.com/

Afford-A-Care Inc-Home Health provides in-home skilled nursing, home health aide, physical & occupational therapy along with medical social work, dietary and speech services. Our mission is to empower the clients and caregivers to become confident, competent and committed to their health and wellness goals.
http://affordacareinc.com

Home Improvement

As Wichita's only healthcare professional and remodeling team, Home for Life offers solutions for those of any age or ability who choose to remain in their homes for a lifetime. Our Adaptability Specialist is available to identify one's specific needs and determine the results necessary to simply make life at home possible, now and in the future. The level of expertise and qualifications with this division can ensure you or your loved one can remain at home, the place where surroundings are familiar and memories have been made, the place you want to call your Home for Life
www.heartlandhomeimp.com

Ruth's HomeWorks is an organized network of dependable, skilled home service professionals in every field from housecleaning and handyman services to roofing and kitchen and bath remodels. The owner, Sarah Ruth, connects homeowners with contractors she's checked the background on. No project is too big nor too small. She's done the legwork for you! But best of all, Ruth's HomeWorks' referrals are free to homeowners. One call to Ruth's connects you with over 45 craftsmen you can trust for all your home improvement and honey-do needs. Finding reliable help around your home doesnt have to be a hassle anymore.
www.RuthsHomeWorks.com

Home Medical Equipment & Oxygen

Broadway Home Medical has been serving the home medical equipment and oxygen supplies needs of customers in and around Wichita since 1994. We carry the finest in home medical equipment from great names including Golden Technologies and Pride Mobility wheelchairs and scooters and Bruno vehicle lift solutions and aluminum ramps. Broadway Home Medical has the area's largest retail showroom with a large selection of new and used scooters, power chairs and wheelchairs available. Our in-house technicians service the products we sell.
http://www.broadwayhomemed.com/

If you’ve heard of Hart Pharmacy & Home Medical Equipment, chances are you’re also familiar with the statement, when it comes to your health…. we deliver! It’s prominent in most everything associated with Hart and is more than just a catchy tag line. It’s at the core of our daily working philosophy… to take those extra steps… to go that extra mile… to deliver quality, personalized and affordable healthcare options for our customers. And, that includes FREE area-wide delivery!
http://www.hartrx.com/

Home Safety

Adaptive Living also specializes in comprehensive home safety and environmental modification evaluations for those who wish to remain in their home or setting of their choice as long as possible. Owner Shana Gatschet is a licensed and registered Occupational Therapist (OT) and Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS).
http://www.adaptive-living.com/

eMonitoring Services is a home healthcare technology company dedicated to enhancing peoples' lives through the use of electronic monitoring products. e-Monitoring Services provides home medical systems for the elderly and disabled. Medical Alert Systems, Personal Emergency Response Systems, Medication Monitoring, Activities of Daily Living, Video Monitoring, Security, Environmental Monitoring, and Home Automation.
eMonitoringServices.Com

eMedMinder is an online medication reminder service that is designed to fit your lifestyle.
eMedMinder.Com

Home Technology Solutions, Inc. is dedicated to providing personal emergency response systems that bring help with the push of a button. HTS is a full-service non-profit organization and work to provide technology solutions to assist home safety. Founded in 1982, HTS serves subscribers in Sedgwick, Butler, Harvey and Sumner Counties. Call 316-265-1700 or come by.
www.homets.org

Hospice

Heartland Hospice is dedicated to providing patients with care wherever they consider home. Whether care is desired in the home a patient has lived in for years, a skilled nursing center or an assisted living facility, we tailor our caregiving to fit the patient’s and family’s unique needs.
http://www.hcr-manorcare.com/Services/Hospice.aspx

Hospice Care of Kansas is committed to providing and promoting the highest quality care to those facing end-of-life issues. Our care team, including nurses, hospice aides, chaplains, bereavement support, social workers and volunteers, works together with the patient, family, medical director and primary care physician to ensure comfort and dignity at the end of life.
http://www.hospicecareofkansas.com/index.html

Our mission is to enable people to live with dignity and hope while coping with loss and terminal illness.
http://www.hynesmemorial.org/

At Good Shepherd Hospice, we believe that healthcare is more than just a diagnosis and a treatment. It's a daily exercise in making this moment...this today...the very best it can be. And we're here to help you achieve that goal -- physically, mentally, spiritually... And for whatever that means individually. Our staff members add that personal touch to professional services that make our care stand out from the rest. All supplies, equipment and prescriptions related to the patient's comfort or terminal condition are completely covered by Good Shepherd Hospice. We are compassionate about care -- passionate about life.
www.goodshepherdhospice.com

At Home Healthcare Connection, our goal is to help hospice patients achieve self-determined life closure, a natural and personal death. Benefits include teaching and support, guidance through the dying process, and effective grieving and bereavement support for the caregiver and family. Our team of nurses, social workers, home health aides, therapists, volunteers, and spiritual counselors provide holistic care, meeting physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those we serve.
http://www.homehealthcareconnection.com/homehealth/hospice.html

In-Home Non-Medical Services

Home Instead Senior Care can help with compassionate, senior home care services delivered right in your loved one's home. Whether a few hours a day or long-term care 24 hours a day, a CAREGiver can assist you. All CAREGivers are thoroughly screened, extensively trained, insured and bonded, matched to your preferences, professional and reliable.
www.homeinsteadwichita.com

We provide in home services to seniors, personal care as well as housekeeping/laundry, meal prep, respite care and companion care.
www.ahandathomeseniorservices.com

Whether a family member needs a little extra help around the house, assistance recovering from a hospital stay or someone to check in on them throughout the week, Right at Home's in-home care could be the answer. Our home care services are built around your specific needs.
www.wichita.rightathome.net

"Senior Services, Inc. of Wichita is dedicated to delivering services that allow older adults the opportunity to lead quality lives while continuing to make positive contributions to the community. Best known as the Meals On Wheels provider for Wichita, Senior Services, Inc. operates 10 programs that help seniors remain secure while living in their own homes".
www.seniorservicesofwichita.org

Home Healthcare Connection’s Private Duty program offers services at an affordable price. Our services include personal care, light housekeeping, errand running, hospital sitting, and nursing services. We take special care to appropriately match health care professionals with just the right assignments.
http://www.homehealthcareconnection.com/physiciansarea/privateduty.html

Exceptional in home caregiver services deliver peace of mind for you. Trained and experienced caregivers are employed by our network of home care agencies to keep your loved one safe while protecting their independence and preserving their dignity. It is our mission to provide help and relief to committed family caregivers.
http://www.homewatchcaregivers.com/wichita

In-Home Rehabilitation

Adaptive Living provides Occupational Therapy in-home evaluations and services before one becomes "homebound", or confined to their home. These out-patient services are typically covered by insurance if medical issues are limiting one's abilities and independence.
http://www.adaptive-living.com/

MEDIA

The source for news for and about people 55 and better in Sedgwick, Harvey and Butler counties for more than 30 years.
http://activeagingonline.com/

KPTS is a non-profit educational organization serving Kansas since 1970, and we are the PBS affiliate for south central Kansas broadcasting in 23 counties. After 40 years of broadcasting, KPTS continues to serve south central Kansas as the only locally owned television station in the area. Since the station aired Sesame Street that first morning in 1970, it has continued to dedicate itself to offering quality, enriching, educational programming throughout the region.
www.kpts.org

Mental Health

Mid-Kansas Senior Outreach is a program to identify and make contact with isolated seniors, in Sedgwick County, who are facing mental health risks and other challenges of aging that threaten their ability to live independently and safely. Services we provide include care coordination, medical referrals, nutrition programs, abuse interventions, companionship, social activities, in-home mental health therapy, and much more. These services are offered at no cost to the senior and, if you wish, you can remain anonymous when making a referral.
http://www.counselingcenteratmha.com/senior_outreach.php

The Behavioral Health Unit at Sumner Regional Medical Center offers a comprehensive program designed to meet the diverse mental health needs of older adults. A multidisciplinary treatment team consisting of registered nurses, social workers, activity therapists, and psychologists work together under the supervision of a psychiatrist to provide appropriate, high quality care for every patient. Each patient is monitored for physical problems which can be addressed while they are patients at the Behavioral Health Unit. The Behavioral Health Unit offers quality, cost-effective healthcare for patients with depression, anxiety, dementia, self-care deficits and other acute psychiatric conditions.
www.qualityhealthcareinc.net

Nutrition

The mental and physical well-being of my patients and clients remain the most important aspects of my work. I know about the many unhealthy eating patterns to which people can succumb in a lifetime. That's why I teach you the alternatives and choices you have when it comes to nutrition and meal plans.
http://healthygreenks.com/services.nxg

We believe in promoting health through Real Nutrition using Real Food for Real Life. This is our mission for Real People. The Delicious Dietitian was founded to educate people and help patients eat healthy, enjoyable meals created by food experts. Registered Dietitians strive to help patients eat right and learn how food effects every aspect of life.
http://www.thedeliciousdietitian.com/

Rehabilitation

ReLive Rehab Group provides comprehensive rehab services designed to help every patient reclaim an active life. We bring together a cooperative of healthcare practices in one place, dedicated to the common goal of returning each patient to health. Our objective is not only to help the patient recover from whatever trauma brings them here, but to give them the tools, the desire, and the courage to lead an active life that contributes to their good health.
http://reliverehab.com/

Services & Consulting

Coultis Estate & Elder Law, LLC is a boutique law practice focusing on estate planning, elder law, and business valuation needs. We do wills, trusts, power of attorneys (health & financial) probate, V.A. and Medicaid planning. We also work with financial planners and insurance agents selling long term care and estate planning funding.
coultislaw.com

My business for 30 years has helped seniors with Retirement and Estate Planning through tax planning and investments for both growth and income. In this volatile and low-interest economy, proper yet conservative planning is necessary. My firm also writes Life and Long-Term Care Insurance for future needs.
www.kansasretirement.net

Debi Lawson, Essential Arrangements, Funeral Consulting –
www.essentialarrangements.com

Local medical research center that conducts studies on diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis, IBS, and many other medical conditions.
http://www.prnofkansas.com/

Central Plains Area Agency on Aging (CPAAA) is available to assist seniors, caregivers, and adults with disabilities through life’s transitions and with various levels of support.
http://www.cpaaa.org/

The Central Plains Area Agency on Aging provides services for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Sedgwick, Butler and Harvey County to assist them in maintaining their independence and prevent premature institutionalization. Information, referral and options counseling if provided for seniors and caregivers to assist with coordinating and planning for long term care and service needs.

The Department is responsible for planning and coordinating a comprehensive service delivery system to meet the needs of seniors in the tri-county area. Special emphasis is given to the needs of low income, minority, and disabled seniors to prevent costly institutionalization. The department’s focus is on information, assistance, options counseling and providing home and community based services including: health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, caregiver services, case management, advocacy and education.
http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/aging/

Hand-in-Hand Patient Advocate Services, LLC. Providing professional assistance to the elderly and those with complex health issues as they work to navigate a complex, sometimes dangerous, and very fractured healthcare system.
www.HandinHandAdvocates.com

RN Patient Advocates of Wichita, LLC is an independent patient advocate. I work for the patient, not a company. "Your healthcare safety net....." Simone Khan at 316-371-1924

On-site chair or table massages (Swedish, deep, sport, hot stone) at various business' along with apartment complexes and assisted living centers. Gina is also Master Reiki, which is energies. Gina Mobile Therapeutic Massage 316-209-2640