Nursing Homes and Senior Care in Kansas

Nursing Homes by City in Kansas

The Kansas cities with the most CMS-certified nursing homes. All 181 cities are listed below the table. Homes in Kansas average 4.1 hours of nursing care per resident per day; the national median is 3.7 hours.

5-Star Nursing Homes in Kansas

Homes with CMS's top overall rating, ordered by inspection rating. See all highest-rated nursing homes in Kansas.

Assisted Living in Kansas

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), Survey, Certification and Credentialing Commission (SCCC), adult care home licensing licenses assisted living in Kansas. License types: Assisted Living Facility, Residential Health Care Facility, Home Plus and Boarding Care Home. Use the state's search to check a community's license and inspection history.

• Kansas assisted living facility search
• Kansas assisted living licensing (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), Survey, Certification and Credentialing Commission (SCCC), adult care home licensing)

Medicaid Long-Term Care in Kansas

Kansas's Medicaid program is KanCare (Kansas Medicaid). For nursing home Medicaid (2026), the state lists an asset limit of countable assets below $2,000 (single persons, Nursing Facility Coverage). Residents keep a personal needs allowance of $62 a month (Protected Income Limit for nursing facility; persons with income more than $62 a month help pay for their care).

• Frail Elderly (FE) Waiver: adult day, in-home care and assisted living. Must be 65 years old, meet the Medicaid nursing facility threshold score and be financially eligible for Medicaid; apply through the Aging and Disability Resource Center (1-855-200-2372). There must be an open space in the HCBS program. The asset limit is $2,000 for single persons, and persons with income more than $2,982 a month help pay for their care (KanCare FS-7, 10-26). FE pays for some services in an Assisted Living Facility, Residential Health Care Facility, Home Plus or Boarding Care Home; the resident pays room and raw food costs.

• KanCare (Kansas Medicaid) nursing facility coverage
• Kansas Medicaid long-term care limits

Nursing Home Inspections and Complaints in Kansas

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), Survey, Certification and Credentialing Commission (SCCC) inspects nursing homes in Kansas for CMS. To file a complaint, call 800-842-0078 or use the state's complaint page.

• Kansas nursing home inspection lookup
• File a nursing home complaint in Kansas

Kansas Long-Term Care Ombudsman

The Kansas Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a free, confidential advocate for residents of nursing homes and assisted living. Ombudsmen help with complaints, residents' rights and problems with care. Call 1-877-662-8362.

• Contact the Kansas Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

Aging Services and Caregiver Support in Kansas

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) runs Kansas's aging services, delivered through local Area Agencies on Aging. Family caregivers can get help through National Family Caregiver Support Program (administered through local Area Agency on Aging offices). Adult day services are licensed or certified by Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS), adult care home licensing (Adult Day Care).

• Kansas aging services: Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS)
• Area Agencies on Aging in Kansas
• Caregiver support in Kansas: National Family Caregiver Support Program (administered through local Area Agency on Aging offices)
• Kansas adult day services

Guides for Your Next Step

See how to choose a nursing home, what memory care is, how Medicaid pays for nursing home care and what Medicare covers. For local help, call the Eldercare Locator at 1-800-677-1116.

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