Seniors

It’s not that Jennifer Gwin and her sister were caught unaware by their mother’s Parkinson’s disease. They’d been preparing and researching future options. Their mother, in her early 80s, was still living in an apartment and getting help with housekeeping...

A fitness program aimed at older adults has some Johnson Countians moving and grooving. Vitality in Motion, a program specializing in “artistic exercise for lifelong wellness,” is expanding through senior living facilities across the county and now offers classes at...

After months of delivering frozen meals during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Johnson County Area Agency on Aging has gradually resumed delivery of hot meals as part of its program. The agency had resumed delivery of hot meals for a day...

The Cottages at Shawnee, an assisted senior living facility at 67th and Pflumm, has opened for business and is accepting applications. Located at 13509 W 67th St., The Cottages at Shawnee has 12 beds and is “fully operational and ready...

Each week we provide a member of the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners the opportunity to share an update on what issues are catching their attention. This week, we have a column from District 2 Commissioner Jim Allen,...

Each week we provide a member of the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners the opportunity to share an update on what issues are catching their attention. This week, we have a column from District 4 Commissioner Janeé Hanzlick,...

A new senior housing development is in the works in Merriam. Switzer Senior Villas is a proposed senior multi-family housing project on the southeast corner of West 71st Street and Switzer Road, the site of the former West Antioch Elementary...

The Novel Place senior living apartment complex proposed at 95th Street and Metcalf got an initial green light from Overland Park Monday as the city planning commission agreed to rezoning and a revised preliminary plan. The 134-unit, three-story project also...

A Wichita-based group home for retired and assisted living has a new facility in the works for western Shawnee. Reflection Living plans to build two group homes on a roughly 3-acre lot in the 7100 block of Silverheel Street, near...

A Prairie Village project first envisioned five years ago is now home to a growing group of seniors. After nearly two years of construction, the Tutera Group’s Mission Chateau senior living community saw its first residents move in last week....

A group of 11 agencies focused on providing services to senior citizens in the state is raising concerns that aging Kansans have not done well since the switch to the KanCare system in 2010 — and the issues appear...

By Jerry LaMartina The Shawnee City Council approved the final plat and an excise tax abatement for Willow Ridge West, a subdivision of the Calamar Willow Ridge project in the 7200 block of Silverheel Street. The council approved the final plat...