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Aging services leaders warn workforce, regulatory and reimbursement pressures fuel nursing‑home closures
Summary
Leading Age Kansas and the Kansas Health Care Association told the committee that COVID‑era losses of beds, workforce shortages, and reimbursement issues are creating care deserts and threatening access, and urged sustained Medicaid add‑ons and regulatory clarity.
Kylie Childs of Leading Age Kansas and Linda Mowbray, president and CEO of the Kansas Health Care Association, briefed the House committee on the current state of aging services across Kansas and urged legislative attention to workforce, reimbursement and regulatory issues.
Childs described the full continuum of aging services represented by her association and said Kansas faces growing “care deserts” after COVID: she said about 89,000 Kansans live in areas with only one nursing or residential care provider within a 30‑minute drive and about 32,000 live in areas with no such provider within 30 minutes. Childs thanked…
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