Page 9 of Best Senior Care in Kansas

The Heritage of Overland Park provides memory care, nursing care, and respite care in Overland Park, KS. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia who may be at risk of wandering, while nursing care provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Respite care offers a short stay for a family whose usual caregiver needs to travel or recover, and the range of care can suit a resident whose needs grow over time.

The community has 72 beds and offers private and semi-private rooms. A private room is for one resident, while a semi-private room includes a roommate. Kristin Dankof serves as administrator, and Senior Living Services owns the community.

Residents can use the salon and barber, while the courtyard and walking paths provide outdoor areas for time outside. Dining services prepare nutritionally balanced meals tailored to each resident’s dietary needs and preferences, so meals can reflect individual requirements. The Life Services Plan includes personalized memory care, Parkinson’s care, cognitive and memory support, physical and recreational activities, and nutritional and dietary guidance.

The Six Dimensional Wellness Model addresses physical, social, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and occupational wellness, allowing services and activities to cover those areas. Rehabilitation services are available, and a doctor is on staff. Staffing is provided 24 hours a day, so help is available throughout the day and night.

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.

Overview of Villa Maria

Villa Maria provides assisted living and nursing home care, including skilled nursing, in Mulvane, Kansas. Assisted living includes help with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and medication while a resident keeps a private living space. Skilled nursing means licensed nursing care is available on site around the clock.

Long term care is available for residents who need ongoing support, while short term rehabilitation offers a temporary stay during recovery. Outpatient therapy is also available, so a person can receive therapy without an inpatient stay. Villa Maria opened in 1950 and has 44 beds, making it a smaller community that may suit someone who prefers a setting where staff and residents can get to know each other.

A Walk Score of 49 places the area in a car dependent setting, so most errands require a car or a ride. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 23 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated to each resident. Villa Maria accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay: Medicare covers short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence, Medicaid can help when savings may not cover a long stay, and private pay means the family pays directly. Teresa Ballard serves as administrator.

Stratford Commons provides one of the most trusted nursing homes in Overland Park. The health care center consists of professional staff committed to providing seniors with a safe and comfortable environment. With its professional approach,  the nursing home aims to change the meaning of skilled nursing and rehabilitation for seniors through the exceptional care delivered by the compassionate staff.

Stratford Commons, where life-enriching daily activities happen, contributes to a fast recovery for residents to continue living purposeful lives.

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.

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 Aho

Aho offers skilled nursing in Olathe, Kansas, with licensed nursing care available on site around the clock. That level of clinical support suits residents who need ongoing nursing attention rather than occasional assistance.

The home has 125 beds, and 92% are occupied, so most beds are currently in use and availability may change. Bryan Pippitt serves as administrator, and Aho Propco Holdings operates the home.

Mental Health and Recovery is a named program at Via Christi Village Pittsburg Ks, which is not standard equipment in a 96-bed Kansas community. Medical Care, Short Stay and Long Term Care, and Discharge Planning round out the program list, that last one shaping how a temporary stay actually ends rather than leaving the transition to chance.

Assisted living is provided here, and it is used to cover help with daily tasks. Nursing home care and skilled nursing are also offered, with licensed nurses kept on site at all hours of the day and night. Rehabilitation therapy is included, and it is arranged to run alongside both kinds of nursing care so that recovery is supported while regular care continues.

Palliative care and hospice care are given for comfort‑focused needs. Respite care is provided to fill a different kind of gap, one that sometimes is not planned for. A burst pipe may force someone out of a house, a renovation may take longer than expected, or a home may simply not be livable for several weeks. In those cases, a short stay is arranged here.

The license covers 96 beds, and at the last count 74 of those beds were occupied. The surrounding area has been given a walk score of 79. That score places it in the very walkable range. Errands are often able to be finished on foot, which matters for residents who have stopped driving. Shops, services, or a café can be reached without asking for a ride. Amy Bailey serves as administrator, and Kfar Habor operates the community.

There are 80 beds in total and six were empty during the count. This means that 93 percent of the beds were being used. A family looking for a room next month should know the building runs close to full.

Greenwood Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a nursing home in Olathe, Kansas. It has a special license to provide skilled nursing care. Licensed nursing is on site at every hour, including the hands-on help a resident needs day after day.

Short-term rehabilitation covers the stay that has an end to it, after an illness, an injury, or surgery. Respite care is listed as well, for the week a usual caregiver spends traveling or recovering. Someone who needs nursing oversight plus rehabilitation after a hospital stay fits the place.

Breanna Gregory is the administrator, and Kcos Development LLC operates the community.