Johnson County Kansas

Of those assessed for long-term care options in 2020 (3,421 assessments), older Johnson County residents chose home and community-based service options 74% of the time.

The Kansas Silver-Haired Legislature (KSHL) was created in 1982 as a unicameral legislature composed of 125 representatives. All are 60-years-old or older and are elected from their county of residence.

The Commission on Aging (COA) will continue to meet online via Zoom at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 10 and April 14, 2021.

The Johnson County CHAMPSS (Choosing Healthy Appetizing Meal Plan Solutions for Seniors) program has launched participant enrollments online due to Covid-19.

The Johnson County Area Agency on Aging is now offering an innovative eLearning program for family caregivers of loved ones with dementia – part of a national program created by Trualta and offered by many aging offices across the country.

At age 73, I’m among the aging adults who have signed up at the end of January to receive one of now two approved and effective vaccines against the COVID-19 virus. Since then, it has been a hurry up and wait in scheduling and receiving a vaccination.

Two public events are taking place on April 24 at Johnson County Park and Recreation sites.

The latest temporary exhibit at the Johnson County Museum explores the reuse of feed sacks to make clothing and other household objects and illuminates how the “upcycling” of these bags mutually benefitted twentieth-century consumers and businesses.

The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CI) is warning taxpayers about a new wave of COVID-19-related scams as the agency delivers Economic Impact Payments (EIP).

The county is following the vaccine distribution plan developed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment that prioritizes individuals based on their risk for contracting the COVID-19 virus and/or experiencing a severe disease outcome or death.