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    You are at:Home»State News»Topeka: No waiting list for services for physically disabled

    Topeka: No waiting list for services for physically disabled

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    By KMAN Staff on August 6, 2016 State News

    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

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