TOPEKA — Kansas says it has eliminated a waiting list for physically disabled residents who are seeking in-home services such as help with bathing and feeding.
Secretary Tim Keck of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services told a legislative oversight committee Friday that the last 438 people on the list as of mid-July have been offered services.
The services allow physically disabled Kansas to continue living independent or with family members rather than in a nursing home. About 6,000 physically disabled people receive services.
Keck acknowledged that going forward people may wait for services after initially seeking them. But the agency sees eliminating the years-old waiting list for the physically disabled as a major accomplishment.
In mid-July, nearly 3,400 intellectually disabled Kansans were still on a waiting list for services
