Page 4 of Best Independent Living in Kansas

Overview of Tallgrass Healthcare Campus

Tallgrass Healthcare Campus operates out of Junction City, KS, with assisted living, independent living, nursing home care, and skilled nursing on the license. Nursing staff are licensed and present throughout the day, which is the base the other levels rest on. Assisted living handles dressing, bathing, and medication, while independent living leaves the day alone and supplies private quarters instead.

Four levels in one place means somebody whose needs increase can move up without moving out. The campus has 100 beds.

Nursing per resident is 3 hours and 35 minutes across a day. Medicare attaches to the skilled stretch a hospital stay leaves behind and nothing longer. Medicaid can reach eligible long-term care, and private pay means settling for services directly.

Amanda Bento is the administrator. At 81 out of 100 the area is very walkable, so somebody without a license still gets to nearby places on their own feet.

Dining, a Fitness Center, rehabilitation services, and Transportation are all on the list. Together they cover meals, exercise, therapy, and getting past the edge of the campus.

Overview of Garden Valley Retirement Village

Garden Valley Retirement Village in Garden City, KS offers independent living, skilled nursing and respite care. Independent living provides a private living arrangement with community services and no daily care, while skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Respite care is available for short stays, which can give a family caregiver time away or provide temporary support for a resident.

The community has 62 beds and an occupancy rate of 73%, so residents are being served while some beds remain unoccupied. Rehabilitation services and short term rehabilitation are available for recovery and therapy after an illness, injury or hospital stay. Nurse staffing totals 3 hours and 49 minutes per resident per day, representing the nursing time allocated to each resident across a day.

Medicare, Medicaid and private pay are accepted, giving families several listed ways to cover care. A Walk Score of 70 means the area is very walkable, with most errands possible on foot, so a resident who no longer drives can still reach nearby destinations independently. Garden Valley Retirement Village is operated by Garden Valley Property, and Renae Kersenbrock serves as the administrator. The combination of independent living, skilled nursing and respite care may be a good fit for a resident whose care arrangement may need to change over time.

Presbyterian Manors Inc operates Topeka Presbyterian Manor on SW 6th Avenue in Topeka’s West Southwest 2 neighborhood, about 3.6 miles from downtown. It is a CCRC campus, meaning nursing home, assisted living, and independent living all share the same address. That structure matters in practice: residents can move between care levels without leaving the community.

The facility has been operating since 1963. Tom Bechtel is the Executive Director; Christie Lynn Patrick is the administrator.

The Walk Score of 30 is honest about what the neighborhood offers, which is not much on foot. Most trips require a car.

The 123-bed campus runs at 55% occupancy, with 68 beds currently filled. An average stay of 256 days puts this squarely in long-term care territory rather than short-term rehabilitation. CMS Facility Characteristics counts 63 current residents. The community accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.

Staffing data from CMS puts total nursing hours at 5 hours 9 minutes per resident per day. RN coverage is 27 minutes daily; nurse aide hours run at 3 hours 5 minutes. A Residents Group and Active Resident Council are both confirmed as organized programs through CMS Facility Characteristics.

State inspections over this facility’s history have addressed areas including medication management, fall and injury prevention, and dietary and food service, which are standard regulatory focus areas for long-term care campuses with this range of services.

Topeka Presbyterian Manor is a long-established CCRC in Topeka that covers the full spectrum from independent living to skilled nursing, accepts all three major payer types, and serves a population that tends to stay well beyond a short-term stay.

Overview of Village Shalom

Administered by Jamie Paredes, Village Shalom in Overland Park, KS, offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, respite care, and skilled nursing. Those living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia are welcome in a supervised setting to ease the risk of wandering. Moreover, licensed nurses ensure residents can access care whenever needed with round-the-clock availability. Respite services are also available for those seeking a short-term stay, particularly those whose usual caregiver needs time away.

With several care levels, the community can accommodate residents even as their needs grow. The community has 219 beds in a variety of one- and two-bedroom apartments. Occupancy is at 30%, suggesting availability.

The community accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay, giving families different ways to cover eligible short-term skilled care, long-term care when savings may not cover a stay, or care paid directly. Pets are allowed, so a resident may bring a small animal companion.

Overview of Winfield Rest Haven II Lc

Winfield Rest Haven II Lc provides independent living in Winfield, KS. The community opened in 1963 and has 41 beds, creating a smaller setting that may suit a resident who prefers fewer people around them.

Independent living apartments offer private living with community services rather than daily care. Therapy and rehabilitation services are available through the community’s program offerings, so residents can access those forms of support within the facility. A Walk Score of 78 places the area in the very walkable band, meaning most errands can be done on foot and a resident who no longer drives can still get out independently. Amy Lemer serves as administrator, and 98% occupancy means nearly all beds are in use.

Bethel Home provides nursing home and skilled nursing care, independent living, and respite care in Montezuma, Kansas. Nursing home and skilled nursing services provide licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while long term care supports residents who need ongoing nursing care. Independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care, and respite care provides a short stay when someone’s usual caregiver needs to travel or recover.

The combination suits a resident whose care needs could change over time, because multiple care options are available through the same community. Bethel Home has 56 beds and opened in 1948. Total nurse staffing is 6 hours and 24 minutes per resident per day, which represents the amount of nursing staff time assigned to each resident over a day. Brian Koehn serves as administrator.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted. Medicare can apply to eligible short term skilled care after a hospital stay, Medicaid can help when savings may not cover a long stay, and private pay means paying directly for care. A Walk Score of 30 places the area in a car dependent setting, so a resident who no longer drives would need a car or a ride for most errands.

There is a 24 hour coffee shop on site. Bethel Home also offers home cooked style meals, gospel singing, and a Sunday morning gospel service, giving residents access to refreshments, meals, and these faith based activities within the home.

Overview of Delmar Gardens of Overland Park

Delmar Gardens of Overland Park provides independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing in Overland Park, KS. Independent living offers private living with community services and no daily care, while assisted living provides help with bathing, dressing, medication, and other daily tasks while the resident keeps an apartment. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering, and skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care around the clock.

Several care levels in one community may suit a resident whose needs grow over time, since moving between levels can happen without leaving the community. The community has 120 beds, with total nurse staffing of 3 hours and 50 minutes per resident per day. That figure represents the daily hands-on nursing time allocated to each resident.

A Walk Score of 92 places the area in the walker’s paradise band, so daily errands do not require a car and a resident who no longer drives can still get out independently. Residents can use the full rehabilitative program, including daily physical, occupational, and speech therapy, while the salon and spa provide an on-site option for personal grooming. Respite care and transitional stays offer short-term arrangements when a family’s usual caregiver needs to travel or recover; Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, providing payment routes that include coverage for eligible short-term skilled care, assistance when savings may not cover a long stay, or direct payment. Keaton Klug serves as the administrator.

Overview of Lakepoint Wichita

Lakepoint Wichita offers independent living, assisted living, and skilled nursing care in Wichita, Kansas. Independent living is for residents who do not need daily care, assisted living provides help with daily tasks, and skilled nursing includes licensed nursing care on site around the clock.

The range of care can suit a resident whose needs grow over time, since care can change without leaving the community. Lakepoint Wichita has 110 beds, with 5 hours and 49 minutes of nursing time allocated per resident each day across the community.

Residents also have access to rehabilitation through the Skilled/Rehabilitation program and rehabilitation services within the care setting. A Walk Score of 75 means the area is very walkable, with most errands possible on foot, so a resident who no longer drives can still get out independently.

Payment options include Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Michael Cole serves as the administrator.

Lone Tree Retirement Community offers independent living in Meade, KS, with private living arrangements and community services rather than daily care. The setting may suit someone who can manage routine personal needs independently. There are 45 beds, creating a smaller community where residents and staff can become familiar with one another.

Meade has a Walk Score of 53, considered somewhat walkable. Some errands can be completed on foot, and a resident who no longer drives may be able to reach select nearby destinations independently. John Brand serves as administrator, and Meade District Hospital operates the community.

Overview of Village Shalom

Village Shalom in Overland Park, KS, offers nursing home care and skilled nursing. Four more levels ride on the same license, namely respite care, memory care, assisted living, and independent living. The daily tasks are what assisted living takes care of, while independent living hands the day back to the resident, with the community’s services still attached.

Memory care is secured space with supervision inside it. The skilled nursing designation covers licensed clinical care in the building, and the nursing home designation covers the same nursing on an open-ended basis. Short stays are taken here too, under the respite designation, when a household’s caregiver has to step back for a while.

Of 66 beds, 98.5 percent are occupied on an average day. Nursing time per resident is 6 hours and 7 minutes a day. With six levels licensed here, somebody whose needs deepen changes what they receive rather than where they live.

Three payment routes are taken, among them Medicare and Medicaid, and a family’s own money the third. The administrator here is Jamie Paredes. Rehabilitation Services are named, and a pet is welcome to come.