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Committee hears seniors’ needs: Meals on Wheels waits, PACE expansion and CAPABLE pilot
Summary
Speakers described a 3,026-person Meals on Wheels wait list and asked for $3.9M, outlined PACE expansion and requested funding for the CAPABLE aging‑in‑place program (agency enhancement ~$2.5M including ~$997k SGF) to prevent unnecessary nursing‑home placements.
Senior‑service advocates and providers told the Committee on Social Services Budget that funding gaps threaten efforts to help older Kansans age safely at home.
Sean Sullivan (Midland Care) reported a Meals on Wheels waiting list of 3,026 older adults as of Dec. 31, 2025 and asked for $3,900,000 SGF to eliminate that backlog in four Area Agency on Aging regions. Sullivan also described PACE…
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