St. Croix Hospice – Topeka
St. Croix Hospice, Topeka delivers palliative and hospice care to patients throughout Topeka, Kansas. Active in the area since 2019, the organization offers 24-hour medical, physical, and emotional assistance centered on pain relief and comfort for serious or terminal conditions. Clinical teams provide in-person home visits alongside remote telehealth appointments. Family caregivers can also arrange temporary respite stays to step away, rest, or handle personal matters.
Dedicated programs address specific medical and planning concerns, including the BridgeCare™ initiative, Lighthouse End of Life Planning Program®, and Voyage Vigil Program®. Specialized clinical tracks cover targeted medical needs through the Navigate: Falls Prevention Program®, North Star Dementia Program™, Wound Care Specialty Program, and Heart Failure Program.
Families looking for end-of-life care or symptom management in Shawnee County can contact St. Croix Hospice to review available service programs and schedule an initial consultation.
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VA Aid and Attendance (A&A) and Housebound Benefits
VA Pension Aid and Attendance and Housebound Benefits (Federal)
- Who it is for
- Veterans or survivors with VA pension eligibility and an Aid and Attendance or Housebound medical need
- Income limit
- No single monthly income cutoff. VA compares countable annual income, after permitted deductions, with the applicable Maximum Annual Pension Rate for the household and benefit category.
- Asset limit
- Net-worth limit is $163,699 from December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026. Net worth includes countable assets plus annual income; exclusions and transfer rules apply.
Eligibility
- General
- Veterans or eligible survivors who qualify for VA Pension or Survivors Pension and meet the additional Aid and Attendance or Housebound criteria. Service, discharge, family status and pension eligibility rules also apply.
- KS specifics
- A federal VA pension benefit; Aid and Attendance and Housebound enhancements cannot be received together.
What it provides
- A higher pension ceiling for eligible Aid and Attendance or Housebound recipients. Actual pension equals the applicable annual maximum minus countable income; the two enhancements cannot be paid together.
Frail Elderly Waiver
Kansas Medicaid FE Waiver
Eligibility
- General
- Kansas residents age 65 or older who meet Medicaid financial rules and the long-term-care functional assessment.
- KS specifics
- Begin with the Aging and Disability Resource Center; service types and amounts depend on current waiver rules and assessment.
What it provides
- Authorized home/community services under the Frail Elderly Waiver instead of nursing-facility care.
Senior Care Act
Kansas SCA
- Income limit
- Cost sharing uses a sliding scale based on income and assets.
Eligibility
- General
- Kansas residents age 60 or older with functional limitations who can remain in a community residence with support.
What it provides
- In-home support services under a needs assessment; services vary by county and available program resources.
Family Caregiver Support Program
Family Caregiver Support Program (Kansas)
- Who it is for
- Family or informal caregivers of an adult 60+ or of someone of any age with dementia
Eligibility
- General
- Adult family or informal caregivers of adults age 60 or older or people of any age with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder. The federal program also supports specified older-relative caregiver categories.
What it provides
- Caregiver information and access assistance; counseling and training; support groups; respite and limited supplemental services under the federal caregiver-support framework.
Medicare Savings Program (MSP)
Kansas Medicare Savings Program
- Who it is for
- Medicare beneficiaries with limited income who need help with premiums or cost sharing
Eligibility
- General
- Medicare beneficiaries meeting the applicable state Medicare Savings Program eligibility rules.
- KS specifics
- Applications are administered by the state Medicaid program.
What it provides
- Assistance with Medicare premiums and; for qualified QMB beneficiaries; Medicare-covered deductibles and coinsurance. The qualifying category determines which costs are paid.




