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Alliance on Aging
6025 Martway, Suite 101
Mission, KS 66202
Phone: 913-236-8700
Fax: 913-236-8740
E-mail: info@allianceonagingkc.org
Website: www.allianceonagingkc.org
Provides following services to senior adults: 1) Kansas City Partnership for Caregivers-program for caregivers of senior adults that provides education and resources; and 2) Transportation.
Center for Practical Bioethics
Harzfeld Building
1111 Main Street, Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64105-2116
Toll Free: 1-800-344-3829
Local: 816-221-1100
Fax: 816-221-2002
Website: www.kcpedspal.org
Programs focus on policy reform, professional education, and citizen engagement in the areas of advanced care planning and pain management for senior adults.
KC 4 Aging in Community
800 E 99th St
Kansas City, MO 64131
Phone: 816-935-0159
E-mail: picasodb@yahoo.com
Connects senior adults with affordable and accessible housing, healthcare, services, transportation, work and volunteer opportunities, recreational activities, and PCA services.
Link for Care
Website: www.linkforcare.org
Website that allows senior adults to search for resources on the topics of caregiver help, crisis help, diseases and conditions, government agencies, help in the home, help outside the home, housing, money and legal help, and wellness, fun, and interest.
Local Investment Commission (LINC)
3100 Broadway, Suite 1100
Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone: 816-889-5050
Fax: 816-889-5051
Website: www.kclinc.org
Provides following services to senior adults: 1) connects with Missouri Senior Prescription Program; 2) has €œGrandparents Raising Grandchildren Resource Guide€ for grandparents raising grandchildren in the Kansas City and Greater Kansas City area; 3) has phone number for grandparents raising grandchildren to call to get emotional support, child care information, and assistance in connecting with local resources; 4) work with local government agencies to combat elder abuse and neglect; 5) work with longterm care facilities, adult day care programs, and the Caring Communities Before and After School program to create opportunities for intergenerational activities.
Missouri Aging Information Network
Mid-America Regional Council (MARC)
600 Broadway, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64105-1554
Phone: 816-474-4240
Toll Free: 800-593-7948
Website: www.moaging.com
Provides the following services through Missouri's Area Agencies on Aging to Platte, Clay, Ray, Jackson, and Cass Counties:
- Information and Assistance
- Public Education and Outreach
- Transportation
- Case Management and Care Coordination including in-home assessments
- In-home Homemaker/chore
- In-home Personal Care
- Respite Care
- Adult Day Care
- Minor Home Repair/modification
- Legal Services
- Senior Center with Noon-time Meals
- Home-delivered Meals
- Family Caregiver Assistance
- Long-term Care Ombudsman
- Nursing Home Information
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Activities
- Medication Management
- Senior Community Service Employment
- Public Benefits Assistance
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Shepherd's Center of the Northland
Phone: 816-452-4536
Offers Link-AGE program, which is a benefits advocacy program for adults over the age of 60 who reside in Clay County. Link-AGE connects individuals with benefits programs that they may be missing, and provides comprehensive, person-centered services to help senior adults assess their needs, understand options, develop an action plan, access services and benefits, follow-up, and track their progress.
Shepherd's Center of KC Central
Brookside and Waldo Area
Kansas City, MO
Phone: 816-444-1121
Website: www.SCCentral.org
Provides following programs to senior adults in Brookside and Waldo areas: 1) Adventures in Learning- classes with many interesting subjects; 2) Coming of Age-promotes civic involvement; 3) Volunteer program; 4) KC Caregiver-phone line that connects caregivers of senior adults with resources; 5) Meals on Wheels-delivers meals to homes; 6) Senior Advocacy-provides help for issues related to Medicare; and 7) Wheels that Care-transportation to doctor's appointments, pharmacy, grocery store, and beauty shop appointments.
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Phone: 573-751-6400
Fax: 573-751-6010
E-mail: info@dhss.mo.gov
Website: www.dhss.mo.gov
Ensures the quality of child care facilities, hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers, home health and hospice providers, RCF's, ICF's, and SNF's, emergency medical services, and pharmacies. Investigates allegations of elder abuse. Administers programs for the prevention of chronic diseases and promotion of nutrition.
Mr. Goodcents Foundation
8997 Commerce Drive
De Soto, Kansas 66018
Phone: 913-583-8444
Website: www.mrgoodcentsfoundation.org
Provides following services to senior adults: 1) transportation to places in the community; 2) making a senior adult's house accessible to the senior adult.
United Way
1080 Washington Street
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: 816-559-4667
Website: www.unitedwaygkc.org
RSVP of Jackson, Clay, and Platte Counties Program-volunteer program for senior adults.
Blessed Homes, LLC
305 East 63rd Street
Kansas City, MO 64113
Phone: 816-523-1258
Blessed Homes is a full-service, 10 bed Residential Care Facility offering compassionate care for the elderly.
Home for Life Solutions
Website: http://www.homeforlifesolutions.com/
Offers following services: 1) Home & Community Services--a full range of Telecare and Telehealth options to help senior adults live more independently; 2)Independent Living--24/7 monitoring to help senior adults stay in their homes longer with a greater sense of security; 3) Assisted Living--products to assist in promoting a more efficient and better quality of care; and 4) Skilled Nursing--more effective care in controlled health settings.
Missouri Seniors’ Legal Helpline
Phone: 1-800-235-5503
Website: www.moaging.com/legalhelp
The helpline provides access to legal information and services for seniors. The service is for persons 60 and over, or their caregivers, dealing with civil cases.
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