Senior & Elder Care
Two documented distinctions bracket the metro's senior-care landscape: an NIH-designated Alzheimer's research center on the Kansas side, and the PACE programs on both sides of the state line helping seniors age at home instead of in institutional care.
KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Based at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, the KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center is one of just 31 centers nationwide designated by the National Institute on Aging. It was renewed in 2024 with more than $15 million in federal funding running through 2026. KU Medical Center.
Midland Care PACE
Midland Care opened the 37th Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in the nation in 2007, and today serves Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties on the Kansas side of the metro, among twelve northeast Kansas counties in all, helping enrolled seniors remain in their own homes rather than move into a nursing facility. Midland Care.
PACE KC
Operated by Swope Health, PACE KC is the only PACE provider serving Kansas City, Missouri and Jackson County. It runs a $15 million wellness center on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard that bundles primary care, dental, behavioral health, transportation, and home modifications into one program built to keep seniors out of nursing homes. KCUR.