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Kansas plans to ask the federal government soon to recertify part of its state mental hospital in Osawatomie, a top social services official said…
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A contract dispute between a state agency and a research center at KU could affect the quality of care at community mental health centers across…
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Attorney Bill Rein has been named to head the troubled state mental hospital at Larned, in central Kansas. As Heartland Health Monitor’s Bryan Thompson…
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Recent cuts made to a program that helps Kansas seniors stay out of nursing homes are starting to have an impact: The cuts are forcing seniors onto…
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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback this week signed bills that prevent privatizing troubled state mental hospitals unless lawmakers approve. There have been staff…
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Workers from the Larned State Hospital say staffing shortages have created difficult and unsafe working conditions at the mental facility. Two employees…
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A health care consultant with experience in hospital turnarounds will take over the top job at Larned State Hospital for the next six months. The Kansas…
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Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday named Tim Keck as interim secretary of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services.Keck will fill the vacancy…
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Kari Bruffett, secretary of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, has announced plans to resign at the end of the year.Gov. Sam…
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The agency that oversees programs for seniors and Kansans with disabilities no longer has interim leadership.Kari Bruffett was confirmed Thursday as…