Helpful Links

• KHCA Member Websites  

• For Seniors and Caregivers

• End of Life Links

• Informational Links

• Related Associations

KHCA Members:  

For links specific to home care agency operations,

visit the Members Only section.

Helpful Links for Seniors and Caregivers

• AARP
• Federal Administration on Aging
• healthfinder® -  Guide to consumer health information from the Federal Government.
• HMOs4seniors.com  - Search and compare Medicare HMOs.
• Home Health Agency Compare Site --  This site allows you to compare home health agencies that you are considering using.  KHCA urges you to contact the home health agencies and ask questions of them directly.    
• Kansas Department on Aging
• Kansas Association of Homes & Services for the Aging
• Kansas Health Care Association and the Kansas Center for Assisted Living
• Kansas for Seniors
• MyZiva.Net –  A completely free resource for healthcare professionals, caregivers and prospective residents and their loved ones to find, evaluate and compare Nursing Homes across the nation. 
• National Council on the Aging "Benefits Check Up"  - Designed to help seniors find the right benefit programs to meet their needs.
• National Family Caregivers Association
• Social Security Administration
• Web of Care  -  Information and support for the caregiver.
• Home Care Hotline:  1-800-842-0078  -  For Kansas patients and families to communicate concerns or complaints regarding home care services or providers.
• Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Div. of the Kansas Attorney General:  785/368-6220
• Medicare Fraud and Abuse:  1-800/876-3160

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End of Life Links

• Lifeproject.org  -  The LIFE project is working to help all Kansans live with dignity comfort and peace at the end of life. The project is the joint effort of a coalition of many organizations that are working together, and provides much needed information on this topic.

• The Association of Kansas Hospices  -  Information and resources for hospice care in Kansas.
• Dying Well - Resources for those facing life-threatening illness, their families, and their professional caregivers.
• Hospice Association of America  - national organization representing hospices, caregivers and volunteers who serve terminally ill patients and their families.
• Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association  - The purpose of the HNPA is to exchange information, and study and promote hospice and palliative nursing research.
• Last Acts - Call-to-action campaign to improve care at the end of life.

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Informational Links

General:

• Opening a New Agency in Kansas 

• Home Health Quality Initiative Compare Site:  This database includes all home health agencies nationwide, and is a great resource for finding home health care, and the services provided by each agency.  You may search by zip code, city, etc.  Quality indicators for Kansas agencies are available there. 

• Public Health Infrastructure Resource Center:  Provides information on the public health workforce, information and communication systems, and organizational and systems capacity.

Kansas:

• Kansas.gov - the official portal for the State of Kansas and links to all state agencies, legislative bodies, associations, and more.

• Find Your Kansas Legislator

• The Kansas Legislature

• Find Kansas Legislative Bills

• Kansas Department of Insurance  Consumer Hotline:  800/432-2484

Federal Legislative:

• U.S. House of Representatives

  • Office of U.S. Representative Jerry Moran (R-KS, District 1)

  • Office of U.S. Representative Nancy Boyda (D-KS, District 2)

  • Office of U.S. Representative Dennis Moore (D-KS, District 3)

  • Office of U.S. Representative Todd Tiahrt (R-KS, District 4)

• U.S. Senate

  • Office of U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS)

  • Office of U.S. Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS)

• The White House

• Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet

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Related Associations

• Home Care Association of Colorado

• Iowa Association for Home Care

• Missouri Alliance for Home Care

• Oklahoma Association for Home Care

• Association of Kansas Hospices

• Kansas Medical Society

• Kansas Hospital Association

• Kansas Association of Homes and Services for the Aging

• Kansas Health Care Association and the Kansas Center for Assisted Living

• Kansas State Nurses Association

• AARP

• American Medical Association

• American Nurses Association

• American Telemedicine Association

• Hospice Association of America

• National Association for Home Care

• National Family Caregivers Association

• NursingCenter - A variety of resource to nurses for education, research and practice.

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