Services for Seniors
All About Services for Seniors
KLS works with the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) and the Area Agencies on Aging as a part of the state aging network. Older Americans Act funds are added together...
Compare Kansas Nursing Homes
This site give you a way to compare nursing care facilities by rankings, survey inspection reports and overall ratings. Find the best facility for you and your family.
COVID-19 Legal Updates Relating to Seniors
As a quick note of interest to Kansas seniors, the following are answers to some of the most commonly asked COVID-19 legal questions that have recently arisen:
Is the COVID-19 Moratorium on...
Do I need a Will?
This information and checklist were prepared as a handout for clients who are thinking about a will and looking at alternatives.
It is all in the pdf document attached at the bottom of the...
Estate Planning
Your estate consists of everything you own: your home, personal property, car, land, stocks and bonds, life insurance and any other property in which you have an ownership interest. Estate...
Financial Abuse of Elderly is a Crime in Kansas
Thanks to a new law in Kansas, financial abuse of an elder is a serious crime and there are consequences.
Do you know someone who is being financially abused by a trusted person or power of...
Frequently Asked Questions About Probate
What is probate?
Probate is the process of proving a will. It occurs after someone dies. All estate administration proceedings are involved in this process.
It’s the practice of...
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
This two page pamphlet reviews topics associated with grandparents who find themselves raising their grandchildren. Topics of legal custody and guardianship are addressed.
Updated 2020.
Kansas Termination of Guardianship
This packet can be used to terminate a guardianship of a person who has died. It includes instructions, petition for termination of guardianship, order for termination of guardianship, and the...
MEDICARE CENTRAL: All the Medicare Information You Need
Medicare Interactive
Medicare Interactive will help you with basic questions about Medicare.
Helping you understand the Medicare maze
Official Medicare Website
Comprehensive...
Personal and Household Inventory
This 61 page booklet was prepared by a division of the University of Illinois. It can be downloaded. It prompts the user through preparing a list of every item of household property. This list...
Power of Attorney in Kansas
This two page brochure highlights the use of a general power of Attorney in Kansas. It provides contact information for the Kansas Elder Law Hotline.
Tips for Older Consumers to Stop Illegal Robocalls
Tip Sheet • July 2019 Jeremiah Battle, National Consumer Law Center
Robocalls, the persistent automated telephone calls to cell phones and landlines, are a favorite tool of...
