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Parsons and KNI officials cite vacancies, specialized care needs and requests for certified medication aides and cooks
Summary
Officials from Parsons State Hospital and the Kansas Neurological Institute told the committee that vacancies, complex clinical needs and a KDHE citation are driving requests for certified medication aides, dietary staff and other operational support.
PARSONS / KNI, Kan. — Officials from Parsons State Hospital and the Kansas Neurological Institute (KNI) told the Committee on Social Services Budget that vacancies, increasingly complex patient needs and survey citations are driving budget requests that include certified medication aides and additional dietary/cook staff.
Parsons State Hospital
Mike Dixon, superintendent at Parsons State Hospital, said Parsons serves a largely dually diagnosed population (intellectual disability plus mental health conditions) and reported that many residents require heightened supervision: Dixon told the committee that about 88% of individuals had engaged in physical aggression, 72% in property destruction and 72% in self‑injury; roughly 60% require…
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