Entries by Stacy Jones

DD carve-Not Approved for January 1st Launch

  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has informed the state that the proposed DD Carve-in, set for a January 1, 2014 launch is not approved and therefore will not go forward as the state had planned.  However, discussions between state and CMS are  continuing. DD carve-in not approved for Jan. 1 launchCMS […]

I/DD Waiver Services’ Incorporation into KanCare to be Delayed

KDADS News Release:     For Immediate Release December 27, 2013| For more information, contact: Angela de Rocha Director of Communications   Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services I/DD Waiver Services’ Incorporation into KanCare to be Delayed TOPEKA – The State of Kansas and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have […]

SOAR Special Needs Ministry- Upcoming Events

Your SOAR Special Needs Ministry at Grace Church wants to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This is a glorious time as we celebrate Jesus as the True Reason for the Season! I pray for your family and we at SOAR look forward to blessing your family even more in […]

Snow Much Fun Sensory Carnival

SAVE THE DATE   For our   Snow Much Fun Sensory Carnival     Saturday, January 25, 2014 from 10:00 to 1:00 Grace Church 8500 W. 159th Street Overland Park  KS  66223   This is a fundraiser to benefit Children’s Therapy Group Foundation.   Come join us for a fun-filled morning of activities. Everyone is […]

Update: I/DD Long Term Care Services into KanCare

  December 4, 2013   Greetings Friends!   With the December chill breathing down our collar, the addition of I/DD long-term care services into KanCare is but an icy gasp away. Incredibly, the State still doesn’t have official approval for this inclusion.  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are in the process of […]

Your Monday Morning Update!

  November 19, 2013 Your Monday Morning Update: 150 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln gave his inspirational speech – the Gettysburg Address.  The Civil War had been going on for almost three years. Citizens were getting discouraged and tired. From our childhood history class, we are all familiar with the first line of that discourse:  […]